Resources for Families and Adults

Family Shelters 

• St. Mary's Shelter for Women and Children | 617- 436-8600

• Casa Esperanza  

• Brookview House | 617-265-2965

• Heading Home | 617-445-6972

Housing Stability Assistance 

• Homestart, Inc. | 617-542-0338

• Ensuring Stability through Action in our Community (ESAC) | 617-524-2555

• Children Services of Roxbury | 617-455-6655

Utilities/Rent Assistance 

• Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

• Asian American Civic Association

• Emergency Assistance (RAFT)

• Mass Emergency Housing Assistance

• Rental Relief Fund | 617-635-4200, rrf@boston.gov

Furniture Resources 

• HouseHold Goods | Acton, MA

• New Life Furniture Bank of MA | Boston, MA

• Job Corps Career and Training | 800-733-JOBS 

• Roxbury Community College GED Office | 617-427-0060x5193 | ged@rcc.mass.edu

• Adult Learning Center | 55 Malcolm X Boulevard Roxbury, MA 02120

• ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)

• Cambridge Community Learning Center | 5 Western Ave, Cambridge, 617-349-6363

• DESE High School Equivalency Program  FREE

• Boston Family Resources  | 1 Autumn St, Boston | 617-994-8200

• Hale Family Center for Families | Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston | 617-355-6279

• Children's Services of Roxbury  | 504-520 Dudley St, Roxbury | 617-445-6655

• Family Nurturing Center  |  200 Bowdoin St, Boston | 617-740-8744

• Family Justice Center  | 989 Commonwealth Ave, Boston | 617-779-2100 

• Boston Suffolk County-Family Resource Center | 56 Dimock St, Boston | 617-469-8501 

• Boston Center for Youth & Families  |  1483 Tremont St, Boston | 617-635-4920