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A homeless man died in the cold outside Boston’s busiest train station. City councilors want action

A homeless man’s death in the freezing temperatures outside South Station in December spurred Boston City Councilors on Wednesday to collectively urge the MBTA to keep the transit hub open for ...
Business Insider

Horizons for Homeless Children Announces Retirement of CEO Kate Barrand Following a Decade of Transformative Impact for Massachusetts Children and Families

BOSTON, March 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Horizons for Homeless Children today announced that Chief Executive Officer Kate Barrand will retire in the fall of 2026, concluding ten years of ...
The Boston Globe

In Boston, ‘street psychiatrists’ are meeting patients where they sleep

On a winter morning in downtown Boston, a psychiatrist knelt beside a man trying to keep warm in South Station, layers of worn clothing wrapped around his body. There was no exam room, no clipboard, ...
MassLive

Boston could get major state funding boost to address public drug use and homelessness

Massachusetts could direct millions of dollars in new funding to help Boston address the twin crises of homelessness and public drug use that officials and social service organizations have struggled ...

Mass., NY lawmakers call for more federal funding for child care programs

Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez visited Horizons for Homeless Children in ...