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ACT Community Service Center is a
regional volunteer center that links individuals and groups with
opportunities to serve in our local communities. ACT also works with
organizations, providing training and technical assistance for them to work
more effectively with volunteers. Serving Hampshire & Franklin Counties &
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The Association provides services that promote dignified living for people with developmental disabilities and support for their families. The Association serves cities and towns across Western Mass, the North Quabbin area and Worcester County. Services include:
The Association is primarily funded by the Dept. of Mental Retardation and also hosts Community Resources for people with Autism as well as provides several Family Support Division programs as The Greater Athol Area Advocates for Families with Special Needs, Family Empowerment and Multicultural Families of the Amherst area.
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The Athol/Orange Community Television, Inc. is a nonprofit access cablecasting corporation that is dedicated to community improvement and enrichment through responsible, diverse & informative programming. It is the commitment of the corporation to involve and train people of all ages who live or work in the Athol and Orange communities to become members or program producers, bringing issues and happenings of the area to all Athol and Orange viewers.
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The Athol Area United Way supports six member agencies that serve the towns of Athol, Petersham, Phillipston and Royalston. Agencies include:
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The Lion’s Club can help people to get eye exams and eye glasses and help to put on many community events throughout the year: (4th of July Celebration, Haunted Hayrides etc..)
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Berkshire Children
& Families Educational child care, intensive
therapeutic foster care, adoption, post adoption, parenting and family
literacy services, young parent services, DSS Family Networks in Greenfield
and Pittsfield. Programs designed to build, strengthen and preserve
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Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Franklin County
116 Federal Street, Greenfield, MA 01301 Big Brothers/Big Sisters provides one to one volunteer mentors to children. We have a program at Northfield Mount Hermon School for North Quabbin children ages 6-10. Transportation from Athol and Orange is provided.
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Child Care Outlook, a program of Community Action, is the Child Care Resource and Referral Agency serving Hampshire, Franklin Counties and the North Quabbin Area.
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The Community Crisis Response Team (CCRT) is here to help. Since 1997, a professionally trained, 50-member Response Team has been helping local people in the aftermath of tragic events such as homicides, terrorist attacks, drunk driving crashes, hate crimes and natural disasters. The after-effects of these events often reach far beyond the people we think of as victims. Many others may be affected - witnesses, family members, neighbors, children. All these people may struggle with feelings of helplessness, confusion, despair, anger and grief. CCRT provides the assistance that these community members need to deal with what has happened. CCRT is made up of caring professionals from the community who donate their time. We facilitate meetings that bring people together to talk about how the crisis has affected them, to heal with the support of others, to plan next steps, and to connect with other resources needed. Types of services we provide include:
The CCRT goes out to the people who are affected. All of our services are free and confidential. The CCRT is funded by a Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant through the Mass. Office of Victim Assistance and the Dept. of Housing and Community Development. We receive referrals from the DA's office, State Police, schools, businesses, human service agencies and individuals affected by crises. We are now recruiting new Response Team Members. For more information call (413) 773-5090
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Community Action! A United Way agency, Community Action serves Franklin & Hampshire Counties and the North Quabbin region:
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Community Coalition For Teens CCT collaborates with school and community partners to support programs aimed at reducing and preventing high risk behaviors by youth in Franklin County and the North Quabbin region.
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Capacity building for Schools,
Community & Stewardship.
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Community Resources for People with
Autism CRPA initiates parent support groups throughout Western Massachusetts for families with children with autism. CRPA also coordinates with other programs to provide brother and sister workshops.
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DIAL/SELF Teen Services DIAL/SELF Teen Services is a community-based non-profit agency dedicated to promoting the health and positive development of teens in Franklin and Hampshire Counties and the North Quabbin region. DIAL/SELF offers three main programs, STEP (Transition-to-Independent Living), YouthServ AmeriCorps, and TeenLine. TeenLine has recently opened a satellite branch in the North Quabbin and is providing free clinical services, information and referral, and case management to North Quabbin youth and their families. DIAL/SELF services are free! Please call or stop by at anytime!
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The Elder Protective Service Program investigates
reports of elder abuse, neglect, financial exploitation & self neglect.
Protective service case work also includes counseling, safety planning &
family intervention, homemaker/health aide services, transportation,
housing, legal assistance and advocacy. Service area includes Franklin
County & North Quabbin (which includes 4 Worcester County towns: Athol,
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Family Friends Parents in Franklin County want to connect with local residents (age 55 and up) who have wisdom and life experience. We are looking for part-time grandparents to read with kids, play educational games, and offer ideas on parenting and raising kids in a loving and supportive home. Flexible schedule, training and on-going support, and reimbursement for some expenses, including mileage, are provided. NCOA studies show that people who volunteer live longer, happier lives than those who don't!
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Family to Family Family to Family is a collaborative effort to create solutions to the waiting list for residential and day services from the Department of Mental Retardation. It brings together three statewide, family-based groups – Arc of Massachusetts, The Citizen Advisory Boards of the Department of Mental Retardation and Massachusetts Families Organizing for Change.
