Opened in 1976 as one of the country’s first homeless shelters for women, Abby’s House has provided more than 13,000 women and children with shelter, housing and advocacy. With 77 units of affordable housing, Abby’s House is Worcester’s largest provider of affordable and supportive housing specifically designed to meet the needs of marginalized women and children. Each woman is assigned her own Advocate who helps her develop an Individualized Empowerment Plan designed to help her regain her footing on the path to independence and break the cycle of homelessness.

The mission of Alternative House is to facilitate the creation of a society in which violence against women will no longer exist. As a means to this end, we offer shelter, support, options, counseling and legal advocacy for all women who have experienced domestic violence (and their children) who seek our help. We are committed to the empowerment of women towards self-sufficiency. We do not discriminate against any race, class, culture, age group or sexual orientation. In addition, we provide community education to reform the societal attitudes that encourage a permissive attitude towards violence against women.

The Asian Community Development Corporation, a community-based organization, is committed to high standards of performance and integrity in serving the Asian American community of Greater Boston, with an emphasis on preserving and revitalizing Boston's Chinatown. The Corporation develops physical community assets, including affordable housing for rental and ownership; promotes economic development; fosters leadership development; builds capacity within the community and advocates on behalf of the community.

Beaverbrook STEP, Inc. is a private, non- profit, SOMWBA certified organization that provides a comprehensive array of progressive, community based residential, day, employment and support services to adults with intellectual, developmental and related disabilities in Eastern Massachusetts.  Our mission and philosophy focus on empowering individuals and their family members to make their own personal choices and decisions about their lives in order to achieve full community inclusion.  We focus on helping individuals to realize their dreams and live meaningful lives as productive and active community members throughout the life cycle.  We currently provide services to over 170 individuals and 200 family members.

The mission of Bethany Hill School, a living and learning community of neighbors, sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston, is to provide affordable, independent housing with educational opportunities within a climate of respect, inclusion, and acceptance.  Residents are empowered to progress toward their goals and to be their best selves in a safe, supportive, environment.

• To offer resources that prevent and end homelessness.
• To support the recovery, health, faith, and independence of those who have a history of substance abuse, incarceration, and homelessness.
• To raise awareness about the root causes of these life risks.
• To serve everyone with respect, integrity, and grace.
• To continue to learn, grow, and excel in our services.
• To be good stewards of the resources entrusted to us by our supporters.
• To reflect the teachings of Jesus and the love of God in all we do.

TBFM seeks to prevent the eviction of families and individuals in Massachusetts by providing emergency no-interest rent and mortgage loans and grants along with support services and financial counseling to help clients address causes which contributed to their becoming at risk of homeless and to insure long-term stability.

The agency’s mission is to help homeless families and families at risk of homelessness learn the skills necessary to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty.

Casa Esperanza, Inc. is a bilingual/bicultural behavioral health center that specializes in serving the Latino community in Massachusetts. Our mission is to empower individuals
and families to recover from addiction, trauma, mental illness and other chronic medical conditions; overcome homelessness; and achieve health
and wellness through comprehensive, integrated care.

Casa Myrna's mission is to deliver solutions to end domestic and dating violence through intervention, awareness and prevention.

The mission of Castle Square Tenants Organization (CSTO) is to preserve Castle Square Apartments as affordable housing for low and moderate income residents into perpetuity, and provide comprehensive community and social supports for the families of Castle Square Apartments and the surrounding community. 

Since our incorporation by local residents in 1977, CRC’s mission has been to provide quality housing for the area’s low to moderate-income families.  

MISSION STATEMENT

When your child has cancer, you’ll do anywhere to find a cure. More often than not, that means going far from home – to a new and unfamiliar city, filled with people you don’t know and places you can’t find. You spend your days with doctors and treatment protocols. And you spend your nights trying to find some comfort in an uncomfortable place. Worst of all, you and your sick child feel like you’re on your own. Alone.

We don’t believe that’s the way to help a kid beat cancer.

When a kid is fighting cancer, he needs some respite from hospital beds and lab coats and treatments. She needs her family, and some space to be with them. She needs someplace to play, to be with other kids just like her, to feel less alone, less afraid. The family needs that, too.

We are Christopher’s Haven. We are a home for kids and their families while they battle cancer. Our home is more than a place to stay, it’s a support system to help with things large and small, and a community where families can be together, share a laugh, be comforted, and comfort others. Christopher’s Haven allows kids and families to focus their energies on beating the cancer that has attacked them all.

