New, Stricter State Measures On Emergency Shelter For The Homeless

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October 18, 2012

Currently Massachusetts spends about $140 million a year to temporarily house families in apartments and hotels. In July, new stricter regulations went into effect for these families seeking emergency shelter.

The state says that the money saved is being used to help homeless families obtain permanent housing — but advocates say parents with kids are being forced to sleep in cars and outside in dangerous situations.

Guests:

Aaron Gorenstein, undersecretary of Housing and Community Development
Ruth Bourquin, attorney with the Massachusetts Legal Reform Institute
Sharna Levere, who sought emergency shelter and was denied

This segment aired on October 18, 2012.