SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – There are 4,370 families in Massachusetts who are currently being housed in emergency housing in Massachusetts, the state’s biweekly report indicates.

In December last year, the Healey Administration changed how it handles families' needs and risks, and assigns them to shelters. They are placed on one of two tracks, the Bridge or the Rapid shelter. Both tracks have the overarching goal of making shelter stays rare, brief, and non-recurring, and aim to give families the resources they need to acquire stable housing and employment. • Bridge track families are considered to have higher or more complex needs and are permitted to stay in traditional shelters for up to six months. There are 4,206 families currently in this system. • Rapid track families are deter

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