Craig's Place
First Baptist Church
434 N. Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Craig’s Place
Craig’s Place Emergency Shelter operates from November 1st through April 30th. Craig’s Place has a behavior based admission policy: all who show respect for the safety and well-being of our guests, volunteers, and staff are welcome. We do not discriminate based on race, color, creed, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender, religion, or sexual orientation. Services include:
- Overnight Shelter
- Dinner and breakfast
- Access to showers
- Medical clinic
- Referrals to social services
- Housing referrals
Servicenet
129 King St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Ph: 413-585-1300
Fx: 413-582-4252
Servicenet
Our family shelter, the Greenfield Family Inn, provides temporary room and board, assistance in finding permanent housing, and a variety of other support services including a new Rapid ReHousing program, through which we hope to minimize each family’s crisis by facilitating their move back into stable housing as soon as possible.
The Wells Street Shelter and Grove Street Inn provide emergency overnight shelter for adults. The Interfaith Shelter provides overnight shelter for adults during the 6 coldest months of the year. The Interfaith Emergency Shelter operates in partnership with the City of Northampton and the Friends of Hampshire County Homeless Individuals. The Friends recently arranged for overflow winter space in Easthampton, with 4-6 beds, operated in partnership with Soldier On.
Horizons for Homeless Children
Western Region Playspace Program Office
425 Union St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Ph: 413-532-0467
Fx: 413-455-3285
Horizons for Homeless Children
Horizons for Homeless Children is one of the few organizations in Massachusetts focused exclusively on the needs of young homeless children and their families. We are recognized as a national leader in the education of homeless children. Today, we provide high-quality early education, opportunities for play, and family engagement services to more than 2,000 homeless children each week in Massachusetts. Our programs are:
- Early Education
- Playspaces
- Research and Evaluation
- Training & Technical Assistance
- Policy and Advocacy.
Mercy Health Care for the Homeless
Since 1983, the Mercy Health Care for the Homeless Program (HCH) has been an ongoing and expanding effort to identify homeless persons in Western Massachusetts, assess their needs and resources, deliver health and social services and evaluate their impact.
Services are provided throughout the year on a daily basis with back-up arrangements for 24-hour, emergency coverage. Our team provides primary care services on-site at 46 shelters, soup kitchens, job placement sites and transitional programs throughout Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire counties
For more information about the Mercy Health Care for the Homeless program, please call 413-748-9064