Massachusetts Provides Temporary Shelter for Homeless Families in State Transportation Building

Move comes as state's emergency homeless shelter system reaches capacity, leaving 92 families on waiting list.

Massachusetts is allowing homeless families to stay overnight in the state's transportation building in Boston, providing shelter for up to 25 families with cots and limited amenities.
The state's emergency homeless shelter system has reached its limit of 7,500 families, leaving 92 families on a waiting list for emergency shelter.
The temporary shelter is expected to operate for about two weeks until an additional safety net shelter program is operational.
The decision comes after state lawmakers failed to agree on a $2.8 billion spending bill that included funding for the state’s emergency shelters.
The demand for shelter is partly driven by migrant families entering the state, with about half of the current shelter caseload being new arrivals to Massachusetts.