As COVID-19 continues its spread throughout Massachusetts and the globe, homeless populations are at high risk of infection in the event of an outbreak when housed in traditional, tightly-packed shelter environments.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced Friday the largest slate of affordable housing funding for the city since he took office, totaling $69.2 million. The money will contribute to creating and preserving more than 1,000 housing units.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2017 includes the allocation of $1.3 million to further the progress of the city’s “Action Plan to End Veteran and Chronic Homelessness...