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United Homes Adult Shelter
Run by Pilgrim Church , United Homes offers overnight shelter, food, clothing, showers, first-aid, and transitional and other supportive services. United Homes provides evening transportation from Boston to the shelter. Transportation arrives at 5:30 and 6:00 p.m. at the corner of Washington St. and Melina Cass Blvd.; at 6:45 p.m. at the Woods Mullen Shelter…
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ReVision House
ReVision House provides emergency and transitional shelter for homeless young families in the process of recovering from the trauma of homelessness. It offers the following services: parenting classes, a job training program, and GED preparation. The acre of land across the street from ReVision House is planted in fruits and vegetables, which are tended by…
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Heading Home
Heading Home provides emergency shelter, housing, and supportive services for more than 1500 homeless and low-income people/year. Its mission is to end homelessness in the lives of individuals and families in Greater Boston by providing housing in conjunction with effective support services to change the conditions that created homelessness.
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Somerville Homeless Coalition Adult Shelter
This program offers service in the following areas: emergency shelter, case management, and food and housing services.
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New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans
The New England Center for Homeless Veterans serves homeless men and women veterans who are addressing issues of addiction, PTSD, mental illness, and/or unemployment. The Center provides temporary housing as well as a Model Apartment Program, which offers the skills and training needed to obtain and maintain permanent housing in the community. It also offers…
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hopeFound
hopeFound offers year-round overnight shelter and support for 110 guests: 88 males and 22 females. Guests receive meals, access to shower and laundry facilities, and support from mental health counselors, nursing staff, and case managers for substance abuse treatment and placement in housing.
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Pine Street Inn
The core service of Pine Street Inn is its shelter, where 700 men and women find a safe place to sleep each night. In addition, the Inn’s outreach workers offer food, clothing, blankets, and health care to those who refuse the shelter.
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Saint Francis House
Saint Francis House is a comprehensive day shelter with basic and emergency services, rehabilitative programs, job skills training, and transitional housing for poor and homeless men and women.
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CASPAR Service Center
CASPAR offers meals, showers, laundry, and substance abuse services as well as 24-hour emergency shelter. The Center is open to active substance abusers.
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Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Bridge Over Troubled Waters offers a home for young mothers and a transitional housing program for youth 18 to 24 years old. Other services include emergency shelter, substance abuse counseling, and GED preparation classes. Bridge operates a medical van with staff to provide counseling, certain medical services, and referrals. On weeknights the van arrives at…
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