Massachusetts faces greater challenges in homelessness
The homeless population in Massachusetts has increased faster than any other state in the United States, causing bigger challenges in food supply and health care service.
Articles by Zhihong Li
Zhihong Li is a multimedia journalist with experiences of broadcasting reporting for Somerville Community Access TV and visual storytelling at Spare Change News. She loves to write features and hopes to address social ills through individuals' stories.
Nonprofits provide food and warmth to the homeless
Churches and community nonprofit groups help the homeless population and low-income residents by providing free food and necessities.
The Women’s Lunch Place provides women a harbor
The Women’s Lunch Place provides meals, showers, health care service, a computer lab, a library and a nap room for women coming for help.
The outreach van provides necessities and medical care in East Boston
A group of medical students and a doctor brign basic necessities and medical care to the homeless in East Boston.
SNAP modernization causes the homeless to lose their food
Many homeless people have been unable to receive their regular SNAP benefits due to the changes of data matching system of DTA.