The City of Boston was selected to receive a $50,000 Special Initiatives Grant to take steps toward developing a city-wide strategy for prevention of substance use disorders, Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s office said in a press release on Nov. 28. The grant funding will be used to develop a comprehensive needs assessment to help develop…
HUD reports homelessness in the U.S. declines by 14 percent
Homelessness is declining in the United States, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said in a press release November 17. According to the 2016 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress, 549,928 people experienced homelessness on a single night in 2016, a 14 percent decline since 2010. That year is significant since that also…
City of boston receives $50,000 grant for Substance Abuse Disorder Assessment
The City of Boston was selected to receive a $50,000 Special Initiatives Grant to take steps towards developing a citywide strategy for prevention of Substance Use Disorders , Mayor Marty Walsh’s office said in a press release November 28. The grant funding with be used to develop a comprehensive needs assessment to help develop the…