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The City of Malden’s Office of Housing Stability helps residents find and keep housing by providing services, assistance, and information to Malden renters, homeowners, and landlords. Services include rental assistance, eviction prevention, legal assistance, landlord-tenant mediation, housing search, fuel assistance and more.

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DTA Malden Transitional Assistance Office

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DTA’s local office lobby is open for services, including new self-service options. You can use our phones, copiers, or kiosks to apply for benefits or manage your case. DTA staff and interpreters are available to assist you.

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DTA Malden Transitional Assistance Office

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DTA’s local office lobby is open for services, including new self-service options. Visit the services section on this page to learn about all the things you can do at a DTA office and ways to contact the Department.

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MassHousing is an independent, quasi-public agency created in 1966 and charged with providing financing for affordable housing in Massachusetts. The Agency raises capital by selling bonds and lends the proceeds to low- and moderate-income homebuyers and homeowners, and to developers who build or preserve affordable and/or mixed-income rental housing. MassHousing does not use taxpayer dollars to sustain its operations, although it administers some publicly funded programs on behalf of the Commonwealth. Since its inception, MassHousing has provided more than $27 billion for affordable housing.

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MassHousing finances the construction and preservation of affordable rental housing throughout Massachusetts. Property Managers are responsible for the placement of tenants into available apartments at each development.

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Mental health issues have increased in Malden at rates greater than the rest of Massachusetts. Survey results reveal growing concern in the youth population.

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Self-directed database of income-restricted rentals from all over the state. Shows listings whenever there is reliable, actionable information. Property owners verify their listings to take things one step further—everywhere you see the “Verified” sign—ensuring that renters find details they can trust.

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Find affordable home rentals in Massachusetts with Housing Navigator MA

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Connecting people to home. Housing Navigator is a free online tool that makes it simple to search for affordable rentals statewide throughout Massachusetts.

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Boston-based organization that can provide help for people in crisis

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We're Ready to Listen

Each day, people who are lonely, desperate, or struggling turn to Samaritans in search of compassion and support. We're here to answer their call for help.

At the start of the pandemic, we shifted our 24/7 Helpline operations to be remote. We enabled our enthusiastic volunteers to take calls and texts from their own homes, and made changes to our technology to allow for a smooth transition.

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If you are feeling suicidal, lonely, or depressed, we are here for you. Whatever the reason, you will get help from a trained volunteer offering nonjudgmental support. The 24/7 Helpline is confidential and free. You can call or text us any time at (877) 870-4673.

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Our 24/7 Crisis Services are available because of our remarkable volunteers who answer phone calls and text conversations from people needing someone to listen. In addition to answering Samaritans' 24/7, free, confidential, and anonymous Statewide Helpline, our volunteers answer calls and chats to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

In efforts to best serve our community, our 24/7 Helpline is available in more than 240 different languages with the aid of a tele-interpreter service!

We are not only available for people experiencing suicidal crises, but also for those who are feeling sad, alone, discouraged, or upset. Whatever the reason for reaching out, our volunteers are there to help.

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Each day, people turn to Samaritans' 24/7 Helpline for nonjudgmental support. On the other side of a phone call or text message, they find a caring listener ready to provide compassion. You can be that caring listener! We have a variety of volunteer opportunities on our Helpline. Volunteers include teens (15+), students, working adults, and retirees. You don't need to worry about having any prior training.

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Housing Families, provides services to support housing stability for families and individuals across 27 communities in the Greater Boston area. Their programs include temporary and permanent housing, food assistance, counseling, legal services, and youth programs.

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Housing Families' mission is to ensure housing stability to strengthen families, individuals, and communities. Our vision is to achieve housing equity and well-being for all.

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106 garden plots that are available for rent to the residents of Malden on a first-come, first-serve basis. Adopt for $30/year. Email Garden Coordinator, Julie Mangan at JMangan@CityofMalden.org.

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By Martha Bezzat
Bonnie Blanchard contributed to this story.

Julie Mangan points out how the raised beds are vital to the success of the garden plots in the Community Garden.Photo by Martha Bezzat.

Behind every cucumber is a vine, and behind every vine is a gardener. Here are stories of Malden gardeners and why they love the green. Some of our interviewees asked that only their first name be used.
Peggy Mixes Flowers and Veggies for Her "Quiet Place"

Walking through Peggy's vegetable garden in Ward 4 brought on salad cravings. Cucumbers vines wrapped around trellises, and green tomatoes seemed to watch as you walked among them. Peggy started gardening 34 years ago and grows her vegetable and flower gardens in her front yard, so they often invite neighborly chats which lead to her sharing her vegetables. Her garden is "her quiet place."

She grows juliet tomatoes, romas, zucchini, summer squash, hot peppers, carrots, cucumbers, pickling cucumbers, early girl tomatoes, basil, cilantro, parsley, romaine lettuce, banana peppers, spinach, swiss chard, kale, green beans, black beauty eggplants, and Japanese eggplants.

