Shelter & Housing

Boston Medical Center’s Adolescent Center provides all birth control and emergency contraception and it is free even if you have private insurance. Also, it has same day appointments, a Child and Adolescent Transgender Center for Health, and a Teen & Tot program for expectant and parenting youth.

850 Harrison Ave 6th Floor Boston MA 02118

 Sexual Health Counselor: 617-414-4105

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Collaborative initiative of the Boston Public Health Commission and the Boston Housing Authority that helps to secure and retain housing for housing insecure, high risk pregnant and/or parenting families with a child under the age of 5 years, who has a complex condition requiring specialty care. The program includes intensive case management, aimed housing retention, and participant engagement in services and interventions.

 

Boston MA

 Main Number: 617-534-5832

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Residential program for pregnant and parenting teens and young adults who have been victims of abuse. Participants receive intensive education in parenting their young children, attend high school or GED classes, enroll in vocational or job skills training, and participate in nightly group meetings. Residents stay for 12-14 months.

451 Blue Hill Avenue Boston MA 02121

 Casa Myrna Shelter: 617-521-0165

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The Priority Population Program at Children’s Services of Roxbury works directly with priority families, such as teen parents, to improve parenting skills, increase knowledge of child development and learning activities, expand social support, and promote positive parent-child interactions

504 and 520 Dudley Street Roxbury MA 02119

 Priority Population Program Main Number: 617-516-5203

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A national program for young people in need of immediate help and safety. A young person can go to one of the locations if they are in a crisis or need a place to stay.

Contact: Text 4HELP (44357) the word “safe” with current location to receive information on the closest Safe Place site.

 

 Text the word "safe" to 44357

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St. Mary’s Home welcomes young women between ages 13 to 21 years old at any stage in their pregnancy or postpartum. Residents live at St. Mary’s Home for approximately one year, where they learn parenting skills and increase their independent life skills, while also pursuing educational, vocational, and personal goals.

 

Boston MA

 Main Number: 617-436-8600 Ext. 460

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Upham’s Corner Health Center offers birth control options and emergency contraception. The clinic has free care options but a birth control implant require insurance. For birth control, pregnancy testing, and STI testing walk-ins are available at the urgent care walk-in clinic on the first floor. When visiting urgent care walk-in, you will need to register with the clinic.

To be guaranteed to be seen, please call ahead for an in-person appointment. In order to be seen for an appointment, you must be a patient at Upham’s Corner Health Center. The center is accepting new patients who do not have a PCP elsewhere.

Condom are available at the front of the clinic in brown bags as well as in every exam room.

Upham’s Corner offers HIV management support with access to PEP and PrEP.

415 Columbia Road Boston MA 02125

 Nurse's Line: 617-287-8000 x 8207

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