Pine Street Inn
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Pine Street Inn Quick Facts

Every night, close to 7,000 men, women and children in the City of Boston have no home. Founded in 1969, Pine Street Inn serves more than 1,300 homeless individuals daily and 10,000 annually, providing the full spectrum of services to help men and women reach their highest level of independence and get back to a place they can call home.


The Mission of Pine Street Inn is:

  • To be a community of respect and hope for each guest it serves;
  • To be a resource through which neighbors and friends can help to meet the basic needs of others; and
  • To serve as a national leader in the fight to end homelessness. 


Services Include:

  • Permanent supportive housing – Over 500 tenants live in affordable housing across Boston and in Brookline, developed by Pine Street Inn since 1984. Twenty-four hour on-site staff provides support services to prevent a return to homelessness.
  • Emergency and transitional shelter – 700 beds (450 emergency, 250 transitional)
  • Food – over 3,000 meals are prepared each day in Pine Street's kitchen for our own use and for Abundant Table, a social venture enterprise that provides food service to 10 area nonprofits.
  • Street outreach – 150 unsheltered homeless men and women are served daily by workers on foot and by van. Pine Street is the only organization that provides nighttime outreach in Boston.
  • Job training – 150 men and women annually complete programs in culinary training, building maintenance, literacy and other practical skill development through STRIVE.
  • Mental health support & substance abuse treatment – clinical psychiatric staff and specialized programs provide support to nearly 50 percent of Pine Street’s guests and 30 percent of tenants. Post-detox and other recovery programs are also offered to those in need.