BROOKFIELD, MA

Worcester County

ABUSE PREVENTION / SERVICES

Dept. of Social Services (Whitinsville) 508-234-1000

Mass. Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children 508-573-2967 (Worcester) / 508-764-1370 (Southbridge)
Womenshelter/Companeras (Holyoke) 866-538-9717 / 413-536-1628

ADULT BASIC EDUCATION / GED

Adult Learning Center (Worcester) 508-799-3170

JobCorps (Chicopee) 413-593-5731
Top Floor Learning (Palmer) 413-283-2329
Ware Adult Learning Center (Ware) 413-967-9902

AIDS / HIV

AIDS Project (Worcester) 508-755-3773

American Red Cross (Worcester) 508-595-3700

ALCOHOLISM / ALCOHOL ABUSE SERVICES

Alcoholics Anonymous (Worcester) 508-752-9000

ANIMALS

Mass. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Boston) 877-2-ANGELL

Tufts New England Veterinary Medical Center (N. Grafton) 508-839-5395

BLIND / VISION IMPAIRED

Mass. Commission for the Blind (Worcester) 508-754-1148 / 800-392-6450

CANCER SERVICES

American Cancer Society (Auburn) 508-721-9977 / 800-227-2345

Baystate Regional Cancer Program (Ware) 413-967-2241
UMass Memorial (Wocester) 508-334-1000 / 508-856-8662 (TTY)

CLOTHING

Council Thrift Shop (Worcester) 508-753-8000

Goodwill Retail Shops (Palmer) 413-283-5785
Goodwill Retail Shops (Ware) 413-967-6045
Goodwill Store (Worcester) 508-752-4042

DEAF / HARD OF HEARING

Mass. Comm. for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Springfield) 413-788-6427 (TTY) / 800-882-1155

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES

Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project (Cambridge) 800-832-1901 / 617-354-6056

Rape Crisis Center of Central Mass (Worcester) 800-870-5905
Womenshelter/Companeras (Holyoke) 866-538-9717 / 413-536-1628

DRUG ABUSE SERVICES

AdCare Hospital of Worcester 800-252-6465 / 800-345-3552

Community Healthlink (Worcester) 508-860-1260
Griswold Center Substance Abuse Program (Palmer) 413-284-5285
Impatient Detox (Worcester) 508-860-1200

EDUCATION

Brookfield Elementary 508-867-8774

Tantasqua Regional High School 508-347-9301
Tantasqua Superintendent 508-347-3077

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EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

AmeriCorps (Boston) 800-942-2677 / 800-833-3722 (TTY)

Employment and Training Services (Worcester) 508-754-1176
JobCorps (Chicopee) 413-593-5170
Workforce Central (Worcester) 508-799-1600

FAMILY PLANNING

Family Planning Services (Worcester) 508-753-0800

Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts (Worcester) 800-258-4448 / 508-854-3300

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Catholic Charities (Whitinsville) 508-234-3800

Mass. Dept. of Transitional Assistance (Worcester) 508-767-3100 / 800-249-2007
Partnership for Prescription Assistance 888-477-2669
United Way of Central Mass. (Worcester) 508-757-5631
Worcester Community Action Council, Inc. (Worcester) 508-754-1176 / 508-754-8968 (TTY)

FIRE / RESCUE

Brookfield Fire Station 508-867-7306 (non-emergency) / 911 (emergency)

FOOD / MEALS

Food Stamp Outreach (Webster) 508-754-1176

FoodSource Hotline/Project Bread (Boston) 800-645-8333 / 617-732-5000 / 800-377-1292 (TTY)
SERVE New England (Avon) 888-742-7363 ext. 17
WIC Nutrition Program (Worcester) 508-860-7744
Worcester County Food Bank (Shrewsbury) 508-842-3663

HOSPITALS / MEDICAL FACILITIES

Baystate Mary Lane Hospital (Ware) 413-967-6211 / 413-967-2275 (TTY)

Harrington Hospital (Southbridge) 508-765-9771
Wing Memorial Hospital (Palmer) 413-323-5118 / 413-284-5400

HOUSING & SHELTER

Central Mass Housing Alliance (Worcester) 508-757-2150

Homeless Intercept Program (Worcester) 508-860-1080
Mass. Coalition for the Homeless (Lynn) 781-595-7570
Mass. Dept. of Transitional Assistance (Worcester) 508-767-3100 / 800-249-2007
Womenshelter/Companeras (Holyoke) 866-538-9717 / 413-536-1628
Worcester Housing Authority 508-798-4500 / 508-798-4530 (TTY)

INFORMATION / REFFERRAL / SERVICES

American Red Cross (Worcester) 508-595-3700

Child Care Resources (Worcester) 508-798-8112
Citizen Information Services (Boston) 617-727-7030 / 800-392-6090 / 413-784-1376
Easter Seals Massachusetts (Worcester) 800-922-8290
First Call for Help (food assistance, heating oil, housing, health care) 508-755-1233
Massachusetts Information Dial 211
Massachusetts Office for Victim’s Assistance (Boston) 617-727-5200
United Way of Central Mass (Worcester) 508-757-5631
Valley Human Services (Ware) 413-967-6241

LIBRARY

Brookfield Library 508-867-6339

MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING/SERVICES

Bridge of Central Mass (Northborough) 508-393-7788

Counseling Center (Worcester) 508-849-5600 x220
Emergency Mental Health (Worcester) 508-856-3562
Family Counseling Services (Worcester) 508-756-4646
Griswold Center (Palmer) 413-284-5285
Mass. Dept. of Mental Health (Worcester) 508-798-8171 / 800-221-0053
Mental Health Services (Worcester) 508-852-1805
Valley Human Services (Ware) 413-967-6241

PARENTING SUPPORT

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Family Services of Central Mass (Worcester) 508-756-4646
Family Ties Project (Worcester) 508-799-3136
Fatherhood Coalition (Milford) 617-723-3237 / 413-295-3237
Intensive Family-Based Program (Worcester) 508-791-3261
Parent Connection (Worcester) 508-852-5658
Parental Stress Hotline (Watertown) 800-632-8188
Parents Helping Parents 800-882-1250
Valley Human Services (Ware) 413-967-6241
YMCA of Greater Worcester (Northborough) 508-393-8147

POLICE

Brookfield Police Station 508-867-5570 (non-emergency) / 911 (emergency)

PREGNANCY SERVICES

Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts (Worcester) 800-258-4448 / 508-854-3300

WIC Nutrition Program (Worcester) 800-942-1007 / 508-860-7744

SENIOR SERVICES

AARP (American Association of Retired People) 888-687-2277 / 877-434-7598 (TTY)

RSVP/Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (Northampton) 413-584-1300
SHINE (Serving the Health Information Needs of Elders) (Worcester) 508-852-5539 / 800-498-4232

TOWN OFFICES

Brookfield Council on Aging 508-867-6043

Brookfield Health Dept. 508-867-2930 ext. 22
Brookfield Selectmen 508-867-2930 ext. 10
Brookfield Town Clerk 508-867-2930 ext. 12

TRANSPORTATION

MassRIDES (Statewide) 888-4-COMMUTE

SCM Elderbus (Charlton) 800-321-0432
Worcester Regional Transit Authority 508-791-2389

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