Doors

Welcome to Craig’s Doors 

 Thanks to everyone who helped make the 2012/2013 season of Craig’s Place a resounding success!

Our mission is to provide safe, caring shelter for people who are homeless while we work to develop supportive housing and to help build an improved quality of life for those who are without a home.  Craig’s Doors is committed to helping people to find ways to become empowered to improve the quality of their lives through the creation of safe, respectful shelter and housing.Our seasonal shelter for people  who have no home is  Craig’s Place,  operates from November 1 through April 30.

We welcome compassionate members of our community to join us in this important work.
Check out our Volunteer, Wishlist or Donate pages for more ways that you can help!

Craig’s Doors – A Home Association, Inc. is a private non-profit, secular, human services agency which is classified by the IRS as a 501 (c) 3 agency.  Contributions are tax-deductible.

Our thanks to everyone who volunteered to help out on Shelter Sunday.

see: Amherst Friends for the Homeless, Inc.

Craig's Doors was founded in the summer of 2011 with the belief that all people deserve access to the safety, dignity and privacy of a home – with a door –of their own.

Our offices are located in Suite 4A
256 North Pleasant Street
Amherst, MA 01002-1729

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Craig’s Place

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Craig's Place is an emergency shelter for both men and women. It is graciously hosted by First Baptist Church, 434 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01002. Craig's Place operates from November 1, 2011 through April 30, 2012. Hours are 9:30 p.m. - 8:00 a.m. Guests must be at least 18. Guest capacity is 16 … [Read More...]

From Shelter to Home

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Our mission seeks to provide safe and respectful shelter within a caring community. We see this as the essential first step toward creating a permanent place for those without homes to call their own. Craig's Doors is committed to building affordable, single-room-occupancy housing with … [Read More...]

Our Story

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Behind every door is a story … Craig D. Lorraine was a beloved and cherished brother of four sisters, a Navy veteran who served in the Gulf War and a talented street musician, Craig was known by many in the communities of Northampton and Amherst. His untimely death in February, 2011, affected many … [Read More...]