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Boston University students Erin Billings, Alanna Iwuh, Jane Zhao, Michelle Yee, Elizabeth McGrath, Sana Mehta and Taylor Feaster attend the “Road to Home" screening. The film “A Road to Home” followed the lives of six LGBT homeless youth. PHOTO BY VIOLET GIDDINGS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

‘A Road to Home’ screening challenges stereotypes about youth homelessness

Allegra Peelor April 10, 2018

Of the estimated 1.6 million American youth who experience homelessness every year, 40 percent identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, according to the True Colors Fund. “A Road to Home,”...

Freddy Vazquez, 57, sitting in Kenmore Square. PHOTO BY JENNA MANTO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

People of color more likely to experience homelessness, report shows

Jordan Kimmel March 14, 2018
A new study from The Center for Social Innovation found that people of color are considerably more likely to experience homelessness across the United States.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Wednesday that there will be an increased investment in services for the homeless in the budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2017 as part of the Action Plan to End Veteran and Chronic Homelessness in Boston initiative. ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mayor Walsh allocates new funds to address homelessness

Amanda Kaufman April 24, 2016

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...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced a partnership Monday with Cambridge technology firm, Green River, in an effort to combat homelessness. ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mayor Martin Walsh partners with Green River to combat homelessness

Kalina Newman February 25, 2016

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Friday a partnership to develop a program that will tackle Boston’s chronic homelessness situation head-on, according to a Friday press release. According to...

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