Housing

Abby’s House
52 High Street, Worcester, MA 01609
Telephone: 508-756-5486

Office hours: 24 hours a day, every day of the year    
Website:  http://www.abbyshouse.org/

Services:  Abby’s House offers many services to help women, and their children find housing and become self-sufficient. Abby’s House offers emergency shelter and permanent supportive housing.

Eligibility:  Abby’s House helps women who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, age 18 or older, with or without children. 

Friendly House Inc. 
36 Wall Street, Worcester, MA 01604 
Telephone: 508-755-4362
Website: Friendly House

Services:  Friendly House provides many homelessness prevention services for Worcester County residents, including:

• housing search assistance
• help filling out housing, food stamp, and medical care applications
• information and referrals
• food, clothing and furniture donations
• holiday food and toy distributions
• short-term cash assistance for utility payments
• free legal help (by appointment)

Friendly house also provides emergency shelter, transitional shelter, and supportive housing. If Friendly House does not offer the services you need, they will find someone else who can help you.

Eligibility:  You must be a Worcester County resident. 

Homeless Prevention Center – Catholic Charities
10 Hammond Street Worcester, MA 01610
Telephone: 508-798-0191

Services:  The Catholic Charities Homeless Prevention Center offers help with utility and rent payments, housing search assistance, a food pantry, referrals, and other prevention services.

Eligibility:  These services are for very low income families and individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. 

Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) 
9 Walnut Street , Worcester, MA 01608
Telephone: 1-800-249-2007    New clients: 1-800-249-2007    TTY: 508-792-7289 
Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8:45 AM to 5 PM
 

Free Meals Regular Schedule

The Mustard Seed
93 Piedmont Street, Worcester, MA 01609, Telephone: 508-754-7098
Meals Served: Lunch – Sunday at 12 noon. Supper – Monday through Saturday from 4 to 6:30 PM (winter); 5 to 6:30 (summer) 

Salvation Army Citadel
640 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608. Telephone: 508-756-7191 
Meals Served: Breakfast and lunch – Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 2 PM Dinner – Sunday, 5 PM. 
Snacks served all day.

Worcester People In Peril
701 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01610, Telephone: 508-757-0103
Meals Served: Breakfast – 7 days a week at 7 AM. 
Lunch – Saturday, Sunday, holidays at 11:30 AM. 
Supper – 7 days a week at 5 PM.