Sunlight is the best disinfectant - Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis
Political & Social
Justice Project
Justice Brandeis Innocence Project
Gender & Justice Project Media Criticism
Professional Links
Contact Us
Brandeis University Investigative Journalism

Political and Social Justice Project

Resources on homelessness and housing

Click for links to relevant information about:

Government Agencies

National Organization

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