Massachusetts will phase out use of hotels and motels to shelter homeless families, governor says
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has announced that the state's reliance on hotels and motels to shelter homeless people will be phased out in the next couple of years.
Proposed changes to Massachusetts shelter system include phasing out hotels, 6-month stay limit
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey wants to limit stays for migrant and homeless families in emergency shelters to six months.
Healey plan limits stays in shelters to 6 months
The Healey administration rolled out a suite of new reforms without detailing expected expenses, cost savings or timelines for action.
In big shift to shelter system, Healey will seek six-month limit on stays and phase out hotels
The Healey administration will introduce a two-track system for families seeking shelter. One will offer 30-day stays, the other will allow families to stay in shelters for six months. The post In big shift to shelter system,
Healey plan limits family shelter stays to six months
Gov. Maura Healey's office intends to phase out the use of hotels and motels for emergency shelters and shorten the length of stay in traditional shelter settings.
Healey admin plan limits family shelter stays to six months, phase out hotels
The Healey administration said Friday that it will phase out hotel and motel stays for migrant and homeless families as it tries to tame an emergency shelter system whose costs run to about $1 billion a year.
Mass. changing emergency family shelter system again, phasing out hotels
Confronting more than $1 billion in annual costs tied to Massachusetts’ emergency assistance family shelter system, the Healey administration rolled out a suite of new reforms Friday.
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