Homelessness

There are individuals and families in Dartmouth living in the woods, in motels and in their cars, trying to find permanent shelter.

New Bedford City Councilor at Large Shane Burgo filed a motion to take up discussions about creating a more formalized homeless encampment in the city.

Sandwich resident Amanda Jacob and classmate Patrick Downey have teamed up to create Hopeful Outreach of Cape Cod, providing winter supplies to the homeless.

Catholic Charities of Fall River and New Bedford have launched the Cold Weather Overflow Shelter Project to help fight local homelessness this winter season.

Whether it's an intersection, a bad habit or a social issue, there are a wide variety of things SouthCoast residents would delete from the region.

Homeless children in New Bedford and Fall River need playtime to help them get through their struggles, but volunteers are needed to help make it happen.

There are many needs that must be filled to call that house a home.

Rev. Lima says many Police Departments around the country are inquiring about the clergy's role in New Bedford in responding to the opioid crisis.

Conditions in California threaten the health and safety of its citizens and the rest of the nation.

Wildfires are symbolic of the hellish conditions many must endure in order to remain in the Golden State.