Boston, MA Survival Guide


Food Pantries

  • The Greater Boston Food Bank
    70 S Bay Ave, Boston, MA 02118
    (617) 427-5200

  • American Red Cross Food Pantry
    Proctor St, Boston, MA 02119
    (617) 375-0735

  • Preventive Food Pantry at Boston Medical Center
    850 Harrison Ave 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02118
    (617) 414-3834

  • Project Bread
    145 Border St, Boston, MA 02128
    (617) 723-5000

  • Saint Anthony Shrine / Franciscan Food Pantry
    100 Arch St, Boston, MA 02110
    (617) 542-6440

  • Pantry – Great Catholic Charities
    185 Columbia Rd, Dorchester, MA 02121
    (617) 287-1150

  • Project Soup
    165 Broadway, Somerville, MA 02145
    (617) 776-7687

  • Shirley’s Pantry – Boston Public Health Commission
    213 River St, Boston, MA 02126
    (617) 534-2032

  • Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center
    895 Blue Hill Ave, Dorchester, MA 02124
    (617) 822-7129

  • The Centre Food Hub
    3702 Washington St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
    (617) 971-8840

  • Haley House Soup Kitchen
    23 Dartmouth St, Boston, MA 02116
    (617) 236-8132

  • Brookline Food Pantry
    210 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02446
    (617) 800-5339

  • Saint Monica’s Food Pantry
    331 Old Colony Ave, Boston, MA 02109
    (617) 268-1230

  • Rose’s Bounty Food Pantry
    77 Stratford St, West Roxbury, MA 02132
    (857) 203-0404

  • Rosie’s Place (Women Only)
    889 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118
    (617) 442-9322

  • Boston Living Center – Food Distribution Center
    29 Stanhope St, Boston, MA 02116
    (617) 236-1012

  • Pilgrim Church Food Pantry
    540 Columbia Rd, Dorchester, MA 02125
    (617) 282-0456

  • Mystic Community Market
    291 Mystic Ave, Medford, MA 02155
    (617) 629-5120

  • Women’s Lunch Place
    67 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116
    (617) 267-0200

Housing & Shelters

  • St. Francis House
    39 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116
    (617) 542-4211

  • Rosie’s Place (Women Only)
    889 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118
    (617) 442-9322

  • Project HOPE Boston
    550 Dudley St, Roxbury, MA 02119
    (617) 442-1880

  • Project Place
    1145 Washington St, Boston, MA 02118
    (617) 542-3740

  • Homestart Inc.
    105 Chauncy St #502, Boston, MA 02111
    (617) 542-0338

  • Boston Family Shelter
    100 Devon St, Boston, MA 02121
    (617) 864-8140

  • Crossroads Family Shelter
    56 Havre St, Boston, MA 02128
    (617) 567-5926

  • Harvard Square Homeless Shelter
    66 Winthrop St, Cambridge, MA 02138
    (617) 544-7073

  • FamilyAid
    3815 Washington St, Boston, MA 02130
    (617) 542-7286

  • Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc.
    47 West St, Boston, MA 02111
    (617) 423-9575

  • Shattuck Homeless Shelter
    2154 Forest Hills Dr, Boston, MA 02130
    (617) 892-7917

  • Cardinal Medeiros Center
    1960 Washington St, Boston, MA 02118
    (617) 619-6960

  • Y2Y Harvard Square
    1 Church St, Cambridge, MA 02138
    (617) 864-0795

  • Boston Rescue Mission
    39 Kingston St, Boston, MA 02111
    (617) 338-9000

  • Somerville Homeless Coalition
    1 Davis Square, Somerville, MA 02144
    (617) 623-6111

  • On The Rise, Inc.
    341 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139
    (617) 497-7968

Clothing

  • Buffalo Exchange
    312 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02446
    (617) 779-7901

  • The Salvation Army
    1500 Washington St, Boston, MA 02118
    (617) 536-5260

  • Together She Can
    77 N Washington St, Boston, MA 02114
    (207) 266-2536

  • Back On My Feet Boston
    361 Newbury St 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02115
    (215) 772-1080

  • Cradles to Crayons
    281 Newtonville Ave, Newtonville, MA 02460
    (617) 779-4700

  • St. Francis House
    39 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116
    (617) 542-4211

  • Room to Grow
    400 Shawmut Ave, Boston, MA 02118
    (617) 859-4545

  • Urban Renewals
    630 American Legion Hwy, Roslindale, MA 02131
    (617) 522-7383

  • The Goodwill Store
    965 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02135
    (617) 254-0112

  • The Goodwill Store
    470 W Broadway, South Boston, MA 02127
    (617) 307-6367

Medical

  • Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
    780 Albany St, Boston, MA 02118
    (857) 654-1000

  • Southampton Street Shelter Clinic
    112 Southampton St, Boston, MA 02118
    (617) 534-6100

  • The Woods-Mullen Shelter
    794 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA 02118
    (617) 534-7101

  • Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
    39 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116
    (857) 654-1501

  • Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
    444 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118
    (617) 292-3098

  • Boston Rescue Mission
    39 Kingston St, Boston, MA 02111
    (617) 338-9000

  • Barbara McInnis House
    780 Albany St, Boston, MA 02118
    (857) 654-1000

  • South Boston Community Health Center
    409 W Broadway, Boston, MA 02127
    (617) 269-7500

