Search for Help in Hampshire County
Welcome to our online database of human services available within Hampshire County. If you need a service and are unable to find it here, or would like assistance from our specially trained staff, please call our office. We’ll be glad to connect you to the resources you need.
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Center for Women & Community
Provide resources to community members. Counseling is offered for both interpersonal violence and general as well as support groups. Offer a 24/7 rape crisis hotline, short term counseling, medical and legal advocacy, and specialized teen services. Community Education offers workshops and training on sexual violence prevention, healthy relationships, relationship violence, bystander intervention and related topics. The Women of Color Leadership Network provide advocacy, mentoring, programming, training and a safe space for women and non-binary people of color.
Address: 180 Infirmary Way
Address 2: 213 New Africa House
Address 3: Amherst, MA, 01003
Email: cwc@umass.edu
Main Phone: (413) 545-0883
Operating Agency: Center for Women & Community
Center for Women & Community
Provide resources to community members throughout Hampshire county. Offers counseling for both interpersonal violence and general as well as support groups. Have a 24/7 Rape crisis hotline. Provide short term counseling, medical and legal advocacy, and specialized teen services. Community Education offers workshops and training on sexual violence prevention, healthy relationships, relationship violence, bystander intervention, and related topics. The Women of Color Leadership Network provide advocacy, mentoring, programming, training and a safe space for women and non-binary people of color.
Address: 180 Infirmary Way
Address 2: New Africa House
Address 3: Amherst, MA, 01003
Email: cwc@umass.edu
Main Phone: (413) 545-0883
Hotline: (413) 545-0800
Operating Agency: Center for Women & Community
Child and Family Services, Inc.
Parents of adopted children of any age in Massachusetts are eligible for services. Can gain support and discussion on topics related to parenting during school-age through young adulthood.
Address: 140 Pine St
Address 2: Suite 12
Address 3: Florence, MA, 01062
Main Phone: (413) 320-4680
Operating Agency: Child and Family Services, Inc.
Clark House
A mixed-income community with age restrictions, income qualifications and rent restrictions apply. Offers affordable one, two and three bedroom apartment homes, located in a very convenient downtown location.
Address: 22 Lessey St
Address 3: Amherst, MA, 01002
Email: clark.house@verizon.net
Main Phone: (413) 256-0141
Operating Agency: Clark House
Clarke School for the Deaf
Offer Telepractice Virtual Intervention Services (kindergarten to eighth grade), summer camps, comprehensive testing for children that are deaf or hard of hearing in the Clarke Hearing Center. For professionals they offer Masters of Arts in Deaf Education as well as professional development and workshops.
Address: 47 Round Hill Rd
Address 3: Northampton, MA, 01060
Email: info@clarkeschool.org
Main Phone: (413) 584-3450
Other Phone: (413) 341-0040
Operating Agency: Clarke School for the Deaf
CoDA (Co-dependants Anonymous) New England Intergroup
Offer anonymous, weekly and monthly meetings of support in recovery from codependency
Address 3: Amherst, MA, 01002
Email: ifo@coda.org
Main Phone: (602) 277-7991
Operating Agency: Co-Dependents Anonymous
Community Action
Offer Head Start and early learning programs, youth programs and support services, support for parents age 20 and under. Provide service such as a Food Pantry, community loan program, financial literacy classes, a Family Center, and fuel assistance.
Address: 56 Vernon St
Address 3: Northampton, MA, 01060
Email: info@communityaction.us
Main Phone: (413) 582-4230
Operating Agency: Community Action
Cutchings Programs for Children and Families
Offer a Children’s Clinic, Clinically Intensive Residential Treatment Program, and the Northampton Center for Children and Families
Address: 17 Brewster Ct
Address 3: Northampton, MA, 01060
Email: clinic@cutchins.org
Main Phone: (413) 587-3265
Operating Agency: Cutchings Programs for Children and Families
Debtors Anonymous Western Mass Group
Offers support through meetings for people whose use of unsecured debt causes problems and suffering by working the D.A. recovery program based on the Twelve-Step principles. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop incurring unsecured debt.
Address: PO Box 920888
Address 3: Needham, MA, 02492
Main Phone: (800) 421-2383
Operating Agency: Debtors Anonymous Western Mass Group
Department of Mental Health Western Mass.
Set the standards for the operation of mental health facilities and community residential programs and provide clinical, rehabilitative and supportive services for individuals with serious mental illness or serious emotional disturbance. Individuals who meet criteria are eligible for community-based services. Community services include: residential options, case management, in-home treatment for children and adolescents, outpatient services, dual diagnosis treatment, day treatment, etc.
Address: 1 Prince St
Address 3: Northampton, MA, 01060
Email: dmhinfo@state.ma.us
Main Phone: (413) 587-6200
Hotline: (877) 382-1609
Operating Agency: Department of Mental Health Western Mass.
