Since 1983 hopeFound, a nonprofit organization, has served men and women in the Greater Boston who are homeless. Founded as an emergency shelter at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital in Jamaica Plain, over the past three decades hopeFound has grown and now offers a comprehensive array of services for men and women who are homeless and often struggling with issues of addiction and mental illness.

Formerly known as Friends of the Shattuck Shelter, hopeFound is dedicated to preventing and ending homelessness by providing programs and services that help homeless men and women achieve recovery, employment, housing and hope.

hopeFound annually serves over 3,000 people throughout Greater Boston. It is nationally recognized for program innovation and successful outcomes for chronically homeless individuals.