There are several housing options for Massachusetts Veterans.
Congressman John Joseph Moakley Veteran Housing
Veteran Single Room Occupancy
30 Cornhill, Boston, MA 02108 • 617-371-1783 • fax 617-371-1813
Affordable rental opportunity for single homeless Veterans
Conveniently located on the blue, orange and green lines between Government Center and State Street MBTA stations. Walking distance to Faneuil Hall, Boston Commons, Theatre District, Waterfront, BEST LOCATION IN BOSTON. Offers on-site services provided by the NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. BHA subsidized - Tenant contribution to rent is 30% of income. Maximum annual income limit $35,000
Candidates must:
- Meet BHA definition of homelessness
- Be a Honorably discharged Veteran of the U.S. Military
- Be able to live amicably in a group residential situation
- Some CORI issues are disqualifying
INTERESTED - Have Questions? Call Bob @ (617) 371-1783
For immediate help, food, shelter and counseling while trying to obtain a permanent living situation come to the New England Center for Homeless Veterans located at 17 Court Street Boston, any time day or night seven days a week. For more information regarding the services provided by the New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans, log on to www.NECHV.org
Devens Housing
Veterans Inc.
69 Grove Street
Worcester, MA
(508) 791-1213
36 units for disabled and homeless veterans. Services are funded from a Continuum of Care grant from HUD and reconstruction funded by the state-funded Stabilization Fund.
www.veteransinc.org
Nichols Street Veterans Apartments, Gardner
Montachusetts Veterans Outreach Center (MVOC)
268 Central Street
Gardner, MA
(978) 632-9601
Two buildings provide efficiency apartments for 12 veterans. The project involved extensive renovation of two two-decker buildings in downtown Gardner.
Central Street, Gardner
Montachusetts Veterans Outreach Center (MVOC)
268 Central Street
Gardner, MA
(978) 632-9601
7 units. Most residents, ready for independent living, have moved from MVOC's Unity House, a 15-room SRO that MVOC developed and has managed since 1996 in Gardner.
Graduate House I, II and III
Southeastern Mass Veterans Housing Program Inc.,
New Bedford, MA
(508) 990-3458
17 efficiency apartments. For veterans who are ready for independent living.
Bedford Veterans' Quarters
Bedford Veterans' Quarters
Building # 5
200 Springs Road
Bedford, MA
(781) 843-1242, Ext. 25
www.caritascommunities.org
60 private, furnished rooms including a group of seven contiguous rooms for female veterans that share one common bathroom. The Bedford Veterans Quarters is housed in Building 5 on the Bedford VA Campus in Massachusetts. 56 of the 60 units receive Section 8 benefits. Applications will be reviewed by the Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership, including a CORI review. Veterans must have completed their military service with either an honorable or general discharge as shown on their DD 214 and must be clean and sober for at least 120 days. For more information and to apply, please contact Anne Dooley at (781) 843-1242, Ext. 25.
Information taken from http://www.mass.gov/veterans/housing/permanent/permanent-housing.html