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Councilor Colette Zapata files ordinance to create Boston Emergency Relief Fund
Summary
Councilor Colette Zapata introduced an ordinance to establish a Boston Emergency Relief Fund to provide rapid, flexible aid — rent, temporary lodging, food, clothing — to residents displaced by fires or building collapses; the filing was referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
Councilor Colette Zapata introduced an ordinance proposing a permanent Boston Emergency Relief Fund to provide immediate, short‑term aid to families displaced by fires, building collapses and other sudden emergencies.
"I rise to introduce the Boston Emergency Relief Fund, which is a first of its kind fund and standardized process to support residents in the very worst moments of their lives,"…
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