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La Colaborativa to open day shelter in Chelsea for migrants
The migrants are staying in a Cambridge overflow shelter that closes for the day to serve as a Middlesex County Registry of Deeds office.
A day shelter is opening next week in Chelsea, which will provide essential services to the migrant population in the Boston area.
La Colaborativa, an immigrant social service organization based in Chelsea, will open the facility from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the families who have been staying in a shelter in Cambridge, according to The Boston Globe.
The organization has been assisting migrants in cities such as Chelsea, East Boston, Everett, Lynn, Revere, and Malden since its founding in 1988.
“As we’re facing an unprecedented state of emergency, it’s critical that all residents have access to safe, dignified shelter, especially over the frigid winter months,” said CEO of La Colaborativa, Gladys Vega, told the Globe.
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This service is essential because people staying in the shelter in east Cambridge must leave each morning to allow for the building, a former courthouse, to be used during the day as a Middlesex County Registry of Deeds office, according to the newspaper. This forces people to wander around the area in the cold.
The day shelter will provide case management services as well as “a safe, welcoming daytime space, as well as basic essentials such as coordination of food assistance, hygiene items, infant supplies, clothing, and other basic household necessities,” according to a statement from The United Way of Massachusetts Bay Friday.
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Case workers will also provide services such as assistance in applying to housing programs, finding employment, and getting work authorization forms.
Families will also be assisted in accessing mental health services, public benefits, and health, according to a statement from The United Way.
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