She bought raised beds for her vegetable garden from Costco, as well as other gardening supplies, like soil and fertilizer. Peggy rotates her crops and also keeps an eye out for vine borers, a worm that loves squash. Her garden gets "sun all day long" which is great for the vegetables, but she said, "it makes it hard to grow grass."

One of the most challenging things about gardening for Peggy? "I can't come out during the rain, or if it's too hot," so she gardens in the evening hours anywhere between 5 and 9 p.m.

Her flower garden is just as elaborate as her vegetables. She grows hostas, foxgloves, purple moonflowers, daisies, gerber daisies, Columbine flowers, yellow stella d'oro daylilies, dahlias, zinnias, blooming juniper, echinacea coneflowers, rhododendron, azaleas, orange day lilies, purple irises, fuschia thistle weed, lupine, Montauk daisies, phlox, peonies, salvia, and crocosmia.

Peggy's garden renews itself each year. She noted that her "lupine self-sow" and she had to move one with a long root. "The yellow finches get the seeds of the echinacea coneflower," and that while her "yellow stella d'oro daylilies bloom all summer," her "purple irises don't last." She has bouncing juniper as a ground cover at the front of her yard, as well as a fuschia lychnis campion scattered all over, which, she says, "self-sows everywhere." She often tries to buy drought-resistant plants.

Peggy sees lots of bees in her garden, both honeybees and bumblebees. She also appreciates other gardens in her neighborhood, noting, in particular, the changing colors of the hydrangeas across the street. When asked how the community can support gardening, she said she admires when "big companies beautify the intersections" throughout Malden.

The crowning glory of Peggy's garden is the rock wall she built by herself to accommodate a slope in her yard. There's an upper deck and a lower deck, and her neighbor provided a wheelbarrow of rocks with which she formed the wall. She said it's a well-known fact that "Malden grows rocks." It also grew Peggy's "quiet place."

Julie Mangan and a Community of Gardeners

Observing Julie Mangan dash around planting beds and point out ripe vegetables at 7 a.m. on a warm August day, you can easily catch her enthusiasm for, care of, and devotion to the Malden Community Garden. Julie has been the garden's coordinator since 2014, and since 2019, she has received a stipend for her work from Malden Recreation Department. The garden is located along a large stretch of the Bike-to-the-Sea bike path in Ward 5 between Franklin and Faulkner Streets.

In the "Farm" section, one of six sections, volunteer gardeners grow zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes, kale, hot peppers, cherry tomatoes, okra, spinach, mint, collard greens, parsley, and more. These gardeners give 80% of their produce directly to the Bread of Life food pantry and keep the rest. Julie reports that they recently gave 44 cucumbers to Bread of Life, and because the Bread of Life's largest clientele is Asian, they are now growing bok choy, napa cabbage and long beans. There's also a "Snack and Share" area where people walking along the bike path can help themselves to vegetables. The garden is living up to its logo: "Learn, Grow, Give."

The city provides the land for the garden, which is leased from the MBTA, and provides $5,000 annually for supplies, repairs, and tools and stipends. Ward 5 City Councilor Barbara Murphy initiated the idea for the garden, and other important contributions came from Clay Larsen, the project manager for Groundwork Somerville, Mayor Christenson's office, volunteers and Bike to the Sea members, the Malden Redevelopment Authority, Keurig, Inc., and Seeds of Change.

Community Garden Coordinator Julie Mangan says the secret to the garden is the volunteers who bring their energy and talents each day. Photo by Martha Bezzat.

The group has secured several grants, including $500 from Constellation to support the "pollinator" garden and a whopping $30,000 from Blue Cross Blue Shield for educational programs and workshops and to help build the "Farm." The YWCA was the group's fiscal agent for the Blue Cross Blue Shield grant, and moving forward, the Friends of MTEC will assist with grants. "We have complete transparency," said Julie, who has been previously featured on Boston25 News for her work and Bread of Life.

The community garden hosts programs for all ages. Its run workshops on the science of gardening, including seeding (which saves money on having to buy plants), tomato pruning, and how irrigation is more efficient and better for the plants. "There's a learning piece for us," Magnan explains. There is now have a gathering space for garden events, with shade, benches, wheelchair accessible tables, and an additional shed.

The garden aims to support Malden's ecosystem. The "native pollinator garden" showcases native plants and flowers that attract pollinators. "If your tomatoes don't get pollinated you're not going to bear fruit," Magnan notes. Programs even teach the importance of pollinators. So even the flower designs "are much more than that," Magnan said.

There are also practical feel-good programs on cooking and food prep, such as a "Garden2Table" cooking class on eggplant parm and a smoothie workshop. And volunteers remember to have fun! They have an annual Haunted Garden, pumpkin decorating, yoga, and a mud kitchen for children. Even children are learning as they garden, Magnan said, reporting that "some children had never seen a worm before!" and one child told her, "This is better than Xbox!"

One silver lining of the pandemic for the Community Garden was it brought them extra help. Teens from the Malden Teen Enrichment Center (MTEC) had nowhere to go during the beginning of Covid-19, so they built the "Farm" plots for the garden. Teens from the YWCA are also very active volunteers, including harvesting and painting the logo of the "Farm" on a cement barrier at its entrance. Other vital groups that support the garden include the Pace Program, Early Birds Gardening Club, Cooperative for Human Services, Chinese Culture Connection, and Eliot Human Services.

