Advocates fear what will happen to families if proposed shelter limits pass
![](https://wordpress.wbur.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/0129_logan-3-1000x634.jpg)
Senators are set to debate a bill Thursday that would steer significant new revenue into the state's shelter system, while imposing new limitations on family shelter stays in an apparent attempt to control costs. Housing advocates fear what could happen if people are pushed out of the shelter system with no housing to turn to.
![](https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/02192021_pallet_185458.jpg?d=2040x1360)
Looking to get around court rulings on homelessness, Washington
![](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2024/03/shelterbill-1000x584.jpg)
Mass. House approves limiting how long families can stay in emergency family shelters
![](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3b432a9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4200x2720+0+0/resize/1200x777!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffe%2F77%2Fcb88ea1f4d049fd9a321d1283e85%2F1309193-sd-me-homeless-encampment-vote-ncc-004.jpg)
Divided San Diego City Council passes homeless camping ban - The San Diego Union-Tribune
![](https://media.newyorker.com/photos/62e40091c32aa1a4824cf0bc/4:3/w_2275,h_1706,c_limit/Lach-Tracking-Homeless.jpg)
Why Thousands of People Are Left Out of New York City's Daily
![](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2022/12/IMG_8776.jpeg)
Proposed Peabody 'peaker' plant needs full environmental and health impact reviews, North Shore residents say
![](https://www.streetroots.org/sites/default/files/styles/article_image_full/public/SR_shelter_beds.jpg?itok=QztCm016)
Despite increased capacity, still not enough shelter beds
![](https://wordpress.wbur.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/0129_logan-3-1000x634.jpg)
Advocates fear what will happen to families if proposed shelter
![](https://media4.manhattan-institute.org/wp-content/uploads/Better-Options-for-New-York-Citys-Asylum-Seeker-Crisis.jpg)
Shelter from the Storm: Better Options for New York City's Asylum
![](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2020/02/0204_regional-homelessness02-1.jpg)
Overwhelmed Mass. Homeless Shelters Call For New Vision, Funding From State
![](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2022/06/Supreme_Court_Abortion_22175585115049.jpg)
Scenes across the country after Supreme Court overturns constitutional right to abortion
![](https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/TDP-L-HOMELESS-CAMPS_DSC0467.jpg?w=1024)
Denver's new hotel shelter on Hampden will give families a home
![](https://shelterforce.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Tenant_infographic_final.jpg)
Tenant Protections 101 — Shelterforce Shelterforce
![](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2018/05/06/dangerousson04-0059c3c5ee74af683e026e5e29de6496e004efac.jpg?s=1000)
The Struggle Of Finding Help For 'A Dangerous Son
![](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/05/25/gettyimages-1490781416-fec9acaa33b943ec5abbca1074a71c69c51750e0.jpg?s=1000)
The first national strategy for fighting antisemitism is finally here. What's in it?