MGH Resources
Main MGH website - www.massgeneral.org
Affordable accommodations (temporary lodging) Chaplaincy Clinical Departments & Services Interpreter Service Support Groups Parenting at a Challenging Time (PACT) program – Parenting resources for parents with cancer Psychiatry
Mood & Anxiety Disorders Institute School Psychiatry Program Addiction Recovery Management (ARMs) Program
Visitor information – directions, parking, shuttles, maps, etc.
Getting To MGH – Transportation Resources
Community Resources
Sections:
(MA) = Massachusetts resource
Information & Referral
(Websites with general program/agency information, educational materials and/or useful databases)
Find agencies in Massachusetts: www.mass211help.org Find agencies in other states: www.211.org Explanations of public benefits and assistance programs: www.massresources.org Anti-poverty groups in Massachusetts: www.masscap.org Commonwealth of Massachusetts website: www.mass.gov City of Boston: www.cityofboston.gov Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (formerly DSS) office locations Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies-
- See also – MA Dept. of Early Education & Care (child care financial assistance, family support programs)
Federation for Children with Special Needs – resource database (en Español ) Baby food, formula and supplies for babies in need – Mass. Children’s Fund Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund– financial assistance for families with excessive uncovered expenses for a child's medical needs (MA)
Americans with Disabilities Act ( ADA) guidelines Assistive Technology (MA) - www.massmatch.org
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-AT Regional Centers ( learn about, try out or borrow a needed AT device)
-www.getatstuff.org (assistive technology exchange- New England)
-www.massatloan.org (assistive technology loan program- MA)
Independent Living Center (ILC) locator – ILCs are run by and for people with disabilities and provide information and referral to enable those with disabilities to remain independent
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- New Hampshire Independent Living Center and general resource information for NH
Resources: www.disabilityinfo.gov (MA): education, employment, transportation, housing, health, Assistive Technology Social Security Administration – information about Social Security Disability, Supplemental Security Income and Medicare
Rape Crisis Center and Domestic Violence service locator (MA): www.janedoe.org, or call Safelink (MA): 877-785-2020
Aging Services Access Point (ASAP) locator and elder resource database (MA): www.800ageinfo.com Assisted Living programs (MA): www.Massalfa.org
Funeral Consumers Alliance - educational site
Cremation Society of Massachusetts Funeral and Burial Resources- includes list of resources for needy, local funeral homes, bereavment resources, donating a body to medical science.
Dept. of Transitional Assistance (MA) -temporary financial assistance for people with disabilities, parents, or elders, with low-incomes www.mass211help.org - search for financial assistance or emergency assistance Anti-poverty groups (MA): www.masscap.org Food and nutrition resources, food pantry locator: www.projectbread.org or Foodsource hotline: 1- 800-645-8333 Food stamp application and resources www.getfoodstamps.org Meals on Wheels locator - provides hot meals to elders in need
Mass. Children’s Fund - Baby food, formula and supplies for local babies in need
Medicare –(health coverage for certain elders and people with disabilities, also "Nursing Home Compare") MasssHealth – Massachusetts’ Medicaid program (health coverage for certain people with low income) www.cancer.org – American Cancer Society office locator, cancer resource locator, support group locator
See also: Prescription Drug Asssistance
Mass. Coalition for the Homeless – shelter list and furniture bank Families with children facing homelessness – Mass. Dept. of Transitional Assistance
Tenant/Landlord Resources, apartment listings (MA) – www.mbhp.org Local Housing Authorities, Housing Consumer Education Center locator – www.hud.gov Database for tenants, landlords, home buyers, and owners; Housing Consumer Education Center locator (MA) – www.masshousing.com Accessible (for wheelchair users) housing database (MA) – www.massaccesshousingregistry.org Affordable housing database (MA) – www.housingworks.com (purports to be the most extensive single source of housing options) MGH “Affordable” short-term accommodations list
Legal information & referral, Citizenship for New Americans agencies – www.miracoalition.org Embassy locator, to apply for a visa – www.usembassy.gov
Educational materials for advocates – www.masslegalservices.org Legal educational materials for the public – www.masslegalhelp.org Educational material and free and low-cost legal services locator – www.neighborhoodlaw.org