Table 1 Agencies and organizations that collaborate to provide services to people living unhoused in the Mass and Cass neighborhood of Boston
Services | Partner organization(s) |
|---|---|
Housing navigation | ▪ Eliot Community Human Services ▪ HomeStart (rapid re-housing agency) ▪ Boston Housing Authority ▪ Boston Medical Center |
Harm reduction | ▪ AHOPE: Access, Harm Reduction, Overdose Prevention and Education, a harm reduction and needle exchange site of BPHC ▪ SPOT: Supportive Place for Observation and Treatment, a daytime sedation monitoring program of Boston Healthcare for the Homeless ▪ Project TRUST: Harm reduction and street outreach program of Boston Medical Center ▪ Engagement Center: low-threshold drop-in program of the Boston Public Health Commission |
Legal | ▪ “Services over Sentences” program of North Suffolk Mental Health Association, supporting entry into treatment of SUD with subsequent dismissal or reduction of legal charges ▪ Boston Police Department ▪ Medical Legal Partnership Boston (MLPB) |
Medical care | ▪ Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program ▪ MA Department of Mental Health ▪ Boston Medical Center ▪ Boston Emergency Medical Services (EMS) ▪ Opioid Treatment Programs ▪ Health Care Resource Centers ▪ Comprehensive Treatment Centers ▪ Addiction Treatment Center of New England ▪ Bay Cove Human Services |
Government | ▪ City of Boston ▪ Boston Housing Authority ▪ Mayor’s Office of Housing ▪ Coordinated Response Team (CRT) ▪ Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
Transitional/emergency housing coordination | ▪ Pine Street Inn ▪ Victory Programs ▪ Eliot Community Human Services ▪ Boston Public Health Commission |
Employment | ▪ New Market Business Association |