Boston, MA Assistance Programs

Our housing assistance programs include HUD, housing assistance, Section 8, subsidized housing programs in Suffolk County.

MA Department of Housing and Community Development(DHCD)

100 Cambridge Street, Suite 300
Boston, MA - 02114
(617) 573-1100
Find resources for housing vouchers, fuel assistance, weatherization and heating system repairs and foreclosure assistance. Several rental, public housing and housing assistance applications available online...

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Home Start

105 Chauncy Street
Boston, MA - 02111
(617) 542-0338
Provides case management and support for families and individuals regarding homelessness preventing, affordable housing searches, housing stabilization and money management...

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Travelers Aid Family Services Boston(TAFS)

727 Atlantic Avenue
Boston, MA - 02111
(617) 542-7286
(after 5pm & weekends)Provides temporary emergency shelters, motels, transitional and permanent housing. TAFS assists with local emergency transportation, family relocation out of the state and employment services...

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Greater Boston Legal Services

197 Friend Street
Boston, MA - 02114
(617) 371-1234
GBLS provides free civil legal assistance to low-income people in Boston and 31 cities and towns. Services include legal advice, full case representation, housing and tenant rights, immigration issues, employment, domestic violence and more...

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Bridge Over Troubled Waters

47 West Street
Boston, MA - 02111
617-423-9575
A wide range of services for adolescents and young adults ages 14-25: food, clothing, housing, emergency housing, family intervention, counseling, medical and dental care, substance abuse counseling, case management, transitional day programs, long-term residential programs, educational assistance (GED preparation, computers) training), and job search assistance. Bridge Over Troubled Waters also deploys outreach workers on the streets and a medical van outside Harvard Station. Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ..

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Boston GLASS Community Center

93 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA - 02115
617-266-3349
Drop-in for LGBTQ young people, aged 13 to 25. Open Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday, and Thursday from 3 to 8pm; and Friday from 3 to 5pm (or earlier, by appointment). Has board games, TV, computers, library, kitchen; offers assistance with counseling, testing, referrals, housing/job search, GED, college/financial aid...

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MA Department of Transitional Assistance(DTA)

600 Washington Street
Boston, MA - 02111
617-348-8500
Services include food stamps, employment, cash assistance and domestic violence assistance, as well as emergency shelter and other benefits...

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Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Boston

51 Sleeper St. Ste. 100
Boston, MA - 02210
(617) 482-5440
Access to food pantries, rent and mortgage assistance, utility bills, furniture, baby supplies, clothing and other necessities. Services include child care, education and elderly assistance...

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Boston Ecclesia Ministries

138 Tremont Street
Boston, MA - 02111
(617)482-4826
Services: The Ecclesia community offers a street ministry, visiting people in the streets, on benches, where meals are served, in train stations. They provide immediate needs (food, blanket, warm coat, and medical emergency), invite people to talk about God, and pray together. ..

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Healthy Baby/Healthy Child (Boston Public Health Commission)

774 Albany Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA - 02118
(617) 534-5832
Community-based program designed to promote infant survival, positive birth outcomes, oral health, and family unity. The HBHC program provides home visiting to pregnant and parenting families with a child under the age of five who resides in Boston...

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City Mission Society

14 Beacon Street, Suite 203
Boston, MA - 02108
(617) 742-6830
An urban social justice agency with programs addressing homelessness prevention, youth peace promotion and Faith and Community Engagement. Provides financial assistance, case management, referral and advocacy services...

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ABCD—Energy Programs

178 Tremont St.
Boston, MA - 02111
(617) 357-6012
Provides assistance with paying and reducing utility bills, debt forgiveness program and repairing and replacing broken heating systems. Provides referral servicesapplication necessary...

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Citizens Energy

88 Black Falcon Avenue, Suite 342
Boston, MA - 02210
(617) 338-6300
Services: Assist with utility bills and provide natural gas heating. For low-income families who have exhausted federal fuel assistance funds or who are not eligible but cannot afford to pay market value. hours of Operation: Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. ..

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Goodwill Morgan Memorial Boston Outlet Store

1010 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA - 02119
(617) 541-1225
Low cost new and used clothing and household items. Programs also include business attire to obtain and retain employment...

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Dress for Success The Family Justice Center

989 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA - 02215
(617) 779-2177
Services: Offers professional clothing to women on low income and/or underprivileged women. Employment retention programs can help women prepare for interviews and transition to the labor market, and provide clothing for professional wardrobes. Women must have an interview before they can access any services. Referral needed for services - ask a hospital staff member to contact the organization on behalf of the client first. Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday, 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ..

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Irish Immigration Center(IIC)

100 Franklin Street, LL-1
Boston, MA - 02110
617)542-7654
The IIC provides immigration legal services, citizenship services, legal clinics and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes for immigrants of all backgrounds...

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Woods Mullen Shelter

784 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA - 02118
617-534-7101
Adult Shelters: Men & Women...

