Community Resources

At times, families may need assistance from community agencies. In addition to contacting the providers below, please feel free to reach out to your child’s school counselor, psychologist, nurse, or adjustment counselor or to your town’s Community Service Coordinator.

Acton	Laura Ducharme	978-929-6651	[email protected]
Boxborough	Wendy Trinks	978-264-1735	[email protected]

Area of Need	Contact/Information:
General	●Acton-Boxborough Resource Center ●MA 211 Resources Page
Food	●A-B Food Pantry, 978-635-9295 ●ABRSD Food Services Department Every student is eligible for 1 free breakfast and 1 free lunch daily ●Open Table (Maynard) ●Project Bread, 800-645-8333 Info on additional food assistance programs in Massachusetts ●US Department of Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Program
Childcare	●AB Community Education Extended Day Program: Monday-Friday mornings (7am-school start time) and afternoons (school dismissal time-6 pm). ●Contact Extended Day at [email protected] or 978-266-2525 for information, financial assistance options, and questions.
Parenting	●Cartwheel Care ‘24-25 Webinar Series ●Parental Stress Hotline, 800-632-8188 (available 24/7 in all languages) ●Wayside Virtual Parent Groups for parents and young adults ages 16-25 ●Free Parenting Groups for new adoptive parents, parents of children ages 1-3, for Spanish speakers, and more ●Parents Helping Parents Groups hosting various online support groups ●First Connections groups for parents of children birth to age 8
Health Insurance	●MA Health Connector
Medical	●Call your primary care physician, or ●Go to a local urgent care: Acton Urgent Care 978-637-2320, Urgent Care Littleton 978- 287-8990, or Urgent Care Maynard 978-287-8990 ●Go to the emergency room (Emerson Hospital, 133 Old Rd to Nine Acre Corner, Concord)
Financial	●ABRSD Financial Assistance Family Letter & Translations are found on Annual District Notice page
Internet Access	●https://accessatt.solixcs.com/#/home (AT&T)
Transitional Assistance	●MA Department of Transitional Assistance (SNAP, TAFDC, EAEDC) ●Department of Transitional Assistance DTA App to apply from your phone
Housing	●Regional Housing Services Office ●Common Application Program for Massachusetts Programs (MA state-aided housing) ●MA Section 8 Housing (MA centralized waitlist, Section 8) ●MA Housing Resource and Rental Assistance Guide (Spanish)
Transportation	●B oxborough MART (Montachusett Regional Transit Authority) local rideshare services at minimal cost ●Acton Cross Town Connect (CAT) free transportation service with scheduled route ●Minuteman Dial-a-Ride, 978-844-6809, ages 12, book 24 hrs in advance
Adult Learning	●English at Large Program, English as a second language adult classes ●Middlesex Community College FREE Adult Online Learning Classes for adult learners interested in improving their academic skills and/or preparing for the HiSET, GED, college, job training or better employment
Mental Health	*If there is a mental health emergency, call 911 or go to an emergency room.* ●MA Behavioral Health Helpline 833-773-2445 (call or text) ●Advocates Psychiatric Emergency Services for mental health or emotional crisis, call (800) 640-5432 to speak to an Advocates crisis clinician. (24/7/365 available) ●MA Community Behavioral Health Centers 1094 Worcester Road, Framingham, (800) 640-5432 or 675 Main Street, Waltham, (800) 640-5432 ●Eliot Community Human Resources 800-988-1111 (emergency) or 781-861-0890 (non-emergency) ●Riverside Trauma Center 781-433-0672 ●MassSupport Network Crisis Counseling Program, 888-215-4920 ●National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 988 ●Call2Talk, 508-532-2255 or Text “C2T” to 741741 or Samariteens: 800-252-TEEN (8336) ●MA Substance Abuse Helpline, 800-327-5050 ●Al-Ateen (Al-Anon teen support groups for youth affected by someone else’s alcoholism), 508-366-0556 ●National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Helpline, 800-950-6264 ●SAMHSA's 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline ●SAMHSA’s Disaster Distress Helpline, 800-985-5990 - 24/7 multilingual free hotline for immediate crisis counseling for people experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters ●Out Metrowest LGBTQ support organization ●Trevor Project (for LGBTQ Youth), 866-488-7386 (call or text) ●Fenway Health Behavioral Health (trans and gender affirming support), 617-927-6202 ●Love is Respect Hotline teen dating violence/abuse: 866-331-9474 or Text "loveis" to 22522 ●Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, 800-841-8371 ●National Domestic Violence Hotline, 800-799-7233 ●Psychology Today, find a therapist search engine

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