The success of this entire garden is truly in its name: community. "We run on volunteerism....volunteers have passion," Magnan said. Plot renters must agree to a communal obligation of four volunteer hours per season, "but most people come more." Many of their gardeners live in apartments and don't have yards, but have found a second home here. Julie says her husband jokes, "You go down there to socialize and be with your friends," to which Julie acknowledges "I love it here and my daughter grew up here!"

So how does one become a part of this "budding" garden community? A good start is to visit their Facebook page or email Magnan at jmangan@cityofmalden.org. Plots are $30 per season (April-October) and you are provided a plot, dirt, and water. (The garden uses Black Earth Compost and thereby supports an environmentally friendly business.) You supply your own seeds. People generally plant in the fall and come back in the spring.

Although all of the 106 plots are currently full, there's a waitlist and people can expect a plot within two years because of the 10% turnover every year. Julie explains that "Malden is a somewhat transient community, so people move, or don't have as much time to garden every year." People can also volunteer before they have a plot; there are several "Volunteer Days" during the season when they can use help around their two biggest challenges: weeding out invasive species and picking up trash.

But, Julie acknowledges, it "takes discipline" to garden and that the community has monthly meetings where they "talk about costs, and what to do" and they schedule their cleanups and potlucks. Julie loves the process of asking, "What am I going to do this year... it's like a design" and exclaims, "I've got so many ideas, my head's going to burst!"

Roberta/Antonio/Rachele: A Multi-Generational Garden

A treasure of a garden is located in Ward 1 in the backyard of a multi-generational family who have carried the traditions they learned from owning vineyards in Italy. Rachele, her son Antonio, and his wife Roberta have been gardening in Malden for 47 years. "It was a lot of work in the beginning," says Roberta. In the vineyards in Italy they used machinery, but here, they garden by hand.

Antonio is the primary vegetable gardener and grows cucumbers, hot peppers, green peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, celery, onion, basil, parsley, and shell beans. He explains how he "staggers the cucumbers for growth" so that they always have plenty to harvest. He said that when plants are planted at different times - say two weeks apart - they will be ready for harvesting at different times, too. Once, a pepper plant broke in half, so he replanted it amongst the others, and he saw a lot of peppers come out of that plant. He says, "You need time to garden."

Asked how gardening differs in Malden from Italy, Antonio explained that "in Italy, you start planting earlier in March because the weather is warmer, so the soil is ready earlier." He told a story about a giant fig tree his family had planted in a part of their yard. The tree grew so tall, as Antonio tells it, "I would pick the figs off the tree from the 2nd floor!" But they said the tough winters here in Malden were too much for the tree, despite their efforts to save it, and that part of the yard has been paved over.

The precision of their garden reminds one of a vineyard, so it's easy to see the imprint of their Italian traditions. They also have an annual tradition of making their own tomato sauce.

Antonio explained his gardening techniques of frequent weeding, tilling, or turning over the soil, once a year, usually the end of May, or if the weather is warmer, maybe the end of April. He ties up plants during storms for protection and collects rainwater in barrels. Roberta said that "plants are like little babies, you have to care for them." One very important tradition is that Rachele saves the largest cucumbers and tomatoes each year, and after drying out the seeds, plants them, so that it's a self-sustaining garden.

When asked what his favorite part of gardening is, Antonio said, "When I eat!" Roberta explains that "there is satisfaction" when you eat food that you have grown. She says "you can see the difference in fresh stuff" and adds "our tenants can help themselves" and that "every time relatives come, they can take some."

Although the family tradition of gardening and farming didn't interest him when he was younger, Antonio returned to it as he got older, and his children and grandchildren also now garden. Roberta explained that gardening "has to come from the family."

Roberta has her own flower garden, where every year she grows different flowers. She also maintains the plants and bushes in the front yards.

Antonio has chatted occasionally with his neighbors, some Chinese, some Brazilian, about what vegetables they grow. When asked how the community can encourage gardening, he said that they could "teach traditional gardening in schools."

This trio of gardeners shows that motivation, hard work, and some special traditions can lead to an outstanding garden.

Ginny-Remedi-Brown in her garden. Photo by Bonnie Blanchard.

Malden Garden Supports Community Building in Guatemala

The backyard, surrounded by tall oak trees that arch forward and sometimes blocking the much needed sunlight, is an oasis in the middle of Malden. A deck that once housed an entertainment area for a swimming pool is now home to dozens of white 5-gallon containers filled with plants. This cheery room of garden plots growing various and sundry vegetables is Ginny-Remedi-Brown's playground.

Curved wooden archways act as support for sweet potatoes, and provide a decorative support system for the beans. A trellis supporting pole beans is nestled amidst various squash and cucumber stations. Alongside this system is a portable raised bed carefully constructed of cementitious bricks and stray lumber without nails. The layered construction resembles a jigsaw puzzle. This bed houses kale, collard greens, lettuces and chives. With one pull of a plank below the soil, the whole garden bed empties onto the ground, thereby making moving the bed so much easier.

