Community Resources

Verizon Lifeline Discount Internet

Verizon provides a discount on internet for low income households.

Affordable Internet through RCN

RCN has an internet plan option for $9.95/month for qualified households. (See link for details)

HousingMatch.org

HousingMatch.org is a new Boston-based private shared housing network for families, the elderly, and people with disabilities - helps families who can't afford their own apartment find shared housing situations.

Free produce for SNAP participants

SNAP participants can use their EBT card at a participating farmers market, farm, farm stand or mobile food market that participates in the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP). Each month, for each dollar you spend on fruits and vegetables at HIP produce sellers using your EBT card, $1 will be put back on your card. Households of 1 or 2 people get up to $40 in. Households of 3 to 5 people, up to $60/mo. For households larger than that, up to $80/mo.

SNAP benefits for online grocery shopping

SNAP EBT cards can be used to purchase groceries online for pickup or delivery at ALDI, Amazon, Hannaford, Price Chopper, Stop and Shop, and Walmart. ALDI - http://shop.aldi.us/store Amazon (delivery only - no delivery charge) - http://amazon.com/snap Hannaford - http://instacart.com/store/hannaford Price Chopper - http://instacart.com/price-chopper Stop and Shop - http://stopandshop.com/pages/snap-ebt-overview Walmart - http://walmart.com/cp/snap-online/1465096 For more general information, please visit the link below.

Project Bread Food Resources

Project Bread's website has information on SNAP, P-EBT, free meals for kids and teens, WIC, and food pantries:

Breakfast & Lunch from Women’s Lunch Place

Women's Lunch Place (Boston) are giving out one take-out package containing breakfast and lunch per day, Monday through Saturday 8AM - 1PM at 67 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116

City of Boston food resources

The City of Boston has a new website summarizing all food resources!

Unemployment if you quit your job

According to the Mass. Law Reform Institute and Greater Boston Legal Services, individuals who quit their job for one of the following reasons may be eligible for unemployment benefits: - Domestic violence made it unsafe to continue working - Your declining health prevented you from working - You left work to care for a sick family member - Unsafe or unhealthy working conditions - A transfer to unsuitable work that was not your choice (a different kind of job that is not right for you) - A permanent reduction in pay or hours that wasn't your choice - Unlawful discrimination or harassment, including sexual harrassment, race-related harrassment, or other harassment - You quit in order to take care of unexpected and urgent problems with the child care arrangements you have been using (Limited circumstances only) - You had to quit your job due to loss of transportation access For further information, please click the link below.

Domestic Violence Legal Helpline

Casa Myrna's Legal Advocacy Program seeks to address the unmet legal needs of victims of domestic violence and commercial sexual exploitation. For no charge, attorneys and advocates work with survivors who, due to linguistic, cultural, and economic barriers, would not be able to access representation through normal channels. Available to Massachusetts residients.

Domestic Violence Community Advocacy Hotline

Casa Myrna's community advocacy hotline for survivors of domestic violence in Boston. Community Advocacy Specialists are bilingual (Spanish/English).

Prescription Discount Cards

Sometimes a prescription discount card can be used to get a discounted price on a medicine that is even less than your co-pay for that medicine. For example, search for the discounted price for any medicine that your doctor prescribes on this website. If you see that medicine priced less than your usual co-pay for that medicine at a pharmacy near you, click "Get Free Card" under the pharmacy name, and then click "Text" or "Email" to have a virtual discount card sent to you by text or email. When you go to the pharmacy to pick up the medicine, show the card to pharmacy staff using your smartphone.