We know that medicine can heal the patient. Christopher’s Haven helps heal the child.

The mission of Circle of Hope is to provide homeless children, women, and men in and around Boston with clothing and necessities in order to preserve and enhance overall health and personal dignity. By continually providing seasonally appropriate clothing and basic toiletries to carefully vetted organizations, Circle of Hope gives the most vulnerable members of our community the opportunity to protect themselves from the dangers of illness and disease that come from being homeless in New England.

Citizens for Adequate Housing, Inc., ends homelessness one family at a time, by providing a dignified, nurturing and supportive environment that empowers each family to reach its social and economic potential. Our mission calls us to support our families with respect and dignity, and to do so in ways which foster independence and self-sufficiency, ultimately breaking the cycle of homelessness. Toward this end we: • Provide both emergency shelter and sober living family housing to homeless families • Assist homeless families in regaining their physical and emotional health; • Teach life skills with a focus on economic stability; • Facilitate transition from shelter to affordable rental housing; • Contribute through education and advocacy, to the creation of communities characterized by mutual respect for all its peoples • Serve as a vehicle for individuals and the business community to become partners in the solution of ending homelessness.

Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association’s mission is to encourage the production and preservation of housing that is affordable to low and moderate income families and individuals and to foster diverse and sustainable communities through planning and community development.

City Life/Vida Urbana is a grassroots community organization committed to fighting for racial, social, and economic justice and gender equality by building working-class power. We promote individual empowerment, develop community leaders and build collective power to effect systemic change and transform society.

Adopted by Board of Directors, February 11, 2014

Empowerment - CMS inspires and equips participants to directly effect change in their personal lives and to take action for systemic change;

Education - CMS educates and provides participants with the necessary resources to make informed decisions, confront challenges, and understand the larger context of complex social issues;

Partnership - CMS creates and nurtures connections across disparate groups to broaden understanding and create meaningful, respectful, and mutually beneficial relationships.

The mission of the Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation (the “NDC”) is to build a better, stronger community in Codman Square and South Dorchester by creating housing and commercial spaces that are safe, sustainable, and affordable, promoting financial and economic stability for residents and for the neighborhood, and providing residents of all ages with opportunities and skills to empower themselves to improve their lives.

The mission of Dismas is the reconciliation of homeless former offenders and society through the creation of supportive community.  Through our family-style transitional and permanent housing, and our street outreach (BAR None), Dismas welcomes back former offenders to New England's second largest city.  Through advocacy and innovation, Dismas helps to build a statewide safety net as well, providing assistance in linking the social safety net with energy efficiency.

• Develop and preserve home ownership and rental housing across income levels;
• Create and sustain economic development opportunities for businesses and individuals; and
• Build community through organizing, civic engagement, and leadership development.

EMPath transforms people’s lives by helping them move out of poverty and providing other institutions with the tools to systematically do the same.

The Elizabeth Stone House partners with adult and child survivors of domestic violence and related trauma – mental illness, housing instability and substance misuse – to achieve safety, stability, and overall wellbeing, thereby contributing to the strength, resiliency, and health of the community we serve

Our mission is to reduce homelessness and its causes in Northern Berkshire County.

The mission of Family Promise North Shore Boston is to end homelessness on the North Shore one family at a time by providing shelter, meals, and comprehensive case management to families experiencing homelessness as they seek permanent sustainable housing.

The Family-to-Family Project (FTFP) seeks to prevent and reverse family homelessness in Massachusetts by providing timely financial assistance. 

Our parent organization Justice Resource Institute (JRI) is dedicated to addressing the most confounding challenges of both the human services and educational systems and the persons and families these systems were created to serve. JRI pursues the social justice inherent in opening doors to opportunity and independence. FOCUS, a program of JRI supports families who are homeless obtain  housing through support, education, and empowerment.

Fresh Start Furniture Bank helps restore hope, dignity, and stability in the communities that we serve by recycling donated furniture and housewares to people in need. We accept donations of gently used household items and distribute them free of charge.

GBLS provides free civil (non-criminal) legal assistance to low-income people in Boston and 31 surrounding cities and towns.  The mission is to serve as many low-income people as possible to help them secure some of the most basic necessities of life such as food, safety, and housing. Founded in 1900, GBLS' advocates have expertise in a wide spectrum of poverty law matters. Through individual representation and impact advocacy, and working closely with a wide network of community partners, GBLS upholds the philosophy that justice is for all not just for the few with the means to afford it.

