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