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CRISIS HOTLINES
Samaritans
24 hour hotline
617-247-0220
www.samaritansofboston.org
SamariTeens
3:00pm-9:00pm hotline
1-800-252-TEEN
(8336)
National Hope Line Network
24 hr
hotline
1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)
www.samaritans-fallriver.org
Girls and Boystown
24 hr hotline
1-800-448-3000
TTY
1-800-448-1833
1-800-922-8772
www.GirlsandBoystown.org
North Shore
Rape Crisis
24 hr hotline
1-800-922-8772
Monday- Friday
9:00am-5:00pm
TTY 978-921-8729
HES/Project Rap Beverly
9:00am-5:00pm hotline
978-922-0000
www.HES-Inc.org
North Shore Emergency
Services
24 hr Emergency service pre-screening services
1-866-523-1216
Centri De Ayda Para las Victimas De
Violacion
Crisis Linea De Emergencia
Serving the Latino population
statewide.
Mon.-Fri. 11:00am-5:00pm
1-800-223-5001
TTY
508-852-7600
Parents Helping Parents
Provides support groups
for parents.
1-800-882-1250
www.parentshelpingparents.org
Parental
Stress Line
1-800-6328188
24 hr hotline
Child-At-Risk
Hotline,DSS Abuse/Neglect
24 hr hotline
1-800-792-5200
www.mass.gov/dss
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
(MADD)
1-800-633-6233
24 hr hotline
www.madd.org
Elder
Abuse Hotline
V/TTY 1-800-922-2275
24 hr hotline
Child Help
USA
Child Abuse hotline. 24hrs 7 days.
1-800-4ACHILD(224453)
www.Childhelpusa.org
Crisis
Intervention
1-800-988-1111
Tri-City Evaluation Service,24 hr
mobile
1-800-988-1111
Emergency service
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & WOMEN’S
ISSUES
H.A.W.C. Help for Abused Women &
Children
Salem
978-744-8552
V/TTY978-744-1818
Gloucester
978-281-1135
24 hour hotline
www.helpabusedwomen.org
Safelink
1-877-785-2020
Statewide 24hr hotline, English, Multilingual
TTY
1-877-521-2601
www.casamyrna.org
National Domestic Violence
Hotline
24 hr hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
1-800-787-3224
TTY
1-800-787-3224
www.ndvh.org
Cambridge
Women’s Center
M-Th: 10am-10pm, F: 10am-8pm,
Sat:11am-11am-4pm
V/TTY 617-354-8807
www.cambridgewomenscenter.org
Elizabeth
Stone House
24 hr hotline, transitional housing, community
housing,
battered women and safe house.
617-522-3417
TTY 617-445-9368
www.elizabethstone.org
Battered
Women’s Hotline
Women’s Transition House in Cambridge with 24
hr hotline
617-661-7203
www.transitionhouse.org
FINEX
House Inc
Shelter for battered women and hard of Hearing
accessible.
V/TTY 617-288-1054
www.geocities.com/finexhouse
Women’s
Crisis Center
Newburyport, 24 hr hotline
V/TTY 978-388-1888
www.womenscrisiscenter.org
Women’s
Resource Center
V/TTY 978-373-4041
Lawrence, 24 hr
hotline
Children’s Law Center of Massachusetts
Lynn
781-581-1977
1-888-543-5298
www.clcm.org
Jane
Doe, Inc. Mass Coalition Against
Sexual Assault and Violence; Support,
Education, Legislature
617-248-0922
www.janedoe.org
Common
Purpose
Services for men who batter, Support groups for men
617-522-6500
www.commonpurpose.com
FOOD
RESOURCES
My Brother’s Table
Lynn- Free
Mon-Fri 5:300-7:15 pm, Sat & Sun 2:30-4:15 pm
781-595-3224
www.Mybrotherstable.org
Cape Ann Food
Pantry/Open Door
Free meals and emergency food supplies for
single
Adults and families. Buck-A-Bag Program, Second glance
Thrift
store. Call for hours of operation.
978-283-6776
www.foodpantry.org
Salem
Mission
Salem Food Pantry. Wed.1:30pm-6pm, Sat.9-12pm
978-745-1121
Catholic Charities North Shore
978-740-6923
V/TTY978-740-6923
Salem Food Program, Call Mon-Th,
9:30am-noon
for a grocery voucher once every month.
Homeless prevention,
Emergency utilities, Latino outreach,
Companions to the aging, Young parent
program for
Pregnant teens.
www.ccab.org
Serve New
England
Food purchasing co-ops in New England.
Mon.-Fri.
9:00am-4:00pm (Except 4th Fri. of month)
1-888-742-7363
www.servenewengland.org
WIC
Food Resource for Pregnant woman,
Nursing mothers, babies, and
infants and
Children under 5. Mon-Fri: 8:00am-5:00pm
1-800-WIC(942)-1007
TTY 617-624-5992
Food Source Hotline, Project
Bread
Mon-Fri 8:00am-5:00pm. Bilingual, Weekend
Weekend answering
machine. Pre-screening
For food stamps, resources for school breakfast
And other free or low cost foods.