Habitat Greater Boston is an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International.  We share the vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live and are dedicated to ending poverty housing throughout the world as a matter of justice, mercy, compassion and humility.

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell (HfHGL) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that works to strengthen families and communities by building and renovating simple, decent, safe, energy efficient and affordable homes. We work in partnership with corporations, like-minded community groups, faith-based organizations and individual volunteers.

To provide interim and transitional supportive, sober housing to veterans with psychiatric disabilities, who would otherwise be homeless. To provide program participants with information and advocacy to access existing service programs. The goal for program participants is to maintain stable housing.

Harborlight Community Partners provides affordable housing with supportive services for low-income families, seniors, disabled and formerly homeless individuals. Located in nine communities on the North Shore, our vision is to become the leader in the provision of  affordable housing with supportive services in our region. Toward this goal, we manage, preserve and create housing such that as many seniors, low income families, and individuals as possible have access to affordable housing which is dignified, well-maintained and which contributes to neighborhoods characterized by compassion and integrity.

Heading Home's mission is to end homelessness in Greater Boston by providing a supported pathway to self-sufficiency that begins with a home, together with critical services such as life skills, financial literacy, and job training.

The purpose of HAWC is to create social change by taking action against personal and societal patterns of violence and oppression. HAWC provides services and support to domestic violence victims residing in the 23 cities and towns on the North Shore in order that they may make informed, independent decisions about their futures, and access alternatives to living in a violent situation.

Our mission is to honor our elders, by respecting and promoting their independence, spiritual vigor, dignity and choice, and by recognizing that they are a resource to be cherished. As part of our mission, we accept special responsibility for the frailest and neediest members of our community who are most dependent on our care.

Homes for Families is a statewide advocacy organization committed to ending family homelessness through permanent and emergency solutions. We are a collaborative of families who have experienced homelessness, service providers and advocates. Together we educate, organize and advocate for improved public policies to address the root causes of family homelessness with holistic and community-based solutions.

Our mission is to build mortgage-free, specially adapted homes nationwide for severely injured Veterans Post-9/11, to enable them to rebuild their lives.

Hospitality Homes provides free short-term housing in volunteer host homes and donated apartments for families and friends of patients seeking care at Boston-area medical facilities. Since 1983, this unique home-away-from-home experience has brought a compassionate response as well as emotional and financial relief to more than 17,000 families in need.

The Housing Corporation of Arlington’s (HCA) mission is to provide and advocate for decent, affordable housing for low to moderate-income families and individuals in Arlington and surrounding communities, while promoting social and economic diversity. HCA envisions an array of decent, attractive, environmentally sound housing that is affordable in perpetuity and blends well with existing neighborhoods.  Academy Development Partners (ADP) is a subsidiary that enables HCA to expand development projects regionally.

Housing Families works to end family homelessness in the communities we serve. We do this by providing safe, temporary shelter, creating affordable housing, and offering individualized supportive services to family members of all ages. We respect each family in its journey toward greater security and stability.

Our mission is to promote hope and opportunity for homeless individuals by providing the skills, education, training and personal support necessary to obtain employment and housing and most importantly, sustain economic stability and independence over a lifetime.

The Island Housing Trust supports a diverse and vital community on the island of Martha's Vineyard by creating and sustaining permanently affordable rental and ownership housing serving low and moderate income residents.

Just-A-Start (JAS) is a community development corporation dedicated to building the housing security and economic stability of low- to moderate-income people in Cambridge and nearby communities. Through innovative, comprehensive, and integrated programs, JAS creates and preserves affordable housing, provides housing resources and services, offers education and workforce training for youth and adults, and builds community engagement. JAS’s vision is a better future for each and every community member: a secure home, a sustaining career, and engagement in the community.

To connect pro bono lawyers with nonprofits and people in need to promote access to justice, strengthen communities, and end homelessness.

Life Saver Ministries is a non-denominational, faith-based organization that operates a residential parenting program, called My Father’s House, for homeless pregnant and parenting young women between the ages of 13 and 21 and their children. We welcome young women regardless of their religious beliefs.

Our parenting and life-skills education program has two main priorities. Our first priority is to provide our clients with a safe, healthy, and stable living environment. Our second, and equally important, priority is to equip these young women with the tools they will need to care for themselves and their children, to become self-sufficient, and not become homeless again. 

MPDC's mission is to foster a vibrant, healthy Roxbury neighborhood that supports the well-being and advancement of the community.

