Resources
Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC)
1-800-426-9009
Elder Abuse Hotline
A 24/7 hotline that can be reached at (800) 922-2275
Alzheimer's Association MA Chapter
800-272-3900
Mass Options
(1-800-243-4636) A free statewide service linking Massachusetts seniors and caregivers to local resources.
SHINE Program
Medicare Counseling (Serving the Health Insurance Needs of Everyone) 1-800-243-4636 shine.org
MassHealth Customer Service
1-800-841-2900
TTY 800-497-4648
Commission for the Blind
1-800-392-6450
TTY 1-800-392-6556
Behavioral Health Help Line (BHHL)
833-773-2445 / masshelpline.com – 24/7 mental health & substance use support for MA residents.
Commission for the Deaf
Call 1-800-882-1155 (TTY: 1-800-249-9949), text 833-773-2445, or chat at masshelpline.com.
Aging Service Access Points (ASAPs)/ Elder Services
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AgeSpan (agespan.org- 1-800-892-0890 (Serves: Amesbury, Andover, Billerica, Boxford, Chelmsford, Danvers, Dracut, Dunstable, Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lowell, Marblehead, Merrimack, Methuen, Middleton, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, Peabody, Rowley, Salisbury, Tewksbury, Tyngsboro, Westward, West Newbury)
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Greater Lynn Senior Services (serves Lynn, Lynnfield, Nahant, Saugus and Swampscott. Phone: 1-800-594-5164 Tty: 781-477-9632 www.glss.net
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Senior Care, Inc (serves Beverly, Essex, Gloucester, Hamilton, Ipswich, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Rockport, Topsfield, and Wenham) 978-281-1750 www.seniorcareinc.org
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Minuteman Senior Services
One Burlington Woods, Suite 101
Burlington, MA 01803 (781) 272-7177 Web: http://www.minutemansenior.org Areas served: Acton, Arlington, Bedford, Boxborough, Burlington, Carlisle, Concord, Harvard, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, Stow, Wilmington, Winchester, Woburn
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Mystic Valley Elder Services, Inc. 300 Commercial Street, Suite #19 Malden, MA 02148 (781) 324-7705 Web: http://www.mves.org Areas served: Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, North Reading, Reading, Revere, Stoneham, Wakefield, Winthrop