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The Boston Home

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

HealthDisabilityHousing & HomelessnessTax-deductible donations
CharityFounded 1881Local reach
Profile last updated: May 3, 2026

About

Founded in 1881, The Boston Home is a charity based in Boston, United States working on health, disability, housing & homelessness.

The Boston Home is a non-profit long-term care community in Boston, Massachusetts, serving adults with advanced multiple sclerosis and other progressive neurological disorders. Founded in 1881 as The Home for Incurables by Cordelia Harmon and Rev. Phillips Brooks, it provides specialised clinical care in a residential setting and is recognised as a national model for this population. Its services include the B.Fit! day programme, which offers wellness and socialisation and now runs virtually, and the Wheelchair Enhancement Center, with seating clinic and rehabilitation services. The organisation also developed Harmon Apartments, an affordable, accessible housing building for adults with physical disabilities on its campus. The Boston Home is a 501 organisation, and donations are tax deductible.

Location

Boston, United States

Founded

1881

Organisation type

Charity

Charity number

04-2103905

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

HealthDisabilityHousing & Homelessness

Works for

People with disabilitiesPatients

How they work

Direct servicesCommunity programmes

Programmes

B.Fit!

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Disability · United States

Day programme of wellness, socialisation, social outings, educational classes and workshops for adults, with virtual participation available nationwide since 2020.

Harmon Apartments

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Housing & Homelessness · United States

Affordable, fully accessible, mixed-income apartment building on the Boston Home campus for adults with physical disabilities, opened in 2019 with 36 apartments.

Wheelchair Enhancement Center

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Disability · United States

Service providing wheelchair enhancement, seating clinic and rehabilitation services.

Countries of operation

United States

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donations

Ways to support

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Trust

Tax-deductible donationsCandid Platinum Seal of Transparency

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Center for Excellence in Long-term Care

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Encompass Rating System perfect score

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Partnerships

Affirmative Investments

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