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Boys & Girls Club of Wakefield

Boys & Girls Clubs strive to enable all young people, especially those who need them most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging, and influence. They are a safe place to learn and grow - all while having fun. For children ages 21 months - 19 years.

467 Main Street
Wakefield, MA 01880

Boys & Girls Club of Wakefield

Boys & Girls Clubs strive to enable all young people, especially those who need them most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging, and influence. They are a safe place to learn and grow - all while having fun. For children ages 21 months - 19 years.

Boys & Girls Club of Webster-Dudley

Boys & Girls Clubs strive to enable all young people, especially those who need them most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging, and influence. They are a safe place to learn and grow - all while having fun.

55 Oxford Avenue
Dudley, MA 01571

Boys & Girls Club of Webster-Dudley

Boys & Girls Clubs strive to enable all young people, especially those who need them most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging, and influence. They are a safe place to learn and grow - all while having fun.

Boys & Girls Club of West Springfield

Boys & Girls Clubs strive to enable all young people, especially those who need them most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging, and influence. They are a safe place to learn and grow - all while having fun. For children ages 4-18.

615 Main Street
West Springfield, MA 01089

Boys & Girls Club of West Springfield

Boys & Girls Clubs strive to enable all young people, especially those who need them most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging, and influence. They are a safe place to learn and grow - all while having fun. For children ages 4-18.

Boys & Girls Club of Worcester

Boys & Girls Clubs strive to enable all young people, especially those who need them most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging, and influence. They are a safe place to learn and grow - all while having fun.

65 Tainter Street
Worcester, MA 01610

Boys & Girls Club of Worcester

Boys & Girls Clubs strive to enable all young people, especially those who need them most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging, and influence. They are a safe place to learn and grow - all while having fun.

Bradley Palmer State Park free

Massachusetts State Parks offer a wonderful variety of activities, amenities, and natural features that make each park unique. They include beaches, wooded parks, parkways, reservoirs, and more. Each park also offers special events, nature activities, and educational programs for people of all ages and abilities all year long. Bradley Palmer State Park offers the following recreational opportunities: a pool, canoeing, fishing, hiking, horseback riding trails, hunting, mountain biking, picnicking, skiing (cross country), and walking trails.

Asbury Street
Topsfield, MA 01983

Bradley Palmer State Park free

Massachusetts State Parks offer a wonderful variety of activities, amenities, and natural features that make each park unique. They include beaches, wooded parks, parkways, reservoirs, and more. Each park also offers special events, nature activities, and educational programs for people of all ages and abilities all year long. Bradley Palmer State Park offers the following recreational opportunities: a pool, canoeing, fishing, hiking, horseback riding trails, hunting, mountain biking, picnicking, skiing (cross country), and walking trails.

Breakheart Reservation free

Massachusetts State Parks offer a wonderful variety of activities, amenities, and natural features that make each park unique. They include beaches, wooded parks, parkways, reservoirs, and more. Each park also offers special events, nature activities, and educational programs for people of all ages and abilities all year long. Breakheart Reservation offers the following recreational opportunities: biking, fishing, grilling, hiking, skiing (cross country), swimming and a tot lot.

177 Forest Street
Saugus, MA 01906

Breakheart Reservation free

Massachusetts State Parks offer a wonderful variety of activities, amenities, and natural features that make each park unique. They include beaches, wooded parks, parkways, reservoirs, and more. Each park also offers special events, nature activities, and educational programs for people of all ages and abilities all year long. Breakheart Reservation offers the following recreational opportunities: biking, fishing, grilling, hiking, skiing (cross country), swimming and a tot lot.

Bridge Over Troubled Waters free

Bridge Over Troubled Waters is dedicated to transforming the lives of runaway, homeless, and high-risk youth through safe, supportive, and encouraging relationships and effective and innovative services that guide them toward self-sufficiency. Services include transitional residence, a maternal group home, an emergency youth shelter, runaway services, and more. Showers, hot meals, clothing, and laundry are also provided.

47 West Street
Boston, MA 02111

Bridge Over Troubled Waters free

Bridge Over Troubled Waters is dedicated to transforming the lives of runaway, homeless, and high-risk youth through safe, supportive, and encouraging relationships and effective and innovative services that guide them toward self-sufficiency. Services include transitional residence, a maternal group home, an emergency youth shelter, runaway services, and more. Showers, hot meals, clothing, and laundry are also provided.

Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services free

We focus on helping families cope with life transitions, the full range of emotional and behavioral disorders, and developmental issues through outpatient psychotherapy, family and group therapy, medication evaluation and treatment, wrap-around care coordination, day treatment, and community-based acute residential treatment.

Our caring, professional treatment team assesses each young person to determine the best treatment options and level of care for their unique needs. We include the family throughout treatment, and we work in close collaboration with schools, treatment providers, and other agencies to ensure careful coordination of each child’s care and treatment.

Insurances Accepted – The Brien Center is an approved provider for most public and private health insurance plans. A sliding fee scale is offered for those who have no health insurance.

PO Box 4219
Pittsfield, MA 01202

Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services free

We focus on helping families cope with life transitions, the full range of emotional and behavioral disorders, and developmental issues through outpatient psychotherapy, family and group therapy, medication evaluation and treatment, wrap-around care coordination, day treatment, and community-based acute residential treatment.

Our caring, professional treatment team assesses each young person to determine the best treatment options and level of care for their unique needs. We include the family throughout treatment, and we work in close collaboration with schools, treatment providers, and other agencies to ensure careful coordination of each child’s care and treatment.

Insurances Accepted – The Brien Center is an approved provider for most public and private health insurance plans. A sliding fee scale is offered for those who have no health insurance.

Brighton/Roslindale WIC Program free

The Massachusetts Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program provides nutrition and health education and other services free of charge to Massachusetts families who qualify. WIC's goal is to help keep pregnant, breastfeeding women, and children under age 5 healthy. WIC offers: Personalized nutrition consultations, checks for healthy food, referrals for medical and dental care, health insurance, childcare, housing and fuel assistance, and other services that can benefit the whole family. WIC also offers immunization screenings and referrals, breastfeeding support, nutrition and health workshops on a variety of topics including meal planning, maintaining a healthy weight, picky eaters, caring for a new baby, and shopping on a budget.

640 Washington Street
Brighton, MA 02135

Brighton/Roslindale WIC Program free

The Massachusetts Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program provides nutrition and health education and other services free of charge to Massachusetts families who qualify. WIC's goal is to help keep pregnant, breastfeeding women, and children under age 5 healthy. WIC offers: Personalized nutrition consultations, checks for healthy food, referrals for medical and dental care, health insurance, childcare, housing and fuel assistance, and other services that can benefit the whole family. WIC also offers immunization screenings and referrals, breastfeeding support, nutrition and health workshops on a variety of topics including meal planning, maintaining a healthy weight, picky eaters, caring for a new baby, and shopping on a budget.

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