Middleborough officials, residents provide assistance to migrant families

MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. (WLNE) — Middleborough Town Manager James McGrail and Select Board Chair Mark A. Germain said that members of the town government alongside residents have been working to provide necessities to more than 20 unsheltered migrant families that were placed in a local hotel by the state.

The town said that about 75 migrants are currently housed at the hotel, with almost half being children.

Municipal efforts have included health department assessments of the migrants, a police officer providing translation services, the school system enrolling 14 children so far, and the fire department delivering water and supplies to the hotel.

“Last Friday, on very short notice from the state, we received notice that several unsheltered migrants from Haiti were being sent to be housed at a hotel here in town,” McGrail said. “Since their arrival, we have been working around the clock to secure donations of critical supplies and necessities for these families in need.”

The town said that any individual who would like to donate to the town’s cause can email Family Resource Coordinator Meghan Quirke at mquirke@middleboro.k12.ma.us.

McGrail added that the services being provided to the migrant families does not effect services provided to residents.