Drug use and violence among a plaza’s unhoused infiltrates Manning public housing, residents say
Friday, June 24, 2022
Some residents of Manning Apartments, a public housing complex near Central Square for seniors and people with disabilities, say they feel unsafe amid a spike in illegal activity in and around the building – and an official at the Cambridge House Authority said Friday that an attempt to address the problem better with private security has suffered a setback.
Unhoused Advocacy Group proposed solutions almost a year ago, urges action with Covid funds
Monday, June 6, 2022
As a coalition of organizations that work directly with the unhoused, we want more investment in housing and health care including using federal Covid aid funds to create easy to access housing with staffing. Our proposal lays out a pathway to ensure that these units are sustainable beyond the initial funding.