The Blackstone Valley Emergency Shelter is a non-profit organization that offers people who are experiencing homelessness or an emergency situation a safe place to stay throughout the year, particularly during the coldest nights of the winter. We are staffed and supported only  by volunteers who contribute time and gifts, and through community grants.

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Our Mission

To give people in an emergency situation a safe place to stay.

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Our Vision

The Blackstone Valley Emergency Shelter will be a safe place that links people in distressful situations to providers of services they may need or want. These services could include a warming shelter, job training, addiction support, facilities for personal hygiene, mentoring, counseling, and consistent accountability. Our objective is not only to provide temporary assistance but to walk with individual and families in their adverse circumstances.

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Towns we serve

Blackstone, Douglas, Grafton, Millbury, Millville, Northbridge, Sutton, Uxbridge