Request for a public hearing
Hold hearing on strategies to prevent homelessness among BPS students
Last activity March 12, 2026 (6 months ago)
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Introduced
March 6, 2026
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In committee
The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.
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Council vote
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Adopted
This matter requests a City Council hearing to discuss strategies to prevent homelessness for students in the Boston Public Schools. It highlights gaps in funding for the Emergency Homelessness Intervention Program and calls for exploring partnerships and policy options to support housing stability for students and their families.
Affects homeless students and families at risk of eviction
Filed by Brian Worrell, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, Ruthzee Louijeune, Ed Flynn, John FitzGerald, Miniard Culpepper, Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Julia Mejia, Liz Breadon, and Benjamin Jacob Weber
Now with the Committee on Education
About Housing & Development and Health & Human Services
Compare with the government's own wording
Official title
Order for a hearing to discuss strategies to prevent homelessness among students in the Boston Public Schools.
Timeline
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March 11, 2026
Referred to
City Council
On motion of Councilor Weber, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Breadon and Mejia as original co-sponsors. Referred to the Committee on Education.