Individual migrants now make up about 30 percent of the population staying in city homeless shelters, according to Mayor Michelle Wu. Only families qualify for spots in the state's emergency shelter system, leaving individuals dependent on city or nonprofit shelter beds.
At the Fort Point Neighborhood Association meeting Tuesday evening, the state’s emergency assistance director told residents that the site would be a temporary home to about 25 families, largely from Haiti, for an estimated 80 people.
Muhammad Ali-Salaam, key figure in Roxbury mosque, 78 - The Bay State Banner baystatebanner.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from baystatebanner.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
For decades, if there was a problem that seemingly couldn’t be fixed, Mattapan’s Muhammad Ali-Salaam was the person that the city sent in to take a look, and solutions usually followed in short order. Mr. Ali-Salaam, who passed away on Jan. 4 at 78, moved to the city in the early 1970s with a young family and over time became a trusted employee at the Boston Redevelopment