Contact:

Resource Center Coordinator

Services:

The Women's Lunch Place provides a safe, comfortable daytime place, nutritious food and services for women who are homeless or poor. The services are provided in the spirit of respect and friendship, fostering a community committed to meeting women's needs as they themselves define them.

Services provided include:
Food
Breakfast from 8am-10am and lunch from 12pm-2pm from Monday to Saturday

Basic necessities
Clothing, personal care items, showers, laundry facilities, nap room

Resources
Visiting providers for housing, substance abuse, mental health, employment-related organizations, and Resource Center and Advocacy

Wellness
On-site morning medical care, yoga, cultural outings, arts therapy, and celebrations

Resource Center
Resource Center equipped with telephones, internet access, mail, Fax, Xerox, office supplies

Individual Advocacy
Issues include but are not limited to: housing, employment, substance abuse, mental health, custody, immigration, benefits applications, housing stabilization, partner violence, shelter access, and referrals to legal assistance

Service hours:

Shelter: M-Sat: 7am-2pm

Requirements / Restrictions:

All women and children are welcome. No men.

Transportation:

Green line: Arlington St. stop; Orange line: Back Bay stop. Women's Lunch Place is located in the basement of the Church of the Covenant, at the corner of Newbury and Berkeley Street.

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(Categories for this entry: Food, Shelters, Women and Families)