Ginny-Remedi-Brown tends to an herb. Photo by Bonnie Blanchard.

A path toward the back garden door is lined with pots of a variety of tomato plants in all stages of development. And in that same corner is a peach tree grown from cuttings of Ginny's father's garden many years ago in Illinois. She has managed to grow and nurture two fruit producing trees.

Gazebos supporting climbing vines built from used lumber spot different places. All manner of crops are produced from seed and gardening in containers can monitor each and every type of plant that may require different growing mediums. Ginny maintains this garden alone with the help of artist/gardener Elena Martinez, who comes in nearly on a daily basis to assist in care. Buckets that catch rain water surround the perimeter to provide water.

There are butternut squash, zucchini and summer squashes, myriad varieties of tomatoes from "Russian reds" to"Little Teardrops." The steady reliable hybrid "1327," cultivated by her father back in Illinois where he farmed, is continued today. Ginny's brother had saved seeds he had harvested one year and she continues to cultivate the seeds every year, and grow them into robust plants. Story has it that "1327" is the tomato used by Campbell Soup. Purple and green peppers, alongside collard greens with kale and lettuces grow in the moveable raised bed.

Ginny enjoys her time in the garden for two major reasons. One, is the joy of eating organically grown fresh vegetables and the gift of quiet meditation that gardening affords. A little time in the garden balances the tensions.

What makes this garden unique is that sales of plants and vegetables go to support a Guatemala project that Ginny and her wife Fern Remedi-Brown created. Sowing Opportunities, Inc., organized in 2015 and incorporated in 2018, is a project with the mission of cultivating self-sustainability, education, and wellness in rural Guatemala, including the village of Chajmaic, Guatemala. Chajmaic is a remote rural community hundreds of miles from any city. Ginny's and Fern's adopted daughter, Maya, comes from this small community. With the sales and donations from fairs and farmers' markets in Malden and Melrose, Ginny and Fern are raising funds for a greenhouse that would allow the community to be self-sustaining. Ginny and Fern raised $2,000 through sales and donations from three Malden festivals and five Melrose farmers markets

Weekly appearances at fairs and markets also help publicize the urgency of help for this community and its ongoing struggle for existence.

Ginny's garden is an example of mother nature and her ability to help heal on many levels.
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Mango Language is accessible through Malden Public Library, offers free language learning resources, including English courses for speakers of 15 different languages. Users can access lessons anytime via their smartphone or computer.

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Mango Languages offers an amazing amount of totally free lessons and courses for learning languages, including Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Italian, English for Speakers of Other Languages, and more. Learn English with narration in your native tongue through ESL courses taught in 15 different languages.

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Malden is a city north of Boston that is 5.1 square miles with around 65,000 residents.

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Malden is estimated to have a 13.3% poverty rate which is higher than the national average of 9.98% and Massachusett's average of 11.1%. This has been consistent through the past 2 decades.

In addition, the median household  earnings in Malden were around $95,298 in 2025 compared to the Massachusetts average of $101,341.

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The Bridge Recovery Center | BridgeRecoveryCenter

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The Malden Housing Authority provides affordable housing options and rental assistance programs for eligible individuals and families. They also offer resources for low-income residents to access safe and secure housing in Malden, MA.

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A faith-based volunteer organization that offers free evening meals (see hours), a food pantry, and grocery-deliveries

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+ Free Evening Meals

Bread of Life provides free evening meals within a community of sharing and caring. During COVID-19 there is no congregate meal. Instead, patrons may pick up grab 'n go boxed meals and snack bags from the front lawn of the church. Beginning in the Fall of 2021, guests will have the option of congregate dining in the dining hall. BOL provides special celebration dinners for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter, which fill the gap left by no holiday Meals on Wheels deliveries to the elderly.

Location: First Baptist Church at the corner of Main & Salem Streets in Malden, MA.

Click here for the Meal Group Schedule & Menu

Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 5:30 - 6:30 pm

Eligibility: open to all, including working families, seniors, people with disabilities and homeless individuals. No application or reservation is required.

+ Malden based Food Pantry

During COVID-19, the food pantry is grab 'n go distribution of pre-bagged groceries, including meats/fish, dairy, bakery, fresh produce and nonperishables, from the parking lot of 109 Madison Street, Malden, MA.

Location: 109 Madison Street, Malden, MA

Hours: on Wednesdays from 4-6 pm, and on Fridays from 2-4 pm

Eligibility: low-income people. Normally serving Malden, Medford, Everett, Melrose, Stoneham, Saugus, Wakefield, Reading, North Reading and Winchester. Households may pick up groceries once every 4 weeks, or once every 2 weeks if in special need. Please speak to the pantry staff when you pick up your groceries.

+ Grocery Delivery Program

Bread of Life delivers groceries to senior citizens (individuals and couples 65 and over), disabled residents, COVID patients, and emergencies. The Delivery program serves residents of Malden, Everett, and Mystic Valley Elder Service locations.

