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Crimson: Following Long Island Closure, Local Homeless Shelters Struggle with Demand

12/4/2014

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By Sonali Y. Salgado and Caroline T. Zhang
Weeks after Boston officials closed a major homeless shelter located on a island in Boston Harbor, local homelessness service providers said they are already struggling with increased demand before the onset of winter. 

The Long Island Shelter was the Boston area’s largest, housing more than 700 people a night. When Boston city officials closed the only bridge servicing the shelter on Oct. 8 due to concerns about its stability, these people were left without a place to live.

“There’s an increased demand for services across the board,” said David K. Tang-Quan ’15, a Harvard Square Homeless Shelter administrative co-director.


Read more at thecrimson.com.
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