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
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