Community Resources
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Community Resources
Economic Assistance
The Emergency Aid to the Elderly, Disabled and Children (EAEDC) Program gives cash assistance to eligible people and certain families.
The Massachusetts home energy assistance program (LIHEAP) is a free resource to help eligible households pay a portion of winter heating bills.
Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC) in Massachusetts provides cash benefits to pregnant individuals, families, and caregivers.
Hoarding Resources
Hoarding Disorders and Associated Risks
MassHousing Hoarding Resources
ClearPath Program offers support groups for hoarding disorders
Miscellaneous
Employment
MassHire Career Centers offer employment and training services for job seekers and employers.
Department of Unemployment Assistance provides temporary income assistance to eligible workers in Massachusetts
Health Care Access
Health Care for All’s HelpLine is a free resource available to everyone to answer your questions about health coverage in Massachusetts. You can reach the HelpLine by calling (800) 272-4232. HelpLine counselors are available 9am–5pm, Monday–Friday. You can also submit questions online.
Dollar For helps you apply for financial assistance from your hospital.
GoodRX and CostPlus Drug Company are tools that may help you find lower-cost prescription medications.
Mass Health in Massachusetts offers health benefits and financial assistance to eligible individuals and families, providing access to essential healthcare services.
Recursos en español
Terapeutas hispanos y latinos en Salem
Terapeutas hispanos y latinos en Lynn
Terapeutas hispanos y latinos en el condado de essex
Action Inc. (opción de traducir la página web al español)
Family Resource Centers(opción de traducir la página web al español)
NAMI MASS: Recursos para la comunidad latina e hispana (opción de traducir la página web al español)
Housing
City of Salem Housing Programs
City of Salem Housing Stability Resources
Salvation Army North Shore Corps
Housing Consumer Education Centers
Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT)
Emergency Housing (Children & Teens)
Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers Program (HCVP)
Subsidized Housing & Rental Assistance
Massachusetts Housing Court Locations
Tenancy Preservation Program (TPP) is a homelessness prevention program. TPP works with tenants, including families with children with disabilities, facing eviction as a result of behavior related to a disability (e.g. mental illness, intellectual disability, substance abuse, aging related impairments).
Helplines
Mass 211: Call 2-1-1 for non-emergency assistance. Available 24/7, call for information about the location of open shelters, transportation or other restrictions due to a declared state of emergency, post disaster assistance, ways to volunteer or donate, or other services you or your family may need.
Massachusetts Behavioral Health Helpline: Call or text (833) 773-2445 or chat online to connect with qualified professionals for mental health assessments, crisis services, substance use treatment, referrals and more, with options in your own community. Staff will remain on the line with you until you are connected to your next step.
Massachusetts Substance Use Helpline: Call (800) 327-5050 or chat online to speak with a trained specialist who can help you find licensed and approved substance use treatment and recovery services.
HAWC: Call 1-800-547-1649 any time for domestic violence support. If it is safer or more convenient for you to request an appointment electronically, please follow this link to fill in an appointment request form.
Domestic Violence Safelink, operated by Casa Myrna, has advocates who speak English and Spanish and have access to translation for over 130 languages. The number is (877) 785-2020; if you are hearing-impaired, call TTY: (877) 521-2601.
Free or Low-Cost Legal Advice
Know your rights - MIRA Coalition
Gonzalez Legal, P.C. (Spanish & English)
Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation
Civil Legal Aid for Victims of Crime
Massachusetts Legal Resource Finder
Harvard University Small Claims Advisory Service (student program): (833) 365-7227
WilmerHale Legal Services of Harvard Law School
Food
Beverly Beverly Bootstraps
Danvers People to People Food Pantry
Salem Salem Pantry
Swampscott Anchor Food Pantry
Lynn My Brother's Table
Salvation Army North Shore Corps
Project Bread’s FoodSource Hotline (800-645-8333) provides free, expert assistance with finding food resources, understanding SNAP eligibility and providing application assistance in 180 languages.
Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) Nutrition Program: provides healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to healthcare and other services, free of charge, to Massachusetts families who qualify
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Find a Summer Eats Meal Site: Summer Eats sites across the state provide free meals to all kids and teens, no identification or registration required.
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted meal program operating in nearly 95,000 public and nonprofit private schools and residential childcare institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to more than 26 million children each school day
Recursos en Español
Recursos en español
Terapeutas hispanos y latinos en Salem
Terapeutas hispanos y latinos en Lynn
Terapeutas hispanos y latinos en el condado de essex
Action Inc. (opción de traducir la página web al español)
Family Resource Centers(opción de traducir la página web al español)
NAMI MASS: Recursos para la comunidad latina e hispana (opción de traducir la página web al español)