MVES locations includes Melrose, Medford, Chelsea, Revere, Winthrop, Stoneham, Woburn, Wakefield, Stoneham, Winchester, Lynn and North/Reading. MVES number is 781-324-7705. They are located at 300 Commercial Street, #19, Malden MA 02148. www.mves.org, info@mves.org. For information or to volunteer, email Tryone at: Delivery@breadoflifemalden.org or call 857-888-3452.

+ Everett Food Pantry / Mobile Market

During COVID-19, the food pantry is grab 'n go distribution of pre-bagged groceries by drive-thru or walk-up.

Location: Lafayette School, 117 Edith St., Everett, MA

Hours: every Thursday from 3-5 pm

Eligibility: low-income residents of Everett and surrounding communities. No reservation is required.

For information or to volunteer, email: Charlene.Wilson@breadoflifemalden.org

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Family-oriented facility with regular group classes, seasonal youth programming, a swimming pool, and open gym sports such as basketball, soccer, and volleyball. Enjoy free child care for 2 hours while you exercise! (Available from 4pm to 8pm)

Monthly Fee: Depends on age (Youth=$10, Seniors=$30, Adults=$41)

Annual Fee: Requires inquiry

Financial Assistance is available!

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The Y is a cause for strengthening community. That's why we're here working with you every day, making sure that you, your family and community have the resources and support you need to belong, grow and thrive. With a focus on developing the potential of kids, improving individual health and well-being, and giving back and supporting our neighbors, your membership will bring about meaningful change not just within yourself, but in your community, too. You don't just join the Y-you belong here.

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The Y is a cause for strengthening community. That's why we're here working with you every day, making sure that you, your family and community have the resources and support you need to belong, grow and thrive.

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An interfaith, community-based organization serving asylum seekers, asylees, and refugees, helping them integrate into communities through various support programs. ​

Location: 6 Pleasant Street, Suite 612, Malden, MA​

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Findhelp.com provides a list of available English as a Second Language (ESL) resources in Malden, MA.

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Malden ranked as the 8th most diverse place in Mass in 2025

As of 2024, the top 3 demographic groups:

White (Non-Hispanic) - 42.36%

Asian - 28.61%

Black - 13.13%

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Planet Fitness markets itself as a "Judgement-Free Zone" where weight-dropping is discouraged, and there is no equipment for powerlifting. From Monday to Thursday, it is open until midnight, while on Fridays and weekends, it closes a bit earlier.

Cheapest option:

Startup Fee - $49

Monthly Dues - $15

Annual Fee - $49

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Job Opportunities - YWCA Central Massachusetts

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ABCD Housing and Homelessness Prevention services in Mystic Valley (Malden, Medford and Everett) include a range of programs that can provide immediate relief, as well as referrals and resources if you’re homeless or are at risk of homelessness.

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ABCD Action for Boston Community Development

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ABCD Housing and Homelessness Prevention services in Mystic Valley (Malden, Medford and Everett) include a range of programs that can provide immediate relief, as well as referrals and resources if you're homeless or are at risk of homelessness.

Who Qualifies?

If you and your family are living in Malden, Medford or Everett and are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, contact us.

On the ground and by your side

ABCD's Mystic Valley services include general counseling, comprehensive assessments for those at risk of homelessness, referrals for services & resources to meet specific needs, assistance with finding and applying for affordable housing, and housing workshops.

Visit our FAQ page to learn more.

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Through a partnership with the Greater Boston Food Bank and local volunteers, patrons can pick-up groceries for free. There is no need for ID, proof of residence, or registration in an effort to maximize access.

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The Malden YMCA Food Market provides free food for individuals and families that need it. One registration per household, please. You can pre-register online at the link at the top of this page and pick up your keytag at your first visit. Please let the person scanning cards know that you pre-registered online. Or, you can walk-up and register during your first visit. Registration only takes a few minutes at the most.

Free bags of protein, produce and dry goods

Pick-up once a week

No ID or proof of residence required

Pre-register or walk-in

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN REUSABLE BAGS AND A CART IF YOU NEED ONE

1 card per appointment

Market usage remains the same

1 card per household

1 household visit per week, Monday-Saturday

*Understanding that many live in shared housing units, our market defines those who you share food with is considered a household

Please arrive at the start of your appointment window, each window is 15 minutes in length

If you miss your appointment time, the market will work to get you in but time is not guaranteed outside of appointment window

We ask you move through the market space in a timely fashion to allow all shoppers to go through during their appointment time

Please bring a reusable bag or cart. Boxes may be available but not guaranteed.

Appointment registration closes at 6pm the night prior

To schedule your appointment:

Select Schedule an appointment

Select your preferred market

If previously registered, selectYou can only come during your scheduled time. - Click to view availability

If new, click register here

Complete information

Select YES to schedule an appointment

Assistance is available for appointment registration every Wednesday from 11:00am - 2:00pm and Friday from 11:00am - 2:00pm

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The Malden YMCA Food Market provides free food for individuals and families that need it. One registration per household, please. You can pre-register online at the link at the top of this page and pick up your keytag at your first visit. Please let the person scanning cards know that you pre-registered online.

