FamilyAid

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

FamilyAid Boston provides a comprehensive set of services to: prevent families from becoming homeless whenever possible; provide 24/7 emergency shelter so that no family spends a night on the street; help homeless families regain their self-sufficiency and transition into permanent housing; and provide stabilization services such as employment assistance, education enrollment, and financial litera

cy to help ensure that newly-housed families remain in permanent homes. FamilyAid Boston is one of the leading homeless service organizations in Massachusetts, providing critical assistance to more than 4,000 children and parents each year.

06/22/2026

Congratulations to the United Way of Massachusetts Bay on its 90th anniversary! We're proud to be one of the founding organizations and a partner today 🤝💙 From solving immediate housing and food crises to conducting groundbreaking research and creating systemic change for children and parents living in poverty, we're grateful to be partnering with you to find new ways forward for the people who need our help the most.

06/18/2026

We’re excited to welcome our nine summer interns to FamilyAid! This talented group will be supporting teams across clinical training, 2Gen, operations and marketing while gaining hands-on experience and helping advance our work with families.
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06/02/2026

A new The Boston Globe op-ed highlights a growing crisis facing children and parents across our city: 1 in 9 Boston Public Schools students are experiencing homelessness.

The piece shares findings from a first-of-its-kind longitudinal study of FamilyAid's Early Homelessness Intervention Program (EHIP), which has provided two-generation support to more than 10,000 children and parents facing housing instability. The research found that families in EHIP experienced stronger housing stability, greater school engagement, and improved overall well-being compared to similar families receiving other services.

But the need is growing. Demand for FamilyAid's prevention and stabilization services has increased 32% in the last nine months alone, while public safety nets continue to shrink. Too many families remain one unexpected expense away from losing their homes.

Preventing homelessness before it begins works. Now we must ensure more families can access the support they need before a crisis occurs.

Read the full article: https://bit.ly/4dG8Jna

05/21/2026

Thanks to our great friends at HarbourVest Partners for their significant donation to our homelessness prevention program. The icing on the cake? 🎂 HarbourVest executives, along with 60 of their clients from across the globe, recently packed over 200 birthday-in-a-bag kits for children in our care! Both the financial support for our work with parents and physical support of our children's dreams result in a massive return on investment for our families' futures.

05/20/2026

We're grateful to the Audax Private Equity team for assembling dozens of Mother's Day gift baskets and job search kits for mothers in our care. Thank you for helping spread joy to our families 🫶

05/18/2026

Congratulations to our colleague Executive & Strategic Projects Manager Masami Dustin for being named as one of 10 distinguished alumni honored at the College for Social Innovation's 10-year anniversary event! 🎉 Masami began his career at FamilyAid as a University of New Hampshire CFSI Semester in the City Fellow in 2020. He has become a cornerstone of our team—most recently leading CHIME Boston, a $1 million, four-year initiative recognized by The Aspen Institute as a national best practice in preventing and ending family homelessness. Congratulations, Masami! 🌟

05/15/2026

We celebrated a joyful Mother’s Day celebration at our Family Navigation Center. 💐

With help from volunteers, children and moms created their own flower arrangements, decorated cards and enjoyed a delicious brunch together.

One mom celebrating her very first Mother’s Day shared that she hadn’t expected anyone to do anything for moms staying in shelter. She was so surprised and grateful, saying she thinks she’ll look back on this as the best Mother’s Day she’s had. Moments like these demonstrate how meaningful it is to create space for families to celebrate and enjoy being together.

05/14/2026

Thanks to our volunteers from Liberty Mutual Insurance for spending the day organizing hygiene kits and clothing bags for children and parents in our care! Your support means so much!

05/12/2026

Thanks to The Meadowbrook School for choosing FamilyAid as a Day of Service beneficiary. A fantastic team of parents and students came together at Eliot Church of Newton to sort and pack clothing and hygiene products for children in our care 💙 Your support means so much.

05/08/2026

Last week’s sold-out Building Better Futures event united a powerful community committed to ending family homelessness. 💙 We're so grateful for your support, which is already creating real change for families facing poverty and housing instability.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us—and special recognition to our Children’s Champions, Paul and Katie Buttenwieser, who advocate for children's joy each day. 👏

We’re deeply grateful to our presenting sponsor, Boston Capital, and all our amazing corporate supporters.

Address

3815 Washington Street
Boston, MA
02130

Telephone

(617) 542-7286

Website

http://www.familyaidboston.org/

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