Homelessness
City Officials Consider Progress in Ending Veteran Homelessness
Following Boston Mayor Marty J. Walsh’s pronounced commitment to end veteran homelessness by the end of 2015, city officials said Boston has made “tremendous progress.”
Youth Homeless Shelter Enters Final Phase of Capital Campaign
Leaders of Y2Y look to raise the last $50,000 of a $1.25 million fundraising goal through a crowdsourcing campaign to open a student-run shelter for homeless youth.
ArtLifting at Harvard Ed Portal
Liz J. Powers ’10, founder of ArtLifting, talks to visitors during the opening of “Life-Changing Art” at the Harvard Ed Portal on Saturday evening. ArtLifting, which is partnering with the Ed Portal to open the new exhibit, is an organization that seeks to provide a way of earning an income to homeless or disabled artists across the country.
Ed Portal Opens Exhibit Supporting Homeless Artists
The exhibition focuses on the positive potential of the homeless and disabled artists ArtLifting represents.
New Phone Charging Station Solicits Shelter Donations
The new charging station, located in the CVS vestibule at 6 JFK St., solicits donations for a student-run youth homeless shelter that is scheduled to open this fall.
Y2Y Harvard Square Begins Construction
Y2Y Harvard Square co-directors Samuel G. Greenberg ’14 and Sarah A. Rosenkrantz ’14 discuss construction plans in the heart of the soon-to-be shelter. The shelter, located at First Parish Church, will include 22 beds for homeless youth.
Harvard Square Youth Homeless Shelter To Open in November
The anticipated November start date falls roughly a year and a half after Rosenkrantz and Greenberg first launched the youth shelter initiative.
Homeless Man Assaulted in Harvard Square
A homeless man was reportedly kicked and punched by several other homeless men who fled the scene before police could arrive.
Youth Homeless Shelter Organizers Celebrate Progress at Kickoff
Organizers of the youth homeless shelter, which will be located in the basement of the First Parish in Cambridge and hold 20 beds, have raised more than $950,000 for the center, slated to open in November.
Y2Y Kickoff
Samuel G. Greenberg ’14 and Sarah A. Rosenkrantz ’14, speak at the Y2Y youth homeless shelter launch event outside First Parish in Cambridge Monday. The shelter is set to open this November.
Youth Homeless Shelter Initiative Secures Location at First Parish
After working out logistics and considering financial impacts, the congregation voted 65-2 in favor of housing the shelter in the parish this past Sunday, according to Fred Small, a senior minister at First Parish.
Local Pantries Faced Distribution Challenges During Winter
Due to historically snowy weather conditions, local food pantries have dealt with transportation and distribution challenges this winter as they faced fewer deliveries and a smaller volunteer workforce.
Point-in-Time Homeless Count
Boston’s Emergency Shelter Commission conducted its 35th annual Point-in-Time count of homeless people on Feb. 25, 2015 after heavy snowfall caused difficulty for volunteers to reach all areas on Jan. 29, 2015 for the initial set date of the count.
Winter Conditions Affect Annual Homeless Census in Cambridge
Called “Point-in-Time,” the census, required of any areas receiving funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, counts both homeless individuals residing in shelters and those unsheltered.
Shelters Scramble to House Displaced Long Island Homeless from Winter Storms
With the closing of Boston’s largest homeless shelter on Long Island last October, local and temporary shelters are working to get displaced guests out of the winter weather.
Shelters Prepare To Accommodate Homeless During Blizzard
The Cambridge Police Department will coordinate with area shelters to ensure the safety of Cambridge’s homeless population, facilitating “proper transportation if needed."
Harvard Square Homeless Shelter
The Harvard Square Homeless Shelter stays open all day when the City of Cambridge has declared a snow emergency, as the city did Monday.
Students Volunteer with Pre-Med Society’s Service Week
Participants will be volunteering at the Phillips Brooks House Association Mission Hill After-School Program on Tuesday and the Boston Living Center on Wednesday and Thursday this week.
Following Long Island Closure, Local Homeless Shelters Struggle with Demand
The Long Island Shelter was the Boston area’s largest, housing more than 700 people a night. When Boston city officials closed the only bridge servicing the shelter, these people were left without a place to live.
Amid National Decline, Mass. Homeless Population Rises
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported last week that the homeless population in Massachusetts has experienced the third highest increase of the 50 states in the past year.
Homeless Woman Found Dead in Square
A 66-year-old homeless woman was found dead in Harvard Square early Tuesday morning, the Cambridge Police Department reported later in the day.
Youth Homeless Shelter Initiative Secures Funding
The Harvard Square Homeless Shelter Youth Initiative, aimed at launching the first overnight shelter for youth in Cambridge, has received a grant that will support its operating costs for the next 15 years.
Cambridge Moves Forward with Public Toilet in Harvard Square
The toilet will be located between Harvard Yard and the Old Burying Ground and is expected to open later this fall or early next year.