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The Malden Teen Enrichment Center offers various activities, programs, and events to support teens in Malden, MA. It provides a welcoming space for socializing, learning, and personal growth. The center also organizes trips, educational programs, and social events to help teens build skills and community connections.

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The Malden Teen Enrichment Center (MTEC) offers high-quality programs that promote leadership and youth development through enrichment activities and opportunities to develop relationships with adults and peers

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The City of Malden offers free Conversational English classes for Malden residents, available online, in-person, or hybrid formats with flexible scheduling.

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It is considered a "Gateway City", being a target destination for immigrants and refugees particularly in the year 2000 onwards.

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Crunch is a newer fitness center in Malden, close to the border of Everett. It features higher-intensity equipment and areas dedicated to more dynamic workouts.

There are different commitment levels and pricing options:

Enrollment Fee: $75

Monthly Fee (No Commitment): $26

Monthly Fee (With 12-Month Commitment): $9.99

Annual Fee: $69.99

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The Crunch Experience

Work out any way you want - Crunch is fit for all. Whether you come to lift weights or drop it like it's hot, you'll find everything here to look & feel your best.

SNEAK A PEEK

We're building a place for you to achieve the gym-possible! Get the lay of the land and soak up every nook and cranny before the fun even begins.

MILES OF CARDIO

With so many shiny machines to get your heart racing, we'll give you all the tools you need to go far here.

The HIITZone

See what you're capable of at the HIITZone with Crunch's new, advanced, high-intensity training program unlike any other. A state-of-the-art training ground featuring fast-paced, ﬁercely fun team-based HIIT workouts.

CLASS-IC TRAINING

Get moving in every way imaginable as you chisel, sculpt, shake, squat and sweat in our world-famous group fitness classes. Your workouts will always be challenging and fun with our rock star instructors.

RELAX & RECOVER

Relax after your workout with HydroMassage®, tanning and more. This club has something special to help you feel refreshed after your gym-sesh.

HEAVY LIFTING

Grunt your heart out with tons of awesome.

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Best gyms, Personal Trainers & Fitness Classes in Malden, MA | Crunch | Crunch Fitness

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Work out any way you want - Crunch is fit for all. Whether you come to lift weights or drop it like it's hot, you'll find everything here to look & feel your best. We're building a place for you to achieve the gym-possible!

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In addition to having resources to support a job search such as resume building and interviewing.

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Local Job Posting Sites - Malden Public Library

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If you prefer staffing services, check this website for staffing services in Massachusetts:haleymarketing.com Or you can search the following websites: http://boston.craigslist.org/jjj/-job listings in the Greater Boston area, including the Merrimack Valley, Metro West, North Shore, and South Shore http://boston.oodle.com/job/-job listings in the Boston area. Also check the "Site Map" to browse jobs by state or ...

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Psychology Today has one of the most widely used databases to connect people to various counselors and therapists. Wait-times do tend to be long but this resources gives choices in contrast to the typical referral program that can be a barrier.

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What is the difference between Group Therapy and a Support Group?
Malden Support Groups and Group Therapy both offer a safe place to explore important issues. It is important, however, to understand the difference between the two.

Group therapy in Malden is led by a therapist, group psychotherapist, or group counselor, and is generally structured around an issue. The therapist guides the group through a program as the group works together to better understand thoughts and feelings. Experienced therapists lead psychotherapy groups for various ages, such as adults, and specific issues including anger management, anxiety, and coping skills.

Support groups in Malden are usually facilitated by a therapist or counselor, but can also be led by members with lived experiences. Generally, a support group is less structured than a therapy group. Support groups bring together members to provide support and strength to each other, often around a common challenge such as addiction or grief.

Most therapy groups will meet for a fixed length of time with a consistent group of members, while many support groups meet for an indefinite period of time with members coming and going.

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Malden Group Therapy and Support Groups in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Psychology Today

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What is the difference between Group Therapy and a Support Group? Malden Support Groups and Group Therapy both offer a safe place to explore important issues. It is important, however, to understand the difference between the two. Group therapy in Malden is led by a therapist, group psychotherapist, or group counselor, and is generally structured around an issue.

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Rental Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT)

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Rental Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT)

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The RAFT program helps keep households in stable housing situations when facing eviction, loss of utilities, and other housing emergencies. RAFT provides qualifying households with maximum benefit limit of $7,000 per household in a 12-month period. RAFT can cover utilities, moving costs, and overdue rent, as well as forward rent in limited situations.

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The Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) program helps keep households in stable housing situations when facing eviction, loss of utilities, and other housing emergencies caused by loss of income, increase in expenses, or both. RAFT helps all kinds of households by providing up to $10,000 per household to help preserve current housing or move to new housing. RAFT can cover utilities, moving costs, and overdue rent costs, as well as future rent in limited situations.

