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Worcester boy creating hundreds of Easter baskets to donate to others
A 12-year-old boy from Worcester is giving back to those in need, helping kids in shelters with one Easter basket at a time. Josh Sowden’s wish is to give every kid a very Happy Easter and he’s doing just that. All by making and donating baskets full of goodies to kids living in shelters. “I feel very happy knowing...
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Worcester boy putting together hundreds of Easter baskets to donate
A 12-year-old boy is putting together Easter baskets in an effort to spread happiness to families in need this spring — after experiencing homelessness themselves.
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Charity organizations say more donations are needed to help children in poverty
Many organizations across Massachusetts are in need of assistance, and one nonprofit in the Merrimack Valley says donations are depleting as a result of the rise in child poverty, homelessness and the arrivals of migrants to the region. For almost 15 years, Catie’s Closet has helped 90,000 low-income students in schools all over Massachusetts and New Hampshire. “Catie’s Closet was…
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Donations needed as migrant community grows
With so many migrants in the region, local charities are asking for help.
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Temporary shelters meet overflow requirement in budget, Healey administration says
Less than a week after the state abruptly opened a new temporary shelter for migrant and homeless families in Cambridge, the Healey administration said it has met the Legislature’s new requirement to open an overflow site by the end of the year. But the House’s top Democrat, who pressed for the overflow site directive, didn’t explicitly agree with that assessment...
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‘It's been a long journey': Man advocates for others after his own struggle with homelessness
He calls his own situation a “double-whammy.” Warren Magee is disabled and survived three years of homelessness. His journey brought him to the Barbara McGinnis House. That’s part of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP) where he was able to receive ongoing medical care until he could move into a place of his own. “It’s been...
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US homelessness up 12% to highest reported level as rents soar and coronavirus pandemic aid lapses
About 653,000 people were homeless, the most since the country began using the yearly point-in-time survey in 2007.
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Man charged in series of homeless murders recently received $700K settlement from Calif. city
The man charged Monday with the serial murders of three homeless men around Los Angeles, and the follow-home robbery and murder of an LA County employee in San Dimas, was the recipient of a $700,000 personal injury payment in recent months, court records and city officials confirmed.
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Robert Kraft makes special visit to Women's Lunch Place
Patriots owner Robert Kraft visited a special day shelter for women experiencing homelessness.
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Group gives out clothing, blankets to unhoused in Boston area
An organization in Needham is helping those without a place to sleep this winter.
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LAPD makes an arrest in killing of 3 homeless people in LA
An arrest has been made in the killing of three homeless men in the last week, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a press conference Saturday.
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Catholic charities open shelters
The first overnight safety-net shelter has opened in Greater Boston under a $5 million public grant program managed by United Way of Massachusetts Bay.
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Mass. shelter system has reached capacity, pushing families to a waitlist
Massachusetts shelters have reached capacity, state officials said Thursday, meaning families, including migrants arriving from other states and residents weathering a housing crunch, will be placed on a waitlist rather than provided housing as we move into the critical winter months. Gov. Maura Healey has said the state will start a waitlist when the number of families in emergency shelters…
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How ‘Food for Free' helps Pine Street Inn
The “Food for Free” program collects donated produce from local farms and delivers it to Pine Street Inn, where people looking to find work and homes can receive on-the-job culinary training.
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Working full-time and living in a tent: Housing crisis worsens on Cape Cod
Thousands across Massachusetts struggle to afford rent even though they work 40 hours or more per week. One woman on Cape Cod, who works a full-time job and is homeless living in the woods, was spotlighted this week by a state lawmaker on social media as she tries to find a home before winter. “I’m a lifelong resident of the…
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Cape Cod battling housing crisis
Many across Massachusetts, including on Cape Cod, struggle to afford rent despite working full-time.
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At least 73 dead in South Africa building fire
At least 73 people are dead and dozens more injured after a fire ripped through a five-story building in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Boston City Council punts Mass. and Cass ordinance to public hearing
The Boston City Council quietly moved one of the most-talked-about issues in the city into its legislative process Wednesday with little discussion in the chamber, rejecting an attempt to immediately adopt the mayor’s strategy for addressing encampments in an area that’s at the center of the state’s opioid epidemic. The council sent an ordinance from Mayor Michelle Wu related...
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‘ArtLifting' paints a brighter future for artists, hopes to expand to all 50 states
The organization connects its roughly 180 artists with hundreds of corporations around the country, including many in the Fortune 500.
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ArtLifting: Painting a brighter future for artists
It all started with an idea from a young woman volunteering in a homeless shelter in the Boston area. She was shocked and a bit shaken to see a closet filled with high-quality, saleable art. Then her creativity kicked in. Liz Powers and her brother Spencer launched ArtLifting. The premise: to help artists who are disabled or housing insecure lift themselves...