The Friendly House Family Shelter & Scattered Sites Program is a temporary emergency shelter program providing short-term housing, extensive housing search and services to help families to improve their financial well-being and independence.
Emergency Shelter Services
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24-hour staffing
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Housing Search
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Case Management
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Life Skill Training
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Parenting Support
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Advocacy
Address: 36 Wall St, Worcester, MA
Contact Info: (508) 755-4362
Our shelter is a temporary night shelter for women with or without children. Shelter is open between the hours of 4:00 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. During the day the shelter is closed. Abby’s House provides an independent living environment. We are a dry/substance free shelter.
Our Shelter is designed to support individuals who meet the following criteria:
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Women and children only
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Children must be 13 or under
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Women with children must apply for Emergency Assistance (Family Shelter) at the DTA Office. If you do not qualify, you should have a denial letter to be considered for Abby’s House Shelter
Contact Info: (508) 756-5486; shelter@abbyshouse.org
Address: 52 High St., Worcester, MA
In the Hour of Need Family Shelter (IHN), works in partnership with the faith community, groups and individual volunteers to provide shelter and assistance to families with children who are experiencing homelessness. The program’s primary goals are to assist families in increasing their income and to help them secure permanent housing, while providing the critical support services necessary for them to succeed.
Address: 91 June St, Worcester, MA 0
Family Shelters
Resource Center & Day Shelter
Harbor is a community-based resource center and day shelter that provides a wide-range of services and resources based on crisis intervention including access to harm reduction and hygiene supplies, support groups, food, clothing, and medical and legal services. Participants can access case management services to engage in safety planning, accessing social benefits, and creating individualized service plans to help identify goals and track progress.
Address: 534 Cambridge St., Worcester, MA
Contact Info: (774) 243-6025
Hotel Grace was the name of our shelter program. We'll be adding more information to tell the story of this program and the many people we helped along the way.
Contact Info: (774) 420-2445 ; info@netofcompassion.org
Address: Monsignor Tinsley Center - 44 Vernon St, Worcester, MA
A small community that provides hospitality to homeless men and women and publishes a periodical. Communal prayer, a weekly peace vigil, tending a squatters garden, and baking at the Bread not Bombs Bakery are some of the works here. The abundance of God is a reality for us. We believe in Peter's vision "to create a society where it is easier to be good."
Contact Info: (508) 753-3588: theresecw2@gmail.com
Address: 52, Mason Street, Woodland Street Historic District, Main South, Worcester MA
The HOAP resource center located at 162 Chandler Street includes The Shower Project, which provides free, private shower accommodations, including towels and toiletries, a free clothing closet, phone charging station, and snacks and refreshments for individuals who are currently unhoused. Individuals also can obtain referrals for a variety of needs: accessing benefits, mental health and substance use supports, shelter information, etc.
Open Monday-Friday 8:30-4pm
Contact Info: (508) 860-1080; CE@cmhaonline.org
Address: 162 Chandler Street Worcester MA