The following documentation is required to apply:

1. ID for Head of Household (such as a state issued driver's license, birth certificate, or passport)

2. Proof of Current Housing (such as a lease, tenancy agreement, or tenancy at will agreement)

3. Verification of Housing Crisis (such as a Notice to Quit, an eviction notice, a utility shutoff notice, or documentation showing an inability to stay in your current home due to health, safety, or other reasons)

4. Income Verification. In addition, after you apply, the Regional Administering Agency (RAA) or Rental Assistance Processing (RAP) Center processing your application will need to verify your income. They will attempt to do this automatically through a data match with other benefits programs and will reach out to you to provide income documents if necessary.

You must submit a complete application with all required documents to receive benefits.

Additionally, we encourage tenants to reach out early to their landlords and inform them about their application for RAFT. Landlords or property management will be needed to complete the process.

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The Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) program helps keep households in stable housing situations when facing eviction, loss of utilities, and other housing emergencies caused by loss of income, increase in expenses, or both. RAFT helps all kinds of households by providing up to $10,000 per household to help preserve current housing or move to new housing.

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Located in northern Massachusetts, Farmer Dave's offers a Community Support Agriculture (CSA) which is the modern day model of a crop share. A CSA can help reduce the barrier of planning and shopping for healthy vegetables. One pickup location is in Malden near the CHA. Home delivery available also and they accept EBT/SNAP.

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Welcome to Farmer Dave's
Farmer Dave's is a diversified farm north of Boston that responsibly grows a myriad of vegetables and fruits. While offering a CSA membership with pickups in many surrounding communities, Farmer Dave's operates farm stands and participates in local farmers markets, school tours and pick-your-own apples. Committed to our food eco-system and keeping our community strong and healthy, we strive to keep our food sustainable and local.

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Welcome to Farmer Dave's Farmer Dave's is a diversified farm north of Boston that responsibly grows a myriad of vegetables and fruits. While offering a CSA membership with pickups in many surrounding communities, Farmer Dave's operates farm stands and participates in local farmers markets, school tours and pick-your-own apples.

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Flash fitness is at the border of Medford. It features cardio, strength, functional training and recovery equipment.

Enrollment Fee: $40

Monthly Fee (No Commitment): $39

Monthly Fee (With 12-Month Commitment): $25

Annual Fee: $59.99

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Member Portal Welcome to Flash Fitness® TWO CONVENIENT LOCATIONS:
Beverly & Medford, MA The Gym For the Goal-GettersTM JOIN NOW LOW MEMBERSHIP RATES! Membership Rates $25 12-Month
commitment Individual Membership Access to Your

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The Chinese Culture Connection is an organization dedicated to promoting intercultural understanding and appreciation of Chinese culture through educational programs, arts, and community events. It offers language classes, cultural workshops, performances, and youth programs aimed at building bridges between communities.

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The Chinese Culture Connection is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1985 in Reading, MA. It relocated to Malden, MA, in 1999 to support the growing Asian population in the area. We empower Chinese immigrants and Chinese descendants of the Greater Boston Area to appreciate and retain their heritage, develop bicultural fluency, and enrich others with a deeper understanding of Chinese language and culture.

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As an official partner with Malden Public School, BHCC has a satellite in Malden High School. High school students and adults can enroll in accessible, affordable courses.

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Take a BHCC course in Malden

BHCC's Malden Satellite is located at Malden High School, 77 Salem Street, Malden, MA 02148. Easily accessible from the MBTA Orange Line Malden Center stop, the Malden Satellite offers day and evening introductory and college-level courses during the fall and spring semesters.

Browse the latest available courses via BHCCselfservice and filtering by Location: Malden High School.

Ready to register? If you're a current BHCC student, register online with BHCCselfservice. If you're new to BHCC, you can register online in person at our Charlestown or Chelsea Campuses. Visit our Guest Students page for more info.
Directions to the Malden Satellite
Course Listings

Visit BHCCselfservice for the latest course listings.

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‌ BHCC's Malden Satellite is located at Malden High School, 77 Salem Street, Malden, MA 02148. Easily accessible from the MBTA Orange Line Malden Center stop, the Malden Satellite offers day and evening introductory and college-level courses during the fall and spring semesters. Browse the latest available courses via BHCCselfservice and filtering by Location: Malden High School.

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40.3% of Malden residents are foreign-born which is 1st as having the highest proportions of foreign-born residents in the Greater Boston Area.

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Public job board for employment opportunities in Malden Public Schools

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Resource Directory * Malden, MA * CivicEngage

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Safe, reliable, and affordable transportation services for seniors and adults with disabilities. Get to medical appointments, shopping, social activities, and more with ease. Available for aged 60+ and eligible adults with disabilities.

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Transportation - Mystic Valley Elder Services

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Transportation coordinators help individuals access transportation options in their communities.

