City funding for shelters' health and daily needs
Resident asks for city funding to the roughly 40 Boston shelters to support residents' health, hygiene, meals and daily activities so they do not fall further into hardship.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Getting More Funding for City Residents
Who it helps and why
The existing 40 shelters well-known in Boston could be a part of City funding and have funding help people health advancing to help sheltered residents not fall farther into disparity and help residents participate in daily activities. Activities will include, day to day existing of to better have better health conditions, taking care of their bodies, showing, eating breakfasts, lunches, and dinners
Details
- Cycle
- 2026–27
- Submitted
- July 21, 2026
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Public Safety
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Homelessness & shelter
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
The same need in other cycles
City-wide ideas in Homelessness & shelter from the other cycles, up to 3 from each.
2025–26 (30 matching)
- Sleeping pods, veteran shelters and food programsResident asks for free sleeping pods for people experiencing homelessness, more shelters for homeless veterans, and food programs for disadvantaged residents.2025–26City-wide
- Convert vacant hotel near Mass Ave into housingResident asks to renovate a large empty hotel near Massachusetts Avenue to house homeless people without restrictive evictions, to advance equity.2025–26City-wide
- Help homeless residents get housingThe resident asks for help getting homeless people into homes and for more affordable rent, especially for minority residents.2025–26City-wide
2024–25 (39 matching)
- Long-term shelter with stipends for ages 16-28Resident asks for shelters serving a wider age range of 16 to 28 and long-term stays with a monthly stipend, noting young adults over 23 get little help.2024–25City-wide
- Address street homelessness at Mass Ave and Melnea CassResident is concerned about people experiencing homelessness, drug use and trash near Mass Ave and Melnea Cass Blvd and says the area feels unsafe and unsightly.2024–25City-wide
- Support shelters, housing and community buildingsResident asks the City to support shelters, housing and local community buildings.2024–25City-wide