The following organizations provide information about homelessness and related issues.
General Information
- City of Boston Emergency Shelter Commission
- Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance
- National Coalition for the Homeless
- National Alliance to End Homelessness
- City of Boston Emergency Shelter Commission
Special Services
- Boston Rescue Mission: Boston shelter and rehab programs for men, women and children
- Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Boston-based shelter and services for homeless youth
- Casa Myrna: provides shelter and advocacy services for women who are domestic violence
- Elders Living at Home Program: Boston-based housing and case management services to elderly homeless women and men
- Hearth: Boston-based housing programs for homeless elders
- Horizons for Homeless Children:Services for homeless children and their families
- Morgan Goodwill: Boston – Job training, distributes in-kind donations of clothing, furniture and household goods
- One the Rise – Cambridge – provides emergency and support services for women
- Project Hope – Roxbury – services for homeless families
- Rosie’s Place – Boston – emergency and long term services for women
- St. Francis House – Boston – shelter and rehabilitative services for men and women
- St. Mary’s Women and Children Center – Dorchester – residential program for pregnant and parenting teens in crisis
- Women’s Lunch Place – Boston – day shelter for homeless women, provides meals, advocacy services and daily living services for women