FRIENDS OF THE HOMELESS, INC....

Friends of the Homeless, Inc. is a private, non-profit 501(c)3 agency that owns and operates men’s and women’s emergency shelters, a day center and a dining room on Worthington Street in Springfield, 78 low income housing units, and provides case management aimed at getting people into permanent housing.

 

You can help Grow Goodness while looking ahead to Spring.  By purchasing your garden plants through Flower Power, fifty percent of the purchase price goes directly toward services for people who are homeless here in Greater Springfield. It's green and it's simple. Click here to purchase plants or email your friends. Help Grow Goodness with Friends of the Homeless, Inc. all spring. 

2010 promises to be an exciting year, full of possibilities. This is the year Friends of the Homeless will open its new resource center. The facility will make room for more comprehensive, solution-oriented services for people who are homeless. Please consider the important role you can play in achieving our joint goal of a healthy, housed community. Whether it is your time, talent or treasure, make it your New Year’s resolution to share it with Friends of the Homeless, Inc. We’re building a better future and we welcome you to join us. 

 If you are a professional looking for meaningful work, Friends of the Homeless Inc. needs you.  Click here to learn more about an employment opportunity.

DID YOU KNOW:

• FOH AVERAGES MORE THAN 100% CAPACITY ALL YEAR LONG.
• TWENTY-ONE PERCENT OF FOH EMERGENCY SHELTER GUESTS ARE WOMEN, MORE THAN 250 WOMEN PER YEAR.
• FOH TAKES SOME OF THE NEEDIEST AND SICKEST INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY OFF THE STREETS AND CONNECTS THEM WITH APPROPRIATE SERVICES.
• THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD DOES NOT DIRECTLY FINANCE FOH WITH ANY CITY TAX DOLLARS.
• FOH SPENDS $70,000.00 PER YEAR FOR FOUR HOURS A NIGHT OF SECURITY FROM THE SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT. IT IS THE ONLY ON-SITE SECURITY PRESENCE WE HAVE.

Contact Information	Contribute	News Update
Bill Miller Executive Director 769 Worthington Street Springfield, MA 01105  (413) 732-3069 Contact Bill Miller by Email	If you are interested in donating or volunteering, please click here to Help Us or use the Donate button on this website.  You can also email Kathy Tobin, Development Director for suggestions. Thank you for your ongoing support of our efforts. When any one receives help, we are all uplifted.	Construction of the new Resource Center begins! Learn more about this project in both the FOH in the News section and in The Future.