Community Development Corporations (CDCs) are community-controlled, nonprofit organizations that work throughout the Commonwealth to build more inclusive, vibrant, and productive communities. The Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations (MACDC) is an association of CDCs and other community-based development organizations that are dedicated to working together and with others to create places of opportunity where people of diverse incomes and backgrounds access housing that is affordable, benefit from economic opportunities and fully participate in the civic life of their community. We achieve this by building and sustaining a high performing and adaptive community development sector that is supported by private and public investment and sound public policies.

The mission of the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless is to prevent and eradicate homelessness from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Our comprehensive approach allows us to address the root causes of homelessness, to achieve positive community impact, and ensure that services are provided to those in immediate need to ensure that everyone has a place to call home.

The Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance (MHSA) is a nonprofit public policy advocacy organization dedicated to ending homelessness in Massachusetts.

The mission of the Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership is to promote responsible and sustainable home ownership opportunities for low and moderate income earners by producing comprehensive training and counseling as well as promoting the use of special mortgage products and down payment assistance programs.

MBHP's mission is to ensure that the region's low- and moderate-income residents have choice and mobility in finding and retaining decent, affordable housing; our programs and initiatives are designed to encourage housing stability, increase economic self-sufficiency, and enhance the quality of the lives of those we serve. To achieve our mission, we work collaboratively with other service providers and neighborhood-based organizations. 

The Boston-based National Consumer Law Center® (NCLC®) works for consumer justice and economic security for low-income and other disadvantaged people, including older adults. Using our expertise in consumer and energy law, we seek positive impact for consumers through policy analysis and advocacy; publications; litigation; expert witness services, and training and advice for advocates, housing counselors, and social services providers.   

NOAH, the Neighborhood of Affordable Housing, is an East Boston-based community development corporation structured to collaborate with and support residents and communities in their pursuit of affordable housing strategies, environmental justice, community planning, leadership development, and economic development opportunities. NOAH eagerly partners with those residents, neighborhood entities, municipalities or groups that share similar values and goals in order to improve standards of living, build community, and create social/economic opportunities, especially for low and moderate-income persons, families and disadvantaged groups or areas. NOAH's goals and programs are built on a commitment to equality, fairness, diversity and respect for all people.

The mission of The Bridge House is to support whole life recovery for people suffering from addiction.

To provide communication-accessible housing, healthcare, social support and recreational activities for Deaf and Deafblind seniors

NWW’s mission is to offer a spectrum of local services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, to offer support services to their families, and, to offer programs to increase community awareness and receptivity regarding persons with disabilities.

Empowering people to achieve social and economic stability through services and education in partnership with the community.

North Shore CDC invests in neighborhoods to create thriving communities. We envision a North Shore where every neighborhood is one of choice and opportunity.

One Family aims to prevent homelessness and break the cycle of family poverty in Massachusetts by promoting pathways to economic independence through advocacy, education and innovation. We envision a  Commonwealth where all families have secure housing, access to education leading to employment, and the ability to build assets to create a brighter future. One Family believes that if policies are focused on prevention and programs are designed to promote opportunities, then we can end family homelessness in Massachusetts. 

Partners In Development (PID) was founded in 1990 as a nonprofit organization that serves the poorest of the poor in the developing world. Through child sponsorships, micro credit loans, housing opportunities and medical care PID aims to transform communities so they can be self-sufficient. Partners In Development serves over 30,000 people each year in Haiti, Guatemala, and the US who are determined to break the cycle of poverty for their families. 

Project Hope works in partnership with families so they can move up and out of poverty. We do this by: being a catalyst for change in the lives of families and in the systems which keep them poor; developing and providing family support solutions for homelessness and poverty; and advocating for just public policies that strengthen families. We do this in collaboration with a multitude of organizations that support these goals.

Through public and private partnerships we endeavor to assist families and individuals in our communities to improve the quality of their lives by minimizing the effects of poverty, promoting self-sufficiency, and advocating for social change.

RESPOND, Inc., New England's first domestic violence agency and the nation's second, is dedicated to partnering with individuals, families and communities to end the serious public health issue of domestic violence.

Rogerson Communities’ mission is to provide help to elderly and low-income men and women who need it. This assistance, including housing, health care, and supportive services, is offered in ways that respect and enhance each person’s dignity, self-reliance and vitality, across generations and with attention to the diverse cultural traditions of our society. Rogerson Communities provides leadership and innovation in long-term care and works cooperatively with neighbors and other organizations to create and maintain programs that offer both security and challenge.

