Council Vice President Colin F. LePage. (WHAV News file photograph.)
Haverhill city councilors want regional and state help in easing the crisis of homelessness especially during the era of COVID-19.
The Council, led by Council Vice President Colin F. LePage, unanimously agreed last week to reach out to Mayor James J. Fiorentini, the state legislative delegation and surrounding cities and towns for help. Jeanine Murphy, CEO of Emmaus House, said her organization’s programs are being stretched to their limits this year as a result of COVID-19 and the need for social distancing.
“Normally, in the wintertime, we can go up to 45 people, but we’re not going to be able to do that this winter because we’re at our max in terms of maintaining social distancing and safe protocols,” she explained.
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Sornic, left, and Gabriel hold gift cards received by their parents, Aaron and Sheyla Crawford, outside their Apple Valley, Minn., home on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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The deadly COVID-19 virus struck the central United States just as Aaron Crawford’s family was in crisis. The Minnesota man was unemployed and looking for work. His wife needed a medical operation but her job kept cutting her hours because of the coronavirus crisis.
The Crawfords had no money. Their debt and unease were quickly growing. They worried about feeding themselves and their two sons, ages 5 and 10.