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Homelessness

Central Square
Boston

Progressive Cambridge Policing Approach Tested By Homeless Encampment

Despite the removal of an encampment under the Boston University Bridge by police last year, the tents have since returned — testing the Cambridge Police Department’s attempt to balance their lawful responsibility and effort to respect the choice to live outdoors.

Massachusetts General Hospital
Health

Mass General Brigham to Launch Home Hospital Care Program for Homeless Veterans

Ariadne Labs at Mass General Brigham is launching a new program to offer at-home hospital care for homeless veterans in transitional housing, according to a press release from the hospital.

Cambridge City Hall Participatory Budgeting
City Politics

Bay Cove Staff Accused of Mistreatment at Public Hearing

A City Council meeting intended to focus on how Cambridge could better support homeless residents turned into something of a public reckoning as resident after resident accused staff at shelters operated by Bay Cove Human Services of abuse and mistreatment.

Green Shelter Exterior
Cambridge

Cambridge Shelters Struggle With Tightening Budgets

More than 1,000 people are homeless in Cambridge, many of whom have not been able to secure a bed in a shelter. But staff at shelters in Cambridge and Boston said that the limiting factor isn’t space — it’s funding.

Central Square Intersection
Crime

‘Eerie Feeling’: Cambridge Residents Mixed On Central Square Surveillance Program

Cambridge residents are watching closely as the city moves ahead on plans to install more surveillance cameras in Central Square — and they have mixed reviews.

Overflow Shelter
City Politics

Homeless Families in Cambridge Temporary Shelter Report Worsening Conditions

Residents and shelter workers at the Cambridge Registry of Deeds building center said the new five-day stay limit was going unenforced but fostered a sense of instability as residents struggled to make concrete plans for the future.

Cambridge Rindge and Latin School Stone Sign
Cambridge City Council

State Officials Grant Cambridge Public Schools $200,000 to Support Unhoused Students

The state of Massachusetts awarded Cambridge Public Schools about $200,000 to support unhoused students, state officials announced Tuesday.

Central Square T Stop
Crime

Cambridge to Pilot Surveillance Cameras in Central Square

The Cambridge City Council approved a controversial pilot proposal from the Cambridge Police Department to install surveillance cameras in Central Square.

Cambridge Community Safety Department
City Politics

Cambridge Unarmed Response Team Dispatches to 911 Calls

The Cambridge Safety Department’s unarmed response team is now responding to nine different types of non-violent 911 calls in the latest effort to expand policing alternatives.

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Harvard in the City

Harvard Square Homeless Shelter Debuts Renovations To Adapt To 6-Month Stays

The Harvard Square Homeless Shelter unveiled the renovation of their space on Friday — and with it, a dramatic shift in their model to allow shelter guests to stay for the entirety of the 6-month operational season.

Shelter Limits Graphic
City Politics

State Legislature Limits Emergency Assistance Shelter Stays

State legislators voted Thursday to pass a bill imposing a nine-month limit on families staying in state-run Emergency Assistance Shelters effective June 1.

Massachusetts State House
Cambridge

Healey Administration Puts Limits on Stays in Overflow Homeless Shelters

For months, Massachusetts has struggled to accommodate an influx of unhoused families, who have a right to shelter under state law. Now, state officials are looking to put limits on families’ stays in some state-run shelters.

JCHS Dunlop Lecture
Homelessness

UCSF Professor Presents Homelessness Research at Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies

Margot B. Kushel ’89, a professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco, gave the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies’ 23rd John T. Dunlop Lecture on Thursday.

Irving House
Harvard Square

Rachael Solem, Longtime Irving House Proprietor, Remembered for Her Impact on Local Businesses

Rachael Solem, a founding member of the Cambridge Local First business organization, was remembered by Cambridge residents and leaders for her commitment to the city’s small businesses and nonprofits.

Cambridge City Hall Tower
Harvard Square

As Cambridge Emergency Shelter Struggles to Meet Needs, Chelsea Nonprofit Provides Resources to Families

La Colaborativa, an immigrant social service organization in Chelsea, opened a walk-in day services center on Tuesday for families staying in the state-run emergency homeless shelter in Cambridge, which has struggled to transition its residents into permanent housing.

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