Housing
Maine School Districts Under Pressure Amid Spike In Homeless Youth
Maine is seeing a growing number of young people, from preschool through 12th grade, who are homeless or displaced. They are moving into shelters, couch surfing with other families and, in rare cases, camping or living in cars. According to the National Center for Homeless Education the number of homeless youth increased by 30 percent in just two years.
Read MoreAirbnb Is Tough Competition For Berkshire Inns; New Massachusetts State Law May Have Impact
Residents of the Berkshires have rented out rooms in their homes for decades as a way to make extra income. But some innkeepers now say their room rentals are down because of competition from short-term rentals, like those found on Airbnb.
Read MoreDespite Protections, Rhode Island’s Lower-Income Utility Customers Risk Losing Power
Temperatures are dropping and for many people, that means higher gas bills to heat their homes. But not everyone can easily afford those bills, and missing payments puts some people at risk of getting their power shut off.
Read MoreFood Pantry In Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Tries To Ease Stigma Of Getting Help
Early on a Wednesday morning in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, a line of people perused boxes of fresh apples and green beans, frozen meat, and bags of bagels and biscuits at the South Congregational Church Community Food Pantry.
Read MoreIn Punta Santiago, It’s A Microcosm Of A Battered Puerto Rico
A middle-aged woman sat over a pail of water, a blue umbrella shielding her from the scorching sun. Surrounded by a wreckage of branches and twisted metal sheets, Angelina Arroyo Rivera salvaged what remained of her belongings — some silverware and some plastic containers, a blue tarp, a red purse, a white blouse.
Read MorePrayers, Canned Goods And ‘The Sounds That I Miss’: Adjusting To Life In Merrimack Valley
Since last Thursday, the House of Mercy has been busier than usual. The part shelter/part church/part donations center is among the places people affected by the Merrimack Valley gas explosions can go for help.
Read MoreAfter Maria, Displaced Puerto Ricans Start to Call New Hampshire Home
Not far from downtown Nashua, Carla Gomez is hosting a 77th birthday party for her uncle.
Read MoreWaiting For Supplies For His Home, One Puerto Rican Rebuilds Another Man’s House Instead
You only have to ask Ramón Luis Morales once to know that the trauma of Hurricane Maria is still fresh.
Read MoreSouth County Beach Community In Rhode Island Continues To Retreat As Ocean Creeps Inland
The cottages in these rows are in a prime oceanfront location, but they won’t be here for long. Within the next two years, they will be moved about a quarter mile inland, because the ocean is creeping in closer and closer every year.
Read More‘We’re Just Hoping For A Miracle’: Hurricane Maria Evacuees Brace For End Of Housing Assistance
Nine months after Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico, there are an estimated 300 families still living in hotels in Massachusetts with FEMA and the state footing the bill. But that changes at the end of June when this assistance expires. Many of the evacuees staying in hotels don’t know where they will be living next month.
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