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Temporary Shelters – Massachusetts

Agencies in the regional list below provide temporary shelter to people in need. The topic Shelter Referral/Placement Services - Massachusetts provides a list of agencies that can help secure placement in the shelters listed here. This list was believed current as of 01/29/2009.

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Shelters by Region

GREATER BOSTON

MASS BAY CHAPTER AMERICAN RED CROSS
285 Columbus Ave.
Boston, MA 02116-5114
1-800-564-1234

ANCHOR INN
P.O. Box 240
North Quincy, MA 02171
617-328-5380

BETTY'S PLACE
40 Berkley Street
Boston, MA 02116
617-482-1126

BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER
ELDER'S LIVING AT HOME PROGRAM
Boston Medical Center
1 Boston Med. Ctr. Place
Boston, MA 02118
617-638-6148

BOSTON CITY SHELTER
Long Island Hospital
P.O. Box 158
Long Island Health Campus
Boston, MA 02122
617-534-2526

BOSTON FAMILY SHELTER
656 Mass. Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
617-267-8081

BOSTON NIGHT CENTER
31 Bowker Street
P.O. Box 8031 J.F.K. Station
Boston, MA 02111
617-248-1998

BOSTON YMCA
EMERGENCY ROOMS PROGRAM
316 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
617-536-7800

BRIDGEHOUSE
24 Baker Street
Lynn, MA 01902
781-593-3898

BROOKVIEW HOUSE
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM
2 Brookview Street
Dorchester, MA 02124
617-265-2965

CAMBRIDGE SHELTER
(SALVATION ARMY)
109 School Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-547-3400

CAMBRIDGE SHELTER
(SHELTER INC.)
P.O. Box 516A
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-547-1885

CAMBRIDGE YWCA
EMERGENCY FAMILY SHELTER
3 Bigelow Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-491-6055

CAMBRIDGE YWCA
7 Temple Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-491-6055

CARDINAL MEDEIROS CENTER
140 Shawmut Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
617-451-9331

CAROLINA HILL SHELTER
728 Main Street
Marshfield, MA 02050
781-837-1377

CATHOLIC CHARITIES
St. Ambrose Family Inn
25 Leonard Street
Dorchester, MA 02122
617-288-7675

CHARDON STREET SHELTER,
TEMPORARY HOME FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN
41 New Chardon Street
P.O. Box 9291
Boston, MA 02114
617-523-2337

CHILDREN'S SERVICES OF ROXBURY
504 Dudley St., 3rd Fl.
Roxbury, MA 02119
617-445-6655

CRITTENTON HASTINGS HOUSE
10 Pertshire Road
Brighton, MA 02135
617-782-7600

CROSSROADS FAMILY SHELTER
56 Havre Street
East Boston, MA 02128
617-567-5926

CROSS STREET FAMILY SHELTER
59 Cross Street
P.O. Box 440436
Sommerville, MA 02144
617-776-6661

DONATION ASSISTANCE
288 A Street
Boston, MA 02210
617-737-3430

FAMILIES IN TRANSISTION
316 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
617-927-8290

FAMILY HOUSE SHELTER
250-252 Columbia Rd
Dorchester, MA 02121
617-427-4470

FATHER BILL'S PLACE
38 Broad Street
Quincy, MA 02169
617-376-2255

FIRST CHURCH SHELTER
11 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-661-1873

HARBORLIGHT SALVATION ARMY SHELTER
407 Shawmut Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
617-536-7469

HILDEBRAND SELF-HELP CENTER, INC.
39 Bishop Allen Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-492-2797

HILDEBRAND FAMILY SELF-HELP CENTER
678 Mass. Ave., Suite 503
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-491-5752

HILDEBRAND FAMILY SELF-HELP CENTER
41-43 Columbia Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-491-1564

HOLY FAMILY SHELTER
1 Lingard Street
Dorchester, MA 02125
617-445-8461

HORIZON HOUSE
P.O. Box 382
Mattapan, MA 02126
617-296-2492

KINGSTON HOUSE
39 Kingston Street
Boston, MA 02112-0069
617-482-9074

KIT CLARK SENIOR SERVICES
1500 Dorchester Avenue
Dorchester, MA 02112
617-825-5000

