Volunteer Opportunities
Sign Up Today to Volunteer to Assist the Coalition! The Coalition offers rewarding volunteer opportunities for groups and individuals that want to assist families and individuals who are experiencing homelessness. Join us in helping people in need throughout the state by volunteering to organize a fundraising event or furniture drive, or rolling up your sleeves […]
Teen Closet
Teen Closet Today 1 in 7 children growing up in Massachusetts is growing up in poverty. A teenager growing up in poverty often has to live without the most basic of items like clothing. The Teen Closet is a place for students to stop by during school hours to receive free of cost clothing […]
Teen Closet
Survivors of Domestic Violence
Shelters for Women and Children Fleeing Domestic Violence Situations If you are a woman fleeing domestic violence, you (and your children, if applicable) may be eligible for placement in a domestic violence shelter. *Please note that these lists may not be comprehensive. If you are a shelter provider and would like to add or update […]
Shelters for Unaccompanied Individuals
Shelters for Unaccompanied Individuals If you are experiencing homelessness and are an individual or household without a child under the age of 21 in your care, you may be eligible for placement in an individual shelter. *Please note that these lists may not be comprehensive. If you are a shelter provider and would like to […]
Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) Homelessness Prevention Program
Last updated January 14, 2020 Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) Homelessness Prevention Program** DHCD is now administering an upstream rent arrearage homelessness prevention pilot program within RAFT. Similar to our recommendations, $7 million has been set aside this year to help households who have fallen behind on their rent, but have not yet […]
Family Homelessness
Family Homelessness On January 31, 2018, there were 3,624 families with children and pregnant women in Massachusetts’ Emergency Assistance (EA) shelter program. 55 of these families with children were being sheltered in motels. (The number has since decreased to 46 families in motels as of March 22, 2018.) This number does not count those families […]
Adult Homelessness
Unaccompanied Adult Homelessness There are many reasons that lead individual unaccompanied adults to experience homelessness or be on the brink of homelessness, including illness, loss of a spouse or job, or their income not keeping up with the cost of housing. The Coalition is currently focused on a variety of policy initiatives related to unaccompanied […]
Housing, Shelter and Economic Programs
Low-income families with children, disabled individuals and the elderly are some of our most vulnerable neighbors. The Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP) and state-funded public housing can provide options. MRVP provides housing stability and security to more than 6,665 extremely low income households. Despite significant restorations to MRVP, the number of households experiencing housing instability […]
Shelter for Families Experiencing Homelessness
Due to eligibility restrictions put into place in the fall of 2012, thousands of families with children have been forced to stay in unsafe, untenable situations to prove that they were “homeless enough” to qualify for the Emergency Assistance family shelter and services (EA) program. This puts the children at risk and drives up the cost […]