Emergency Services

Housing is a basic human need. When a person or family does not have housing, their health and well-being are at risk. At Father Bill’s & MainSpring (FBMS), we work to make sure no one in our community has to sleep outside or go without food.

Our goal is to end homelessness, not just manage it. We will always provide emergency housing services for our most vulnerable neighbors. 

Emergency Services

Emergency Services

Emergency Services

Yawkey HRC exterior October 2023 (Dellbrook Photo)

Yawkey Housing Resource Center, Quincy

Emergency shelter serving individual adults, ages 18+.

39 Broad Street
Quincy, MA 02169
Phone: 617-770-3314

For more information, please call our shelter sites.

During the day, people without housing can visit the Yawkey(opens in new tab) Housing Resource Center (HRC). The center includes a health care clinic operated by Manet Community Health Center. It also provides access to showers, lockers, and computers. 

Smith Family Housing Resource Center

Smith Family Housing Resource Center, Brockton

Emergency shelter serving individual adults, ages 18+.

124 Manley Street
Brockton, MA 02301
Phone: 508-587-5441
Accessible via BAT Bus Route 3

For more information, please call our shelter sites.

During the day, people without housing can visit the Smith Family Housing Resource Center (HRC). The center includes a health care clinic operated by Brockton Neighborhood Health Center (BNHC). It also provides access to showers, lockers, and technology.

Plymouth Seasonal Shelter

Plymouth Seasonal Shelter

Seasonal shelter operates during the winter months in partnership with Plymouth Taskforce to End Homelessness(opens in new tab). It is hosted at several local churches.

Evelyn House

Family Shelter

We operate more than 130 emergency shelter units for families experiencing homelessness, including three congregate sites (Evelyn House in Stoughton and Conway House in Middleboro) plus more than 100 scattered site units.

All family shelter placements are referred to FBMS by the state’s Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC)/Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA). We are required to have a referral from the EOHLC/DTA for families to stay within our program (except for emergency situations)(opens in new tab).

To apply for shelter, call 866-584-0653 or locate a DTA office near you here(opens in new tab).