BOSTON – Michelle Wu, Boston City Councilor At-Large, today announced plans to visit homeless shelters across the city in an effort to understand existing resources for homeless Bostonians and ways in which the city can improve. “Our city’s homeless include parents, families, veterans, LGBT youth, survivors of domestic violence, those struggling with substance abuse and mental illness,” said Wu. “Especially as winter brings dangerously cold conditions, access to Boston’s resources–through government, nonprofits, and community organizations–is especially important.”
BOSTON – Michelle Wu, Boston City Councilor At-Large, today announced plans to visit homeless shelters across the city in an effort to understand existing resources for homeless Bostonians and ways in which the city can improve. “Our city’s homeless include parents, families, veterans, LGBT youth, survivors of domestic violence, those struggling with substance abuse and mental illness,” said Wu. “Especially as winter brings dangerously cold conditions, access to Boston’s resources–through government, nonprofits, and community organizations–is especially important.”Starting this week, Wu plans to visit shelters and meet with leaders from the nonprofit community to understand the needs and resources available to shelter guests and staff. Wu’s intent is to “find out how best to support the good work already happening, make improvements where more help is needed, and streamline resources to make services accessible for people who may not know where to look.”
According to the Boston Public Health Commission, in 2012, Boston had an estimated 6,992 homeless men, women and children.
Councilor Wu called Boston “a city of resources,” and recalled conversations on the campaign trail with homeless men and women at T stations and transit hubs describing their experiences at shelters, the resources they needed but couldn’t find, and the ways in which the city can do better.
“When we connect those resources to families across all walks of life, it strengthens our commitment to each other and to being the best city we can be.”
