This Beacon Street address is a location of the Pine Street Inn. The Pine Street Inn offers support to the homeless in New England. In addition to street outreach and emergency housing, it also provides job training and permanent housing for those in need.
Cross Roads House is an emergency and transitional shelter that assists homeless individuals and families. The shelter can house up to eighty people per night. The shelter offers food, housing and programs to help people reach the goal of sustainable housing.
Rosie's Place is a nonprofit organization which provides emergency and long-term assistance to poor and disadvantaged women. The organization operates a dining room which serves lunch and dinner all week and a food pantry which provides 20 to 40 pounds of groceries for 1,800 women per month. Rosie's Place also operates a women's health and wellness center, staffed with doctors and nurses who can provide immunizations, blood pressure/sugar screenings and treatment for general medical issues.
The Women's Lunch Place has been serving hot meals to Boston's poor and homeless women for more than 25 years. Located in the basement of the Church of the Covenant, this non-profit organization is a daytime shelter focused specifically on providing a safe environment for women to eat, take naps, shower, wash clothes, make phone calls, search for jobs, and seek both legal and medical assistance. The organization is comprised of a small, full-time staff and a large group of volunteers, including medical doctors and psychiatrists. Group activities such as art projects, exercise, and trips to beach are also an important part of the program. The Women's Lunch Place is privately funded and collaborates with a number of other agencies, including DMH, often receiving support from local businesses and restaurants. Once a month, it celebrates birthdays with a special donation of gifts from Tiffany's.
Micah Ecumenical Ministries is a multi-denominational outreach ministry devoted to helping the homeless in Fredericksburg. Micah Ecumenical Ministries is run by a coalition of 10 downtown churches. It provides the city's homeless population with a cold weather shelter and a number of services such as donated clothing, hot showers, Internet access, health screenings and meals.
