Helpful Links
Local Organizations that Help Support Our Mission
- Northern Berkshire United Way
- Association of Developmental Disability Providers (ADDP)
- Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers
- Berkshire Chamber of Commerce
- Williamstown Chamber of Commerce
- Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts
- Williamstown Community Chest
Information for Family Support
- Autism Resource Center of Massachusetts
www.arccm.org - Community Gateway
www.communitygateway.org - University of Illinois at Chicago
www.uic.edu - Social Security Information
www.ssa.gov - Social Security’s Office of Employment Support Programs
www.socialsecurity.gov - School to Work Programs
www.ici.umn.edu - Dentists Accepting Mass Health
www.masshealth-dental.net - Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation
www.mass.gov/dcr - Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services
www.mass.gov/dmr - Massachusetts Rehab Commission
www.state.mas.us/mrc - Massachusetts Department of Education
www.doe.mass.edu - Massachusetts Department of Public Health
www.state.ma.us/dph - Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
www.state.ma.us/mcb - Down Syndrome Resources Group of Western Mass.
www.dssupport.org - Families Organizing for Change – Mass.
www.mfofc.org - Massachusetts Council on Human Service Providers
www.providers.org - Federation for Children with Special Needs
www.fcsn.org - Special Olympics Massachusetts
www.specialolympicsma.org - Financial Planning
www.specialneedsplanning.com - The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission
www.carf.org - Mass. Assistive Technology Partnership Center
www.matp.org - Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress
www.mdsc.org - Massachusetts Office on Disability
www.state.ma.us/mod - New England Index
www.disabilityinfo.org - Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts
www.biama.org - Home Modification Loan Program (HMLP)
www.mass.gov/mrc/hmlp - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission Statewide Head Injury Program (SHIP)
www.mass.gov/mrc/ship - Maximize Assistive Technology in Consumers Hands
www.massmatch.org
Services
- Berkshire County Regional Housing Authority – 443-7138
Housing court mediation, tax preparation, budgeting, housing search - Berkshire Community Action Council- (BCAC) – 499-4421
BCAC also offers Federal Low- Income families in heating their homes during the winter months. - Berkshire Community Action Council - 445-4503 x114, 112, 113
Workshops help last Tuesday of every month. 5:30 pm-6:30 pm.
$$$”Cents” –Ability. Never enough money to go around? Learn how to avoid financial traps and mistakes, how to get out of debt, how to effectively manage your dollars and cents. - Western MA legal services- 499-1950
Free legal help in non- criminal cases for low income people and elders who live in Western Massachusetts. Services range form legal advice, to full representation. - Salvation Army-442-0624
Good Neighbor Energy Fund, Food Bank. Meets winter emergency fuel needs for people facing financial difficulties who do not qualify for other fuel assistance programs. - Dept. of Transitional Assistance-236-2000
Food Stamps, Emergency Cash Assistance - Western MA Electric Company-1-800-286-5844
The NU- Start Program. An arrearage management program designed to help make your electric bill more affordable and to deal with a past due notice - Berkshire Gas Company-1-800-292-5012
The RAMP Program. An arrearage management program designed to help make your gas bill more affordable and to deal with a past due balance. - Project Bread FoodSource Hotline-1-800-645-8333
Free and low cost food resources:
Food stamps, summer meal sites, school breakfast and lunch, emergency food programs, low-cost food resources - The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts-1-800-247-9632
If you are 55 or older, you may be eligible for the BROWN BAG program, which provides free or monthly groceries for seniors through a local council on aging. - LifeLine-Call Verizon-1-800-870-9999
A Federal program that offers eligible consumers a discount on their monthly phone bill. You can save between $16 and $18.39 monthly. - Safelink Wireless-1-800-977-3768
A US Government supported program offering a free cellular phone with free minutes automatically added each month. Call to see if you meet the criteria. - Massachusetts 211- 211 www.mass211.org
Need help but don’t know where to turn? Dial 211. (24 hrs a day, 7 days a week) 2-1-1 connects people to professionals trained in navigating the confusing maze of health and human services. No more wasting time trying to find the right resources. - Adult Learning Center-499-9530
The Pittsfield Adult Learning Center is a joint project of the Pittsfield Public Schools and the Massachusetts Dept. of Education- adult and Community learning services. - SHINE-1-800-243-4636
Serving Health Information Needs of Elders. Provides free, unbiased and up to date health information, counseling and assistance to Medicare beneficiaries. - Link to Life-442-6363
Medical alert system gives you independence and your family peace of mind. - Elder Services-499-0524
Offering a wide variety of services to the elderly population and their families. Also Includes Meals On Wheels, which is a senior meals program, delivering hot meals right to your doorstep. - NAMI-443-1666
a signature of educational programs for parents and other caregivers of children and adolescents living with mental illnesses.
