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Individuals & Families

Call our Housing Information Hotline at 508-586-2348 to find out how we may be able to assist you. Please leave a message and someone will return the call within 48 hours.

Veterans

Contact our Veterans Program by phone at 508-894-0292 and/or by email at veterans@helpfbms.org. 

Individuals

If you are an individual in need of emergency shelter for the night, we operate two shelters for adults (no children or minors):

Father Bill’s Place
38 Broad Street
Quincy, MA 02169
Phone: 617-770-3314

MainSpring House
54 North Main Street
Brockton, MA 02301
Phone: 508-587-5441

Families

We are required to have a referral from the state’s Department of Housing and Community Development (DHDC)/Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) for families to stay within our program (except for emergency situations). To apply for shelter, call 866-584-0653 or locate a DTA office near you here.

Father Bill’s & MainSpring has a Front Door Program located inside the Brockton DTA office at 60 Main St. that develops a plan with the ultimate goal of connecting families with housing or other systems of care.

Veterans

Contact our Veterans Program by phone at 508-894-0292 and/or by email at veterans@helpfbms.org. 

We operate a community lunch program out of our emergency shelters in Quincy and Brockton. The lunch at Father Bill’s Place occurs daily between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. At MainSpring House, the lunch program, called “The Table,” is open six days a week from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (closed Tuesdays).

We do not operate a food pantry.

If you are a military veteran from our service area, contact our Veterans Program at 508-894-0292 to find out the benefits and services you’re entitled to.

Other Resources for Veterans:

Department of Veterans’ Services of Massachusetts (DVS) – The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has a long history of caring for those who served in our military.  DVS has many programs funded by the Commonwealth. Each city and town in Massachusetts is required to have a Veteran’s Service Officer, whose job it is to provide resources and assistance to veterans living in their communities. DVS may be able to help veterans who are not eligible for VA services.

600 Washington St.
Boston, MA 02111
Tel: 617-210-5480
Email: MDVS@vet.state.ma.us
Web Site: www.MassVetsAdvisor.org (info on all MA vet benefits)

Veteran Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) Press 1

VA’s Homeless Veteran Hotline: 1-877-424-3838

General VA Assistance Hotline:  1-877-4AID VET (877-424-3838)