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Temporary Home for Women & Children

41 New Chardon Street
Boston, MA - 02114
617-720-3611
Family Shelters. Adult men not permitted...

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Pine Street Inn- Men's Inn

444 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA - 02118
(617) 892-9207
Adult Shelters: Men Only...

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St. Francis House

39 Boylston Street
Boston, MA - 02116
617-542-4211
7am-3pm Daily Breakfast. 7:30am-9am Lunch. 11:30n-1pm. Sandwiches served 1-2pm. Adult Shelters: Drop-In Day...

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Pine Street Inn- Women's Inn

363 Albany Street
Boston, MA - 02118
(617) 892-9321
Adult Shelters: Women Only..

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Women's Lunch Place Church of the Covenant

67 Newbury Street
Boston, MA - 02116
617-267-1722
8am-2pm Mon.-Sat.Call about Sunday. Breakfast 8am-11am. Lunch 12noon-2pm.Adult Shelters: Drop-In Day. For women and children only...

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Boston Rescue Mission/Kingston House

39 Kingston Street
Boston, MA - 02111
617-482-8819
Adult Shelters: Men & Women...

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Cardinal Medieros Center Our Lady of Victories Church

27 Isabella Street
Boston, MA - 02116
617-451-9331
9am-4pm Mon.-Thurs.9am-3pm Fri. Lunch 11:45am-1pm. Adult Shelters: Drop-In Day. For men and women 45 & over...

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Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence

PO Box 120108
Boston, MA - 02112
617-338-2350
Multilingual Hotline: 617-338-2355. Asian Families. The mission of the Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence is to eliminate family violence and to strengthen Asian families and communities. In 1994, the Task Force opened the first battered women's shelter in New England specifically for Asian women. Multilingual support groups available...

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Sancta Maria

11 Waltham Street
Boston, MA - 02118
617-423-4366
(After 7:00 PM)Adult Shelters: Women Only..

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South End Fitness Center(temporary shelter)​

35 Northampton Street
Boston, MA - 02118
617-534-6100
Adult Shelters..

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Men Pine Street Inn

444 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA - 02118
617-521-7202
Adult Shelters: Men & Women...

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Boston Family Shelter

656 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA - 02118
617-267-8081
They provide family shelter. ..

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Rosie Place

889 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA - 02118
617-442-9322
Rosie Place is an adult shelters that only serve women. ..

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CASPAR's FirstStep Street Outreach

66 Canal Street
Boston, MA - 02114
617-592-6895
Deploys an outreach team on foot (from 8am to 4pm) and in a van (from 4pm to midnight), targeting unsheltered homeless persons with medical, mental health, or substance abuse-related needs. Teams offer support accessing shelter, substance abuse treatment (detox), health care, and/or mental health services. The team collaborates with numerous other service providers including Eliot Community Health Services, Health Care for the Homeless, and On The Rise. CASPAR FirstStep Street Outreach is integrated into the Cambridge Coordinated Access network (C-CAN) and is able to directly offer clients the C-CAN assessment. Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8am to midnight...

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Health Law Advocates

30 Winter Street, Suite 1004
Boston, MA - 02108
(617) 338-5241
HLA provides free legal assistance to income-eligible individuals who live or work in MA and are having difficulty obtaining health care or insurance coverage. HLA also provides help to consumers who have incurred medical debt due to wrongful denials by payors, inadequate insurance screenings by providers, or unfair or deceptive trade practices by payors or providers. http://www.healthlawadvocates.org..

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The Center for Violence Prevention and Recovery

330 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA - 02215
617-667-8141
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Emergency Department. Hospital based program offering services to all. Programs include: Safe Transition: Domestic Violence Intervention Program, Rape Crisis Intervention Program, Community Violence Intervention, Advocacy and Support Project...

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International Institute of Boston

1 Milk Street
Boston, MA - 02109
IIB offers full
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Elizabeth Stone House(Jamaica Plain)

8 Notre Dame Street
Boston, MA - 02119
617-427-9801
Women only. Run by women, for women, The Elizabeth Stone House provides residential and community-based services for women and their children. MBTA accessible...

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Mass Energy Consumers Alliance

284 Armory Street
Boston, MA - 02130
(617) 524-3950
They offer discounted heating oil program for low-income families and nonprofit organizations. ..

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Carey Program at the YMCA

820 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA - 02115
617-349-6349
The Carey program now accepts referrals only through Cambridge CAN. See page 6 for information on how to complete a C-CAN intake. For men with 6+ months' sobriety only. Call the phone number above for more information...

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La Alianza Hispana - Aliancianos Senior Center

63 Parker Hill Avenue
Boston, MA - 02120
(617)427-7175
This program is offered to anyone over 60 years old, we have a safe and culturally competent place to all Latino participants. The program was designed to improve the physical and emotional health of the participants. We also offer services that help to develop work skills...

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