Hotlines and Community Resource Numbers

Alcohol/Drug Abuse
Al-Anon/Alateen
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
 
781-843-5300
1-800-633-6233
Battered Women
Greater New Bedford Women's Ctr. Hotline
Domestic Violence Program
 
508-999-6636
508-999-6636
Child Abuse
Child at Risk Hotline
 
 
1-800-792-5200
508-910-1000
Disabled Abuse
Disabled Persons Protection Commission
 
1-800-426-9009
Elder Abuse
Elder Protective Services Hotline
 
1-800-922-2275
Personal Crisis
Emergency Mental Health Svc. (Crisis Center)
 
508-996-3154
Rape
New Bedford Women's Ctr. Hotline

     Sexual Assault Program
     Rape Crisis Hotline
Sexual Assault Program

508-999-6636
508-996-3343
508-996-6656

508-999-6636
Suicide Prevention
The Samaritans of FR/NB

 
 
508-673-3777
508-999-7267
Parents and Children's Services
Child at Risk Hotline

Child & Family Service
Children Mental Health Clinic
MA Department of Social Services
Office for Children
 
Parental Stress Line
Parents Helping Parents
 
1-800-792-5200
508-996-8572
508-992-1321
508-910-1000
508-947-1133
617-727-8900
1-800-632-8188
1-800-882-1250
Discrimination
MA Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD)
 
617-727-3990
Elderly Services
Councils on Aging

Elder Hotline, Dept. Elder Affairs
 
508-999-4717
1-800-882-2003
Health & Mental Health Services
Adult Mental Health Clinic
Alcohol Services Program, outpatient
Drug Treatment Program
Hospice Federation of MA
Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Mass Poison Control
HIV Testing/ Project Care
MA Department of Mental Health
     Crisis Center
     Mental Health Coordinators
     Mental Retardation Services
Pembroke Hospital
 
508-999-3317
508-996-3791
508-999-3126
508-673-1589
1-800-532-9571
1-800-682-9211
1-800-696-2437
 
508-996-3154
508-999-1248
508-992-1848
617-826-8161
Legal Services
MA Bar Association - Lawyer Referral Service
New Bedford Legal Aid
New Center for Legal Advocacy
Office of Attorney General Tom Reilly
Fair Labor and Business Practices
     Boston
     Fall River
     New Bedford
Courthouses
     District Court (New Bedford)
     Probate and Family Court (New Bedford)
     Probate Court (Taunton)
     Superior Court (Taunton)
Massachusetts Child Support Enforcement Division
 
1-800-392-6164
508-992-5013
508-996-8576
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617-727-3465
508-672-9026
508-990-9700
 
508-999-9700
508-999-5249
508-824-4004
508-824-9681
1-800-332-2733
Welfare
Department of Transitional Assistance
     Application Information
 
508-961-2000
1-800-249-2007
Youth Crisis Hotlines
Girls and Boys Town (Formerly Boys Town)
Covenant House Nineline
ChildHelp USA

National AIDS Hotline
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
National Runaway Switchboard

National Youth Crisis Hotline
Department of Social Services
     After Hours
 
1-800-448-3000
1-800-999-9999
1-800-422-4453

1-800-342-2437
1-800-621-4000
1-800-621-4000

1-800-448-4663
508-991-100*
1-800-792-5200
Local Emergency #'s
Fire
Police
Ambulance
MA State Police
Poison Control
 
911
911
911
508-993-8373
1-800-682-9211
Hospitals
Local
     Pembroke Hospital
     Charlton Memorial Hospital
     St. Luke's Hospital
     Tobey Hospital
     St. Anne's Hospital
     Trusdale Clinic
Regional
     Boston Children's Hospital
     Hasbro Children's Hospital
     Women and Infants
     Mass General
     NE Medical Center
     Dana Farber
     NE Deaconess
     Brigham and Women's
 
 
617-826-8161
508-679-3131
508-997-1515
508-295-0880
508-674-5741
508-676-3411
 
617-355-6000
401-444-4000
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617-632-3000
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Non Profit Community Action
PACE (People Acting in Community Endeavors)
     Americorps/Youthbuild
     Child Care Works (CCW)
     Headstart
          32 Madison St.
          247 Smith St.
          166 Jenney St.
     Homeless Intercept Program (HIP)
     Fuel Assistance/LISAWAP
     Serve/Emergency Food Bank
The Salvation Army, New Bedford Corps
United Way Information and Referral Service
 
 
508-984-3558
508-999-9930
 
508-999-1286
508-984-3557
508-979-5860
508-999-9920
508-999-9920
508-999-9920
508-997-6561
508-994-9625
Youth Organizations
Camps
     Camp Welch
     Cathedral Camp for Boys & Girls
     Camp Massasoiett
Boys and Girls Club
     Fall River
     New Bedford
Teen Talk Line (YWCA)
Positively Youth
Youth Sports Programs
     Dartmouth Youth Activities Association
     Dartmouth Girls Little League
Boys Scouts of America/Moby Dick Counsel, INC.
 
Girl Scouts of America
Dennison Memorial Community Center
 
 
508-644-5275
508-763-8874
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508-672-6340
508-992-8011
508-991-4848
508-979-1581
 
508-997-2446
508-999-4588
508-993-9978
508-678-2858
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508-996-2691
 Addiction/Recovery
ADCARE

A-A Hotline
 
MA Counsel on Compulsive Gambling
Overeaters Anonymous
     Center Information
 
508-999-1102
508-992-7788
1-800-252-6465

617-426-4554
508-679-7901
401-785-2262
Religious Organizations
Jewish Family Services
 
Catholic Social Services
 
508-997-7730
508-997-7472
508-997-7337
Consumer Action
MASSPIRG (Public Interest Research Group)
 
508-994-8662
Transportation Services
SRTA Bus Line
Bonanza Bus Lines Inc
Greyhound
New Bedford Transportation Center
 
508-997-6767
508-679-2335
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508-990-3366
Family Support
Hospice
     Hospice Federation of MA
     St. Lukes Hospice
     Fall River Hospice
Jewish Family Services
 
Catholic Social Services
MA Counsel on Compulsive Gambling
Massachusetts Child Support Enforcement Division
 
 
617-326-5961
508-984-0200
508-673-1589
508-997-7730
508-997-7472
508-997-7337
617-426-4554
1-800-332-2733
Gay and Lesbian Support
Gay and Lesbian Support
 
617-426-1350
Dartmouth School Department
Superintendent of Schools
Andrew B. Cushman School
Joseph DeMello School
Job S. Gidley School
George H. Potter School
Dartmouth Middle School
Dartmouth High School
Dartmouth Community Television (DCTV)
Smith Neck Alternative School
 
508-997-3391
508-996-3926
508-996-6759
508-999-3146
508-996-8259
508-997-3178
508-997-9332
508-984-1359
508-992-9895
Day Care Centers
Country Road Preschool
Hawthorne Hill Preschool
Children's Circle Nursery
Little People's College
 
508-995-7760
508-994-0939
508-993-6676
508-997-9092
Private Schools
Friends Academy
Bishop Stang High School
 
508-999-1356
508-996-5602
Colleges and Universities
Southern New England School of Law
UMASS Dartmouth
Fisher College
Bristol Community College
Newbury College
 
508-998-9600
508-999-8000
508-675-0171
508-678-2811
508-996-3138