β...[W]e recognize all communities should be doing their part to address [the housing] crisis. Too often, wealthy, predominantly White neighborhoods avoid bearing their share of the load of a social catastrophe. We hope to set an example for well-resourced neighborhoods like the Seaport to provide space, services, and a generosity of spirit. Thankfully, Fort Point residents and people across the Commonwealth have responded positively, pledging to help our guests with the basic necessities they need β and more. But more can be done in all communities across Massachusetts.β
UUA Executive Vice President Carey McDonald shares about using UUA headquarters space to house families in the Boston area who were struggling to find housing, in an op-ed in the CommonWealth Beacon.
With all the public and private resources invested in office space and commercial development in the past generation, yet high vacancy rates forecasted for the foreseeable future, surely there can be more creative uses for spaces like ours to meet this moment.
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