Project Place is a nonprofit agency that serves homeless men and women in the Boston area. We offer job training, work experience, education, housing and support services to help individuals experiencing homelessness reestablish themselves in society with dignity.

The men and women who come through our doors face innumerable challenges as they strive to live independently. A lack of job skills, insufficient education, a limited work history, domestic violence, health problems, poverty, debt, addictions, and past criminal involvement create tremendous barriers to achieving their primary goals-finding employment and obtaining a safe, affordable place to live.

At Project Place, our programming coordinates an extensive system of services into a comprehensive continuum of care. All the while clients build confidence and a sense of community from a highly skilled and committed staff and a supportive group of peers who are struggling with the same challenges.

We are a large enough agency to provide a wide range of quality programs and services that meet many needs, yet we’re small enough to individualize multi-faceted and intensive interventions. As a result, we see a high percentage of our clients make significant life changes-approximately 65% of all program participants obtain permanent employment, educational advancement or permanent housing.

Along the way we see our clients struggle, work hard, make difficult decisions and achieve daily success. They are making extraordinary life changes.

Our History

Many people remember Project Place as an organization that worked with young people. And in fact, in 1967, a group of seminarian students opened Project Place as a safe haven for runaway and drug addicted teenagers. Community members, students and concerned citizens volunteered countless hours in over 20 different programs, including a free ambulance service, 24-hour hotline, runaway shelters, legal services, a drug treatment center, emergency shelters, and a drop-in center/lunch program.

However, over the years, Project Place has grown and evolved in response to changing community needs. In the early 1980’s, the agency shifted its focus from young people to adults, reflecting changes in Boston’s homeless population. Today, focusing on issues of homelessness and joblessness, Project Place serves men and women who are highly motivated to make the transition to self-reliance.

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