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Massachusetts, hotel shelters

As Mass. closes shelter hotels, state funds for rent subsidies run out
Massachusetts is shuttering dozens of hotel shelters and grappling with how to house people. Meanwhile, the program used to provide rental subsidies for those exiting shelters has run out of money.
Massachusetts hotel shelters for migrants, homeless families set to close, questions arise
A majority of hotel shelters for migrants and local homeless families in Massachusetts will be closed by the end of Monday.
Massachusetts to close majority of emergency hotel shelters Monday
The majority of Massachusetts' emergency shelters in hotels will close Monday.Gov. Maura Healey announced the shutdown plan last month.After Monday, only four of 28 shelters will be open. The remaining shelters will close by the end of July.
Massachusetts closing most of its hotel shelters on Monday
Healey declared a migrant housing crisis in 2023 when shelter occupancy reached its peak with 100 reported state-run facilities.
‘I’m really worried.’ With the state’s hotel shelter system closing, families struggle to find places to live
On Monday, as the state moved closer to fully shuttering its hotel shelter system, a number of such shelters across the Boston area appeared largely desolate.
Majority of Massachusetts hotels no longer acting as shelters
Majority of Massachusetts hotels will no longer be acting as temporary shelters.
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