BMC HealthNet Plan offers our members and providers a special service in each region of Massachusetts we serve. You can call one of our Community Resources Team members who can show you where to find help for a variety of issues, including:
Please call our BMC HealthNet Plan Care Management Referral Line at 866-853-5241 for assistance.
Access MassResources' free online resource for Massachusetts residents in need of housing, food, health care, and other basic services.
In addition, here are a number of Web sites and phone numbers that you will find helpful.
Care Giver Homes: Helps you find caregiver services for a frail elderly or disabled adult. www.caregiverhomes.com
The Association for Community Living: provides services to children and adults with developmental disabilities www.theassn.org/matriarch/default.asp
STAVROS: gives people with disabilities the tools to take charge of their life choices, act on their own behalf, and overcome situations that reduce their potential for independence www.stavros.org
Massachusetts licensed child care providers www.qualitychildcare.org
Preschool Enrichment Team, Inc: A Western Massachusetts child care resource agency www.preschoolenrichmentteam.org
Parenting Resource Directory for Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire Counties www.parentingdirectory.org
Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC): Provides access to nutritious foods for income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women as well as infants and children up to age five http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic Phone: 1-800-WIC-1007
Safe Link Wireless: A cell phone program for eligible low-income households www.robtex.com/dns/www.safelink.com.html Phone: 1-800-999-3768
Gifts To Give: Provides families in need with everything from clothing to furniture and house hold items, cribs, strollers, infant and children’s clothing www.giftstogive.org
Getting Food Stamps- Includes a calculator to check eligibility and printable application www.gettingfoodstamps.org/apply.htm
Fair Foods Dollar-A-Bag Sites www.cs.umb.edu/~coneil/fairfoods/foodprogram/dollarabag.html
Serve New England: A New England-wide food buying cooperative for people who volunteer at least two hours per month anywhere in their communities. Every month, Serve Food Co-op participants can order frozen meats, vegetarian items, fresh fruits and vegetables while saving about 30% off the retail price of these foods www.servenewengland.org/about
Assists eligible Massachusetts residents with fuel assistance www.magoodneighbor.org
Massachusetts Energy Resource Guide: Provides information on fuel assistance programs available to Massachusetts residents http://www.mass.gov/Cago/docs/Community/energy_resource_guide_102408.pdf
Life Course Counseling Center: Provides counseling, psychotherapy, consultation and education for GLBT individuals throughout the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts www.lifecourse.net/index.html
Massachusetts 2-1-1: A resource for a variety of needs, including: food; rent, heat, and utility assistance, mental health counseling; and more www.mass211.org
Massresources.org: A resource for housing, food programs, job training, health programs and more www.massresources.org
Housing Works: To get housing provider contact information for open waitlists www.housingworks.net
Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership: Helps low-to-moderate income individuals find and keep affordable housing. www.mbhp.org/index.asp 125 Lincoln Street, Boston, MA Phone: 1-800-272-0090
South Shore Housing: Assists families in finding affordable housing www.southshorehousing.org
Hampden Hampshire Housing Partnership: A Western Massachusetts resource www.hhhp.org
Operation ABLE: Job training, Job Search www.operationable.net Employment & Training, Western Massachusetts www.berkshireworks.org Latin American Health Institute: Provides job training www.lhi.org 95 Berkley Street, Boston, MA Phone: 1-617-350-6900
Southeastern Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation: Provides legal representation for housing and public benefits.
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS: Provides supports for individuals and family members of individuals dealing with mental illness www.nami.org
THE MASSACHUSETTS SUBSTANCE ABUSE INFORMATION AND EDUCATION HELPLINE: provides free and confidential information and referrals for alcohol and other drug abuse problems and related concerns www.helpline-online.com
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION /NEW ENGLAND: A national organization dedicated to suicide prevention education and training. Listing of support groups for families and friends bereaved by suicide www.afsp.org Phone: 1-800-273-8255
