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Pets brighten shut-ins’ days through Boston nonprofit
BOSTON – During the six months Robert Burke spent in a Brookline nursing home dying from cancer, Whitney Taylor regularly visited with her…
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Homeless vets pick up support from Brighton health center
BOSTON – Mayor Marty Walsh and the Brighton Marine Health Center have teamed up to end homelessness among veterans in the city, under…
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Art program gives Boston’s homeless a place to create
BOSTON (AP) — In an elegant church in one of Boston's most chic shopping districts, homeless people from across the city…
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Ride uberPOOL today and help the Pine Street Inn end homelessness
BOSTON – While you're out doing any last-minute shopping today, if you happen to think about those who aren't…
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Massachusetts Trooper breaks bread with panhandler
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts trooper is getting kudos on social media for sharing a meal with a panhandler who was…
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Homelessness surging as Boston mounts yearly count
BOSTON – Last year brought its challenges to the homeless in Boston, with record snowfall and the unexpected closure of the Long Island…