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....Contact your caseworker   return to top  
 

Western Massachusetts:

Western Regional Office
1537 Main Street, 2nd Floor
Springfield, MA 01103
Phone: (413) 452-3350

Pittsfield Area Office
53 Eagle Street, 2nd Floor
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Phone: (413) 236-1800

Greenfield Area Office
One Arch Place, 1st Floor
Greenfield, MA 01301
(413) 775-5000

Northampton Social Service Center
1 Prince Street
Northampton, MA 01060
Phone: (413) 584-1698

Holyoke Area Office
261 High Street
Holyoke, MA 01040
Phone: (413) 493-2600

Robert Van Wart Center
112 Industry Avenue
Springfield, MA 01104
Phone: (413) 205-0500

Springfield Area Office
1537 Main Street, 4th Floor
Springfield, MA 01103
Phone: (413) 452-3200

Central Massachusetts:

Central Regional Office
340 Main Street, Suite 720
Worcester, MA 01608
Phone: (508) 929-2130

North Central Area Office
215 Hamilton Street
Leominster, MA 01453
Phone: (978) 466-1500

South Central/Blackstone

Valley Area Office
185 Church Street
Whitinsville, MA 01588
Phone: (508) 234-1000

Worcester Area Office
340 Main Street, Suite 525
Worcester, MA 01608
Phone: (508) 929-2000

Northeastern Massachusetts:


Northeast Regional Office
Everett Mills
15 Union Street, 2nd Floor
Lawrence, MA 01840
Phone: (978) 557-2700

Lowell Area Office
33 East Merrimack Street
Lowell, MA 01852
Phone: (978) 275-6800

Lawrence Area Office
Everett Mills
15 Union St., 2nd Floor
Lawrence, MA 01840
Phone: (978) 557-2500

Haverhill/Cape Ann Area Office
3 Ferry Street
Bradford, MA 01835
Phone: (978) 469-8800

Cape Ann Area Office
45 Congress Street, Building 4
Salem, MA 01970
Phone: (978) 825-3800

Lynn Area Office
20 Wheeler Street
Lynn, MA 01902
Phone: (781) 477-1600

Metro Massachusetts:

Metro Regional Office
30 Mystic Street
Arlington, MA 02474
Phone: (781) 641-8500

Malden Area Office
22 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148
Phone: (781) 388-7100

Framingham Area Office
63 Fountain Street
Framingham, MA 01702
Phone: (508) 424-0100

Cambridge/Somerville Area Office
810 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617) 520-8700

Arlington Area Office
30 Mystic Street
Arlington, MA 02474
Phone: (781) 641-8500

Coastal Area Office
541 Main Street
South Weymouth, MA 02190

Southeastern Massachusetts:

Southeast Regional Office
141 Main Street
Brockton, MA 02401
Phone: (508) 894-3700

Attleboro Area Office
67 Mechanic Street
Attleboro, MA 02703
Phone: (508) 431-9500

Brockton Area Office
110 Mulberry Street
Brockton, MA 02302
Phone: (508) 894-3700

Fall River Area Office
1567 North Main Street
Fall River, MA 02720
Phone: (508) 235-9800

New Bedford Area Office
100 North Front Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: (508) 910-1000

Cape & Islands/Plymouth Area Office
32 Commercial Street
South Yarmouth, MA 02664
Phone: (508) 760-0200

Plymouth Area Office
61 Industrial Park Road
Plymouth, MA 02360
Phone: (508) 732-6200

Boston Area:

Boston Regional Office
38 Wareham Street, 1st Floor
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: (617) 574-8550

Hyde Park Area Office
1530 River Street
Hyde Park, MA 02136
Phone: (617) 360-2500

Dimock Street Area Office
30 Dimock Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
Phone: (617) 989-2800

William E. Warren Center Area Office
38 Wareham Street
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: (617) 574-8400

Park Street Area Office
The Esquire Building
50 Park Street
Dorchester, MA 02122
Phone: (617) 822-4700

Harbor Area Office
45 Spruce Street
Chelsea, MA 02150
Phone: (617) 660-3400


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.... Scholarships   return to top  
 

Free Tuition to foster children at any one of Massachusetts' 29 state and community colleges and universities. For more info click here or call (617) 748-2231

The Foster Child Grant Program provides financial aid grants to current and former foster children who are attending college.
For more info on qualifications check here or call (617) 748-2430

.... News & Legislation   return to top  
 

   

.... Emergency Contacts   return to top  
 

   

....People in Charge   return to top  
 

Harry Spence, Commissioner
Massachusetts Department of Social Services
24 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: (617) 727-0900, Ext: 525
Fax: (617) 748-2311
 

....Independent Living Programs   return to top  
 

Maureen Fallon Messeder, Associate Director
Adolescent Services
Massachusetts Department of Social Services
24 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210
Phone: (617) 748-2311
Fax: (617) 748-2311
Email: maureen.messeder@state.ma.us
 

....Youth Boards   return to top  
 

Kids Speak Out Team
http://www.csrox.org/sot.html
Massachusetts Families for Kids Speak Out Team is a group of teens and young
adults who are or were in foster care or who are adopted. This monograph
contains essays, drawings, and poems from some of these young people.
Note: the file takes a while to open... be patient!

   

....Teen Conferences, camps and support groups   return to top  
 

Massachusetts Families for Kids
Youth Speak Out Team
A team of teens and young adults, ages 12-35, who are adopted and/or who experienced the foster care system, helping to shape perceptions, policy and practice, both locally and nationally.
Children's Services of Roxbury, Inc.
Massachusetts Families for Kids
504 Dudley Street, 3rd floor
Roxbury, MA 02119
Phone: (617) 445-6655
Contact: Ismay Griffith
Email: igriffith@csrox.org
www.csrox.org
 

....Misc. resources in your state   return to top  
 

www.state.ma.us/dta
or call (617) 748-2400
Young Women Teen Assisted Living Program

Teen Peer Hotline:
1-800-238-7868
 
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