A Place To Turn is committed to providing emergency food and clothing to our neighbors in the Metrowest community. We will serve those in need in an atmosphere of caring and mutual respect. www.aplacetoturn-natick.org
Framingham Adult ESL Plus provides a unique opportunity for adult learners to succeed in U.S. society. Our program offers a wide range of services for every student, including ESOL, citizenship, computer assisted learning, adult basic education, and High School Equivalency. fwww.faesl.org
Hoops and Homework offers academic and enrichment services to youth residing around the Beaver and Waverly Street areas. We strive to ensure a safe and fun learning environment for all of our youth. www.hoopsandhomeworkinc.com
Jeff’s Place is a comprehensive bereavement support services for both children aged 3-19 and their families. They facilitate healthy integration of loss by helping families feel connected with each other and less alone in their grief journey through free grief support groups in a safe and supportive place. www.jeffsplacemetrowest.org
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Asylum Task Force is a ministry of Hadwen Park Church and a community-based organization dedicated to supporting and empowering LGBTQI individuals who are seeking asylum in the United States. www.lgbtasylum.org
Lovelane provides, in a fun, supportive environment, high-quality therapeutic horseback riding to achieve occupational, physical, speech, cognitive and other therapeutic gains, focusing on children with special needs. www.lovelane.org
The Bridge House is a faith-based halfway house program where newly sober men practice sobriety and work toward a successful return to society. The program provides individualized treatment including counseling to support the spiritual, physical, social and intellectual health of each person in recovery. www.thebridgehouse.org
OUT MetroWest builds communities where LGBTQ+ youth thrive. Between WAGLY, Umbrella, Nexus, and drop-in sessions, the organization currently runs more than a dozen youth meetings per month out of locations in Framingham, Newton, and Wellesley. www.outmetrowest.org
Programs For People is an independent, self-supporting agency founded in 1973 to enable adults recovering from mental illness to achieve success in life. Its services are comprehensively designed to teach coping skills, promote symptom relief, build healthy relationships with family and friends, and to assist those served to prepare for, obtain, and maintain employment. www.programsforpeople.org
Resiliency for Life, in partnership with Framingham Public Schools, serves a high-needs population within the town of Framingham. It is a voluntary academic intervention and dropout prevention program that develops skills and confidence in students with social difficulties who are at-risk of academic failure. www.resiliencyforlife.org
Pearl Street Cupboard & Cafe at Park offers support to individuals and families who find themselves experiencing economic and personal challenges by providing food assistance and programs that promote self-sufficiency. Pearl Street is a partnership between United Way and the Salvation Army. www.uwotc.org/Pearl
The Meadows Program is an 8-bed residential program for women leaving the correctional system. Participation in the program lasts six months. The program provides transitional housing, substance abuse treatment and educational and vocational training. The residents in the Meadows Program attend some of the same BHS facilitated clinical groups. www.smoc.org/meadows.php
Shadows provides temporary emergency housing for up to 10 women who are sober. It is linked to SMOC's continuum of housing and services through the Common Ground Resource Center. Women at Shadows are eligible for employment and housing search services, mental health and substance abuse services and more. www.smoc.org/shadows.php
New Beginnings is an independent, supportive subsidized housing program with Medical Case Management for single adults living with HIV/AIDS and who desire to live independently in a supportive community setting. www.smoc.org/new-beginnings.php
Pathways Family Shelter is a fourteen family congregate shelter for homeless families. It is staffed 24 hours a day. Parents and children of each family share one private bedroom. They share the rest of the common spaces such as the kitchen, dining room, living room, and bathrooms with the rest of the families. www.smoc.org/pathways.php
Sage House provides a comprehensive range of services to families (male head of household with children and/or couples with children) with chronic substance abuse problems. The average length of for clients is six to eight months. The program objective is to increase unconditional self, acceptance, self-direction, independent functioning and emotional resilience while decreasing at-risk behaviors. www.smoc.org/sage-house.php
Serenity House in Hopkinton, MA provides services to women living in recovery from past addictions to drugs and alcohol. The program serves a broad cross-section of the community, including those that have a long history of homelessness. www.smoc.org/serenity-house.php
Turning Point is an 18 bed emergency shelter program for single adult men. The program also began a housing component this year with 10 beds on the second floor set aside as transitional housing for folks not quite ready for Sober Housing. www.smoc.org/turning-point.php
Veterinary Chaplaincy Services seeks to affirm the bonds held between animals and humans in creation. It seeks to assure the loss is real, and the grief felt is a normal part of the human experience. It also seeks to find ways of honoring the relationship that are meaningful for those who are touched by the loss. veterinarychaplaincy.com.
Voices Against Violence seeks to end sexual and domestic violence. Voices staff members work to empower victims and survivors to help themselves and their children. Program Advocates work in partnership with individuals and families to ensure their safety, create stable home environments, gain independence, and to develop personal and economic self-sufficiency. www.smoc.org/voices-against-violence.php
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Bethany Hill Place offers affordable, educational housing to more than 150 individuals and families every year. We seek to serve households that have experienced homelessness, addiction, violence and loss by providing for basic needs in the form of safe, affordable housing. www.bethanyhillplace.org