Church of the Holy Spirit
Wednesdays at 10am. (Call First)
Greater Boston Nazarene Compassionate Center
130 River Street, 617 296-7450
Wednesdays & Fridays 9am – 1pm
Mattapan Family Service Center
535 River Street, 617 298-2045
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 12pm – 3:30pm (Call First)
Morning Star Baptist Church
1257 Blue Hill Avenue 617 678-6781
Monday – Friday 10am – 4pm (Call first) (once per week)
Shirley’s Food Pantry – Boston Public Health Commission
213 River Street 617 534-2032
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10am – 2pm (once per month)
Urban Farmer’s Institute
487 Norfolk Street 617 989-9920
Friday 3pm-5pm Bags of produce (donations accepted)
Voice of Gospel Tabernacle
47-49 Edgewater Drive 857 312- 0663
Friday 8:30am-11:30am (also available other days with phone connection)
Community Gardens
Clarke-Cooper Community Garden
Kennedy Community Garden
Shangri -La Community Garden
Woolson Street Community Garden
Farmers Markets
Mattapan Square Farmers Market Intersection Cummins Highway and Fairway Street 617 980-0970
Saturdays, 10am-1pm, beginning July 11 (Project of Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition)
Urban Farms/Plant Nurseries
Urban Farming Institute: 487 Norfolk Street 617 989-9920
City Natives: 30 Edgewater Drive 617 542-7696, x2114
Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MBHP) can assist people in finding affordable housing, preventing eviction, and providing information on housing vouchers. For more information, call 617.330.9955 or visit www.mhp.net.
Metro Housing Boston: an organization that works with families and individuals in
Greater Boston who need help finding and maintaining safe and affordable housing.1411 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02120-3401; Phone: (617) 859-0400
Massachusetts Housing Assistance
Main Office: (617) 573-1100
Please listen for phone menu options for DHCD divisions
For deaf or hard of hearing – TTY
(617) 573-1140
100 Cambridge Street
Suite 300
Boston, MA 02114
Federal Public Housing – Managed by HUD: www.hud.gov
For the elderly: Statewide Elder Hotline 1 800 882 2003
Massachusetts Department of Elder Affairs (617) 727 7750
The Citizen’s Housing and Planning Association’s MassAccess registry provides listings of affordable rentals and sales.
For the disabled: MassAccess listings help people with disabilities find accessible housing.
Please visit or call the Independent Living Information Center: 1 800 462 5015
Massachusetts Office on Disability: 1-800-322-2020
For special needs housing: Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (617) 626-8000, or Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services (617) 727-5608
Rental Assistance Programs: Rental assistance programs provide financial aid to help low-income persons rent apartments other than apartments in public housing developments.
