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Our Programs
Family Shelter
Housing Families' congregate (multi-unit) shelter facilities with 24-hour staffing include:
- Broadway, Malden (4 units)
- Salem Street, Malden (5 units)
- Walnut Place, Revere (15 units)
Housing Families also provides transitional shelter for families by renting 25 individual apartment units for their temporary occupancy. All families living in family shelters participate in the agency's case management, workshops, and housing search programs.
Permanent Housing
Housing Families operates 37 affordable housing units, including:
- a 19-unit affordable housing development, Cross Street Housing in Malden, which offers on-site supportive services for resident families;
- two three-decker properties providing affordable housing to six low-income families, on the Fellsway West in Medford and on Richarson Street in Malden; and
- 12 apartments leased in Medford, housing families with a disabled head of household.
Housing Assistance
Housing Advocates meet weekly with each family living in shelter to help them through the complex process of completing housing applications, finding affordable housing, and negotiating leases with landlords. Once housing is secured, the family begins working with a Stabilization Worker to ensure a successful transition to housing.
Stabilization Program
Housing Families' Stabilization Program provides flexible, personal and practical support for families during and after their move from shelter, to help them create positive tendancies and retain their housing. The Stabilization Program also provides significant support for participating landlords, including regular phone check-in from program staff, 24 hour emergency phone contact, and mediation as needed.
Children and Family Program
Housing Families' Children and Family Program is one of the most comprehensive initiatives serving homeless children in the Greater Boston area. Through one-on-one counseling, academic support and tutoring, therapeutic arts groups and parent groups provided by caring staff, graduate student interns and volunteers, Housing Families' children and their parents gain vital skills, confidence and self-esteem.
Roughly half of the children participating in tutoring and therapy groups are from families involved in the Stablilization Program; this ongoing relationship with Housing Families has helped children make substantial gains and maintain academic and emotional stability.
Donate to the Children's Program at Housing Families by viewing the specialized Wish List on Amazon.com.
- To get to our Wish List on the internet type www.amazon.com
- On the top right, click on "Your List"
- Then, under "Your Wish List" (towards the left) it says "Find Someone's Wish List"
- Type in "Housing Families" and push "Go"
- It will then say "Housing Families, Inc, Malden, MA." Click on that.
- You will see a long list. Scroll down to check out the whole page. Press "next" at the bottom right to view the next pages. See what fits your budget and what items you want to donate.
- The Children's Program thanks you!
One Family Scholars Program
One Family Scholars is a pioneering program offering low-income and formerly homeless women with the costs of higher education, mentoring, and leadership development support. Housing Families was the first expansion site for this program and currently services 24 Scholars.
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