Resources on Homelessness and Housing


Government Agencies

U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness
Responsible for developing a comprehensive federal approach to ending homelessness.

Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services  
State agency which oversees matters related to public health, disabilities, housing and shelter, youth services and transitional services.

Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance
State agency that serves families and individuals at risk of homelessness.

National Organizations

National Alliance to End Homelessnes
A nonpartisan, mission-driven organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States.

State and Local Homeless Service Providers

Boston Health Care for the Homeless
An organization that provides top-notch, comprehensive healthcare for homeless individuals and families, regardless of ability to pay.

Long Island Shelter, Boston Public Health Commission
Long Island Shelter, operated by the Boston Public Health Commission provides food, emergency clothing, rental lockers, health care, case management and a variety of beyond shelter services.

Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance
A public policy advocacy organization with the singular mission of ending homelessness in the Commonwealth. Overseeing the “Home and Healthy for Good” pilot in Massachusetts.

One Family Campaign
A not-for-profit organization devoted to ending family homelessness in Massachusetts.

Pine Street Inn
One of Boston’s largest and oldest shelters, Pine Street Inn provides shelter, sustenance, outreach services and skills training to homeless men, women and children.

Project Bread
As the state’s leading anti-hunger organization, Project Bread is dedicated to alleviating, preventing and, ultimately, ending hunger in Massachusetts.

Quincy Interfaith Sheltering Coalition
Father Bill's Place, also known as the Quincy Interfaith Sheltering Coalition, is an interfaith housing provider committed to providing permanent solutions to the problem of homelessness.

Shelter Inc. Cambridge
It is the mission of Shelter to end homelessness in the lives of individuals and families by providing housing options and effective supportive services while promoting policy and practices necessary to change those conditions that create homelessness.

South Middlesex Opportunity Council
SMOC’s mission is to improve the quality of life of low-income and disadvantaged individuals and families by advocating for their needs and rights; providing services; educating the community; building a community of support; participating in coalitions with other advocates and searching for new resources and partnerships.

Ten-year Plans to End Homelessness