Aerial view of the Dorchester section of Boston. (Google Earth) Greater Boston’s homeless population is on the rise, with the second highest rate of homelessness among 45 large US cities, but a new ...

Last year, 5,405 of the 48,159 students enrolled in Boston Public Schools experienced homelessness. That’s 1 in 9 students in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Jim O’Connell hardly ever saw people living in tents, let alone encampments of people sleeping on the streets, during the ...

The cities of Boston and Cambridge are suing the federal government over the potential loss of millions of dollars in funding for homelessness programs. The lawsuit, which also includes other ...

Boston is joining a multi-city lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to withhold billions in previously-awarded funding for housing and homelessness services from communities across ...

Massachusetts’ housing crisis is a major contributor to homelessness in Greater Boston, where people relying on shelters or living on the streets surged dramatically in 2023, a new report found. The ...

A 13-year-old Milton girl is helping give more than 4,000 socks to a Boston homeless shelter this holiday season — an annual tradition that has taken off over the last 10 years. Sophia’s Socks for the ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - Homelessness in Boston is among the worst in the nation, according to a new report. According to research center Boston Indicators, the greater Boston area has the second highest ...

The Wu administration joined a national lawsuit this week against the federal government, arguing that funding cuts from the the Department of Housing and Urban Development are threatening to push ...

BOSTON - Boston's Bridge Over Troubled Waters is tackling the challenges homeless youth face by bringing the help they need right to them. A large white van sits near the Park Street Station at Boston ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - Breaktime, a Boston-based nonprofit supports young adults experiencing housing insecurity, will soon be operating in a five-story Downtown Crossing location that was once home to a ...