Father Bill's & MainSpring (Father Bill's Place) - Quincy, Massachusetts

Anonymous

Father Bill's in Quincy, Massachusetts, is an incredibly disappointing and disturbing experience. As someone who was seeking assistance, I felt compelled to leave, even though I’m homeless, because of how unsanitary and poorly managed the facility is. The conditions were absolutely disgusting, and the staff was unprofessional, making the situation even worse.

There's no genuine support or resources available. It's a chaotic environment, where mental health, active addiction, and PTSD are mixed together without any thought for proper care. Unfortunately, instead of offering help, the staff often antagonize people, making it feel like no one is there to listen or assist. The lack of structure and care is evident, and it’s clear that no one in the state seems interested in providing the necessary help either.

This place is out of control and not somewhere you can rely on for support or safety.

Homeowner

Never have I ever seen a place play to favorites. Rude staff, you get a well used mattress and a if your starving it's ok dinner. Your better off buying a tent and spending nights here when u gotta shower. It sucks period. Staff call the PD every day to report new intakes so if your wanted stay away. Ive seen 2 people arguing when a staff was trying to give one of them a new pair of donated air Jordans one man had no shoes, the other man shoes were just fine. The man who didn't need them got them and went outside for a cigarette brea and sold them for 25 dollars to someone else. When we told staff the lady said well she figured the black guy got them because come on how many white people would wear bright blue striped high top Jordans...how bout the guy without shoes. You get thrown outta McDonald's in the morning if u try to sit in and don't order more than coffee. Plus the shelter gives everyone back back donations occasionally so they act as bullseyes to local businesses and PD. Nothing good to really say so disappointed as to what the real father bills mission was for this place. Just a Tax hideaway.

Shana M.

Great Workers & help Moving on to better days! Thank you

Brian ?.

I would not recommend to anyone! They pick and choose who they want to help and/or listen to! Also BIG Also if YOU have a job and work over nights or shifts that end at midnight DO NOT come here! These people are ignorant in the morning…
These people make this place a middle school and they got the principal wrapped around there finger the staff members and will say the “principal” don’t care aslong as they get there paycheck they get fired or if they quit they could careless

Do what you will with that 🙏

Karen D.

I had a client that was terribly discriminated against. There were multiple staff members laughing at her and the worker put the phone down and ignored her for more than 10 minutes. So while they held up the phone lines because they didn't want to do their job they completely disrespected my client. The person that took the call was Alana.

Michelle

Unfortunately, Father Bills is Horrible. Disgusting, unsafe, uncomfortable. There is so many people, to the point they make residents sleep upright at a table. They call it a "warming center". There is only One working shower, and One working toilet for at least 40 females. The other toilet Overflows basically Everyday. The flooded toilet never gets mopped up or anything sanitized. So All the residents are stuck walking around in toilet water and Fecal matter. Everybody is sick because of mold and whatever else. Board of health shoul

check

Laqueen B.

It is one of the main Quincy shelters for homeless persons to go to outside the Boston area. They have strict curfews and if you have a job, but do not get permission to come in after hours, then you will not get a bed to sleep or cot to sleep in. Although, they have renovated and changed their facility with over 50-70 news beds and transitional housing on a waiting list, right next to the Quincy Police Station Headquarters.

For a previous homeless woman that has transitioned out of this situation, even though I had a job, the facility managers still left me sleeping on the floor with other homeless men and I did not get any referrals for housing from management either.

FBMS is a place to go to when you need emergency housing assistance only.

Debra D.

Guissela Mariluz should go, she pulled a worker off my case for no good reason, now I don't have anyone to help me ,she said she is trying to help me if that was the case she wouldn't have pulled the person off my case and it is not the first time, now I don't have anyone.