Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll will privately brief state representatives Thursday on the state’s emergency assistance shelter system and the strain it is under as a result of this year’s surge in immigrant family arrivals, a topic that has already generated dozens of questions from lawmakers. Driscoll and unidentified administration members plan to meet with reps from 3 p.m. to 4…
Driscoll and unidentified administration members plan to meet with reps from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the House Members' Lounge, with a virtual option also available.Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll will privately brief state representatives Thursday on the state's emergency assistance shelter system and the strain it is under as a result of this year's surge in immigrant family arrivals, a topic that has already generated dozens of questions from lawmakers.
There were nearly 5,600 families in the state shelter system as of early August, including children and pregnant women. That's 80% higher than a year ago, and Healey said the number can grow by between 10 and 30 families each day. "We are compassionate people but we have Massachusetts residents who are seniors, veterans, single moms, single dads and families on waiting list for housing service for longer than a year. We have constituents we have been trying to be placed since last summer. We have people concerned how they will put food on the table next week with the rising inflation. We have people, our citizens, who can't get health coverage and prescription drugs covered.
The Republicans wrote that they understand that Massachusetts is the only state in the country with a"right to shelter" law, which guarantees homeless families access to emergency shelter. But, they argued, the law was meant"to protect Massachusetts citizens who were facing challenges finding a place to shelter."
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