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unhoused

CHRIS FARAONE

THE WAITING GAME

He’s been to shelters, he has a case worker, doctors will help him—but how much longer can he wait? Meet Billy, one of the many sources informing “Cambridge Unhoused,” who sells Spare Change News in Central Square

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CHRIS FARAONE December 5, 2023
ADAM SENNOTT

IN MASS, A LACK OF COORDINATION HAMPERS EFFORTS TO HELP THE UNHOUSED

“We don’t have a network of communication between the communities, so it’s very easy for people to slip through the cracks, which is not good for them.”

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ADAM SENNOTT November 16, 2023
COHAVIT GIL

HOUSING FIRST IN MASSACHUSETTS, EXPLAINED

Studies show that permanent supportive housing works, including in Massachusetts. Here’s how it has worked so far, how it could work on a larger scale, and what’s holding it back.

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COHAVIT GIL November 9, 2023
BOSTON INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT JOURNALISM

CAMBRIDGE UNHOUSED

Introducing Cambridge Unhoused Why are we blanketing one Massachusetts city in particular with focused housing crisis coverage this winter? By Chris Faraone, BINJ Editorial Director Almost everything we cover at the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism ends in homelessness. Environmental injustice. Prison, re-entry, parole. The opioid epidemic. Institutional racism. The

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BOSTON INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT JOURNALISM November 1, 2023
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