Last night, hundreds of volunteers conducted Boston's annual homeless census. The amount of new faces was "striking." ...

BOSTON, MA - 01/30/2025 Volunteers provide hand warmers and encourage an unhoused individual to spend the night at a local ...

The results, which will be available soon, will likely show a rise in homelessness, similar to last year's 10 percent ...

CAMBRIDGE — It’s not long before a young man approaches the van parked in Central Square. He asks for hand warmers — one of ...

The census, or Point-in-Time count, is required by the federal government and helps officials determine how to direct federal, state and city funds for housing and homeless service programs.

That number is usually closer to 100, but it was so cold in Boston this week that homeless service providers throughout the city told people to stay put at all costs and not venture out of ...

When Trump was first inaugurated in January 2017, there were about 550,000 homeless people nationwide, according to an annual ...

Downie, who has run Boston’s Pine Street Inn network of shelters for around 40 years, said that following the milder last couple winters, the frigid temperatures may have taken some people who ...

Grant Foundation in cooperation with the Spencer Foundation and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, BCSSW and United Way will evaluate the effectiveness of the FamilyAid Boston early intervention ...