The #1 indicator that a person will become homeless as an adult is experiencing trauma and poverty as a child. Homelessness is one of the most significant traumas any child can face. FamilyAid works side by side with parents to ensure they and their children have the tools, resources and hope they need to achieve better and brighter futures.
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CHILD AND FAMILY HOMELESSNESS BY THE NUMBERS
Massachusetts has the second-highest rate of family homelessness in the United States.
5,355: the number of homeless children in Boston on any given night. This is enough to fill Boston Children's Hospital 13 times.
65% of children admitted to the emergency room have a diagnosis of homelessness.
WAYS TO GET INVOLVED
Homeless children and families depend on people like you who believe that every child deserves a safe, stable home. Join us in creating a future where every child in Greater Boston has a safe place to lay their head at night.
NEWS AND EVENTS
Positive Moments Amidst a Crisis
For Quell, six, and Kaleo, eight, life at FamilyAid’s temporary housing turned out to be more fun than they imagined. Even though they didn’t fully understand their […]
Why are Children Now Living in Cars?
Marie, mother of two autistic children, Madeline, 5, and Daniel, 3, has faced unimaginable hardships. Nine years ago, she lived a fulfilling life in Haiti, working as […]
A Family Finds Hope Against All Odds
When Georgie, 7, Xavi, 11, and their mom, Joslyn, arrived at FamilyAid’s doorstep in October, they were at their lowest. Having been evicted from a one-bedroom apartment […]