Dept. of Children & Families, (Family services), Cambridge Area Office, 810 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, 617-520-8700

Emerge, 2464 Mass. Ave., Suite 101, Cambridge, 617-547-9879

Autism Learning Partners, 6 Lincoln Knoll Lane, Suite 104, Burlington, 855-646-8247
Provides behavior analytic services for children between the ages of 3 to 19 diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.  Programs include: in clinic readiness preschool program, in clinic social skills program, and home therapy.  Cover most insurances including Mass Health.

Child Abuse Hotline (24 hours per day), 800-792-5200

Massachusetts Department of Children & Families, (reporting M-F, 9-5)
Cambridge Area Office, 810 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, 617-520-8700

Head Start:

Woburn Creative Start, Communities United, 470 Wildwood Ave., Woburn, 781-932-9578

School Age:

After School Club, Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 60 Forest Park Road, Woburn, 781-937-7670

North Suburban YMCA, School Age Child Care Programs, Burlington & Woburn sites

Kids Corner, Winchester After School Program, 263 Main Street, Winchester, 781-721-1514

Subsidized & Private:

Council of Social Concern, Children’s Center, (4 weeks to 5 years), 2 Merrimac Street, Woburn
781-935-6495, x219, Tina Denis, Program Director

Council of Social Concern, Family Childcare System (4 weeks to 5 years), 2 Merrimac Street, Woburn
781-935-6495, x218, Sandy Lopez, Program Director

North Suburban YMCA, Woburn & Winchester Sites, 781-938-9622

Social Capital Inc., 165M New Boston Street, Suite 233, Woburn, 781-935-2244

 Emergency Service

• Advocates’ Psychiatric Emergency Services, 675 Main Street, Waltham, 800-540-5806, 24/7
• BayRidge Hospital, 60 Granite Street, Lynn, MA, Emergency Psychiatric Services, 781-477-6940, 24/7

In-Patient Services (Adult)

• Melrose Wakefield Health Care, 170 Governors Ave, Medford, Central Intake Line, 781-306-6155

In-Patient & Outpatient Services
Dual Diagnosis Mental Health & Chemical Dependency

• BayRidge Hospital, 60 Granite Street, Lynn, MA, 781-599-9200
• Beverly Hospital, 85 Herrick Street, Beverly, MA, 978-922-3000 x2801
• Addison Gilbert Hospital, Discover Program, 298 Washington Street, Gloucester, MA, 978-381-7422 x422 or x586

Outpatient Services, Home-Based Services, and Consultation

• Arbour Counseling Services, 10 Roessler Road, Door-I, Woburn, MA, 781-932-8114
• Burlington Youth and Family Services, 33 Center St., 2^nd floor, Burlington, MA, 781-270-1961
  Free and low-cost mental health and social services for Burlington residents
• Edinburg Center, Lexington, MA, 781-862-3600
  Home-based counseling for children and families and adult mental health services
• Enable, Inc., Consultation Services for Children, 605 Neponset Street, Canton, MA, 781-821-1386
• Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, 41 Mall Road, Burlington, 781-744-8013
• New Beginnings Counseling Service, 280 Main Street, #1, Stoneham, MA, 781-438-0038
• Psychological Care Associates, 12 Alfred Street, Woburn, MA, 781-646-0500
• The Children’s Room, 1210 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, 781-641-4741
  Support for grieving children and families. No charge for child or family support groups.
• Riverside Community Care, 781-246-2010
  Home-based Therapy (Children and Families), Somerville, MA, 617-284-5131
  Behavioral Treatment Service (Adults), Lynnfield, MA, 781-246-2010
• Youth Villages, Intercept Program, 400 West Cummings Park, Suite 5200, 781-937-7900
  Intensive in-home treatment for children (infant to 18 years) and families for serious emotional and behavioral problems.

