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Narrative

As one of the first family shelters in Massachusetts, Jessie’s House has served our community for 40 years. It provides struggling families a safe place to call home. We work on skills and strategies that foster self-sufficiency.

Located in a Victorian-era house in Amherst, it serves six families at a time. It is full nearly every night. The building is leased from the First Congregational Church, which is our next door neighbor.

As the largest shelter provider in Western Massachusetts, we maintain three different shelter models:

• Congregate shelters provide each family with their own room. Common spaces such as the kitchen and living room are shared with other families.
• Co-sheltering is a model where CHD leases and staffs an apartment building. Two families share each apartment within that building.
• Scattered-site housing places families in apartments throughout the area. This is an outreach model where caseworkers go into the community to work with each family.

Service Types

• Domestic Violence Services
• Shelters - Emergency
• Shelters - Homeless

Program Type

• Housing

Populations Served

• All Disabilities
• Developmental Disability
• Intellectual Disabilities
• Mental Illness
• Physical Disabilities
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Ages Served

• 14 - 18
• 19 - 22
• 23 – 59
• 60 +

Additional Information

• Fees: Free Service