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Aug 11, 2026

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Commission Calls for More Shelter Support

Published Aug 11, 2026

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Briefing

Dec 22, 2025

Commission Calls for More Shelter Support

The commission unanimously asked the City Manager to recognize housing insecurity and access to shelter as a human rights issue and pursue agreements with neighboring communities to help support unhoused people coming to Worcester. The winter overflow shelter has 18 rooms with two beds each and is operating at full capacity.

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Briefing

Nov 24, 2025

Commission Seeks Shelter and Utility Protections

The commission unanimously asked the City Manager’s office for a plan to replace beds lost when the former RMV seasonal shelter closed and to recognize utilities as a human right. Fuel assistance funding is significantly reduced this year, with most applicants expected to receive about one-third of last year’s benefit.

2 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Oct 27, 2025

Commission Reviews Immigration Rights and Oversight

The commission heard presentations on immigration relief, deportation protections, and enforcement, including guidance that asylum applications are typically due within one year, with some exceptions. Members also requested a police oversight report for review and noted that redacted police reports expected from the City Manager remain outstanding.

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Briefing

Sep 22, 2025

Commission backs affordable housing measures

The Human Rights Commission unanimously supported inclusionary zoning and Community Preservation Act funding, while voting 6-2 to ask the City Manager to study a universal basic income or cash assistance program. It also unanimously requested a plan to fill two vacant affordable-housing tenant seats on the Affordable Housing Trust Fund board.

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Briefing

Aug 25, 2025

Human Rights Commission Meeting Summary

The commission found that the Worcester Police Department’s K-9 policy addresses many recommendations but still lacks data collection and analysis on race, other demographics, and deployment context. Recommendations will be communicated to the department, and the chair will discuss a planned K-9 use-of-force form with the police chief.

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