Disability Access Advisory Committee
Serve the Town of Amherst and its citizens as an advisory committee on issues of physical, programmatic, and employment accessibility, and ensure equal access for people with disabilities
Address: 4 Boltwood Ave
Address 3: Amherst, MA, 01002
Email: planning@amherstma.gov
Main Phone: (413) 259-3120
Operating Agency: Town of Amherst
Disability Law Center
Provides legal services to people in Massachusetts who have a wide range of physical, psychiatric, sensory, and cognitive disabilities. Serves individuals who experience discrimination, abuse or neglect, or denial of services because of their disability. May provide free legal assistance relating to housing, employment, education, healthcare, and disability rights.
Address: 32 Industrial Dr East
Address 3: Northampton, MA, 01060
Email: mail@dlc-ma.org
Main Phone: (413) 584-6337
Operating Agency: Disability Law Center
Easthampton Community Center
Provide groceries to people who are in need, unemployed, or are recipients of the WIC programs or welfare. Kid’s Bag Pantry Program offers children a bag of food for the week. Community Care Kitchen provides meals for all to enjoy. Other programs include Senior Brown Bags and a Mobile Food Truck. The Clothing Closet offers gently used clothes, bedding, and small household items for children and adults ($3 per bag).
Address: 12 Clark St
Address 3: Easthampton, MA, 01027
Email: etoncommctr@gmail.com
Main Phone: (413) 527-5240
Operating Agency: Easthampton Community Center
Easthampton Council on Aging & Enrichment Center
Provide social, recreational, health/fitness, programming, free outreach resources and help including intervention information. Offer educational seminars and programs for senior residents in Easthampton, and secondarily, seniors in the surrounding communities. Services are intended for people 55+. Volunteer opportunities available
Address: 19 Union St
Address 3: Easthampton, MA, 01027
Main Phone: (413) 527-6151
Operating Agency: Easthampton Council on Aging & Enrichment Center
Easthampton Family Center
Provide free open playgroups for children age 0-5 and their caregivers. All are welcome!
Address: 128 Main St
Address 3: Easthampton, MA, 01027
Email: jandreoli@collaborative.org
Main Phone: (413) 313-3106
Operating Agency: Easthampton Family Center
Easthampton Housing Authority
Provide safe, sanitary housing for low income families. Promote personal, economic and social upward mobility and to provide families the opportunity to make the transition from subsidized to unsubsidized housing. The Easthampton Housing Authority is responsible for administering public housing programs to meet the needs of low income families, elderly and the disabled across Easthampton.
Address: 112 Holyoke St
Address 3: Easthampton, MA, 01027
Email: office@etonhousing.com
Main Phone: (413) 527-1600
Operating Agency: Easthampton Housing Authority
Edwards Church MANNA Soup Kitchen
Provide free meals three days a week to the greater Northampton community, an outdoor Christian community gathering, a mindfulness practice meeting, a drop-in center for children, birth to kindergarten age, and their caregivers. Hold support groups for Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholics Anonymous Women’s Serenity, and a Valley Men’s Support Group.
Address: 297 Main St
Address 3: Northampton, MA, 01060
Email: manna@stjohnsnorthampton.org
Main Phone: (413) 584-5500
Operating Agency: Edwards Church
First Baptist Church of Amherst
Provides food, diapers, household supplies, and hygiene products in their food pantry. Offer free English as a Second Language class. Partners with Craig's Place Shelter to host a homeless shelter every night from November 1 – April 30 where guests receive a safe place, nutritious meals, and warm showers. Run programs like Freedom Cafe to raise money to help stop human trafficking and Operation Christmas Child to donate toys to kids in need
Address: 434 North Pleasant St
Address 3: Amherst, MA, 01060
Main Phone: (413) 549-3596
Operating Agency: First Baptist Church of Amherst
Flywheel Arts Collective
Offers a creative environment that includes live music, art exhibits, film & video screenings, theater & performance art, and more. Flywheel aims to build community and give artists of all types the opportunity to craft. Volunteer opportunities available.
Address: 43 Main St
Address 3: Easthampton, MA, 01027
Email: info@flywheelarts.org
Main Phone: (413) 527-9800
Operating Agency: Flywheel Arts Collective
Food Bank Of Western MA
Offer monthly groceries for people over the age of 55 who meet certain income guidelines, Mobile Food Bank (see schedule on website), free workshops on nutritious foods, and SNAP Outreach & Enrollment. Volunteer opportunities available.
Address: 97 North Hatfield Rd
Address 3: Hatfield, MA, 01038
Email: foodbank@foodbankwma.org
Main Phone: (413) 247-9738
Operating Agency: Food Bank Of Western MA
