Local Areas

Boston

City of Boston's Office of Housing Stability Rental Relief Fund
The funds will assist income-eligible tenants in the City of Boston with their rental payments who:

  • do not have access to expanded unemployment benefits, or
  • because of the nature of their jobs, the unemployment benefits they will receive represent a significant reduction in their actual income.

 

Worcester

Coalition for a Healthy Greater Worcester
Information from the City of Worcester on available community resources

Community Legal Aid
Community Legal Aid (CLA) is open and ready to assist our low-income and elderly neighbors with their civil legal needs involving eviction defense, family law issues, education law for kids with special needs, and access to government benefits. Focus currently is for resources on employment-related problems arising for low-wage workers who are finding it hard to navigate the Covid-19 landscape as it relates to their rights regarding unemployment compensation, paid leave, and other matters.

Worcester Housing Authority
Worcester Housing Authority COVID-19 Resources for Housing Authority Residents

Find Support for Clients Facing New Needs Related to COVID-19 at the Worcester FRC
Information on resources the Worcester FRC can support families with.

 

Western Massachusetts

Lyft Relief Rides
Mass 2-1-1 and Lyft are partnering to fill the gaps in transportation needs with RELIEF RIDES

Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness
An organization working to prevent and end homelessness through a Housing First approach that makes homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring.

Emergency Shelter
A list of shelters for individuals during the COVID-19 Crisis from the Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness.

Holyoke Area Resources
COVID-19 related resources for residents of Holyoke.

 

Northeast Massachusetts

Lifting Lowellians: Assistance and Mutual Aid
Lowell Mutual Aid: LLAMA is working to match people who offer resources with those who need it in the community.