Cradles to Crayons, Brighton, MA, 617-779-4700 (clients should not call directly – agency referrals only)

Money Management International, 225 Franklin Street, Suite 2672, Boston, 866-550-8004

• DEAF, Inc., 617-254-4041 (Services for the deaf and hard of hearing)
• Disability Law Center of Massachusetts, 11 Beacon St., Suite 925, Boston, 617-723-8455
  Provides legal assistance for disability related issues
• Easter Seals of Massachusetts, 800-244-2756
  Various services available
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 800-344-4687
  Services and support for individuals with Multiple Scelrosis
• Hospital Equipment Loan Program, SMD HELP, 500 West Cummings Office Park, Suite 1150, Woburn, MA, 781-322-1052
  Pickup and Return of Equipment, Saturday 9:00 AM to 12 Noon. Free loan of medical equipment such as canes, walkers, wheelchairs, hoyer lifts. rehab exercise biles, commodes, toilet supports, tub seats and transfer bences. Sponsored and supported by Massachusetts Freemasons.
• MAB Community Services, 200 Ivy Street, Brookline, MA, 617-738-5110
  (Multiple services for the blind and visually impaired)
• Mass. Assistive Technology Loan Program, Easter Seals, Boston, MA, 800-244-2756
• Mass. Commission for the Blind, 800-392-6450, 617-727-5550
  (Multiple Services for the Blind)
• Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing, 800-882-1155 Voice, 800-530-7570 TTY
  (Multiple services available for the deaf and hard of hearing, including interpreter services)
• Mass. Disabled Persons’ Protection Commission, Hotline 800-426-9009, 617-727-6465, 300 Granite Street, Braintree, MA
  (Investigates allegations of caretaker abuse to a disabled persons ages 18-59)

• Mass. Office of Disability, Client Assistance Program, 800-322-2020, 617 727 7440
• Mass. Rehabilitation Commission, Community Services Program
• Mass. Rehabilitation Commission, Disability Determination Services (for SSI, SSDI), 800-772-1213
• Mass. Rehabilitation Commission, Vocational Rehabilitation Program (All disabilities except blindness)
  5 Middlesex Ave., 3rd Floor, Somerville, MA, 617-776-2662
• Mass Rehabilitation Commission, MassMatch (Massachusetts Initiative to Maximize Assisted Technology in Consumer’s Hands), 877-508-3974
• Minuteman Senior Services, Family Caregiver Support Program, 26 Crosby Drive, Bedford, MA 781-272-7177
  Provides resources, education, guidance, training and empowerment to those caring for older adults, and people with disabilities. As part of the program they provide one-time only scholarships, of up to $500, to those in-need of a service or support that would enhance their role as a caregiver, when other resources have been exhausted. (For Scholarship Program questions call 781-221-7063.)
• Muscular Dystrophy Association, 833-275-6321
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 800-344-4867
  Services and support for individuals with Multiple Sclerosis
• NuPath, Inc., 147 New Boston St., Woburn, MA, 781-935-7057, Services for the developmentally disabled
• Social Security Disability Services (SSDI, disability income, ages 18-65), (800) 772-1213
  Social Security Administration, 10 Fawcett Street, Cambridge, MA
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI, disability income, low-income, all ages), (800) 772-1213
  Social Security Administration, 10 Fawcett Street, Cambridge, MA
• Supportive Living Inc., 400 West Cummings Park, Woburn, 781-937-3199
  Services for the disabled with head injuries.
• United Cerebral Palsy / Metro Boston, 71 Arsenal Street, Watertown MA, 617-926-5480
• Wheelchair Recycler Program, 9 Summer Street, Ashland, MA, 508-460-6328
  (Offers refurbished pre-owned power wheelchairs and electric scooters at low cost.)

• Emerge, 388 Pleasant Street, Suite 204, Malden, MA, 617-547-9879
• Dating Advice.com, Domestic Violence Resources
• Domestic Violence Advocates from Greater Boston Legal Services are available Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office, Victim Witness Advocate, 781-897-8490
• Minuteman Senior Services, Supportive & Protective Services for elderly, (regional area), 26 Crosby Drive, Bedford, MA, 888-922-2275
• Respond, Somerville, 617-623-5900 (24 hour Domestic Violence Hotline) or 781-933-1212 x4805 (Woburn site 9 a.m to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday – This is a confidential phone line for Respond Domestic Violence Counselor located at the Woburn Police Department)
• Safe Link, Domestic Violence Related Assistance, (multi-lingual – 140 languages), Casa Myrna Vazquez
  877-785-2020, TTY 877-521-2601

Early Intervention

• Thom Mystic Valley Early Intervention, 10 Gill St. Woburn, Ma, 781-932-2888

Elder Abuse

• Elder Abuse Hotline, 888-922-2275
• Minuteman Senior Services, Supportive & Protective Services for elderly, (regional area), 26 Crosby Drive., Bedford, MA, 781-272-7177

