Veterans Outreach Team Featured on Boston25 News

According to the City of Boston's 2025 Homeless Census, veteran homelessness in the city has decreased by 34 people, from 228 veterans in 2024 to 191 in 2025, but our work continues. In a recent feature on Boston25 News, Amanda Proctor, clinical supervisor for the veterans outreach team, discussed her team’s efforts to help veterans living on the street.

"Our motto is never, never, never give up," says Amanda. She helps veterans with everything from housing applications to disability claims to securing medical and behavioral health care. "We’ll be out there until every last person is safe."

Last year, our staff worked with more than 300 veterans through street outreach, job training, housing and shelter, to support those who have served our country in rebuilding their lives.

Watch the full coverage.

National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Month

November is Homelessness and Hunger Awareness Month. As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, a time centered on home, food and family, we are focused on those in our community who face hunger and homelessness.

Because we know that a home ends homelessness, Pine Street remains committed to developing housing with support services. These services include access to health care, employment opportunities and food assistance, all aimed at helping people move off the street, out of shelter and back to a home and community.

Learn more about National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Month.

Winter Warming Centers Now Open

Pine Street’s winter warming centers at the Men’s Inn and Yawkey House women’s shelter opened on November 15. These warming centers are open 24 hours a day through mid-April, providing warmth and safety during the cold of winter.

"As we add more beds and open the warming centers in our shelters for the winter, our top priority is the comfort of our guests," says Josh O’Brien, senior director of emergency shelters. "It gives people hope to know they have a safe place to stay, a hot meal and people who care about them."

Read more about Pine Street's emergency shelters.