BOSTON (SHNS) – After Gov. Maura Healey tried unsuccessfully to make budget cuts last year that would have reduced services to the elderly and people with disabilities, advocates are reaching out to ...

Ollie Tansimore has been caring for his 11-year-old granddaughter for the last 10 years. "My life is around her, and being around her," says Tansimore. "And we have a good relationship." Last year, he ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – House Democrats won’t pursue budget cuts Gov. Maura Healey proposed that would cut off services to the elderly and people with disabilities. The House budget chief revealed the ...

Advocates in wheelchairs gathered outside Governor Maura Healey’s State House office early this spring, demanding she pull back on a proposal that could limit access to a home assistance program that ...

At the end of April, Tara Lynn Southard arrived at the Mattapan branch of the Boston Public Library on a mission. She had a stack of flyers in her hands. “Part-time PCA needed” they read, with a list ...

School districts across the state are grappling with budget shortfalls. This coming July, the hole in their bucket is about to get bigger. As eligibility guidelines for the state’s Personal Care ...