Emergency Shelter – Adolescents

• Bridge Over Troubled Waters, 47 West St., Boston, 617-423-9575
• Child-At-Risk Hotline, 800-792-5200
• Department of Children & Families, 617-520-8700
• National Runaway Switchboard, 800-RUNAWAY

Emergency Shelters – Domestic Violence

• Asian Shelter & Advocacy Project, Boston, Hotline/Crisis, 617-338-2355
• Casa Myrna Vazquez, Inc., Boston, (800) 992-2020
• Harbor COV, Chelsea, MA, Hotline/Crisis 617-884-9909
• Help for Abused Women and Their Children (HAWC), Salem, Hotline/Crisis 800-547-1649
• Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, 781-595-7570
• Reach, Waltham, 800-899-4000
• Respond, Somerville, 617-623-5900
• Renewal House, Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry, Roxbury, MA, Hotline/Crisis, 617-566-6881
• Safe Link, Domestic Violence Related Assistance, (multi-lingual – 140 languages), Casa Myrna Vazquez
  877-785-2020, TTY 877-521-2601
• Transition House,Cambridge, Hotline/Crisis 617-661-7203
• Women’s Protective Services, Win Haven Shelter, Framingham, Hotline/Crisis, 800-593-1125, 508-626-8686, (TTY)
• Women’s Resource Center, YWCA Haverhill, 107 Winter Street, Haverhill (978) 374-6121

Emergency Shelters – Families

• Home Start
  105 Chauncy Street, Suite 502, Boston, MA, 617-542-0338
  Prevention, Housing Search, Stabilization
• Mary’s House, Middlesex Human Service Agency, Waltham, 781-647-9957
• Massachusetts Department of Housing & Economic Development, Division of Housing Stabilization, (Referrals to Family Shelters), 617-573-1106, TTY 617-573-1140
• Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, Home Link Program, 781-595-7570
• Middlesex Human Service Agency, 50 Prospect St, Waltham, 781-894-6110,

Emergency Shelters – Individuals

• Boston Public Health Commission Homeless Services Bureau, 617-534-5395
  Southampton Street Shelter at 112 Southampton Street, (Men), Boston
  Transportation goes from our intake site at 794 Massachusetts Avenue (Woods-Mullen Shelter) to the Southampton site every day between 4:10pm and 5:40pm. The shelter is open 24 hours a day during the colder months of the year.
  Woods Mullen Shelter, (Men & Women), Boston
  It is open 24 hours a day year-round. Woods-Mullen Shelter has 190 beds available, 66 for women. Beds are given out on a first-come, first-serve basis. In the Winter months, overflow beds are available for 40 men and 12 women.
• Bristol Lodge Men’s Shelter, Middlesex Human Service Agency, 27 Lexington street, Waltham,, 781-893-0108 (Staffed 24/7)
• Bristol Lodge Women’s Shelter, Middlesex Human Service Agency, 205 Bacon Street, Waltham, 781-894-1225 (Staffed evenings only)
• Home Start
  105 Chauncy Street, Suite 502, Boston, MA, 617-542-0338
  Prevention, Housing Search, Stabilization
• Lowell Transitional Living Center, (Men & Women), (3 day limit if not from Lowell), 205-209 Middlesex St., Lowell, MA
  978-458-9888
• Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, Home Link Program, 781-595-7570
• Pine Street Inn, (Men & Women), Boston, 617-892-9100
• Rosie’s Place, (Women Only), Boston, 617-442-9322

Emergency Shelter – Veterans

• Home Start
  105 Chauncy Street, Suite 502, Boston, MA, 617-542-0338
  Prevention, Housing Search, Stabilization
• New England Center for Homeless Veterans, Inc., 17 Court Street, Boston, MA , 617-371-1800

