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347 Housed in 2020!
Our Housing Start-up Fund helped 347 more of our vulnerable neighbors in 2020 move out of crowded shelters and unsafe outdoor spaces into safe, stable housing and live hopeful, healthier futures in our ...
Buy A Bed 2021
“You never forget your first night without a bed” – Curtis B., homeless for two years, safely housed now for seven Today, we find ourselves in the midst of a public health emergency like nothing we’ve ...
Stories of Home & Hope
These are the stories of just a few of the people we’ve helped move out of homelessness into safe, stable homes of their own and rebuild their lives. They struggled with homelessness for years, sometimes ...
$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 ...
Housing People First
Ending Homelessness & Transforming Lives in Boston.

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

Housing Savings Accounts
Mass Bay Credit Union and the Boston Public Health Commission have teamed up with Friends of Boston’s Homeless to make our Housing Savings Account program a ...

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.

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 ...
The Andrew Marquis Team
We continue to be amazed by the extraordinary generosity of our friends at The Andrew Marquis Team. Working in the real estate business they know the profound significance of a home on our health, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Housing Savings Accounts
Mass Bay Credit Union and the Boston Public Health Commission have teamed up with Friends of Boston’s Homeless to make our Housing Savings Account program a ...
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.
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 ...
The Andrew Marquis Team
We continue to be amazed by the extraordinary generosity of our friends at The Andrew Marquis Team. Working in the real estate business they know the profound significance of a home on our health, ...
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 ...
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 ...

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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