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Family TIES of Massachusetts Family TIES is a statewide information and support network for families of children with disabilities or chronic illness. Family TIES offers up-to-date information and resources including:
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First Call for Help First Call For Help provides information and referral services to residents in the North Quabbin community. Knowledgeable staff are able to provide help for individuals and their families meet their basic needs. In addition, First Call provides information about housing search and stabilization and also has an emergency food pantry.
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Franklin County Home Care Corporation The mission of FCHCC is to help older Americans, people with disabilities and caregivers maximize their independence and quality of life. Programs include:
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Franklin Hampshire Career Center Serving Franklin and Hampshire Counties and the North Quabbin towns of Athol, Petersham, Phillipston and Royalston. Career Center Counselors and Staff will see people at the Orange site during their hours on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The Franklin Hampshire Career Center provides:
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Greater Athol Area Advocates
The Greater Athol Area Advocates for Families with Special Needs (GAAAFSN), a program of The Association for Community Living, provides community-based family and individual supports/services to people with Mental Retardation and other specific developmental disabilities. In order to access supports, the child or adult must be eligible for Department of Mental Retardation services. These supports/services include:
Geographical Areas Served: Franklin County, North Worcester County, North Quabbin Region
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Healthy Families If you’re a young parent 21 and under and this is your first child Healthy Families is a state-wide program that can help you become the parent that you know you can be. In this program, you get to decide when and where you’d like to meet and work with your Home Visitor to achieve the goals that you set for yourself in life and being a parent. It’s also a great place to network and meet other young parents and find our what services there are for you in the community. All of our services are free and confidential. Here, it is all about you and your child!
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Institute for Community
Building (ICB) The Institute for Community Building is an organization committed to building collaborative relationships for youth.
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New England
Learning Center For Women In Transition
479 Main Street, P.O. Box 520, Greenfield,
MA 01302 NELCWIT is an organization committed to ending violence against women and providing services to women and children, who have experienced sexual assault and/or physical, emotional, verbal abuse or harassment. No insurance is required and all programs are free! Programs include:
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North Quabbin Chamber
of Commerce The North Quabbin Chamber of Commerce serves the nine town North Quabbin region. Though primarily a membership driven Economic and Community development organization, the Chamber also acts a liaison between the business community and a variety of health and human service programs and agencies available in the region. The Chamber works to maintain lines of communication between these different sectors of our communities and provides a wide variety of referral services.
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North Quabbin Citizen Advocacy An association to develop and support relationships for persons in need of guidance, companionship or advocacy. In each relationship one participant is a local citizen with a mental disability or disorder. The other participant is a local citizen who's gifts, interests and skills match with the gifts, interests and needs of their relationship partner. Serving the nine-town North Quabbin area. Assistance provided by advocates includes:
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The North Quabbin Community Coalition is a community-wide alliance committed to improving the quality of life for all those living and working in the North Quabbin region. For more information about our organization visit our Mission & Task Forces pages.
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North Quabbin PATCH North Quabbin Patch is a program designed to promote the safety and well-being of children and families through the collaboration of families, agencies, and the community.
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Parental Stress HotLine The Parental Stress Line offers parents and
caregivers in Massachusetts 24-hour, confidential, anonymous, and toll-free
support to handle the stresses of parenting and referrals to services in a
caller's local area. No problem is too big or small for a parent to call.
For more information about these opportunities to support parents and families in your area, contact Katie Britton, Outreach Coordinator, at 617-927-0624.
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The Parent-Child Development Center
offers comprehensive Head Start, Early Head Start and childcare services to
children birth up to Kindergarten through a menu of options including:
center-based classrooms and home visiting, and in licensed and monitored
Family Child Care homes throughout Franklin and Hampshire Counties. Some
services are offered year round, others are school-year. Head Start and
Early Head Start services are free to eligible families. State sliding
scale fees apply to childcare services.
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Quabbin Mediation Quabbin Mediation mediates disputes and teaches mediation, negotiation and communication skills for all sectors of the population in the North Quabbin region and beyond. Program includes:
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Seeds of Solidarity brings to life the connection between environmental and social justice issues through research, demonstration, and hands-on education. Our work is a response to the inequitable distribution of resources and ecological destruction that plague communities locally and globally. We partner with the schools to promote wellness through school gardens and greenhouses. Seeds of Solidarity Education Center provides educational programs that promote regional food and energy self-reliance. We try to contribute to the vitality of the area through our SOL (Seeds of Leadership) Garden program for area teenagers, and through the annual North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival.
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Stavros Center for Independent Living Their mission is to promote independence and access in the community for persons with disabilities and deaf people. For 30 years Stavros has been actively advocating for the civil rights of people with disabilities and provide services to residents in Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire Counties. Following are descriptions of many of the services provided:
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United Arc of Franklin & Hampshire Counties The United Arc of Franklin and Hampshire Counties provides an array of advocacy and support services for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families throughout Franklin and Hampshire Counties and western Worcester County. Programs serving the North Quabbin area include:
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VOC is a Massachusetts Family Center offering support and education to families in the North Quabbin region. Programs include:
All services are free. Transportation and childcare for classes and activities is available.
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