Woman with child at home.

A Pathway to
Self-Sufficiency

Heading Home is one of Boston's leading providers of emergency shelter, transitional, and permanent housing for extremely low-income families and individuals currently or formerly experiencing homelessness. Our housing-plus-services approach sets clients on a pathway to self-sufficiency.

Our Programs

49

years of ending homelessness for thousands of adults and children

243

households left their homelessness behind in 2022

1,442

clients in Heading Home programs TONIGHT

732

children in Heading Home programs

97%

of clients remain permanently housed one year later

1,200

volunteers support our range of programs annually

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Heading Home Heroes

All Stories

FY 2022 was a year of transformation and growth for Heading Home.

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Greater Boston restaurants align to support the BIPOC community

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She4She 2023 celebrated the phenomenal women of Heading Home.

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Read Priscilla's Story

Upcoming Event

Junior Board Summer Social

June 28 , 2023

9OFS, Boston