BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is launching a program to give homeless college students a place to live.
The Boston Globe reports that under the initiative, students under the age of 25 who are enrolled full time in a public college or university and are in good academic standing will be guaranteed year around room and board in a campus residence hall.
So far 20 homeless students have taken up the offer.
The $120,000 pilot program announced Thursday by Republican Gov. Charlie Baker initially includes state universities in Bridgewater, Framingham and Worcester, and the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. It could expand with additional funding in the future.
