MHA offers support to prevent and address homelessness among Western Massachusetts’s most marginalized populations. Through a variety of person-centric, need-specific programs, MHA applies the principles of Housing First to ensure that all people have access to safe and affordable housing, regardless of their individual challenges.
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Supportive housing programs and wraparound services specifically designed to help chronically homeless individuals achieve stability and transition to independent, permanent housing. This includes individuals with a history of substance use, incarceration, or trauma.
Youth residential programs for adolescents experiencing behavioral health challenges and who are served by the Department of Children and Families (DCF).
Residential and outreach support to individuals with mental health challenges.
MHA Programs for Recovery & Housing
MHA continues to be a pioneer in addressing chronic homelessness and substance use recovery. Our organization is respected locally, statewide and nationally for our work piloting innovations including Pay for Success and Home & Healthy for Good.
Able House
Located in Springfield’s historic McKnight neighborhood, Able House provides a welcoming environment that facilitates and nurtures successful living in recovery by providing a clean and comfortable home for our members to thrive in their sobriety.Learn MoreYouth Housing Navigators
MHA Youth Navigators help young adults to identify and access resources that fit their individual needs and circumstances from securing or sustaining housing, to health insurance, food subsidies, mental health services, job training or employment opportunities.Learn MoreA Good Place
A Good Place, a program of MHA, provides access to a continuum of housing support options for adults 18 years and older with a substance use and mental health diagnosis.Learn MoreYoung Adult Supported Community Living
MHA offers young adults from DCF care the opportunity to have an apartment within a small complex where MHA staff provides services to help them set and achieve individual goals and live as independent adults once they age out or leave the program.Learn MoreImpaired Driving Program
MHA is licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Bureau of Substance Addiction Services to provide the Massachusetts Impaired Driver Program, a 38-hour program offered to individuals referred by the Court or RMV.Learn MoreThe Community Support Program (CSP)
The Community Support Program (CSP) at BestLife will provide mobile, short-term, intensive case management services to address the social determinants of health (SDoH) of the population that we serve.Learn MoreRecovery Coaching
Recovery Coaches (RCs) are individuals currently in recovery who have lived experience with addiction, substance use disorders, and/or co-occurring mental health disorders and have been trained to help their peers who have a similar experience to gain hope, explore recovery, and achieve life goals.Learn MoreDay Treatment Services
MHA’s BestLife Emotional Health & Wellness Center is pleased to be offering Day Treatment services. Day Treatment services provide evidence-based, time-limited, multi-disciplinary, and multimodal structured treatment in an outpatient setting.Learn MoreThe Resource Center
Through The Resource Center (TRC), our caring staff guides and supports our members to reclaim their abilities. Every program and activity we offer creates opportunities for independence.Learn MoreShared Living
This program offers individualized and personalized supports within a family home. Participants engage in community life, exercise choice and build new skills while benefitting from the support of a family setting.Learn MoreGRIT
Residential Recovery Services program for people who experience both psychiatric disability and addiction. Provides structured treatment and relapse prevention support as well as connections to community resources to sustain sobriety.Learn MoreBestLife Wellness Center
Outpatient center providing services for emotional wellness, including comprehensive substance use treatment and recovery support for adults and children.Learn More
Permanent Supported Housing And Homeless Diversion Programs
MHA Recovery & Housing Services
In partnership with Pioneer Valley Financial Group, MHA’s Teashaw Scales, was awarded the prestigious You Matter Award.
Safe Haven resident, Edwin overcame all obstacles and injustices during his road to recovery. He found peace at Safe Haven.
In partnership with Pioneer Valley Financial Group, MHA’s Case Manager, Mark Alexander, was awarded the prestigious You Matter Award. As a leader, role model, and friend, Mark consistently goes above and beyond to provide guidance and support to those on their own path to recovery. Whether it’s being a listening ear, advising people in recovery or collaborating with his fellow peers, his devotion to helping others is inspiring and the work he does has an immeasurable impact at MHA.
The You Matter Award recognizes employees and community members who have committed their lives to making a difference and significantly impacted those around them. Awardees are individuals who exemplify MHA’s core values of Respect, Integrity and Compassion, and Mark demonstrates these values every day.
From all of us at MHA, Mark Alexander, #YouMatter !!! Thank you, and congratulations!
Maeggan expressed her interest to Jennifer Brassard, the House Manager at Able House. After some discussion, Jennifer suggested that Maeggan explore MHA's employment services program tailored for program participants. The employment specialist works under MHA's Division of Recovery and Housing (DRH) and their role includes helping participants with their resumes, conducting mock interviews, seeking and applying for jobs and benefits, as well as advocating for them in the community. The employment specialist and Maeggan met several times throughout Maeggan’s job search. Each time, they practiced interview questions and etiquette. “The employment specialist guided me throughout the whole process. They helped me build my resume and practice mock interviews. They believed in me and made me believe what they saw in me. What I could accomplish.”
This week we would like to share the story of Misael Suarez. Misael, 41, is a graduate of GRIT Yale Street who came into the program in 2021 to treat a fentanyl and benzodiazepines addiction. Before entering Yale Street, Misael was repeatedly in and out of halfway houses over 12 years. Eventually, Misael sought help and entered a Transition Support Services program where his case manager told him about MHA’s new GRIT Yale Street program that is specifically for the LGBTQIA+ community. When his case manager explained the program, Misael was immediately interested.
In partnership with Pioneer Valley Financial Group, we presented Drew Kott with the “You Matter” Award. Since joining MHA in 2022 as an employment specialist for our Division of Recovery and Housing (DRH), Drew has been a significant contributor to the growth and impact of the division by finding employment for over 30 individuals. Drew works with individuals in recovery from substance use with mental health conditions who need support obtaining and maintaining employment.
This week we would like to share the story of Lauren Guild. Lauren, 64, came into the GRIT Yale Street program in late 2021 after struggling with alcohol addiction.
June is Pride Month, and all month long, we celebrate the accomplishments and contributions the LGBTQIA+ community has made while helping to raise awareness about the struggles and challenges the LGBTQIA+ community continues to face.
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