Financial & Rental Assistance

• Catholic Charities of Greater Boston, (Emergency assistance for rent, mortgage and utilities 617-506-6600
• Department of Transitional Assistance
  Local Area Office, 245 Commercial St., Malden, 781-388-7300
• Department of Transitional Assistance Connect, DTA Assistance Line, 877-382-2363
• HomeBase, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  Provides families in the emergency shelter assistance system an opportunity to overcome the financial barriers to ending their homelessness.
  DHCD Division of Housing Stabilization 877-418-3308 or Housing Consumer Education Centers 800-224-5124.
• Just-A-Start, Cambridge, 617-918-7518 (Emergency Financial Assistance for Rent)
• Lend A Hand Society, Boston, 617-338-5301 (Emergency Assistance for Rent of up to $300. 1x/life. Must be referred by a non-profit social service agency in the Greater Boston Area. Grant application process is listed on website. Referring social service agency should know the client for whom they are applying.
• People Helping People, Covenant for Basic Needs, (Burlington residents only), 781-270-1961
  (apply through Burlington Youth and Family Services)
• Salvation Army, Massachusetts Division, 339.502.5963
• Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI, disability income, ages 18-65), 800-772-1213
  Social Security Administration, 10 Fawcett Street, Cambridge
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI, disability income, low-income, all ages), 800-772-1213
  Social Security Administration, Marks Building Davis Square, 10 Fawcett Street, Cambridge

Financial Counseling

• Money Management International, 225 Franklin Street, Suite 2672, Boston, 866-889-934

Food Assistance

• Adventist Community Center, Food Pantry, 11 Gerry Street, Stoneham, 781-438-2977
  Open Tuesday 5PM – 6:30PM, Wednesday 5:30PM-7PM, and Thursday 7PM-8:30PM
• Council of Social Concern, Food Pantry, 2 Merrimac St., Woburn, 781-935-6495, Paula Matthews, Program Director
  Serves residents of Woburn & Winchester (residency restriction does not apply to individuals requiring gluten free food)
  By appointment Tuesday & Thursday, 9:45 AM – 12:00 PM and 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
  By appointment for those working or in school/training programs – Wednesday, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
  Food Pantry Program – Council Of Social Concern
• Dept. of Transitional Assistance, SNAP (Food Assistance), 245 Commercial St., Malden, 781-388-7300
  SNAP benefits (formerly food stamps) | Mass.gov
• Food Source Hotline, Project Bread, 800-645-8333 (Mon-Fri 8AM-7PM, Sat. 10AM-2PM)
• Call for help completing SNAP (food stamp) benefit applications or to get information on local food assistance programs..
  [Web site to help determine SNAP (food stamp) potential eligibility and benefits] gettingsnap.org
• Lexington Interfaith Food Pantry, Lexington Church of Our Redeemer, 6 Meriam Street, Lexington, 781-861-5060
  Saturdays, 9:30AM- 11AM
• Minuteman Senior Services, Meals On Wheels, 26 Crosby Drive., Bedford, MA, 781-272-7177
  ( Home delivered meals for homebound seniors),
• Mobile Food Market, Hallmark Health Systems, Malden WIC Office, 239 Commercial Street, Malden.
  2nd Saturday of each month. Receive approximately $50 worth of fresh produce, dairy and meat to residents of eastern Massachusetts.
  Must pre-register by calling 781-338-7568
• North Congregational Church, Free Community Suppers, most Thursdays at 5:30 p.m., 896 Main Street, Woburn, 781-933-1229
• Wilmington Community Fund, Wilmington Food Pantry, Old South School, 142 Chestnut Street, Wilmington
  2^nd and 4^th Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 978-658-7425
• The Dwelling Place, Soup Kitchen,, at the United Methodist Church, 523 Main Street, Woburn (Entrance at side door off Harlow Court)
  Free Dinners – M, W, S – Arrive at 5:30 PM, 781-369-5230
• WIC (Food Vouchers & Nutrition Services for eligible pregnant women, nursing mothers, young children), Hallmark Health System
  North Suburban WIC Program, 239 Commercial Street, Malden, 781-338-7578, (Call for appt.)
• Winchester Got Lunch, P.O. Box 322, Winchester, MA 01890, 781-771-8032,
  (Summer free weekday lunch program for needy Winchester children. Lunches are delivered right to the family’s door. Simple application online.)

Training Assistance

• Career Place, Trade Center Park, 100 Trade Center, Suite G100, Woburn, MA, 781-932-5500
• NuPath, Inc., 147 New Boston St., Woburn, 781-935-7057
  Services for the developmentally disabled
• Operation Able, 131 Tremont Street, Boston, 617-542-4180. Offers training for job seekers 45 and older and stipended on the job training for low-income individuals 55 and over.