Location, Location, Location
The first subway system in the US opened in Boston in 1897 in this neighborhood.
What is Downtown?
An approach to quickly and successfully connect individuals and families experiencing homelessness to permanent housing without preconditions and barriers to entry, such as sobriety, treatment or service participation requirements.
What is the Housing First Model?
Boston's local health department, providing a wide range of health services and programs to protect, preserve, and promote the health and well-being of all Boston residents, particularly those who are most vulnerable.
What is the Boston Public Health Commission?
In 1948 this coffee shop, later to become an East Coast sensation, was first opened just outside of Boston in Quincy, MA.
What is Dunkin Donuts?
This iconic CHS staff member has been at PSI longer than anyone else (at CHS).
Who is Manny Andrade?
Home to just over 1300 residents and recognized in 1983, this is Boston's smallest official neighborhood
What is Bay Village?
This curb-to-curb service provides non-emergency medical transportation for both ambulatory and non-ambulatory MassHealth members living in the community who are going to MassHealth-covered services.
What is PT-1?
Coordinated by the MOH supportive housing division, this is an example of a regional or local planning body that coordinates housing, services, and funding for homeless families and individuals. Services include outreach, intake and assessment, emergency shelter, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing.
What is Continuum of Care (CoC)?
The oldest park in the US established in 1634.
What is Boston Commons?
This legendary RRH staff member has been at PSI longer than anyone else (from RRH)
Who is Gail Drinan? - Just 6 months before Sharon Dillard!
While attending Boston University's School of Divinity, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was the assistant minister at the Twelfth Baptist Church in this iconic neighborhood.
What is Roxbury?
This Project Rental Assistance (PRA) program provides affordable housing for eligible individuals with disabilities who are aged 18-61. Eligibility terms include being eligible for either a Home and Community-Based Services Waiver or are homeless and receive services through DDS, DMH, MRC or CSPECH.
What is 811?
This agency provides in home healthcare services such as skilled home health, hospice care, behavioral health, personal care services, and palliatative care.
What is Elara Caring?
In 1990, more than 500 million dollars worth of paintings were stolen from this museum in the biggest art heist in history.
What is the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum?
The number of years CEO Lynda Downey has been with PSI.
What is 38?
The first United States Chocolate factory was founded here in 1765.
What is Lower Mills? (Dorchester)
The name for a portion of contract rent paid by HUD and administered by a PHA, state, county, city or private agency on a renter's behalf
What is Housing Assistance Payment (HAP)?
Located in Haravard Square, this non-profit organization has been providing a wide range of high-quality, low-cost educational experiences since 1870. Classes range from art, to cooking, to language, professional development, hobbies, and beyond.
What is the Cambridge Center for Adult Education?
This unique bridge in the only one in the world where a boat can sail under a train going under a vehicle driving under an airplane.
What is the Boston University bridge?
In the year 2022, ESG, HEC, and RRH had this many permanent housing placements.
What is 195?
In1919, a steel tank fractured in this neighborhood- sending 2 million gallons of molasses barreling throughout the streets of Boston.
What is the North End?
This legal term is a type of plea deal that acknowledges there is sufficient evidence to admit guilt, but results in the case dismissed if probabation is successfully completed during a pre-determined time frame.
What is a CWOF (Continued Without a Finding)?
Operating in 17 major US cities, this organization combats homelessness through the power of fitness, community support and essential employment and housing resources. Their holistic approach is rooted in the belief that if you first restore confidence, strength and self-esteem, individuals are better equipped to tackle the road ahead.
What is Back on my Feet (Boston)?
Built in 1716, this was the first American lighthouse.
What is the Little Brewster Lighthouse?
An intense blizzard took place in this year- inspiring PSI's "I survived Snowpocolypse" T-shirts.
What is 2014?