FamilyAid Boston

FamilyAid Boston empowers parents and caregivers facing homelessness to secure and sustain housing and build strong foundations for their children’s futures.

Volunteer Groups

• Occasional
• 55+, Adults, Child with Adult
• Individuals, Groups (2-10), Corporate Teams
• Indoor, Outdoor
• On-site
• Weekdays, Weekends

Donation Drives

• One-time, Occasional
• Teens, Adults
• Individuals, Groups (2-10), Corporate Teams, Families
• Event support, Indoor
• None
• Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

FamilyAid Boston relies on volunteers for a variety of work as we strive to end the crisis of family homelessness in Boston. You can help families directly by fixing up housing, organizing donation drives, or donating clothing, household items, and gift cards.

FamilyAid Boston is the area’s largest provider of services solely dedicated to children and parents facing homelessness. We provide robust prevention and diversion programs, emergency ad crisis shelter, permanent housing and wrap-around services to more than 2,600 children and parents daily. Based on a 2-Gen model, our programs are closely aligned with the Boston Public Schools, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Boston Medical Center. During the pandemic the agency is providing more than 7 tons of food and supplies to families door-to-door each week and additional financial assistance to ensure families do not fall back into homelessness.