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Heading Home’s mission is to end homelessness in Greater Boston by providing a supported pathway to self-sufficiency that begins with a home, together with critical services such as life skills, financial literacy, and job training. 

Founded in 1974, Heading Home is a leading provider of housing and support services for families with children and individuals in Greater Boston – a champion of innovative solutions that move people out of homelessness. We have been ending homelessness for thousands of people for nearly 50 years, expanding from a one-room Emergency Shelter program in Cambridge to more than quadrupling in size with programs throughout Greater Boston in response to a growing demand for shelters and services. 

As an agency, our services are diverse; we provide emergency, transitional, and permanent housing, and support services, to extremely low-income individuals and families currently or formerly experiencing homelessness in Greater Boston. In our 50th year, Heading Home is now the largest provider of family shelter in the state and assisting more than 4,000 men, women, and children on their journeys out of homelessness. 

Our programs focus heavily on getting people permanently housed and sustaining that housing using an evidence-based, client-centered model. Essential support services provide the optimal foundation to support clients in achieving their goals. Such services include:

Housing searches and placement

Life-skills development

Career coaching

Financial education

Assistance in obtaining essential benefits, childcare, and transportation. 

We are proud to share that for 18 years running, Heading Home’s permanent housing retention rates have been 90%+.  Last year, 95% of Heading Home clients remained housed after one year. 

Safe, reliable housing means more to our individuals and families with children than just having a home. It means they can thrive and lead healthy, and productive lives.

Your donation provides immediate services for individuals and families with children in need.