GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — With cold temperatures setting in, the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities has awarded $9.9 million in supplemental grants for shelter providers to open or expand seasonal shelter bed capacity.

Clinical Support Options, CSO, which serves the communities of Greenfield, Springfield, and Northampton, has received over $1 million to add 22 additional winter beds and expanding their daytime warming capacity for another 100 individuals.

“Our nonprofit community partners provide a lifeline to individuals who are struggling with the very basic need of a safe place to lay their head at night,” said Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus. “In addition, these organizations are well-equipped to connect individuals with other important services ranging from behavioral health to the search for permanent housing, which helps lift people out of homelessness.”