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About Shelter Music Boston

Shelter Music Boston (SMB) is a nonprofit that serves adults and children experiencing homelessness, housing insecurity, and substance use recovery throughout Greater Boston. Founded in 2010, SMB's roster of professional musicians perform more than 100 classical chamber music concerts of the highest artistic standards each year in homeless shelters and other sheltering environments. Our goal is to promote community, creative interaction, respect, and therapeutic benefit. We believe all people deserve access to the dignity, creativity, and passion of classical music, whether or not they have a home. Current research documents the positive effects of music on physical and mental health and supports its use as a complementary tool in social service delivery. An interactive, respectful concert delivering the therapeutic power of classical music can provide hope, a sense of self-worth, and renewed energy to address the challenges of homelessness and recovery. After our concerts, shelter guests say they feel better mentally and physically, see improvements in sleep and anxiety, and gain a sense of hope and empowerment. "The music was water for my soul when it was thirsty." B., Pine Street Inn-Shattuck Shelter Guest