EARLIER THIS YEAR, the US Department of Veterans Affairs announced its ambitious 2023 goals toward preventing and ending veteran homelessness, including ensuring that 95 percent of veterans recently housed nationally […]
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Brady comments reflect growing disconnect about military life
EVERY DAY, as I walk by my bedroom’s threshold, I can see the autographed picture of Tom Brady throwing a pass in Super Bowl XXXVIII and I am reminded, by […]
House bids for slots in veterans halls
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES WILL vote Thursday on a wide-reaching veterans bill that also features a gambling expansion proposal that is unpopular in the Senate and could create “complexity” […]
Right to counsel needed on housing issues
WHEN A DISABLED VETERAN with diabetes fell behind on his rent in 2020, his landlord illegally denied him heat during the winter, forcing him to reside in inhumane and unlivable […]
Temperatures plunged during homeless census count
As snow squalls and plunging temperatures took over Massachusetts for much of the last two days, no one felt it quite as hard as the homeless. The polar vortex arrived […]