1-800-645-8333
TTY 1-800-377-1292
www.projectbread.org
www.gettingfoodstamps.org
Salvation
Army, Salem
Office hours 8:30am-12/1pm-4pm
Food Pantry M/W/F 9:30
& 11:30, M/TH Meals Program@12pm
978-744-5181
Haven From
Hunger
Hot meals Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Fri: 5pm-6pm.
Pantry,
M/Th/F/10am-2pm. Bagged food available.
Intake required.
978-531-1530
www.havenfromhunger.org
GAY & LESBIAN ISSUES
Gay & Lesbian,
Bisexusal and Transgender Help Line:Information
And Referral, support
M-F 6:00pm-11:00pm,
Sat and Sun 5:00pm-10:pm
V/TTY
617-267-9001
Gay & Lesbian Advocates &
Defenders
Bilingual; Intake hours Mon-Fri: 1:30-4:30pm,
Business M-F:
9:00am-5:00pm
1-800-455-GLAD
www.glad.org
MASS INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTERS
S.I.L.C.
State Independent Living Council
Open 10am-5pm
V/TTY 866-662-7452
www.masilc.org
ILC of
the North Shore and Cape Ann
V 978-741-0077
TTY 978-745-1735
www.ilcnsca.org
Boston
CIL
617-338-6665
TTY 617-338-6662
www.bostoncil.org
Northeast IL Program,
Lawrence
V/TTY 978-687-4288
www.nilp.org
Stavros,Inc.,
Amherst
V/TTY 413-256-0473
Ma only 1-800-804-1899
www.stavros.org
Independence
Associates, Brockton
V/TTY 508-880-5325
1-800-649-5568
www.iacil.org
Southeast CIL Fall River, Fall River
V/TTY
508-679-9210
www.secil.org
Center for Living
and Working,Worcester
V/TTY 508-363-1226
www.centerlw.org
Cape Org.
for Rights of the Disabled,
Hyannis
V/TTY 508-775-8300
1-800-541-0282
www.cordonline.org
AD
LIB, Pittsfield
V 413-442-7047
TTY 413-442-7158
1-800-232-7047
www.adlibcil.org
Boston ABCD IL
PROGRAM
Dorchester
617-288-9431
TTY
617-288-2707
MetroWest Center for IL, Framingham
V/TTY 508
875-7853
www.mwcil.org
AIDS RESOURCES
Aid’s Action
Line
Mon-Fri 9:00am-9:00pm
1-800-235-2331
TY
617-437-1372
Hepatitis hotline
Sat.10:00am-2:00pm
1-888-443-4372
www.aac.org
Strongest Link AIDS
Services, Inc
978-777-5885
www.strongestlink.org
Mass
Dept. of Public Health AIDS Bureau
1-800-443-2437
TTY
617-624-5387
HIV TEST
800-750-2016
www.mass.gov./dph/aids/hivaids.htm
Health Education Services
Free HIV testing and counseling.
978-745-2440
www.hes-inc.org
SHELTER AND HOUSING
Bridge House Family
Shelter 24 hrs.
781-593-3898
Lynn Emergency Shelter
781-581-6600
Need to call at 4:30pm to get on list for a
bed.
Salem Mission
24 hours
978-744-0500
www.salemmission.org
The
Inn-Between
Peabody 24 hrs; homeless families
978-532-2372(office)
978-531-9842
Action Inc
Gloucester
Community Action Program; Shelter
978-283-7874
Home Care, Advocacy,
Transition to work, ESL.
978-282-1000
www.actioninc.org
Rosie’s
Place
Boston Women-no children overnight.
Phone Mon-Fri
9:00am-5:00pm, Sat-Sun 10:00am-3pm
Must be in person at 8:00am for bed.
617-442-9322
North Shore Community Action Program
Peabody,
Mon-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm. Fuel
Assistance, Housing search, Home care
program,
Transition to work, ESL.
978-531-0767
Mass Coalition
for the Homeless
617-423-9162
Boston, education services
Mon-Fri
8:00am-4:00pm
781-595-7570
www.mahomeless.org
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Alcohol & Drug 24 Hour
Help Line
800-821-HELP(4357)
Call for local meetings and referral
services
801-984-3323
CAB (Center for Addictive Behavior)
Health and Recovery Service
Mon-Th 8:30am-9:00pm, Fri
8:30-5:00pm
800-334-5512
TTY 978-745-8890
www.cabhealth.org
CAB
Detoxification Center
Danvers,
24 hour facility
V/TTY 978-777-2121
Substance Abuse
24 hr hotline
800-327-5050
TTY 617-536-5872
www.helpline-online.com
Adcare
Referral
800-252-6465
Worcester, 24 hour hotline
TTY
508-798-9923
799-900-4300
www.adcare.com
Alcoholic
Anonymous
617-426-9444
www.aaboston.org
OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES
New England ADA &
Technical Accessible IT Center
V/TTY 800-949-4ADA(232)
617-695-0085
www.newenglandada.org
North
Shore Career Centers, Salem
978-825-7200
Lynn
781-593-0585
Gloucester
978-283-4772
Department of Transitional
Assistance
Salem, MA; Mon-Fri 7:00am-5:00pm
978-825-7300
Social Security Administration
7am-7pm
1-800-772-1213
TTY 1-800-325-0778
www.ssa.gov
MASSPRO
Resource for Medicare
Beneficiaries and their
families.
