Social Service Resources for Haiti Earthquake Survivors

FOOD
•Food Pantry: Codman Square Tech Center
10am Tuesday Mornings
450 Washington St
Dorchester, MA 02124

•Food Pantry: Dorchester House
8am Wednesdays
Seniors: 11:30am Tuesdays
1353 Dorchester Ave
Dorchester, MA

•Food Pantry: Elm Hill Family Service Center
22 Elm Hill Avenue
Roxbury MA 02121
(617)442-5900

•Food Pantry: Catholic Charities Boston Yawkey Center (Haitian Multi-Service Center)
Mon.-Thurs.: 9:30am -7pm, Fri.: 9:30am-12pm
185 Columbia Road
Dorchester, MA
(617)506-6600

•SNAP Food Stamp Information:
Call the Application Information Hotline at 1(800)249-2007
Haitian Creole Translator: Ansie Mexil
Contact: Sam Rimini
(617)989-6108

•WIC Supplemental Nutrition Program
For Women, Infants and Children
-Codman Square Health Center WIC
Tues./Thurs.: 9am – 7pm, Wed./Fri.: 9am – 5pm, Sat.: 9am – 1pm
(617)825-3822
-Dorchester House MSC WIC
Tues./Thurs.: 9am – 7pm, Wed./Fri.: 9am – 5pm, Sat.: 9am – 1pm
(617)825-0805
-Neponset WIC Program
Wed.: 9am – 7pm, Thurs.: 9am – 12:30pm, Sat.: 9am – 1pm
(617)265-4380

•For additional information call
Food Source Hotline: 1(800)645-8333


HOUSING
•Codman Square Health Center
Mass Coalition for the Homeless
Wednesdays 1:30pm to 6pm
Schedule an appointment

Catholic Charities Boston (Haitian Multi-Service Center)
Rent, mortgage and utilities assistance
185 Columbia Road
Dorchester, MA 02121
(617)506-6600

•Asosiyasyon Fanm Ayisyen nan Boston (AFAB) / Association of Haitian Women in Boston
Assists newly arrived Haitian immigrants in applying for public housing benefits
330 Fuller Street
Dorchester, MA 02124
(617)287-0096


LEGAL
•TPS Clinic – AIDS Action Coalition (open to all)
Mondays, 10am – 12pm
75 Amory Street
Boston, MA
Legal Line: (617)450-1317

•TPS Clinic – Catholic Charities
Saturday, March 6, 10am – 3pm
Haitian Multi-Service Center
185 Columbia Rd
Dorchester, MA
(617)464-8004


EDUCATION/School Registration
•East Zone Family Resource Center
1216 Dorchester Ave
Dorchester, MA
Behind Burger King
(617)635-8015

•North Zone Family Resource Center
55 Malcolm X Boulevard
Roxbury, MA
(617)635-9010

•Waiver for those “just arrived from Haiti”

•Bring all documentation you do have, though not necessary (immunization documentation or documents from the state if you have them)


CLOTHING
•Haitian Multi-Service Center (part of Catholic Charities Boston)
Winter Coats & Clothing, Healthy Families Program
185 Columbia Road
Dorchester, MA 02121
(617)436-2848


BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
•Asosiyasyon Fanm Ayisyen nan Boston (AFAB) / Association of Haitian Women in Boston
Support Groups: Affected by Earthquake, Domestic Violence, Immigration
330 Fuller Street
Dorchester, MA 02124
(617)287-0096

•Codman Square Health Center Behavioral Health
Support Groups Every Wednesday
637 Washington Street
Dorchester, MA 02124
(617)822-8142


COMMUNICATION
•Haitian Multi-Service Center
Phones available to place calls to Haiti free of charge.
Mon./Fri.: 11am to 2pm, Mon./Thurs.: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
(617)506-6600