On the sprawling campus of Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital. Residents of the modest quarters -- with single bed, desk, small refrigerator, chest of drawers, and side table -- will share communal kitchens, bathrooms, laundry rooms, and a day room with windows on all sides overlooking the pastoral hospital grounds. The veterans must be honorably discharged from the military and certified as homeless. They must also pass a criminal background check and be drug and alcohol free for at least 120 days before moving in. Residents will pay only 30 percent of their income, with the rest covered by a federal assistance program called Section 8. The applicants do not have to be Massachusetts residents.
From Boston, take the "Red Line" to the end, Alewife Station in Cambridge. When you get out of the T-station there is a Bus stop that runs directly to Bedford and the Bedford VA (Bus number 62).
HousingWorks, Inc.
P.O. Box 231104
Boston, MA 02123