Homelessness Task Force

• 5th Annual Educational Forum at the Boston Public Library, October 9, 2024 a Great Success!
• City of Boston 42nd Annual Homeless Census 2024
• Boston Homeleess Census 2020-2024
• Officials Urge Community to ‘Be a Partner’ to end Homelessness at NABB Forum

HTF Event Videos

• June 6, 2024 – Housing the UnHoused.  A short program designed to educate and celebrate the success of 140 Clarendon Street, A Permanent Supportive Housing Community for the formerly homeless in the Back Bay.
• September 27, 2023 – Forum at Boston Public Library on Preventing and Ending Homelessness

Resources for More Information

• Services for the Homeless: List of Overnight Shelters, Daytime Shelters, Outreach Services (updated 9/24)
• Womens Lunch Place Educational Newsletter: The Women’s Lunch Place publishes an excellent biannual Educational Newsletter highlighting legislation, research, news and media related to the homeless population.
• Boston’s Way Home Website: City of Boston’s action plan to end veteran and chronic homelessness in Boston.
• Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance: A nonprofit public policy organization dedicated to ending homelessness in Massachusetts. 89 different agencies are members of MHSA, including The Women’s Lunch Place, The Pine Street Inn, Rosie’s Place.
• Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless: The mission of the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless is to eradicate homelessness from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and ensure that everyone has a place to call home
• Essential Reading: A book list that will educate and inspire.

Answers to Some Frequent Questions (FAQs) About Homelessness

• What Causes Homelessness?
• What is the ‘Housing First’ Approach?
• What is Permanent Supportive Housing?
• Basic Facts on Homelessness and Housing in Massachusetts
• The Boston Foundation 2022 Housing Report Card: In the 2022 Report Card, researchers from Boston Indicators lay out the changing demographics of the Greater Boston market, and explore trends in pricing, home availability for renters and buyers and more. The region’s chronic lack of affordable housing places a disproportionate burden on low-income families, but there are a few potential bright spots in a landscape that continues to be challenging.
• Evictions in Boston: The Disproportionate Effects of Forced Moves on Communities of Color. A report by City Life/Vida Urbana and MIT, 2020. This report provides rigorous research, systematically analyzing who faces evictions in Boston.

Fast Facts from NABB’s Homeward Bound Report on Homelessness

• The Women’s Lunch Place (PDF)
• Pine Street Inn (PDF)
• The Permanent Supportive Housing Model (PDF)
• Domestic Violence and Homelessness (PDF)
• Homeless Veterans (PDF)
• Homelessness is a dangerous health condition (PDF)
• Food Insecurity during the Pandemic (PDF)
• Foster Care and Homelessness (PDF)
• Boston’s Challenge in a Pandemic (PDF)