Announcements

17th Annual Meeting  - Thursday, February 23, 2012 4:00 - 6:00pm at CMHA. RSVP by Thursday, February 16, 2012. Read more.

Save the Date  - The 27th Annual
WALK for the Homeless
will take place on
Sunday May 20, 2012.

Local Resources Guide (pdf) - Food Assistance, Housing, Legal Services, Financial Aid, Services for Children, Education, Fuel Assistance, Health Care, Financial Management, Employment, etc

Worcester Teen Housing Task Force Report on Homeless Youth (pdf)

The Commission to End Homelessness - recommendations to help end homelessness across the Commonwealth.
Full Report (pdf) | Key Talking Points (doc)

Find out more about the Healthcare Law at the Commonwealth Connector

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Upcoming Events

There are no scheduled Upcoming Events

Housing Counseling Walk Ins

Housing Counseling provides education and information to tenants and landlords as to their housing rights and responsibilities.

Monday & Friday 1:00-3:30pm
Wednesday 9:00-11:00am
Thursday 5:00-7:00pm

Donations Clearinghouse Walk Ins

The Donations Clearinghouse provides furniture and household goods to help make a house a home. A referral from a case-worker is required in order to access services.

Donations Clearinghouse Walk-in Hours:

Tuesdays, 9:30am – 11:30am & 1:00pm-4:00pm
Wednesdays, 1:00pm-4:00pm
Thursdays, 9:30am-11:30am & 1:00pm-4:00pm

No Monday or Friday walk-in hours

Welcome

CMHA moved on October 31, 2011, to our new location at:

6 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609
Get Directions

Our New Phone: 508-752-5519

Our new phone system is currently experiencing significant technical difficulties. We are working diligently to get the issues corrected.

If you are unable to reach us at 508-752-5519,
please email the person you are trying to reach.

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About CMHA

The Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance (CMHA) is committed to a leadership role in helping the communities of Greater Worcester and Worcester County respond to the needs of the homeless and near homeless by:

  supporting prevention programs 
  ensuring the availability of high quality and appropriate sheltering and support services;
  encouraging the availability and access to decent affordable housing;
  and empowering people through education

Read more about our Organization...
Get specific information about CMHA Programs...
or about Worcester County Continuum of Care.

 

Youth Summit - April 2012

CMHA and Youth Against Homelessness (Y.A.H.) will sponsor a youth summit on housing and homelessness, April 2012.

If you are interested in getting involved please contact Kate Kerr or Ann Gibbons-Smith.

 

Hope for Housing

Hope for HousingThe Hope for Housing user login page can be found here.  For reference, the address is hfh.cmhaonline.org