LEMUEL SHATTUCK SHELTER
Lemuel Shattuck Hospital
170 Morton Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617-522-8110 Ext. 3229

LIFEHOUSE HOUSING SEARCH, INC.
654 Columbia Road
Dorchester, MA 02125
617-282-7711

LIFEHOUSE
145 Stoughton Street
Dorchester, MA 02125
617-265-7700

LYNN SHELTER ASSOCIATION
100 Willow Street
Lynn, MA 01901
781-581-6600

MARY MARTHA
1045 Main Street
Hingham, MA 02043
781-749-5441

METROPOLITAN BOSTON HOUSING PARTNERSHIP, INC.
569 Columbus Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
617-859-0400, ext. 752

NAZARETH HOUSE
91 Regent Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
617-541-0100

PILGRIM CHURCH SHELTER
540 Columbia Road
Dorchester, MA 02125
617-825-3300

PINE STREET INN
444 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
617-482-4944

PROJECT HOPE - SISTERS OF THE ASSUMPTION
45 Magnolia Street
Dorchester, MA 02125
617-442-1880

PROJECT PLACE PROGRAM FOR THE HOMELESS
32 Rutland Street
Boston, MA 02118
617-262-3740

QUEEN OF PEACE
401 Quincy Street
Boston, MA 02125
617-288-4182

REVISION HOUSE
38 Fabyan Street
Dorchester, MA 02124
617-825-8642

ROSIE'S PLACE
889 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
617-442-9322

CASA NUEVA VIDA
53 Glen Road
P.O. Box 2115
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617-524-0285

SAINT FRANCIS HOUSE DAY CENTER
39 Boylston Street
P.O. Box 499
Essex Station
Boston, MA 02112
617-542-4211

SAINT PATRICK'S SHELTER
270 Washington Street
Somerville, MA 02143
617-625-1920

HOLY FAMILY
24 Hartford Street
Dorchester, MA 02125
617-445-8461

SALVATION ARMY
EMERGENCY SHELTER
402 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-547-3400

ROXBURY FAMILY SHELTER SALVATION ARMY FAMILY SHELTER
23 Vernon Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
617-427-6700

SANCTA MARIA HOME
11 Waltham Street
Boston, MA 02118
617-423-4366

SHELTER, INC.
109 School Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-547-1885

SOJOURNER HOUSE
85 Rockland Street
Roxbury, MA 02119-1975
617-442-0590

SOMERVILLE HOMELESS COALITION ADULT SHELTER
Box 440436
(14 Chapel St.)
Somerville, MA 02144
617-623-3534

FAMILY SHELTER
59 Cross Street
P.O. Box 440436
Somerville, MA 02144
617-776-6661

SPIN
248 South Common Street
Lynn, MA 01905
781-598-9417

ST. MARY'S HOME
90 Cushing Avenue
Dorchester, MA 02121
617-436-8600

TEMPORARY HOME FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN
41 New Chardon Street
Boston, MA 02114
617-720-3611

TRANSITION THRIFT STORE
3368 Washington Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617-983-5685

TRAVELERS AID SOCIETY
711 Atlantic Avenue At 17 East Street
Boston, MA 02111-2842
617-542-7286

UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN SHELTER
66 Winthrop Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-876-3256

WOMEN UNIT SHELTER
363 Albany Street
Boston, MA 02118
617-482-4944

WOODS MULLEN SHELTER
784 Massachusetts Ave. (Rear)
Boston, MA 02118
617-534-7100

NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS

ACTION, INC. EMERGENCY SHELTER
370 Main Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
978-283-4125

BRIDGE HOUSE
24 Baker Street
Lynn, MA 01902
781-593-3898

BRISTOL LODGE WOMEN'S SHELTER
205 Bacon Street
P.O. Box 541095
Waltham, MA 02453
781-894-1225

COMMUNITY TEAMWORK PAWTUCKET HOUSE
360 Pawtucket Street
Lowell, MA 01854
978-452-5410

