Community Resources
Resources
Immigration
Political Asylum / Immigration Representation Project (PAIR):
617-742-9296
Rian Immigration Center:
617-542-7654
Massachusetts Immigrants & Refugees Advocacy Coalition:
508-293-1871
Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants:
617-727-7888
City of Boston Office of Immigrant Advancement:
617-635-2980
Housing rights & eviction prevention
City Life Vida Urbana:
English: 617-934-5006 | Espanol: 617-397-3773
Metro Housing Boston:
617-859-0400
City of Boston Office of Housing Stability:
617-635-4200
Food resources
East Boston WIC:
617-568-6440
Project Bread:
1-800-645-8333
Project Bread’s FoodSource Hotline is available in 160 different languages (TTY line for the hearing impaired is 1-800-377-1292). If you or someone you know is struggling with food insecurity, the FoodSource Hotline offers free, comprehensive food assistance to all Massachusetts residents.
Legal assistance
Greater Boston Legal Services:
617-371-1234
Domestic violence
SafeLink:
1-877-785-2020
Safety planning, list of all available shelters, and referrals to domestic violence programs across Massachusetts.
Domestic Violence Support National Hotline:
1-800-799-7233
Safety planning and support
Sexual assault
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center:
1-800-841-8371