For The New York Times: As Migrants Are Placed Around Massachusetts, Towns Are Welcoming but Worried
The mayor of Woburn, where hotels are housing 150 migrant families, said the state’s 40-year-old right-to-shelter law “was not meant to cover what we’re seeing now.”
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Volunteers cooked for Haitian migrant families in need of food at the United Methodist Church in Woburn, Mass.
With Massachusetts seeing an increased demand for emergency housing, Woburn residents are volunteering to help an influx of migrants.
Kelley Hurley, a teacher and community volunteer, sorts boxes of donated goods at the United Methodist Church in Woburn.
Donated winter coats for newly arrived migrant children, most of whom are from Haiti.
Community volunteers in Woburn react after hearing that some of the migrant families seeking shelter in local hotels had not been fed.
Massachusetts is the only state with a right-to-shelter law that guarantees families with children a place to stay if they meet certain criteria.