Offers medical information, patient information, and family support for individuals affected by Von Hippel-Lindau Disease.
Online resources, services and support to those who stutter and their families, as well as support for research into the causes of stuttering and training programs for professionals.
Provides child care referrals and information on evaluating qual- ity childcare, plus resources on various parenting issues.
Free legal services for those that are income-eligible. Represents disabled children and adults who are denied social security ben- efits and special education services.
A support center for advocates who represent low-income, elder- ly, or disabled persons. Help with public programs, health care, employment, housing, family law, immigration, and disability rights.
Offers a wide range of therapeutic programs for young children, and a Chapter 766-approved school for children and youth ages 3-22 with multiple disabilities.
The state’s affordable housing bank, offering rates below conventional market to support rental and home ownership opportunities for low-and moderate-income families.
A compendium of online health information in a wide variety of languages and EthnoMed, which provides ethnic and medical information pertinent to immigrant and refugee groups.
Provides education, training, advocacy, mediation, adoption services, counseling, housing, transportation and residential ser- vices.
Offers services in 44 languages, employing certified medical interpreters who follow a Standard of Practice, have training in Confidentiality and HIPAA, and receive a CORI check.
Information and referral, and advocacy for non-English speak- ing residents in the New Bedford area to assist them in receiving appropriate social services.
Promotes positive decision-making skills, provides preventive health and social services.
Provides a wide range of services: case management, financial assistance, trained respite providers, family counseling, advoca- cy, social activities and job training.
Information and referral, advocacy, workshops and support groups. Offers support in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. (Closed referral system DCF). Makes referrals to the Southeastern Mass. Legal Assistance Cor- poration, to provide legal services for children with disabilities. Intakes for referrals are processed by phone only.
Provides information, support, and assistance to parents of children with disabilities, their professional partners, and their communities. Services include through such services as its web- site, publications, phone consultation, conferences, workshops, publications and many others.
Serves the Cape Verdean community in the Greater Brockton area by providing social services, education, health, employ- ment, referral services and consular assistance.
Offers family counseling, advocacy, parent mentors, legal consul- tation, family outings and groups. Services are free, confidential and voluntary.
A Department of the City of Cambridge with a mission to devel- op and manage affordable housing for residents.
Hosts Mayor’s Health Line; offers comprehensive child, adoles- cent, and family health programs; community-based initiatives for the homeless.
Offers resources and support, developmental disabilities services, education, family support and stabilization services, individual and family counseling, and more.
FSP serves at-risk students and their families who do not meet the criteria for state agency services. All FSP services are volun- tary, and students are referred by the school.
Free legal assistance to low-income families regarding SSI, social security, unemployment benefits, housing issues and some family law.
All newborns undergo mandatory screening for 10 genetic disorders. If you have not received information about newborn screening, call this number for information about this process and about specific genetic disorders.
Special education advocacy, tutoring, and disability awareness training for schools. Also provides in-home visits, benefits advo- cacy, parent support groups, and summer camperships.