DAYBREAK SHELTER
75 North Parish Road
Lawrence, MA 01843
978-975-4547

EMMAUS HOUSE
105 Winter Street
P.O. Box 568
Haverhill, MA 01831
978-241-3500

GREATER LOWELL EMERGENCY FAMILY SHELTER
167 Dutton Street
Lowell, MA 01852
978-459-0551

HOUSE OF HOPE
812 Merrimack Street
Lowell, MA 01854
978-458-2870

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
64 Eastern Point Road
Gloucester, MA 01930
978-281-3328

INN-BETWEEN
25 Holten Street
Peabody, MA 01960
978-532-2372

LAZARUS HOUSE
48 Holly Street
P.O. Box 408
Lawrence, MA 01842
978-689-8575

MARY'S HOUSE
P.O. Box 1095
62 Church Street
Waltham, MA 02453
781-647-9957

M.E.A.D.O.W.S. PROGRAM
20 Cottage Street
Natick, MA 01760
508-647-0348

MEDFORD FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION CENTER
2 Central Avenue
Medford, MA 02155
781-391-9116

MERRIMACK HOUSE
423 Pawtucket Street
Lowell, MA 01854
978-937-2418

LOWER TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER
189 Middlesex Street
Lowell, MA 01852
978-458-9888

NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS
75-81 Central Street
Peabody, MA 01960
978-532-8620 ext. 204

SALEM MISSION
7 Crombie Street
Salem, MA 01970
978-744-0500

SANDRA'S LODGE
200 Trapelo Road
Waltham, MA 02452
781-899-7311

STEPPING STONES
50 Newhall Street
Lynn, MA 01902
781-592-3535

TRANSITIONAL FAMILY HOME
254 Broadway
Malden, MA 02148
617-324-1303

TRI-CITY HOUSING TASK FORCE
350 Cross Street
Malden, MA 02148
781-322-9119

WELLSPRING HOUSE
302 Essex Avenue
Gloucester, MA 01930
978-281-3221

SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS

BLACKSTONE HOMELESS TASK FORCE
WINTERHAVEN SHELTER
10 North Bow Street
Milford, MA 01757
508-478-2333

FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER
11 Peck Street
Attleboro, MA 02703
508-226-5722

CAROLINA HILL SHELTER
728 Main Street
Marshfield, MA 02050
781-837-1377

CARRIAGE HOUSE SHELTER
294 Old Main Road
North Falmouth, MA 02556
508-564-6485

CONWAY HOUSE
14 East Grove Street
Middleboro, MA 02346
508-946-8505

DAYSTAR PROGRAM
100 North Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
508-775-0364

DAVID JON LOUISON FOUNDATION
137 Newbury Street
Brockton, MA 02301
508-584-4315

FAITH HOME SHARE
C/O SOUTH SHORE FRIENDS OF THE HOMELESS
258 Rockland Street
Hingham, MA 02043
781-749-7614

FAITH HOME SHARE
8 Drift Way
North Weymouth, MA 02191
781-340-1604

FALL RIVER RESOURCE CENTER
177 Rockland Street
Fall River, MA 02724
508-679-2109

HOUSING ASSISTANCE CORP.
460 West Main Street
Hyannis MA 02601
508-771-5400 ext. 227

LIFE CENTER FAMILY SHELTER
400 Bearse's Way
Hyannis, MA 02601
508-771-0955

MAIN SPRING HOUSE
54 North Main Street
Brockton, MA 02301
508-587-5441

MARKET MINISTRIES SHELTER
60 Eight Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
508-997-3202

MARY MARTHA CENTER
1045 Main Street
Hingham, MA 02043
781-749-5441

N.O.A.H. SHELTER FOR HOMELESS SINGLES
77 Winter Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
508-778-5255

PILGRIMS HOPE
149 Bishop's Highway
Kingston, MA 02364
781-582-2010

SAMARITAN HOUSE
59 Ingall Street
Taunton, MA 02780
508-824-6497

SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL
P.O. Box 36 10
Plymouth, MA 02361
508-746-6707

SAFE HARBOR
7 Summerside Lane
Hyannis, MA 02601
508-790-2933

TENANCY AND INDEPENDENCE PROGRAM
460 West Main Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
508-771-5400

CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS

ATHOL-ORANGE FAMILY INN
88 East Main Street
Orange, MA 01364
978-544-8245

MARLBORO SHELTER
57 Mechanic Street
Marlboro, MA 01752
508-460-6226

FRIENDLY HOUSE
87 Elm Street
Worcester, MA 01609
508-792-1799

GARDNER COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE
175 Connors Street
Gardner, MA 01440
978-632-8700

INTERFAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORK
YMCA (main office)
766 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01610
508-890-1200

PATHWAYS FAMILY SHELTER
70 Pearl Street
Framingham, MA 01702
508-879-5047

ORANGE HOMELESS SHELTER
88 East Main Street
Orange, MA 01364
978-544-8245

OUR FATHER'S HOUSE, INC.
53 Lunenburg Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420
978-345-3050

PATHWAYS SHELTER
70 Pearl Street
Framingham, MA 01702
508-879-5047

SHEPARDS' PLACE
54 Queen Street
Worcester MA 01610
508-757-5198

SHELTER HOPE AND DIGNITY
OF WOMEN SEARCHING
25 Central Street
Ashland, MA 01721
508-231-8710

SOUTH MIDDLESEX OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL
300 Howard Street
Framingham, MA 01702
508-620-2300

TURNING POINT
75 Hollis Street
Framingham, MA 01701
508-875-6429

WINTERHAVEN SHELTER
ST. MARY'S RECTORY
10 North Bow Street
Milford, MA 01757
508-478-2333

WORCESTER PUBLIC INEVRIATE PROGRAM
701 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01601
508-757-0103

YOUVILLE HOUSE
133 Granite Street
Worcester, MA 01604
508-753-3084

YWCA -TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM
One Salem Square
Worcester, MA 01608
508-791-3181

WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS

AMHERST EMERGENCY SHELTER
17 Seelye Street
Amherst, MA 01002
413-253-5155

BRODERICK HOUSE
56 Cabot Street
Holyoke, MA 01040
4l3-534-7610

SPRINGFIELD RESCUE MISSION - EMERGENCY SHELTER
148 Taylor Street
Springfield, MA 01105
413-732-0516

EMERGENCY SHELTER OF GREATER SPRINGFIELD
PROSPECT HOUSE
103 Prospect Street
Springfield, MA 01107
413-737-5518

BARTON'S CROSSING
1307 North Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
413-442-1445

GREENFIELD FAMILY INN
128 Federal Street
Greenfield, MA 01301
413-774-6382

OPEN PANTRY TEEN LIVING PROGRAM
6870 Calhoun Street
Springfield, MA 01107
413-731-5960

HORIZON HOUSE
764 Alden Street
Springfield, MA 01109
413-782-8655

JEFFERSON STREET SHELTER
95 Jefferson Avenue
Springfield, MA 01107
413-736-2263

JESSIE'S HOUSE
143 West Street
Northampton, MA 01060
413-586-8212

LORETO HOUSE
51 Hamilton Street
Holyoke, MA 01040
413-533-5909

MAIN STREET SHELTER
319 Main Street
Holyoke, MA 01040
413-534-2466

NEW ENGLAND FARM WORKER'S COUNCIL
1628-1640 Main St, 2nd Flr.
Springfield, MA 01103
413-272-2208

OUR FRIENDS' HOUSE
BCAC FAMILY SHELTER
292 West Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
413-499-2877

PROSPECT STREET SHELTER
103 Prospect Street
Springfield, MA 01107
413-737-5518

SAMARITAN INN
7 Free Street
Westfield, MA 01805
413-568-3122

SPRINGFIELD RESCUE MISSION - REHABILITATION CENTER
19 Bliss Street
Springfield, MA 01105
413-732-0808

WORTHINGTON HS.
767 Worthington Street
Springfield, MA 01105
413-732-306

LYNN HOUSING AUTHORITY
52 Andrew Street
Lynn, MA 01901
781-592-1454

Also see:

Homelessness - Resources in Massachusetts

Shelter Referral/Placement Services - Massachusetts

Source

Information for this topic was drawn from the DHCD website at:
http://www.mass.gov/dhcd/publications/howto.htm

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