Amid financial difficulties, the Boston Health Care for the Homeless program is laying off staff and closing one of its facilities.
According to a spokesperson for unionized staff at the BHCHP, the organization announced the layoffs of 25 staff members effective Oct. 10.
At a Sept. 23 rally outside the program’s South End headquarters, staff said the layoffs will hurt the patients whom the organization serves. The nonprofit provides medical care and case management to nearly 10,000 individuals experiencing homelessness in and around Boston each year…