Below is specific information on community resources for clothing and furniture, food pantries, fuel assistance, housing assistance, legal aid and transportation. You can also find resources at The Sharing Web - Massachusetts’ food, crisis and shelter resources.
Food Stamps
The U.S. Department of Agriculture provides low-income households with coupons to purchase food. To apply, call toll free 1-800-645-8333. Proof of income and Social Security number is required.
Click here to see Cash and Food Stamp Eligibility Chart by Immigration Status.
Clothing & Furniture
Big Brother/Big Sister Foundation
1488 Hancock Street, Quincy 800-483-5503
Accepts donations; Clothing consignment at low/moderate prices
Cradles to Crayons
82 Myrtle St. Quincy 617-471-8417
866-841-9995
Founded in 2002, Cradles to Crayons (C2C) is an innovative Quincy-based nonprofit organization that equips homeless and in-need children with the basic essentials they need to feel safe, warm, ready to learn and valued. Cradles to Crayons works with families through local social service agencies to provide clothing, school supplies and other essential items
Friends of the Homeless 781-340-1604
8 Driftway, N. Weymouth
Friends of the Homeless maintains a food pantry, furniture bank, and shelters for homeless families. Donations and distribution of furniture are arranged by appointment.
Fort Square United Presbyterian Church
22 Pleasant St, Quincy 617-471-6806
Kids Clothes Closet
All Souls Church, Elm Street, Braintree 781-848-6724
Open Thursday’s Only -12:30-2:30 and 7-9 pm
Norwell Food Pantry & Closet 781-659-7878
Norwell Town Hall Gym Hours: Thursdays 2 - 4pm
Southwest Community Center 617-471-0796
388 Granite Street, Quincy Clothes for free!
The Bureau Drawer Thrift Shop - provides an opportunity for the community to purchase new and gently worn clothing for men, women, children, and infants as well as toys, jewelry, books, shoes and household items at very reasonable prices. The shop, located in the rear of 105 Adams Street in Quincy, is open Wednesday through Friday.
The Second Closet 617-969-6358
16 Brush Hill Rd, Milton
Clothing at moderate prices.
Wellspring Multi-Service Center 781-925-3211
814 Nantasket Ave, Hull - provides new and used clothing and small household items.
Weymouth Furniture Bank/Clothing Closet 781-340-1604
8 Drift Way, Weymouth - By appointment only.
Accepts and provides all donated furniture, children’s and women’s work clothes
Food Pantries
Atlantic Neighborhood Center Food Pantry
11 Hayward Street (Shuster Bldg), Quincy 617-376-1381
The Atlantic Neighborhood Community Center has a food pantry which serves low-income families in North Quincy, Wollaston, Montclair, and Squantum.
First Baptist Church
594 Washington Street, Braintree 781-843-0109
Hours: Thursday 10am -12, Thursday 6-8pm
Friends of the Homeless 781-340-1604
8 Driftway, N. Weymouth
Friends of the Homeless maintains a food pantry, furniture bank, and shelters for homeless families. Donations and distribution of furniture are arranged by appointment.
Hingham Food Pantry & Second Parish Church
685 Main Street, Hingham 781-740-8180
To be eligible to receive food a person must reside in Hingham and meet basic income guidelines. Food Pantry Hours: Tuesdays 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Milton Community Food Pantry
158 Blue Hill Pkwy, Milton 617-698-5495
Hours: Saturdays 10am -1pm
Norwell Food Pantry
Norwell Town Hall Gym 781-659-7878
Quincy Crisis Center
98 Phillips Street, Quincy 617-471-7075
A faith-based outreach agency offering a 24-hour hotline, emergency food services, and advocacy programs
Salvation Army’s Emergency Food Pantry 617-472-2345
6 Baxter St, Quincy Hours: Monday - Fridays: 9am -4pm
Scituate Food Pantry 781-545-1080
The Foyer of Charity, 74 Hollet Street, Scituate
Seaside Advocacy Group 617-479-0828
15 Bicknell Street, Quincy
Second Congregational Church 781-383-0345
43 Highland Ave, Cohasset (next to town hall)
Hours: Tuesdays 9 -11am
South West Community Center 617-471-0796
388 Granite Street, Quincy
Hours: M,W, F 12:30 - 4pm, Thurs: 12:30 - 6pm
The Friendly Food Pantry of Randolph 339-987-5577
located at the Devine School, 55 Old Street (behind St. Bernadette's Rectory). The entrance is in the rear of the building, door #4. For more information or to request assistance, please call.
Wellspring Multi-Service Center 781-925-3211
814 Nantasket Ave, Hull
The Food pantry is open every Wednesday from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM and on the second & fourth Thursday evenings from 6 - 8pm (By Appointment only).
Weymouth Food Pantry 781-331-7682
Immaculate Conception Church, 1189 Commercial Street
Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays: 9 - 11:30am
Fuel Assistance
Citizens Energy Oil Heat Program (877) JOE-4OIL
LIHEAP (800) 632-8175 Workers can call this number ability to find out if client is eligible for assistance in paying their heating bill. This service is available to all Massachusetts residents.
Department of Transitional Assistance
75 Commercial Street--Brockton, MA (508)895-7000
Services include food and nutritional assistance, cash assistance, and employment supports. Clients would need to go to the address above to see if they qualify for emergency housing assistance. If they qualify, they will be referred to a housing search worker.
Friends of the Homeless 781-340-1604
8 Driftway, N. Weymouth
Shelter services consists of these faith-based programs:
• Friends of the Homeless Shelters: provides safe and secure emergency housing at sites in Hingham, Weymouth, Norwell and Cohasset, and works in concert with various state and local agencies to assist our guests in finding safe and affordable permanent housing.
• Faith Home-Share is a network of families who open their homes to give homeless families a place to live until they can find permanent housing.
• Friends of the Homeless Volunteers provide emotional support, information, transportation, child care, meals, special projects and more to sheltered families.
Quincy Community Action Programs (QCAP) 617-479-8181; 1509 Hancock Street, Quincy - is the leading private nonprofit organization in the Greater Quincy area dedicated to reducing poverty and helping low-income people achieve self-sufficiency. QCAP provides adult education & workforce development, early childhood education & care, energy assistance programs, food & nutrition, housing programs and money management.
South Shore Housing Development Corporation - is responsible for the administration of programs involving case management and education, family self-sufficiency, first time homebuyer workshops, housing consumer education center, landlord seminars, residential assistance for families in transition, scattered site transitional apartment program and tenant training workshops.
Legal Aid
Boston College Legal Links - information on how to locate attorneys for car accidents, slip and fall injury cases, accidental death and all injury claims.
Boston College Helpful Links - useful portal to free legal services offered to Massachusetts’ residents
Transportation
MBTA The Ride - provides door-to door transportation to eligible people who cannot use general public transportation all or some of the time, because of a physical, cognitive or mental disability.
Massachusetts Vans 1-800-841-2900
From Wheels to Work 508 767-3205
A car donation program that provides vehicles to Massachusetts families who are transitioning out of state assistance into the workforce. Local Families receiving TAFDC may access the program by contacting. Donated cars also needed!!! 781-895-1100
