Family Shelters

These shelters accept parents with children (generally defined as high-school age or younger).

Brookview House
2 Brookview Street
Dorchester, MA 02124
617-265-2965

Cambridge YWCA
7 Temple Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-491-6050

Casa Nueva Vida
53 Glen Road
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617-524-6332
*Bilingual English/Spanish

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

Cross Street Family Shelter
59 Cross Street
Somerville, MA 02144
617-776-6661

Crossroads Family Shelter & Food Pantry
56 Havre Street
East Boston, MA 02128
617-567-5926

Economic Mobility Pathways (formerly Crittenton Women’s Union)
1 Washington Mall
Boston, MA 02108
617-259-2900
Women’s family shelter

Families in Transition
316 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
617-927-8290

Hildebrand Family Self-Help Center
614 Mass Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-491-5752
They have several shelters; this is the admin office.

Housing Families Inc.
919 Eastern Avenue
Malden, MA 02148
781-322-9119

Mary Eliza Mahoney House Family Shelter
41R Dimock Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
617-442-880 ext. 1005

Nazareth Residence For Mothers & Children
91 Regent Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
617-541-0100
Despite (historical) name, dads are welcome at this DHCD shelter.

Saint Mary’s Women and Infants Center Margaret’s House
90 Cushing Avenue
Dorchester, MA 02125
617-436-8600
Shelter exclusively for women and children

Sojourner House Family Shelter
85 Rockland Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
617-442-0590