Facts
- Twenty-five years ago 2 shelters served homeless families in Massachusetts, today there are over 80 state funded shelters – all of them filled to capacity (One Family, 2004).
- Approximately, 20,000 children are homeless each year in Massachusetts (McCormack Institute UMass Boston, 2002).
- Approximately 10,500 families will experience homelessness this year (McCormack Institute UMass Boston, 2002).
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Section 8
One proven solution to keeping children and their families out of homelessness is the Section 8 Voucher program.
Section 8 is the only federal program targeted to extremely low-income individuals and yet the funding is in constant danger of being cut.
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Research Papers
Ending Family Homelessness in Massachusetts: A New Approach for the Emergency Assistance (EA) Program
Housing First: An Unprecedented Opportunity, October, 2006
Every Child A Home, A Call for Presidential Leadership to End Family Homelessness in the United States. June 2004
Results Signature / Petition Drives
The Postcard/Petition Drive – 2004: Over 14 million families in the U.S. need housing assistance. Section 8 is a federal housing assistance program that helps low income families to attain affordable and safe housing. Funding for the Section 8 program at the federal level is at risk of being severely cut.
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