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Harbor Homes of Martha’s Vineyard has received a multi-year grant from the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development for its seasonal emergency homeless shelter. The nonprofit will be receiving the funds beginning in the fall of 2023. The $257,488 grant will be renewed annually “for a total contract duration” of 10 years and three […] ....
State Rep. Dylan Fernandes, D-Falmouth, visited Harbor Homes of Martha’s Vineyard’s 111 New York Ave. property to present a giant $300,000 check from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for the nonprofit. New York Ave. House is a program designed to shelter women and to reintegrate residents back into the Island community. To support this […] ....
On Feb. 22, a nationwide headcount called Point in Time of people “homeless, including those sleeping that night in shelters, transitional housing, or hotels that are funded by a charitable source or individuals who are sleeping in a place ‘not meant for human habitation,’ including sheds, vehicles, or outdoors” took place, according to a press […] ....
A winter storm watch is in effect for Dukes County and all of southeastern Massachusetts and some of the predictions are ominous in the amount of snow that could fall. The National Weather Service is predicting 10-16 inches for the Island, but there remains uncertainty about whether there will be any rain mixed in, Rodney […] ....