Massachusetts has many programs for special
needs. Each community has services from early intervention,
pre-school, school age, middle school and high school, to adult
learning.
Advocacy/support groups available to families in Massachusetts
include:
1. Early Intervention Services:
a. Department of Public
Health 1-800-905-8437
2. TRICARE for Devens Area
a. Hanscom AFB
978-377-2120 DSN: 478-2120
3. Child Care / Respite Care
a.
Massachusetts Office of Child Care Services, Boston MA ( 617)
988-6600
4. Respite Care
a. Office of Health and Human Services,
Boston, MA (617) 727-7600
5. WIC
a. Bureau of Family
Community Health, Boston, MA (617) 624-6100
6. SSI / SSA, 151
Warren Street, Lowell MA 01852 (978) 452-5509
7.
MEDICARE
Massachusetts Department of Health and Human
Services
1-800-841-2900
8. FOOD STAMPS
Massachusetts Department of
Transitional Services Toll Free # 1-800-249-2007
473 Main Street, Fitchburg
MA 01420 (978) 665-8700
Massachusetts Public Health
association (MPHA) is a state wide membership organization that seeks through
advocacy, education, coalition building and organized action to improve the
public health, promote the establishment of health care as a human right, and
secure optimal community, personal, and environmental health.
MPHA
434
Jamaica way
Jamaica Plain, Boston MA 02130 (617) 524-6696 x 102
MPHA
4 Lancaster Terrace, Worcester MA 01609 (508)
791-5893