Extra Funding Helps Shelter Island Homeless
Louisa Hufstader

The problem of homelessness on Martha’s Vineyard is getting extra attention, and resources, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Homeless Advocacy Group Buys Property
Aaron Wilson

An innovative approach to the problem of homelessness on Martha’s Vineyard moved a step closer to reality Wednesday with the purchase of a six-bedroom home.

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Funding Aids Homelessness Problem on Martha's Vineyard

The Vineyard’s once informal homelessness advocacy network made strides this week to establish greater permanence.

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State Announces Funding to Study Homelessness on Martha's Vineyard

With a rare budget surplus, the state has secured $200,000 for the Martha’s Vineyard Commission to conduct a comprehensive housing and homeless prevention plan, Sen. Julian Cyr announced on a trip to the Vineyard Saturday.

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Advocates Seek Funding for Permanent Shelter for Neediest Islanders
Landry Harlan

A new initiative to establish group housing for homeless Islanders aims to get off the ground by next spring if funding can be secured.

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Volunteer Homeless Advocates Are Winter's First Responders
Louisa Hufstader

The volunteer-powered Houses of Grace winter shelter system has opened for its third season. “If I didn’t have this, I’d be sleeping around a fire, bundled up,” said Derek MacLeod.

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Island Churches Doubling as Homeless Shelters Help Fill Gap in Services

Hospitality Homes, a system of homeless shelters hosted and organized by Island churches, is nearing the end of its first year, with administrators, coordinators and volunteers declaring success.

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Vineyard Churches to Double as Homeless Shelters This Winter

Beginning in January, seven nights a week, three churches will provide shelter and meals to men, women and families who need a place to get in out of the cold.

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Lots of Houses, Nobody Home; Rural Scholars Report on Homeless Study
Heather Hamacek

Once again, the rural scholars program visited the Vineyard to study a pressing Island issue. This year's topic was homelessness and the housing shortage.

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Confronting Homelessness, Island Churches Plan to Open Their Doors
Megan Cerullo

A conversation Thursday about homelessness on Martha’s Vineyard shed light on the gravity of the Island’s housing shortage, and introduced a new initiative by Island churches set to begin next winter to provide emergency housing for those without a home.

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