Springfield Rescue Mission (SRM) is a Christian organization serving Springfield, MA, since 1892. Captain Julius Cummings, a former Salvation Army, led the Springfield Rescue Mission, which was organized to rescue men from alcohol addiction and to provide shelter to those who lived on the streets or traveled from town to town. In Addition, it provided them with food, shelter, and clothing.
SRM has undergone many changes since that time. However, its mission has only improved, and it currently serves the residents of the 16 towns of Hampden County, becoming one of the most complete charitable organizations in Greater Springfield, MA.
Thus, SRM has rehabilitated those lives by calling out “to the least, the last and the lost” (SRM). They are fulfilling their physical and spiritual needs through a Gospel, introducing and connecting them with God to apply his words and their everyday lives.
For more information about the rehabilitation program or sheltering,
visit their website at https://springfieldrescuemission.org/about/
or call (413) 732-0808
Address:
10 Mill Street, P.O. Box 9045
Springfield, MA, 01102-9045
Springfield Rescue Mission. (2023, February 8). Springfield Rescue Mission Program Overview [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo-hkDSWGWQ
Springfield Rescue Mission. (2022). Bringing Light and Hope to our Community by Sharing the Love of Christ. Springfield, MA. 2022.
Housing and Homelessness Services
Clinical and Suppor Options (CSO) is a Federal Assistance Program that provides emergency housing and other services to Hampshire, Hampden, and Franklin County communities.
CSO assists with the Friends of the Homeless (FOH) program, which offers beds, showers, and laundry to more the 1000 people 18 years and older every year. It assigns a social worker to each individual who helps them navigate the system to find other resources to mitigate their needs and recover their independence.
FOH is open during the day
For more information about eligibility and other programs, visit their website at https://www.csoinc.org/housing-homeless-services or call any of the locations listed below.
Meals
In Springfield, MA, location CSO’s FOH offers three community meals every day for the whole year “to anyone in need” (CSO’s FOH)., which is open throughout the day.
Hampden County
755 Worthington St.
Springfield 413.732.3069
Breakfast: 8–9 a.m.
Lunch: 12 Noon–1 p.m.
Dinner: 4:30–5:30 p.m.
Locations:
Hampshire County
91 Grove St.
Northampton
413. 586.6001
43 Center St., #104
Northampton
413.585.1300
Franklin County
60 Wells St.
Greenfield
413.772.6100
Shelter, Housing & Homelessness in Western Mass. (n.d.). Clinical Support Options (CSO). https://www.csoinc.org/housing-homeless-services.
CRAIG’S PLACE SHELTER in Amherst, MA.
(A Non-profit organization)
The First Baptist Church of Amherst, MA., in collaboration with Craig’s Shelter, the town of Amherst, and other social services agencies, provides a warm bed to our homeless neighbors during the cold winter days, accepting them from November 1st to April 30th.
At the Craig’s Place Shelter, they are welcomed by a caring community that offers them nutritional meals, and warm showers, among other essential items that they may need during this cold season.
For more information about the Winter Shelter or other programs, visits their website at https://craigsdoors.org/\ or call 413) 256-0704.
434 NORTH PLEASANT STREET,
AMHERST, MA, 01002, U.S.
(413)-256-0704 EXT. 4
Craig’s Doors. (n.d.). First Baptist Church. Amherst, MA. https://craigsdoors.org/
