Basic Needs & Emergency Services 

Catholic Charities North at Gloucester

60 Prospect St., Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978-283-3055

Services offered:

  • Basic Needs

  • Emergency Services

  • Young Parents Program

  • Healthy Families

  • Parent Aide Program

El Centro del Cardenal Adult Education

19 St. Joseph St., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Phone: 617-522-4040

Malden High Teen Parent Childcare

77 Salem St., Malden, MA 02148
Phone: 781-397-1556

Malden Early Education & Learning Program

77 Salem St., Malden, MA 02148
Phone: 781-397-1556

Family Counseling and Guidance Center

152 Sylvan St., 2nd floor, Danvers, MA 01923
Phone: 978-774-6820

Catholic Charities North at Lynn

55 Lynn Shore Dr., Lynn, MA 01902
Phone: 781-593-2312

Services offered:

  • Asian Center/ESOL Classes

  • Basic Needs

  • Emergency Services

  • Companions to the Aging

  • Education and Parenting Skills Center

  • Fathers' Support Services

  • Healthy Families

  • Officeworks

  • Outpatient Counseling

  • Parent Aide Program

  • Teenstart

  • Youth Works

Young Parents Program

Ascentria Care Alliance

11 Shattuck Street, Worcester, MA 01605
Phone: 877-500-8263

Lynn Child Care

37 No. Federal St., Lynn, MA 01905
Phone: 781-598-2759

Catholic Charities - North at Salem

280 Washington St., Salem, MA 01970
Phone: 978-740-6923

Services offered:

  • Basic Needs

  • Emergency Services

  • Education and Parenting Skills Center

  • Outpatient Counseling

Catholic Charities - Merrimack Valley

16 Ashland St., Haverhill, MA 01830
Phone: 978-372-2828

Services offered:

  • Basic Needs

  • Young Parents Program

  • Open Hand Food Pantry

  • Emergency Services

Catholic Charities - Merrimack Valley, Lawrence

50 Cross St., Lawrence, MA 01841
Phone: 978-685-5930

Service offered:

  • Basic Needs

  • Emergency Services

  • Outpatient Counseling

  • Grandparents as Parents

Catholic Charities - Merrimack Valley, Lowell

70 Lawrence St., Lowell, MA 01852
Phone: 978-452-1421 

Services offered:

  • Basic Needs

  • Emergency Services

  • Grandparents as Parents

  • Outpatient Counseling

  • Parent Aide Program

  • Young Parents Program

Catholic Charities - Natick

5 Wilson St., Natick, MA 01760
Phone: 508-647-5638

Haverhill Area Healthy Families

191 Merrimack St., Suite 302, Haverhill, MA 01830
Phone: 978-521-6265

Merrimack Valley Food Bank

735 Broadway St., Lowell, MA 01854
Phone: (978) 454-7272

Peabody Childcare

13 Pulaski St., Peabody, MA 01960
Phone: 978-532-6860

Services offered:

  • Basic Needs

  • Emergency Services

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Boston

Offers person-to-person services to the needy and suffering.

Main offices

18 Canton Street, Stoughton, MA 02072
Phone: 781-344-3100

Lawrence Thrift Store

42-44 Franklin St., Lawrence, MA 01840
Phone: 978-689-2625

Lowell Thrift Store

701 Merrimack St., Lowell, MA 01854
Phone 978-453-7750

Lynn Thrift Store

11-13 Market Sq., Lynn, MA 01902
Phone: 781-598-6606

Plainville Thrift Store

173 Washington Street (Route 1), Plainville, MA 02762
Phone: 508-695-5150

Stoughton Thrift Store

18 Canton Street, Stoughton, MA 02072
Phone: 781-341-4246

Other Services

Lifebridge

Offers free services including shelter, food, medical, and mental health attention to homeless men and women.

56 Margin St., Salem, MA 01970
Phone: 978-744-0500

Rosie's Place

Offers emergency and long-term assistance to poor and homeless women.

889 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA 02118
Phone: 617-442-9322

Solutions at Work

Donates goods for free to those who are homeless or low-income including women's and men's interview-appropriate clothing and accessories and children’s clothing exchange. Also provides low-cost moving services (Moving Up program) and used computers (Get Connected program).

