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Lawmakers hope bill package will ease Rhode Island's housing crisis
Rhode Island House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi is pushing a package of more than a dozen bills aimed at addressing the state’s ongoing housing crisis
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Working full-time and living in a tent: Housing crisis worsens on Cape Cod
Thousands across Massachusetts struggle to afford rent even though they work 40 hours or more per week. One woman on Cape Cod, who works a full-time job and is homeless living in the woods, was spotlighted this week by a state lawmaker on social media as she tries to find a home before winter. “I’m a lifelong resident of the…
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Mass. Housing Crisis Pushing More People Into Encampments
About 76% of people who have experienced homelessness in the last year are newly unhoused, according to the Central Mass Housing Alliance.
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NBC10 Investigations: Gov. Healey Talks State Housing Crisis
As the country’s only right to shelter state, Massachusetts guarantees housing to families in need but the financial cost is staggering