Housing Resources

Justice Resource Institute Youth Harbors Program: read more here.

The YouthHarbors program serves homeless, unaccompanied high school students between the ages of 18-22. BATA is a "partner" school with JRI.


Contact information:

Marissa Miranda, Housing Peer Navigator - mmiranda@jri.org

Jonathan Regis, Program Director - jregis@jri.org



The referral form for this program is linked here. Students may fill this out on their own, or work with a member of the student support staff to do so.

New Program to Assist Families Fleeing Community Violence


The City of Boston is dedicating resources to provide housing-related assistance to households that have directly experienced community violence. As part of this pilot program, social service and medical providers working with households to seek emergency housing assistance may receive funding for hotel stays, broker fees, and moving expenses outside of Boston.


Funding for this program will be issued on behalf of survivors to their assigned social service provider, a landlord, or broker. Households can receive up to $2,500 in assistance for broker fees to secure new housing, hotel fees (up to 7 days while transitioning to new housing), first/last and security deposit, and acquiring documentation needed to secure housing outside the City of Boston.

Read more here.

Referrals can be made through the social workers at BATA.

Bridge Over Troubled Waters: organization serving youth 14-24 assisting with homelessness and runaway situations.

Intake Coordinator: Maryann Kallon | 617-423-9575 ext 237

If you are currently housed but are at risk of losing your home due to COVID-19, you may be eligible for financial assistance through RAFT and ERMA:

Click here for Metro Housing Boston's COVID-19 page.

Click here for information on the City of Boston's Rental Relief Fund.

Click here for a link to the RAFT application.

Click here for the State of Massachusetts' Emergency Housing Assistance Programs.

Check out this site for legal information regarding COVID-19 and Housing concerns.

For eviction and foreclosure prevention references as well as other food and housing resources, please check out BPHC Housing and Food Resources

Click here to access the City of Boston Metrolist. This is a helpful resource for individuals searching for housing based on current income levels.

To view a list of apartments/homes for families WITH housing vouchers, click here.

Rosie's Place: for young women for general help/resources/advocacy.