With new shelter, Natick’s Family Promise MetroWest tackles homelessness
“Massachusetts has one of the fastest growing rates of family homelessness in the nation, and the MetroWest area — where lack of sufficient affordable housing spells trouble for many families — isn’t immune.
‘There are children that are in your school systems that you may not know are living in a shelter or living in homes where they’re doubled up with family members,’ Bianca said. ‘It’s here in MetroWest and we really need to pull together as community partners to get some resolution.'”