Family Independence

About Family Independence

We has been providing residential services to at-risk families since 1991. In 1996, we opened our first teen living program. Today Family Independence offers a safe, comprehensive, supervised, structured residential teen living experience for fifteen homeless teen parents, ages 12-21, and their children. We also run an adult shelter program for five young adult parents and their children. Since 1996, over 550 girls have been enrolled. Family Independence is dedicated to continuing its mission of providing single homeless mothers and their children a stable living environment; focus on the mental health of both mother and child/children; giving the teenagers and young adults an opportunity to complete or continue their education; and to keep families together which, in the long term, benefits everyone in the community. The city of Boston benefits from organizations, like Family Independence, that are there to help improve the lives of its citizens when they need it most. Our mission is to provide hope and stability for at-risk families, children, and youth living in their teen parent program and their adult shelter program. Through the care and services provided by Family Independence young families are given the opportunity to change the trajectory of their lives by helping them build confidence in their abilities as parents as well as discovering the essence of their true self and becoming contributing members of society.

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