SAGE Crossing Foundation is dedicated to establishing farm-based programs for adults with autism, a population that is currently under-served and that in the future will be growing at a very high rate.  Our model includes seasonal (temporary) programs, full-time day programs, and residential programs.  Our intention is to establish programs throughout Massachusetts and beyond, under our own aegis, in partnership with other agencies, and by supporting parent and other groups across the country who want to create similar programs of their own.  Ours is a green model.

Founded in 1984, St. Francis House is a nonsectarian, nonprofit daytime shelter providing basic and rehabilitation services designed to help homeless adults establish lives independent of shelters and institutions. Our goal is to provide our guests with everything they need to reclaim their dignity and rebuild their lives: nutritious meals, clothing, access to medical care, counseling, vocational rehabilitation, and housing. Vocational rehabilitation, in particular, is a strategic institutional goal, focused on helping our guests re-enter the workforce and positively engage with the world; strengthening themselves, their families, and the social and economic fabric of our communities.

SCC is a non-profit membership organization that provides leadership for sustaining the city of Somerville as a vibrant, diverse and tolerant community. We develop and preserve affordable housing. We offer services and lead community organizing efforts that support low and moderate income Somerville residents to achieve economic and housing stability and to increase civic participation.

The mission of the Somerville Homeless Coalition is to provide homeless and near-homeless individuals and families with personalized supportive services and tailored housing solutions with a goal of obtaining and maintaining affordable housing. 

 Our mission is to develop and preserve affordable housing for low and moderate-income people; prevent displacement of neighborhood residents, particularly elders and those of limited means; and strengthen the commercial base of the neighborhoods. We work to create vibrant and stable communities, through programs and activities that bring long-time residents and newcomers of all ages and diverse backgrounds together.

Our mission is to assist people who are or have been in prison to achieve healthy, productive and meaningful lives We provide professional services tailored to the individual situation that supports empowerment, recovery, and health

The goal of the Springfield Rescue Mission (SRM) is to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the hungry, homeless, addicted, and poor by introducing them to Christ and helping them to apply the word of God to every area of their lives.

Supportive Living, Inc. raises the quality of life for survivors of brain injury by providing specialized residences, community-based wellness programs and stimulating applied research into wellness program effectiveness. A non-profit charity established in 1991, SLI develops appropriate and affordable housing; creates, implements and operates life-long physical and emotional wellness programs; and conducts and coordinates research aimed at raising the quality of lives of those affected with brain injury.

South Boston Neighborhood Development Corporation (SBNDC) strives to create, preserve, and manage safe and affordable housing for low and moderate income residents in South Boston. 

Our mission is to provide basic home and baby goods to recently homeless families and other needy clients in order to facilitate their permanent sustainability, while also improving our environment by reducing waste in landfills.

Our mission at theTwelve Step Education Program of New England is to provide safe and sober living to all of our residents and we have been achieving this since 1992. We accept both men and women. We operate on the belief that sobriety begins by practicing a sober lifestyle and our goal is to provide the first step in long term sobriety.

Urban Edge is dedicated to strengthening communities and families. Together, we build affordable housing and vibrant, prosperous neighborhoods.

Veterans Inc. is New England's largest provider of supportive services for veterans in need. Veterans Inc. is a private non-profit organization dedicated to providing a wide array of programs and supportive services to veterans, service members, and their families and is the largest one-stop veterans housing, outreach, and supportive services program in New England.

WATCH works towards a more just community in the Waltham area by promoting and advancing affordable housing, providing adult education and leadership development and empowering underrepresented residents through civic engagement.

WATCH’s work is underscored and strengthened by community organizing and community building. WATCH connects, convenes and empowers community members in order to accomplish social and economic justice goals.

YouthHarbors offers a continuum of services to unaccompanied, homeless high school students to ensure their graduation, housing stability, and successful transition to adulthood.  Through our partnerships with youth, schools, communities, and government, we collaborate and advocate toward systems that end youth homelessness.

The YWCA Malden’s innovative programs serve as a catalyst for hundreds of at-risk girls, women and families, each year, enabling them to become self-sufficient and to develop into thriving contributors to their communities. The YWCA Malden has maintained its strong position in the community for 85 years by evolving to address the changing needs of one of the most diverse areas in Massachusetts.

Through collaborative efforts with other community leaders, the YWCA Malden fulfills its mission of eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.