Resources are listed alphabetically by category below. For forms and specific resources regarding relocation, inspections, children, and employment, please click on the links to the left.  For more information, please call our Housing Consumer Education Center at (617) 425-6700. 

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Carbon Monoxide Safety

Child Care

• Child safety seat loan, rental, and distribution programs in Massachusetts

Elder Care

• The Family Caregiver Handbook

Entertainment and leisure

• The Boston Public Library offers free or discounted museum passes to library card holders.
• Admission to the Children's Museum is $1 every Friday from 5-9 pm.
• Boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 18 can earn a bike from Bikes Not Bombs.
• The Citizens Bank Foundation offers free admission to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts on Wednesdays from 4-9:45 pm.

Finances

• Find out if you're eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit.
• Read this article from USA Today about free credit reports.

Food Resources

• Apply online for Food Stamps
• Community Food Resources in Massachusetts
• Dollar-a-bag Food Program
• Project Bread's FoodSource Hotline

Foreclosure Information for Tenants

• Tenants' rights during foreclosure
• "Tenants' Rights in Massachusetts: Private Housing" (MassLegalHelp.org publication excerpt)
  

Fuel and Utility Assistance and Tips

• Fuel Assistance
• Phone Assistance for Verizon customers
• Energy efficiency tips: MassSave

Health Care

• Boston HealthNet is available to all age groups with incomes under 200% of the federal poverty level
• MassHealth, for low-income people

Home Buying

• Affordable homeownership opportunities
• Soft Second Loan Program
• First-time home buyer classes

Housing Discrimination (where to report it)

• The Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston - (617) 399-0491
• Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) - (617) 994-6000
• US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - (617) 565-5308

Housing Fraud (how to report it)

• Instructions for reporting housing fraud
• Fraud/compliance reporting form

Housing Search

• MBHP's Apartment Listings
• About Chapter 40B affordable housing
• Mass Access Accessible Housing Registry
  
• Move-in checklist
• Moving In: your rights and responsibilities
• Moving Out: your rights and responsibilities

Landlord/Tenant Rights

• HOUSEMAN: A handbook of tenant/landlord rights and responsibilities
• Making A Home For Yourself: A Resource for Tenants

Legal Assistance

• Reduced-fee legal assistance through the WilmerHale Legal Services Center
• Free civil (non-criminal) legal assistance from Greater Boston Legal Services
• Search for low-cost legal services in your area
• Attorney A. Joseph Ross

Transportation

• The MBTA has a Statewide Transportation Access Pass program for Mass. residents with disabilities.