The Poor People’s United Fund is a Boston-based organization that works to eliminate the causes of suffering due to poverty. PPUF advocates and educates in order to change the policies and perceptions that lead to that suffering. Please read our Fall 2019-final and the PPUF Voices Blog.

IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE:

Click here for the updated SURVIVAL TIPS!

Survival Tips was originally prepared by the late Betty Reid Mandell. Read the version updated in July 2017 to learn more about helpful resources around Boston. Find information about legal, food, housing, and health services, as well as several more free and low-cost programs to assist those in need.