  • Codman Square Health Center
    637 Washington St, Dorchester, MA 02124
    (617) 825-9660

Dental

  • Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
    780 Albany St, Boston, MA 02118
    (857) 654-1000

  • Dental Care at South Boston Community Health Center
    386 W Broadway, Boston, MA 02127
    (617) 464-5825

  • Urgent Dental Assistance MA
    984 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02141
    (617) 843-6592

  • Priority Emergency Dental Care
    6 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02108
    (855) 321-3127

  • Boston Emergency Dental Service
    94 State St, Boston, MA 02109
    (857) 227-9044

  • Barbara McInnis House
    780 Albany St, Boston, MA 02118
    (857) 654-1000

  • McInnis Health Group
    780 Albany St, Boston, MA 02118
    (857) 654-1600

Medications

  • Patient Financial Assistance Program – Boston Medical Center
    840 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118
    (617) 414-5155

  • Southampton Street Shelter Clinic
    112 Southampton St, Boston, MA 02118
    (617) 534-6100

  • Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
    780 Albany St, Boston, MA 02118
    (857) 654-1000

  • Barbara McInnis House
    780 Albany St, Boston, MA 02118
    (857) 654-1000

  • Capsule Pharmacy
    414 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116
    (617) 544-2898

  • Gary Drug Co.
    59 Charles St, Boston, MA 02114
    (617) 227-0023

Mental Health / Counseling

  • Webster Clinic
    745 Boylston St #405, Boston, MA 02116
    (617) 859-5953

  • Back Bay Mental Health
    975 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215
    (617) 765-0625

  • Massachusetts Mental Health Center
    75 Fenwood Rd, Boston, MA 02115
    (617) 626-9300

  • Cambridge Mental Health
    675 Massachusetts Ave 12th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139
    (617) 812-1553

  • The Brookline Center for Community Mental Health
    41 Garrison Rd, Brookline, MA 02445
    (617) 277-8107

  • Northeast Health Services – Boston Government Center
    1 Union St 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108
    (617) 865-9286

  • Greater Boston Behavioral Health
    322 Reservoir St, Needham, MA 02494
    (888) 401-7016

  • Windward Mental Health
    980 Washington St Suite 308, Dedham, MA 02026
    (781) 742-1955

  • Commonwealth Mental Health & Wellness Center
    895 Blue Hill Ave, Boston, MA 02124
    (617) 506-8188

  • CLC Behavioral Health, LLC
    101 Federal St Suite 1900, Boston, MA 02110
    (617) 841-8468

  • Nader Mental Health Services, PLLC
    201 Washington St Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
    (774) 266-0567

  • Boston Neurobehavioral Associates
    101 Arch St 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
    (508) 979-5557

  • Dignity Brain Health
    1101 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02446
    (617) 855-7288

  • Wholesome Psychiatry, LLC
    10 Andrew Sq Suite 102, South Boston, MA 02127
    (617) 313-7360

Financial Assistance

  • Lend A Hand Society
    89 South St #203, Boston, MA 02111
    (617) 338-5301

  • Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.
    178 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111
    (617) 348-6000

  • Metro Housing Boston
    1411 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02120
    (617) 859-0400

  • ESAC Housing Assistance
    434 Jamaicaway, Boston, MA 02130
    (617) 524-2555

  • Howard Benevolent Society
    89 South St LL02, Boston, MA 02111
    (617) 742-2952

  • Catholic Charities Boston
    275 W Broadway, South Boston, MA 02127
    (617) 464-8500

  • FamilyAid
    3815 Washington St, Boston, MA 02130
    (617) 542-7286

Transportation

  • Boston Mass Transportation (NEMT)
    44 Mechanic St, Newton, MA 02464
    (617) 552-5022

  • Carry On Services Inc.
    25 Braintree Hill Office Park #200, Braintree, MA 02184
    (855) 638-2568

  • Care Remedy Inc.
    100 Tradecenter Dr Suite G-700, Woburn, MA 01801
    (781) 957-8076

  • Alternative Transportation Systems
    815 Woburn St, Wilmington, MA 01887
    (781) 316-0400

  • Healthlink Services LLC
    (857) 867-0047

  • Boston City Human Services Office
    1 City Hall Square, Boston, MA 02201
    (617) 635-3446

Miscellaneous

  • Boston Cares
    50 Terminal St, Charlestown, MA 02129
    (617) 422-0910

  • FamilyAid
    3815 Washington St, Boston, MA 02130
    (617) 542-7286

  • AA Central Service Committee of Eastern Mass
    12 Channel St 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02127
    (617) 426-9444

  • Club 24 (Support Group)
    787 Salem St, Malden, MA 02148
    (781) 321-2424

  • New Wave Recovery Boston Drug & Alcohol Rehab
    52 Crest Ave, Winthrop, MA 02152
    (857) 855-7169

  • NEADS Service Dogs
    305 Redemption Rock Trail, Princeton, MA 01541
    (978) 422-9064

  • IDignity
    https://idignity.org
    Assistance with birth certificates, IDs, and Social Security cards.


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