1-800-252-5533
TTY 1-877-486-2048
www.masspro.org
MA State Department of
Revenue
1-800-392-6089
Federal-IRS
1-800-829-1040
Job Accommodations Network
US Department of
Labor, Office of
Disability and Employment Policy. M-Th: 8am-8pm,
F:
8am-7pm.
V/TTY 1-800-526-7234
www.jan.wvu.edu
United States
Department of Justice; ADA information.
www.usdoj.gov
Commonwealth
of Massachusetts Home Page
www.mass.gov
CHAPA
Housing Registry. To search the Internet
for an accessible vacant
apartment in Massachusetts.
www.massaccesshousingregistry.org
North
Shore Association for Retarded
Citizens
TTY 978-762-4873
978-762-4878
www.nsarc.org
Massachusetts
Rehabilitation Commission
Salem
V/TTY 978-745-8085
www.mass.gov/mrc/
Massachusetts
Commission for the Blind
Voice Directory
800-392-6450
TTY
800-392-6556
www.mass.gov/mcb
Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of
Hearing
1-800-249-9949
1800-530-7570 TTY
www.mass.gov/mcdhh
Massachusetts
Relay Service
Dial 711 (from within MA)
1-800-439-0183
TTY
1-800-439-2370
D.E.A.F., Inc.
North Shore satellite.
V
978-740-0329
TTY 978-740-0394
www.deafinconline.org
Disabled Persons Protection
Commission
24 hr hotline for abuse reporting.
V/TTY
1-800-426-9009
www.mass.gov/dppc
Disability
Law Center
Mon-Fri: 9:00am-5:00pm, Intake 9am-12pm
1-800-872-9992
TTY 1-800-381-0577
www.dlc-ma.org
Mass Office on
Disability
Office hrs. M-F: 9am-5pm
Advocacy hrs. M,T,Th & Fri:
9am-3pm, Wed 9am-12pm
V/TTY 1-800-322-2020
www.mass.gov/mod
National
Spinal Cord Injury Association
1-800-962-9629
Helpline. Mon-Fri:
8:30am-5pm
(business) 214-571-4006
Community Legal Services and
Counseling Center
Free legal services, sliding scale psychological
Counseling.
617-661-1010
www.clsacc.org
North
Shore Elder Service
Danvers Mon-Fri: 8:00am-5:00pm
978-750-4540
TTY 978-624-2242
TTY 1-800-835-7575
www.nselder.org
Greater Lynn
Senior Services
800-594-5164
TTY 781-477-9632
www.glss.net
SeniorCare,
Gloucester
978-281-1750
TTY 978-282-1836
www.seniorcareinc.org
Division of
Medical Assistance
Mass Health, Mon-Fri: 8:00am-5:00pm
1-800-841-2900
TTY 1-800-497-4648
www.mass.gov/dma
Department
of Mental Health
Beverly: Adults, Adolescents, Homeless Adults
V/TTY
978-232-7300
www.mass.gov/dmh/
Mass
Commission Against Discrimination
617-727-3990
TTY 617-994-6196
www.mass.gov/mcad
National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill(NAMI)
Hours Mon-Fri:10am-6pm
1-800-950-6264
www.nami.org
National
Empowerment Center
Lawrence
1-800-POWER2U (769-3728)
TTY
978-685-1494
www.power2u.org
HealthQuarters
S.T.D. treatment,reproductive issues,
Health
education. M-F, 8:30-4:30, Tues 11-7
V/TTY 1-800-892-0234
www.healthq.org
Mass Eating Disorder
Association
617-558-1881
www.medainc.org
Ruby
Rogers Advocacy & Drop-In Center
Mon-Sun: 11am-5pm. HP
accessible.
617-625-9933
Family & Children’s
Services
Parenting groups, counseling, guardianship with
The elderly.
By appointment only.
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Th until 8pm.
781-598-5517
National Mental Health Association
Research
Center
1-800-969-NMHA (6642)
TTY 1-800-433-5959
www.nmha.org
Community
Legal Services and Counseling Center
Free legal services, sliding scale
psychological
Counseling.
617-661-1010
Department of
Conservation and Recreation
1-800-831-0569
Universal access to state
parks 7pm-7pm
TTY 413-577-2200
www.massparks.org
United Way Mass Bay
Provides Parenting
Resources, services
800-231-4377
Poison Control Center
800-682-9211