Financial Assistance Resources
Financial Support, Food Assistance, Housing Assistance
Financial Support
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Phone: 866-889-9347
Times open: 24/7
Services Provided: Financial counseling (ex: credit, foreclosure, homebuyer, student loan, bankruptcy), debt management, financial education, post-disaster financial recovery
Population Served: All
Cost: Free or low-cost (may be eligible for reduced/waived fees)
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Phone: 877-382-2363
Location: Massachusetts
Times Open: 8:15am - 4:45pm
Services Provided: SNAP benefits, economic assistance, employment & training resources
Population Served: All in Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Food Assistance
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Location: Nationwide
Times open: varies
Services Provided: Nutrition assistance (SNAP), Women Infants, & Children (WIC) supplemental foods, health care referrals
Population Served: SNAP - low-income families; WIC - low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women and infants to children age five
Cost: Free
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Phone: 774-253-1619
Location: Worcester
Times open: Food distribution - Tuesday and Friday 10am-1pm
Services Provided: Food Services, Emergency Food Services, English Classes, Foster Care Resources, SNAP/WIC Resources (Filling out and translating application), Immigration Assistance, Form Preparation, Information and Referral Services, Free Pastry and Bread, as available, Thanksgiving Food Baskets (sign up in October), Holiday Toys for Tots (sign up in November) sign up- November, Furniture (availability based on incoming donations), Clothing (availability based on incoming donations), Help calling and translating to make appointments for Spanish-speaking families, Volunteer Opportunities (National Honor Society, SNAP, etc.)
Population Served: All
Cost: Free
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Phone: 800-645-8333
Location: Massachusetts
Times Open: M-F 8am-7pm, Sat 10am-2pm
Services Provided: Food assistance in 180 languages - food source hotline. Call to find out eligibility for SNAP/help with applying, find free meals for kids, meal programs, food pantries, and more.
Population Served: People in Massachusetts
Cost: Free
Housing Assistance
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Phone: 617-859-0400, 800-272-0990
Location: Boston
Times Open: M-F 8:45am - 5pm
Services Provided: Emergency rent/mortgage assistance, residential assistance for families in transition, eviction prevention, housing vouchers
Population Served: Boston area
Cost: Free
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Location: Boston Area
Services Provided: Resources for the homeless/preventing homelessness
Population Served: Homeless/those at risk of becoming homeless in the Boston area
Cost: Free
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Phone: 800-569-4287
Location: Nationwide
Services Provided: Resources for rental assistance, housing education
Population Served: All
Cost: Free
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Phone: Department of Housing & Community Development - 617-573-1100
Location: Boston Area
Services Provided: Housing assistance and resources for the Boston area
Population Served: All
Cost: Free