BOSTON Families eligible for state safety-net shelters will need to be recertified each month to remain in the overflow family shelter sites as of May 1, according to Gov. Maura Healey's office.
BOSTON (WHDH) - A change of plans is underway in the state response to the ongoing shelter crisis as some migrant families currently living in<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/plan-to-relocate-migrant-families-currently-living-in-hotel-rooms-in-massachusetts-draws-mixed-reactions/">Read More</a>
Massachusetts' emergency shelter system reached capacity amid the nation's ongoing migrant crisis, according to data released Thursday, the Boston Herald reported.The state's emergency shelters are equipped to provide temporary housing to 7,500 families. According to Democratic Governor Maura Healey.
Gov. Maura Healey, D-Mass., says there are "a lot" of other places in the U.S. to house migrants as her "right-to-shelter" state braces for maxed-out facilities.