New Hampshire law requires that city and town welfare departments pay for the cremation and burial services of unclaimed people, and those whose family and friends can’t afford to or live too far away.
A ground-level crypt inside the peaceful Mount Calvary mausoleum is flanked by butter yellow tulips and bright chrysanthemums. Late in the day, sunlight pours through an adjacent stained-glass window, painting it in colors of sea glass – translucent.
The town of Conway does not have a homeless shelter. But it does have a few motels.That’s enough to draw unhoused residents in the area to the town’s welfare office to seek temporary relief. When they arrive, General Assistance Officer B.J. Parker is.
Many cities and larger towns that provide housing services to out-of-town residents say they have struggled to get reimbursement from the person’s hometown.
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