A reader writes, "It is imperative that the Healey administration establish state-funded overflow shelters." Another writes, "Even before the nationwide influx of migrants, Massachusetts was already facing a housing crisis."
Amid a surge of migrants, the number of homeless families in Massachusetts’ emergency shelter system hit a state-imposed limit Thursday, officials said. Governor Maura Healey has said the program is running out of space, personnel, and money.
A state judge on Wednesday allowed Gov. Maura Healey to move forward with limits on the state's emergency shelter system. But advocates warn it could put families in danger.
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A state judge is poised to rule on the Healey administration’s effort to limit the number of homeless families allowed in the state’s emergency shelter program, which has been overwhelmed by a surge of migrants amid an escalating housing crisis.