Activities that occur frequently at the church
- Food Distribution
- Every Wednesdays 10:00 AM – Noon. Items include vegetables, fruit, rice, beans, milk, eggs, etc.
- On alternate Wednesdays, the YMCA Mobile Truck is on site with fresh vegetables and fruit. Click this link for the schedule.
- Mass General Brigham Community Care Van, every other Wednesday, 9:00 AM–Noon. Click this link for the schedule.
- Hypertension and diabetes screening and care, including taking blood pressure and checking A1C levels.
- Lung Screening. If you are between 50 and 80 years old, you may qualify for a free lung screening, a referral, and assistance with scheduling a CT scan in your area. Please call 1-800-YES-LUNG to determine your eligibility.
Additional Mattapan Non-Commercial Food Resources:
- Food Pantries/ Food Distribution Sites
- 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
- Click here to review Community Gardens in Mattapan and across Boston
- Clarke-Cooper Community Garden
- Kennedy Community Garden
- Shangri -La Community Garden
- Woolson Street Community Garden
- Farmers Markets
- Urban Farms/Plant Nurseries
Health:
Support for our Aging Community:
Housing:
- 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
- Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program: To obtain an application or to apply online for centralized waiting list visit
- 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.
