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Stories of Home & Hope
These are the stories of people who struggled with homelessness for years, but were able to regain their lives and look ahead to a peaceful hopeful future through the power of Housing People First.
256 Housed This Fiscal Year!
Despite this pandemic, thanks to all our supporters, donors, and volunteers we are happy to announce we help 256 of our vulnerable neighbors move out of the crowded shelters and unsafe outdoor spaces ...
FOBH and COVID-19
Dear Friends – We Need Your Help. For 33 years, Friends of Boston’s Homeless has worked closely with the Southampton Men’s (formerly Long Island) and Woods Mullen Women’s Emergency ...
$500k from Liberty Mutual
We are deeply grateful to our friends at Liberty Mutual Insurance for this extraordinarily generous $500,000 grant during this extraordinarily difficult time. We cried when we heard the news. Thank you for ...
900 Veterans Housed since 2014!
We are excited to continue to play a crucial role in making sure each and every person who serves our country has safe, dignified housing. Our Housing Start-up Fund helps ensure this by covering critical ...

What We Stand For

We believe homelessness in Boston can be solved

Friends of Boston’s Homeless supports solutions-oriented programs with proven track records that help people transition from the streets and shelters into safe, dignified housing and reclaim their lives. The final transition steps out of homelessness are often the most crucial, and we help make them happen. Please join us!

News & Events

Meet Trish
Trisha is a Veteran whose husband beat her so brutally she ended up in the hospital. Trisha spent years on the streets and in and out of emergency rooms before being safely housed at our beautiful Valentine ...

$500K Grant Liberty Mutual
We are deeply grateful to our friends at Liberty Mutual Insurance for this extraordinarily generous $500,000 grant during this extraordinarily difficult time. We cried when we heard the news. Thank ...

Run a Virtual Drive
Our vulnerable neighbors are in need of our assistance. It’s almost impossible to remain socially distant when you are not in your own home. We need your help with these critically needed items for our ...
Watch Kimberly’s Story
Meet Kimberly. After a lucrative tech job fell through, she found herself homeless and struggling; “from the mountain to the valley” as she describes it.

Cummings Foundation 100K
Friends of Boston’s Homeless was one of 100 non-profits to receive a $100,000 grant from the

Housewarming Baskets
Help people who’ve spent years living on our streets and in shelters get started in their new homes and on their new journey to a hopeful, peaceful future by providing the essential items we all need to ...

Meet Trish
Trisha is a Veteran whose husband beat her so brutally she ended up in the hospital. Trisha spent years on the streets and in and out of emergency rooms before being safely housed at our beautiful Valentine ...
$500K Grant Liberty Mutual
We are deeply grateful to our friends at Liberty Mutual Insurance for this extraordinarily generous $500,000 grant during this extraordinarily difficult time. We cried when we heard the news. Thank ...
Run a Virtual Drive
Our vulnerable neighbors are in need of our assistance. It’s almost impossible to remain socially distant when you are not in your own home. We need your help with these critically needed items for our ...
Watch Kimberly’s Story
Meet Kimberly. After a lucrative tech job fell through, she found herself homeless and struggling; “from the mountain to the valley” as she describes it.
Cummings Foundation 100K
Friends of Boston’s Homeless was one of 100 non-profits to receive a $100,000 grant from the

Housewarming Baskets
Help people who’ve spent years living on our streets and in shelters get started in their new homes and on their new journey to a hopeful, peaceful future by providing the essential items we all need to ...

Success Stories

Ron’s Story

Ron is 65 years old and had been living on the streets and in shelters for over fifteen years prior to being housed by Housing First. For decades, Ron suffered from an undiagnosed Bipolar Disorder and couldn’t keep a job. With no health insurance, he used the emergency room for all his health care needs. […]

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