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Freedom Hill Community Church

web: https://freedomhillcommunitychurch.org/food-pantry/

Food Pantry: Tuesdays 6:30 - 8pm

Emmanuel Baptist Church

20 Hillside Ave.

phone: 781-322-5885

Food Pantry: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10-11:30am

Maplewood Baptist Church

729 Salem St.

phone: 781-322-2636

Food Pantry Thursdays, 9:30 – 11:30am

North Shore Assembly of God Church

77 Kennedy Drive

phone: 781-321-2121

web: www.northshoreag.org

Food Pantry Tuesdays, 6:30-8:00pm -1 visit per month

Philadelphie SDA Church

575 Main Street

phone: 781-397-9143

Every 1st Sunday of month, 10am - 12noon

& 9am - 10pm Every 2nd Wednesday Meals - Wednesdays, 12noon - 2pm

Salvation Army

213 Main Street phone: 781-324-1970 Food Pantry: Mon – Thursday, 9am- 12noon and 1-3pm - 1 visit per month

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The Malden Senior Community Center offers daily programming for adults 60 and over from educational classes to exercise classes to movies

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The Malden Senior Community Center serves people aged 60+ from the City of Malden and its surrounding communities.

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Free classes offered year-round deigned for immigrants and refugees.

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The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc. programs are designed to help immigrants and refugees become economically self-sufficient and socially and civically engaged. Classes are offered free of charge, year-round to 900 or more students who range from those with little or no formal education to those with advanced degrees in their native languages.

The ILC staff determines the language needs and personal and educational goals of each student when they enroll. Students are placed into programs that best meet their individual needs, and counseling is provided to help them achieve their goals.

In addition to English skills, students gain leadership, problem solving, organizational and job skills. As students gain English proficiency, they achieve greater self-confidence, self-sufficiency, and the ability to contribute and participate in the community and workforce.

During the COVID-19 crisis, all classes are being held online. We plan to return to some in-person classes in the fall.
For information on how to apply for our English Classes, click here. For information on how to apply for our Citizenship Classes, click here.

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English Language Programs > The Immigrant Learning Center

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The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc. programs are designed to help immigrants and refugees become economically self-sufficient and socially and civically engaged. Classes are offered free of charge, year-round to 900 or more students who range from those with little or no formal education to those with advanced degrees in their native languages.

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An excellent report on the social determinants of health specifically examining Malden as a whole.

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Internal job board managed by the City of Malden

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Search through your municipality's employment opportunities. Subscribe to job posting notifications to be automatically alerted of the latest career opportunities by clicking on the Notify Me® button.

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Search through your municipality's employment opportunities. Subscribe to job posting notifications to be automatically alerted of the latest career opportunities by clicking on the Notify Me® button.

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We seek to connect the community with addiction support and recovery services, remove the stigma of addiction, and fight to eliminate overdose fatalities in Malden.

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Although Malden is fairly accessible via car, public transportation, and walking, this directory allows for additional options for people with special needs.

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A one-stop searchable directory of public, private and accessible transportation options in Massachusetts

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Free meal finder for kids and teens, even in the summer when school is out.

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Find a Summer Meal Site | Child Nutrition Outreach Program

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Summer Eats 2018 locations are now available! Locations will be added and updated throughout the summer, so please check back regularly to find sites in your community! You can also find meals sites near you by texting "FOOD" or "COMIDA" to 877-877 or downloading our SummerEats app on iOS or Android.

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Has resources to encourage physical activity and healthy eating. Of note are the public pathways and trails.

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Malden is Moving! is a Municipal Wellness and Leadership initiative, sponsored by the Malden Department of Public Health. This movement is focused on lowering the risk of chronic disease by supporting equitable food access and active living opportunities in the City of Malden.

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Resource Directory * Malden, MA * CivicEngage

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The Malden Public Library offers a wide range of materials to help English language learners including books, audio CDs, DVDs, and digital media such as Mango languages The ESL collection is located on the main floor, near the Reference collection. Topics of interest in the collection include vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, writing skills, TOEFL, dictionaries, idioms, daily life, immigration, and citizenship.
ESL Class
Every Wednesday, we host a free English Conversation class from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. This is an excellent opportunity for beginning English speakers to practice their skills in a friendly and supportive environment.

Other Places to Learn English
Mango Languages
Mango Languages is an online tool that offers an amazing amount of totally free lessons and courses for learning languages. All you need is a Malden Public Library card.
The Immigrant Learning Center
442 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148
781-322-9777
http://www.ilctr.org
Partnership for Community Schools in Malden / Feldstein Family Even Start Program
Ferryway School
150 Cross Street
Malden, MA 02148
781-397-7320 or 781-864-2480
Boston Public Library
The Boston Public Library provides "ESL Conversation Group" sessions at various times and in various locations.

For more information, please contact:

The Boston Public Library - Copley / Central Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02117
(617) 536-5400
info@bpl.org
http://www.bpl.org/research/literacy.htm#esl_classes

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English as a Second Language - Malden Public Library

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ESL Materials The Malden Public Library offers a wide range of materials to help English language learners including books, audio CDs, DVDs, and digital media such as Mango languages The ESL collection is located on the main floor, near the Reference collection. Topics of interest in the collection include vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, writing skills, TOEFL, dictionaries, ...

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https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/maldencitymassachusetts
https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/MA
https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/malden-ma-population
https://datausa.io/profile/geo/malden-ma/