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United Way of Merrimack Valley, Inc.: Supports 34 northeastern MA and southern NH communities in identifying and addressing human service needs; raises and allocates funds to member agencies using volunteer-driven process. 508-682-5296 Alternative House: Shelters over 300 battered women and children annually.
(The number reached by our services each year in the thousands). Services
include emergency 24-hour hotline, community education, legal and housing
advocacy. 508-937-5777. 508-454-1436(Crisis No.)
Association for Retarded Citizens of Northern Essex County: Provides
advocacy, services to mentally retarded developmentally disabled individuals
and their families; 1:1 case management, information referral, camperships,
scholarships, social/leisure activities. 508-373-0552
Big Brother/Big Sister of Greater Lowell, Inc.: Provides (1) at-risk
youth, ages 7 to 15, with caring volunteers who give consistent one-on-one
friendship and developmental assistance and (2) group services to at-risk
male teens, ages 13 to 18. 508-543-9339
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Billerica, Inc.: Provides youth with
health, recreational and educational programs designed to maximize educational,
vocational, cultural and physical potential. 508-667-2193
Career Resources Corporation: Private, non-profit agency which provides
job training and placement services as well as supportive housing for people
with disabilities. 508-374-9122
Child and Family Services of New Hampshire: Provides an array of social
services to strengthen family life and promote community commitment to
the needs of children. 603-668-1920
Family Service Association of Greater Lawrence: Non-profit human service community organization that provides mental health/substance abuse treatment, Employee Assistance Programs and a variety of community services. 508-683-9505 Family Service of Greater Lowell, Inc.: Provides mental health/substance
abuse counseling and medication evaluations, comprehensive home health
care to families. 508-937-3000
Florence Crittenton League of Lowell, Inc.: Provides free counseling
to birth parents, adoptive services through our North American, Chinese,
Russian and Colombia programs, free temporary foster care, free counseling
to adoptees, and help with searching for adoptees. 508-452-9671
Girls Inc. of Greater Lowell: Provides after-school, summer and vacation
week programs for girls ages 6+. A wide variety of cultural, recreational
and educational activities are available. 508-458-6529
Girls Inc. of Greater Haverhill: Help girls become confident and self-reliant
women ~ "Smart, Strong and Bold". The organization is a vigorous advocate
for girls and their unique needs. 508-372-0771
Greater Lowell Council, Boy Scouts Association: It is the mission to
serve others by helping to instill values in young people. 508-458-6836
Home Health Visiting Nurse Association: Non-profit home health agency
providing nursing, rehabilitation therapies, home health aides, and specialty
programs since 1895. 508-373-1141
International Institute of Greater Lawrence: Offer classes in English
as a second language and literacy, job skills and job search, and United
States civics and citizenship. Other services include INS documentation,
child care, health education and translations. 508-687-0981
International Institute of Lowell: Assists immigrants, refugees and
other foreign-born individuals in dealing with government regulations,
adjusting to American society and becoming self-sufficient. 508-459-9031
Lawrence Boys & Girls Clubs, Inc.: Provides the economically disadvantaged
youth of Lawrence with programs and services that enable them to achieve
their maximum healthy, educational and vocational potential. 508-683-2747
Life Links, Inc. (formerly ARC Greater Lowell, Inc.): A private, non-profit,
multi-service agency dedicated to teaching people with mental retardation
a better way of life. 508-459-6179
Lowell Association for the Blind, Inc.: "To aid blind people to become
self-reliant; to help supply them with education facilities; with opportunities
to work; with recreation and with counseling; serving approximately 500
people." 508-454-5704
Merrimack Valley YMCA: Provides programs for at-risk youth, swimming,
adult/youth fitness and non-fitness classes, sports leagues, preschool/school-age
child care, summer camps, housing for men, and recreation. 508-686-6191
Northeast Independent Living Program, Inc.: Provides advocacy, skills
training, housing referral and information for deaf and deaf and disabled
individuals to provide independent living and integration into society.
508-687-4288
Rape Crisis Services of Greater Lowell: Dedicated to the healing and
empowerment of survivors of rape and sexual assault through counseling,
advocacy and education. 508-452-7721
St. Ann's Home, Inc.: Provides residential, day and family outreach
services to emotionally disturbed children and their families. 508-682-5276
The Samaritans of Merrimack Valley, Inc.: Member agency of worldwide
volunteer movement to prevent suicide & befriend the lonely, depressed
and despairing. Provides 24-hour crisis hotline, support groups for survivors,
and community education program. 508-688-0030
Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Lowell, Inc.: Provides comprehensive
home health care, nursing, hospice, PT, OT, ST, MSW and HM/HHA, In Greater
Lowell and the Merrimack Valley. 508-459-9343
Wilmington Family Counseling Service, Inc.: Provides individual, couple,
family and group psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and adults with
emotional, social, school, work, and substance abuse problems. 508-658-9889
Women's Crisis Center of Greater Newburyport, Inc.: A battered woman's
program that provides a 24-hour crisis intervention hotline, support groups,
legal and child advocacy, teen programs, food pantry and education. 508-465-2155
(Not Ling)
Women's Resource Center, Inc.: Provides services to victims of domestic
violence and to survivors of sexual assault and their significant others.
Community education is also offered. 508-685-2480
YWCA of Newburyport: A leader in providing community activities for
individuals and families, encouraging health and fitness, advocating and
ensuring women's self-determination, and embracing cultural, racial and
religious diversity. 508-465-0981
YWCA of Greater Lawrence: Offers a unique, wide array of interrelated
programs and services to women, girls, and children. With a primary service
delivery area targeted to the residents of the inner city of Lawrence,
the YWCA served a total of more than 10,600 women and families in 1996.
508-687-0331
YWCA of Haverhill, Inc.: Strengthened by diversity, the association
draws together members who strive to create opportunities for women's growth,
leadership, and power in order to attain a common vision. 508-374-6121
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