The Hearth Outreach Program

About the Program

Hearth's Outreach Program seeks to reach all people ages 50 or above who are currently living on Boston's streets and in homeless shelters. Staff canvas 10 Boston homeless shelter programs weekly to identify and place homeless elders in permanent housing.

Before, during, and after placement, they help to ensure that their elderly clients are able to maintain long-term housing by:

• providing direct assistance to identify and obtain safe, affordable housing;
• facilitating access to
  • physical health,
  • mental health,
  • financial,
  • legal,
  • and other critical social services;
• stabilizing them within their homes;
• and helping them build social and community networks.