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HUD Massachusetts

portal.hud.gov

Provides information for homeowners and foreclosure avoidance in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Housing Partnership

www.mhp.net

(617) 330-9955

Provides mortgage financing and assistance for Massachusetts residents

MassResources

www.massresources.org

Provides information regarding homeowner assistance programs in Massachusetts

Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC)

www.mass.gov

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.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

www.mass.gov

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.

Rosie’s Place

www.rosiesplace.org

Rosie’s Place, the nation’s first women’s shelter, provides housing, food, and education for poor and homeless women in Boston.

Crittenton Women’s Union

www.liveworkthrive.org

617.259.2900

Provides social services, primarily to women and their families in Boston

Springfield Housing Authority

shamass.org

(413) 785-4500

Provides affordable housing to residents of Springfield, MA

HAP housing

www.haphousing.org

(413) 233-1500

Provides housing to residents of Western Massachusetts

Worcester Housing Authority

www.worcester-housing.com

(508) 635-3000

Provides affordable housing in Worcester

Lowell Housing Authority

www.lowellhousingauthority.org

(978) 937-3500

Provides affordable housing in Lowell

Boston Housing Authority

www.bostonhousing.org

(617) 988-4000

Provides affordable housing in Boston

Cambridge Housing Authority

www.cambridge-housing.org

(617) 864-3020

Provides affordable housing in Cambridge

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