Directory of resources in the Boston and Metro Boston area that include budgeting, financial services, clothing and furniture access, etc.
Welcome to the Department of Transitional Assistance Website
Every morning when the store opens (except Fridays) we take an 850lb bale of clothing – snap open the wires and let the public shop. On Saturday & Sunday we put out multiple bales. Everything is mixed together – mens, women’s kids – every style and decade all mixed together. At various times of the week we fill tables with paired shoes, bric-a-brac, purses, bags & belts. You pay by weight, the cost is $2.00 per pound. It’s an unusual & fun way to shop and no two days are the same.
All items are $2.00/lb!
68 Northampton Street, Boston MA 02118
617-262-4567
Thursday drop-in starts at noon. Clothing, ID vouchers, $1 haircuts.
Offers state ID vouchers through Starlight Ministries
Thursdays 12-3Pm
Necessary Documentation:
1. Birth Certificate
2. Social Security Card
3. Letter proving residency
The Financial Opportunity Program offers free tax preparation, education on credit and asset building, and one-one-one financial counseling. The goal of the program is to empower low to moderate income clients to maximize their financial resources and build wealth to increase their economic stability and mobility. The focus is to help clients take achievable steps to meet their own goals.
Project Bread's toll-free FoodSource Hotline is the only comprehensive statewide information and referral service in Massachusetts for people facing hunger. The toll-free Hotline responds to more than 46,000 calls a year from people across Massachusetts struggling to feed their families.
Provides free household essentials to people in need. Must apply and meet eligibility standards. Bus from Haymarket (441, 442).
15 Burbier st Lynn MA, 01901
781-595-7570
Weymouth Furniture Bank for Home Ready Families The Weymouth Furniture Bank is a volunteer led organization. We provide furniture, housewares, linens, blankets, kitchen-ware, and almost anything else needed to start a new household. This furniture bank is set up for our guests when they are ready to leave shelter and
Empowering Latinx immigrants to enhance the social and economic health of the community and its people; and to hold institutional decision-makers accountable to the community.
CDSC has helped hundreds of people to settle disputes and resolve problems having to do with where they live. Mediation can help provide, fast, fair and lasting solutions to problems facing tenants and landlords, condo association members, property managers, roommates and neighbors.
Solutions At Work: The Moving Up Program
1151 Mass. Ave., Cambridge (in the church basement)
617-492-0300
Provides low cost moving services. Call or stop in to arrange a move. Rates are $70/hour for 2 men and a truck with a $45 additional charge if the move is outside of Cambridge. If you are working with a housing advocate or case manager they can refer you and may help you find funds if you are unable to pay.
Come shop for great home improvement values at Habitat Boston's ReStore and support Habitat's mission at the same time!
The Greater Boston Food Bank's Brown Bag program provides supplemental groceries to 8,438 seniors every month, ensuring they don't miss meals and receive the nutritious food they need to stay healthy. The Greater Boston Food Bank's "Brown Bag" program currently serves 14 communities and reaches over 8,438 seniors at risk of hunger every month.
Join Upham’s Corner Main Street and Upham’s Corner Health Center for the Art & Health Street Festival! It’s all about uniting the community through arts, food, live entertainment, healthy living, supporting local businesses, and offering community services. Plus, support artistic entrepreneurs by purchasing professionally handmade products via the UP Market. There’s something for everyone!
The Home's Youth Aging Out programs are designed to assist youth who are making the transition from "dependent care" status in child welfare and mental health systems to an independent life in the community.
We are social workers at Harvard Law School in the legal clinics. We have created these lists to assist our students in their advocacy with their clients.
