A recreation center in Roxbury, Massachusetts that serves as a temporary shelter for migrants is scheduled to return to public use next month in time for summer, according to the governor’s office.
The Marnea A. Cass Recreation Complex, a state-run facility with sports courts and a pool for local residents, has been closed to the public for several months while being used as an overflow site to house homeless families, including immigrants. is closed. The facility was equipped with military cots to accommodate more than 300 migrants.
The shelter will close on May 31st, and authorities will prepare to reopen the facility to the public in the coming weeks.
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A temporary migrant shelter in Roxbury, Massachusetts, is scheduled to reopen to the public next month in time for the summer pool opening. (John Turmacchi/Boston Globe via Getty Images)
A spokesperson for Democratic Gov. Maura Healey’s office told FOX News Digital that operations of the Cass Center will be transferred to the Department of Conservation and Recreation in time for the pool’s June 22 opening.
A spokesperson said the entire family was moved from the Cass Center to more stable housing options outside the shelter system or to safety-net sites in other states.
The state’s safety net site is designed for families who are considered eligible for emergency assistance shelters but are on shelter waiting lists, a spokesperson said. Emergency assistance is targeted at homeless families with children and pregnant women.
Roughly half of the families receiving emergency assistance are newly arrived immigrants, and the other half are long-time Massachusetts residents, the spokesperson added.
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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey took a photo of a military cot on the floor of a gymnasium as state and local officials toured the Melnea A. Cass Recreation Complex, then a temporary migrant shelter. I stopped and looked at it. (Getty Images)
Before the complex reopens for public use, flooring and equipment will be upgraded, new trees planted, and roof repairs will be made, including the installation of new solar panels.
