Here is where Boston residents can get a free at-home COVID-19 test kit ahead of holidays

BOSTON (WHDH) - With at-home COVID-19 test kits hard to find at stores and pharmacies, Boston is giving out kits free of charge in an effort to keep residents safe during the holidays.

Tests kits are available at many locations across the city and residents can take up to one kit of two tests for each member of their household.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu urged residents to utilize the free test kits to ensure health and safety during the holidays.

Boston Public Schools students are also being sent home with test kits.

Wu says free test kits have been made available at the following Boston Centers for Youth & Families community centers and Boston Public Library branches:

BACK BAY

• Boston Public Library Central, 700 Boylston Street

BRIGHTON

• BPL Brighton Branch, 40 Academy Hill

DORCHESTER

• BPL Codman Branch, 690 Washington Street
• BPL Grove Hall Branch, 41 Geneva Avenue

EAST BOSTON

• BPL East Boston Branch, 365 S. Bremen Street
• BCYF Paris Street, 112 Paris Street

HYDE PARK

• BCYF Hyde Park, 1179 River Street

MATTAPAN

• BPL Mattapan Branch, 1350 Blue Hill Avenue
• BCYF Mildred Avenue, 5 Mildred Avenue

MISSION HILL

• BCYF Tobin, 1481 Tremont Street

SOUTH BOSTON

• BPL South Boston Branch, 646 E Broadway

ROSLINDALE

• BPL Roslindale Branch, 4246 Washington Street

ROXBURY

• BPL Roxbury Branch, 149 Dudley Street
• BCYF Shelburne Branch, 2730 Washington Street

This list will be updated as more information becomes available.

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