HUD Massachusetts
Provides information for homeowners and foreclosure avoidance in Massachusetts
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Massachusetts Housing Partnership
(617) 330-9955
Provides mortgage financing and assistance for Massachusetts residents
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MassResources
Provides information regarding homeowner assistance programs in Massachusetts
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Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC)
1-877-382-2363
Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC) is a state and federally funded program which provides cash assistance to families with children and pregnant women in the last 120 days of pregnancy, with little or no assets or income. It is operated under the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant.
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
1-877-382-2363
SNAP benefits are provided by the federal government and administered by DTA. Residents of the Commonwealth who participate in SNAP are families with children, elders and disabled. Many are the working poor with limited income or those who are temporarily unemployed.
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Rosie’s Place
Rosie’s Place, the nation’s first women’s shelter, provides housing, food, and education for poor and homeless women in Boston.
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Crittenton Women’s Union
617.259.2900
Provides social services, primarily to women and their families in Boston
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Springfield Housing Authority
(413) 785-4500
Provides affordable housing to residents of Springfield, MA
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HAP housing
(413) 233-1500
Provides housing to residents of Western Massachusetts
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Worcester Housing Authority
(508) 635-3000
Provides affordable housing in Worcester
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Lowell Housing Authority
www.lowellhousingauthority.org
(978) 937-3500
Provides affordable housing in Lowell
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Cambridge Housing Authority
(617) 864-3020
Provides affordable housing in Cambridge
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