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Adult Shelter 14 Chapel Street Somerville, MA 02144 Phone: 617-623-2546 Fax: 617-623-3534 Manager: Francine Sullivan Somerville’s first and only shelter for homeless adult men and women opened in 1986 in a church in West Somerville. Sixteen homeless people are able to stay on a transitional basis (12 male and 4 Female) while we assist them with rebuilding their lives and moving them into permanent housing. We offer services that include meals, medical care, case management, and referrals and coordination with community services. Family Shelter 59 Cross Street Somerville, MA 02145 Phone: 617-776-6661 Fax: 617-666-2762 Manager: Jean Donovan Case Manager: Susan Zall Opened in 1987 in East Somerville, our shelter serves five or six families at a time. It is one of the few shelters in the state that can accommodate teenage male children and intact families (including fathers). Case management, housing search, referrals to community resources, and child-care activities are among the many services we offer. |
Somerville Homeless Coalition - Emergency Shelters Over 20 years of providing services, resources, support & housing to help transform lives. |
Program serves approximately 70 adult men and women a year 46% move into permanent or transitional housing 40% women Program serves approximately 20 parents and 50 children a year Over 50% of the families move into permanent housing 90% of the families with children are headed by single mothers |
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