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Thu Oct 27, 2016, 09:55 AM Oct 2016

Pressure mounting for state czar to oversee teen homelessness

Homeless advocates are backing a call by lawmakers to name a state czar to combat teen homelessness, adding they pushed for such a position as recently as last year.

“That is what we are working on. … The original bill was to create a secretariat,” Rachel Heller, chief executive officer of the Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association, told the Herald.

Heller said the House and Senate passed a bill last year calling for such a position, but Gov. Charlie Baker vetoed the bill. The legislation called on a czar to build a service delivery system across government departments to support homelessness prevention and provide case management.

Baker did not back the idea of a homelessness czar last night, instead defending steps he’s taken to help the homeless. Baker did add “progress” must be made on teen 
homelessness.

Read more: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2016/10/pressure_mounting_for_state_czar_to_oversee_teen_homelessness

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