Shelters
United Parish of Auburndale
From Rt. 128 North and South: take exit 22 or 21B (Grove St.). Follow
signs to Riverside MBTA station. Pass Riverside MBTA, continue 4/10
of a mile to the intersection of Grove and Hancock St. Bear left at
the islands onto Hancock St. and continue 2/10 of a mile to the stop
sign. The church is on your right.
From Commonwealth Ave.: turn West onto Rt. 16 (Washington St.). Take
second right onto Woodland Rd. Continue to the stop sign and the church
will be on your right, across the intersection.
There is a wheelchair ramp at the main entrance and ample parking at
the rear of the church. Due to fire regulations, parking in the front
driveway is restricted to one row of vehicles. The driveway should be
reserved for those who need it most. Please park at the rear of the
church or on the street if possible.
Bowditch Coffeehouse for Pine Street Inn
82 Green Street, Jamaica Plain, MA
The Bowditch is Pine Street Inn's transitional housing facility in Jamaica
Plain.
CASPAR Shelter
240 Albany Street, Cambridge, MA
The CASPAR shelter is for men and women, akin to Pine St. Inn - Men's.
Albany runs behind MIT and is parallel to Memorial Drive.
Long Island Shelter
Long Island, Boston, MA
From Boston...Take Rt. 3 south and get off at Neponset Circle. Cloverleaf to first light, take a right, go onto bridge. Bear left at the fork on the far side of the bridge towards Squantum/Wollaston.
About the third light, at Dunkin' Donuts, take a left. Follow the road, keeping the water on your left. Come to a forced right turn at the top of a small hill. A few hundred yards down is a guard house, where you will announce yourself as a singer and then cruise on through.
Enjoy the view of the harbor as you traverse. Once you enter the campus, weave your way through the
buildings to the Quad. At the back left corner of the Quad is the entrance. Once inside, seek directions to the cafeteria from there. We are up one flight.
New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans
17 Court Street, Boston, MA
Just around the corner from the Government Center T station (near City
Hall).
Pine Street Inn for Women
Close to the Albany Street exit on the Southeast Expressway in Boston.
Rosie's Place
889 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA
Rosie’s Place is a women’s shelter where programs are typically
done while supper is being served (with the help of another volunteer
organization). Children are usually present.
Saint Francis House Day Room
39 Boylston Street, Boston, MA
A M/W Day Shelter located near the Boston Common.
Shattuck Shelter
The Shattuck Shelter is located on Jewish War Veterans Drive near Forest
Hills and Franklin Park. Go around the traffic circle near Forest Hills
(after coming over the bridge past the Arnold Arboretum). The main road
is Morton Street but there is no entrance off Morton Street. Take the
road (Jewish War Veteran's Drive) off the rotary with the wooden sign
that says Zoo, Franklin Park, Hospital, etc.
The hospital is a little ways up on the right. The shelter is the building
before the larger Shattuck Hospital. Just past the shelter, there is
an entrance to parking for the hospital. If it’s really crowded,
sometimes you can park on the grass on the side in front of the shelter.
Wednesday Night Supper Club
The Wednesday Night Supper Club is one of the oldest meals programs
in Boston and this community was the originator of the Walk for Hunger
each May. The meal takes place in the basement of the Paulist Center,
5 Park Street, Boston. The Paulist Center is halfway up from the Park
Street T Station toward the State House.
Use the left red doors and take the stairs or elevator to the basement
where the meal is served. Discounted parking ($3.50) is available at
One Center Plaza (enter the garage at the end of Centre Plaza closest
to the Parker House. Use the left garage at the bottom of the ramp (the
right side is not discounted). Take the ticket to be stamped at the
Paulist Center.
Prisons
MCI Framingham
MCI Framingham is the women's prison in Massachusetts. Pre-signup is
required so that the necessary criminal record checks can be performed.
Names (address, date of birth, and Social Security number also required)
are submitted near the end of the month previous to the event. If you
plan on doing this regularly, you need to attend a volunteer orientation
(held twice a year). Contact Tim McHale of
the BMC. From Boston area, take Mass Pike to Route 30 Framingham exit.
Follow Route 30 West past shopping to Rt. 126. Take left on Route 126
towards Framingham Center. Cross Railroad tracks (RR station / Ebenezer's
Restaurant is on your right).
At a small island marked "Keep Right" make a left. Follow
this street several blocks to a light. Go through light past Framingham
Fire Station (Loring Drive). MCI Framingham is down about 1/2 mile on
the left. Pull in driveway and park in lot. Proceed to main entrance
to building.
Check in at the window. Turn in your driver's license and sign the
clipboard. For our prison events in general, rules are very important.
Dress neatly - no jeans, shorts, sandals, jewelry, medicines. [MCI
Dress Regulations] You need to leave in a locker any wallets, keys,
medicines, watches, jewelry, etc. There is an inspection station on
the way inside where you will have to go through a metal detector. You
sign a log book, get your hand stamped and receive your volunteer badge
if you have one. We usually enter as a group around 6:00PM. Our monthly
events are held in the chapel. The residents need to leave the chapel
by 8:30 PM promptly and we must be out of the complex by 9:00 P.M. We
often gather afterwards for food at a nearby restaurant. It's a good
idea to eat something before going in due to the 3 hour time period
inside.
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