Action Emergency Homeless Shelter

Action shelter hours of operation are 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., seven days per week, 365 days per year.

The Action shelter is located at 370 Main Street, Gloucester, MA 01930 tel. 978/283.4125

For over fifteen years Action has operated a twenty-bed emergency shelter for homeless men and women 18 years and older. Services include shelter, meals and support services.

Contact person: Ralph Johnson, Shelter Director
978-283-4125 (after 5 p.m.)
978-282-1000 (from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

As this is an emergency shelter prospective guests are requested to arrive at 370 Main Street at 5 p.m. to be assured of a bed.

Highlights:

• bed and a hot meal on a nightly basis; breakfast and bag lunch prior to leaving the shelter
  
• on-site mental health and subtance abuse counseling
  
• medical referrals
  
• housing advocacy and search
  
• job counseling and referrals
  
• employment and training assistance
  
• benefits and medical insurance counseling
  
• advocacy, income maintenance and crisis counseling
• a safe facility with a caring staff