1151 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617-492-0300

All Hands In

Provides educational awareness to the greater community with the goal of providing and supporting a safe house for survivors of human trafficking.

405 Waltham St. PMB 339, Lexington, MA 02421
Phone: 781-929-7226

A Ministry of Trinity Baptist Church

115 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington, MA 02474 
Phone: 781-643-4771

Family Justice Center (FJC)

The Dee Kennedy Family Justice Center of Boston is a community of agencies providing direct services to individuals and families in the City of Boston (and beyond) who have been affected by and/or exposed to domestic violence, sexual assault, child sexual abuse, or human trafficking/commercial sexual exploitation.

989 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA
Phone: 617-343-5783
24/7 Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-877-785-2020
24/7 Boston Area Rape Crisis Center Hotline: 1-800-841-8371

Brazilian Women's Group


Promotes political and cultural awareness, and contributes to the development of the Brazilian community.

697 Cambridge St., Suite 106, Brighton, MA 02135
Phone: 617-202-5775 or 617-787-0557 ext. 15

Youth Villages

Works to radically improve the lives of children across the country through an array of program models and services built around preserving and restoring families. It partners with others to expand our reach and advocate for positive, long-term change in child welfare, juvenile justice, and children’s mental health systems.

Lawrence location

15 Union St., Building E, Lawrence, MA 01843
Phone: 334-737-4200 | Fax: 334-737-4201

Raynham location

175 Paramount Drive, Suite 102, Raynham, MA 02767
Phone: 508-732-6500 |Fax 508 732 6501

Springfield location

95 Ashley Ave., Suite D., West Springfield, MA 01089
Phone: 413-452-3600 | Fax: 413-452-3601

Woburn location

12 Gill Street Suite 5800, Woburn, MA 01801
Phone: 781-937-7900 | Fax: 781-937-7901

Marlborough location

200 Donald Lynch Blvd., Suite 104, Marlborough, MA 01752
Phone: 508-368-4300 | Fax: 508-368-4301

Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition

Promotes the rights and integration of immigrants and refugees.

105 Chauncy St., Suite 901, Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617-350-5480 ext. 212

Mass. Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH)

Organizes and advocates for safe, secure jobs and healthy communities throughout eastern Massachusetts.

1532B Dorchester Ave., Dorchester, MA 02122
Phone: 617-825-7233 ext. 16

My Life My Choice

Aims to reach adolescent girls most vulnerable to commercial sexual exploitation.

989 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215
Phone: 617-396-7807

National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC)

Offers confidential help and information. If you believe you are a victim of human trafficking or may have information about a potential trafficking situation, please contact NHTRC. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, please call 911.

National Hotline: 1-888-373-7888

Polaris Project

Combats human trafficking and modern-day slavery, and strengthens the anti-trafficking movement through a comprehensive approach.

P.O. Box 65323, Washington, DC 20035
Phone: 202-790-6300

Nivasa Foundation

Seeks to combat slavery and human trafficking in the U.S. and abroad through education, intervention, and the sponsorship of the children of former victims.

P.O. Box 95, Merrimack, MA 01860
Phone: 617-996-9050

Project REACH/The Trauma Center

Helps individuals, families, and communities that have been impacted by trauma and adversity to re-establish a sense of safety and predictability in the world, and provides them with state-of-the-art therapeutic care as they reclaim, rebuild, and renew their lives.

1269 Beacon St., Brookline, MA 02446
General: 617-232-1303 | Clinical Intake: 617-232-068

Children's Advocacy Center of Suffolk County

Unites public, private, and community partners to promote safety, healing, and justice for child victims and their families.

989 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215-1308
Phone: 617-779-2146 or 617-779-2145 

Alex Isbell, Esq.

A lawyer specializing in Immigration law.

77 Franklin St., 3rd floor, Boston, MA 02110
Phone: 617-452-7800

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office for Refugee Immigrants (ORI)

Supports services that meet the cultural and linguistic needs of refugees and immigrants through a network of service providers in Massachusetts.

600 Washington Street, 4th floor, Boston, MA 02111
Phone: (617) 727-7888