TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ALCOHOL. 3

ALZHEIMERS. 3

Asthma/Emphysema/Chronic Bronchitis. 4

CANCER.. 4

CARDIAC SUPPORT. 6

CHRONES DISEASE/ULCERATED COLITIS. 6

CHRONIC FATIGUE/FYBROMYALGIA.. 6

DIABETES. 6

DISABILITY.. 7

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/SHELTERS. 7

DRUGS. 8

ELDER SERVICES. 9

EPILEPSY.. 10

FOOD.. 10

FOOD PANTRIES. 11

GAMBLING.. 12

GAY/LESBIAN/BISEXUAL/TRANSGENDERED.. 13

GRANDPARENTS/KINSHIP SUPPORT. 13

GRIEF. 13

HEAD INJURY.. 14

HEALTH ORGANIZATION WEB ADDRESSES. 14

HEARING.. 15

HIV/AIDS. 16

HOT LINES. 16

LANGUAGE SERVICES. 18

LEGAL SERVICES. 18

LIVER TRANSPLANTS. 19

LUPUS. 19

MENTAL HEALTH.. 19

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. 20

NUTRITION ASSISTANCE. 20

OSTEOPOROSIS. 21

OSTOMY.. 21

PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS. 21

RAPE/SEXUAL ABUSE. 22

SLEEP DISORDERS. 23

SMOKING CESSATION.. 23

SUICIDE. 23

TEEN HEALTH/COUNSELING.. 23

VETERANS SERVICES. 24

VISION.. 25

 


 

 

Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA)

East Brookfield                                                                  508-867-7725

Shrewsbury                                                                                 508-829-3301

Whitinsville                                                                        508-234-7901

 

Alcoholics Anonymous                                                

Worcester                                                                           508-752-9000

Southbridge                                                                                508-765-9167

 

Al-Anon                                                                             508-853-9400

St. Michael’s Church

340 Burncoat St., Worcester

Tuesday 8:00 pm

 

Christian 6-Step Program                                                508-842-9947

S. Grafton

 

Co-Dependents Anonymous                                             508-842-2707

Cavalry Retreat Center

59 South St., Shrewsbury

 

Community Healthlink/Thayer Clinic                            508-862-1202

72 Jaques Ave., Worcester

Outpatient counseling groups

 

Decisive Recovery                                                            508-798-2399

338 Highland St., Worcester

Self-help for addictions

 

Family Services of Central Mass.                                     508-756-4646

31 Harvard St., Worcester

Mental health and substance abuse counseling

 

Parents of Adult Addicts & Alcoholics                             508-752-4732

Worcester

 

 

Bereavement Support Group                                           508-424-0732

Framingham

 

Blair House Support Group                                              508-791-5543

Worcester

 

Care Givers Support Group                                   508-765-9771 x2570

Harrington Memorial Hospital

Southbridge

Northbridge                                                                                  508-473-0862

Fitchburg                                                                            978-342-9428

 

Connection Support Group                                              508-366-1766

Westborough                                                               or   508-366-9131

 

Family Services of Central MA                                        508-754-4696

31 Harvard St., Worcester

 

Healing Practices                                                              508-875-3100

Framingham

 

Health Alliance Support Group                                        978-343-5368

Fitchburg

 

Massachusetts Alzheimers Assn.                                     617-868-6718

www.alzmass.org

 

Memorial Hospital                                                            978-249-3511

Athol

 

 

American Lung Assoc                                                       508-947-7204

www.lungusa.org

 

Better Breathers Club                                                       978-249-3511

Athol

 

Central Mass Asthma Awareness Group                          508-756-5749

Shrewsbury High School

2nd Monday of the month 7:00 – 9:00 pm

 

ALS Support Group                                                  978-249-3511 x143

Athol Memorial Hospital

Last Thursday of the month 7:00 – 8:30 pm

 

 

American Cancer Society                                                 800-ACS-2345

www.cancer.org

Cancer Call Center open 24 hours.  Transportation for patients chemo and radiation treatments.  Referrals to cancer screenings, services and support groups

 

Athol Memorial Hospital                                         978-249-3511 x143

Programs for patients and families

 

Breast Cancer Support                                                     508-486-5448

Women’s Health Center of Marlborough

1st Wednesday of the month 7:00 – 8:30 pm

 

Burbank Hospital                                                              978-343-5048

Fitchburg

Programs for patients and families

 

Complementary Therapy for                                   978-456-3532

Breast Cancer Patients

Harvard

Contact Elizabeth Tyson Smith

 

Harrington Memorial Hospital                              508-765-9771 x2570

Southbridge

 

Heywood Hospital                                                             978-630-6383

Gardner

Prostate Cancer

 

Hope Lodge                                                                       508-792-2985

7 Oak St. Worcester

Temporary housing for patients and their families

 

Multi-Service Center                                                        978-537-7395

Leominster

 

Prostate Cancer Support Group                                       978-630-6383

Heywood Hospital Dining Room

242 Green St., Gardner

4th Tuesday of the month 6:30 pm

 

Survivors Network                                                           877-333-4673

 

UMassMemorial Health Care                                            508-856-2114

Worcester

Prostate Cancer                                                                  508-856-2114

Other cancer programs                                                       508-856-2843

Patients and families                                                          508-334-6286

 

Why Me, Inc.                                                                    508-757-7734

Children’s cancer

 

Women’s Health Center                                                   508-486-5448

Marlborough

 

YWCA                                                                                508-767-2505

Exercise/Cancer Support

 

 

Children with Congenital Heart Defects                          508-842-1636

 

Stroke Support                                                                 978-630-6383

Gardner

 

UMassMemorial Health Care                                            508-856-1207

 

 

Worcester                                                                            508-278-5773

 

 

Gtr. Worcester Area Support Group                                 508-865-6257

 

Memorial Hospital                                                   978-249-3511 x143

Athol

 

 

Fallon Members                                                                508-852-6175

 

Harrington Memorial Hospital                                         508-765-9771

Southbridge

 

Marlborough Hospital                                                       508-486-5430

Marlborough

 

Memorial Hospital                                                   978-249-3511 x143

 

Milford Whitinsville Hospital                                                    508-422-2206

Milford

 

 

National Education for Assistance Dog Service     978-422-9604

NEADS trains and places dogs to assist those who are deaf or physically disabled.

 

Center for Living and Working                                        508-363-1226

67 Millbrook St., Worcester

Programs and services for the disabled

www.centerlw.org

 

Community Health Link (Thayer Clinic)                         508-860-1141

72 Jaques Ave., Worcester

In-home mental health counseling for the elderly and disabled

 

 

Abby’s House                                                                    508-756-5486

Worcester

 

Battered Women’s Program                                             978-534-3145

Fitchburg

 

Casa Myrna Vasquez                                                        800-992-2600

 

Daybreak Resources                                                         508-755-9030

Shelter, advocacy, support groups for battered women

and their children family & friends of victims                     508-755-5371

 

Men’s Educational Workshop                                          508-856-3346

 

New Hope, Inc.                                                                  800-323-4673

Oxford

 

Police Department – Domestic Violence                          508-799-8688

Worcester

 

Rape Crisis Center of Central Mass.

Worcester                                                                            508-852-7600