Adcare‘s mission is to improve the lives of patients and families by providing safe and effective recovery-based substance use treatment.
Services: Inpatient, Outpatient, Families, and Criminal Justice Services (including substance use treatment, adult education, life-skills programs and vocational readiness, reentry support, and more).
Online services offered include: Virtual Support Meetings and AdCare Telehealth Services
Service hours:Phone line is open 24/7 year-round.
Other Locations:AdCare Hospital
107 Lincoln St.
Worcester, MA 01605
AdCare Outpatient at Quincy
1419 Hancock St. Ste. 201
Quincy, MA 02169
Phone: 617-328-0639
AdCare Outpatient at West Springfield
117 Park Ave
West Springfield, MA 01089
Phone: 413-209-3124
AdCare Outpatient at Worcester
95 Lincoln St.
Worcester, MA 01605
Phone: 508-453-3053
AdCare Outpatient at North Dartmouth
88 Faunce Corner Rd
North Dartmouth, MA 02747
Phone: 508-999-1102
AHOPE is a harm reduction and needle exchange site providing a range of services to individuals actively battling substance use disorder including integrated HIV, hepatitis, and STI testing.
Services: Free legal, and anonymous needle exchange. Referrals to HIV, Hepatitis, and STI treatment. Overdose prevention education and training. Risk reduction supplies to reduce the spread of HIV and Hepatitis C infection. Risk reduction counseling, supported referrals to all modalities of substance abuse treatment. AHOPE services are available at the walk-in center at 774 Albany Street and through mobile van and outreach sites around Boston.
AIDS Action is New England’s largest provider of services to people living with HIV/AIDS and populations at risk of infection. For over a decade, AIDs Action has been a part of Fenway Health, which works to make life healthier for city residents, the LGBTQIA+ community, people living with HIV/AIDS, and the broader population.
Programs:
Cambridge
359 Green St.
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-661-3040
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AA offers participants information on alcohol and substance use disorder treatment. Meetings and hotline available.
Meetings: Local online and in-person meetings re listed on website. Listings of online meetings outside the area can be found at https://aa-intergroup.org/.
Service hours:Monday through Friday: 9:00am - 9:00pm; Weekends and holidays: 12:00pm - 9:00pm
Languages: English, Spanish, PortugueseBay Cove Human Services is a private, non-profit corporation that provides services to individuals and families who face the challenges of developmental and intellectual disabilities, mental illness, substance use disorder, homelessness and/or aging. Call the main office number to be directed to the appropriate program.
Programs: Substance Use Services, Early Intervention Services, Healthcare Integration Services, Housing & Homeless Services, Developmental Services, and Mental Health Services.
Service hours:M - F: 8:30am - 6pm. There are scheduled dosing hours on weekends.
Requirements & Restrictions:Program restrictions may vary. Please call 617-371-3000 for more information.
Transportation Google MapsBay State Community Services (BSCS) is a comprehensive social services agency that provides counseling outpatient services, day programming, peer recovery support, recovery coaching, and child and family home-based services. BSCS hosts the Quincy and Plymouth Family Resource Centers.
Service hours:Service hours may vary. Please call the main number (617-471-8400) for more information.
Other Locations:Quincy: A New Way Recovery Center
85 Quincy Avenue, Suite B
617-302-3287
Quincy: Family Resource Center
1120 Hancock Street
617-481-7227
Quincy: Outpatient Counseling and Recovery Support
1120 Hancock St.
Braintree: Home Based Child & Family Services
400 Washington Street
781-817-6675
Plymouth: Home Based & Child and Family Services
430-3 Court Street
Phone: 508-830-3444
Plymouth: Family Resource Center
430-3 Court Street
774-283-6531
Walpole: Turning Point Recovery Center
32 Common Street
508-668-3960
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP) seeks to provide access to the highest quality health care for all homeless men, women, and children in the greater Boston area. Services are provided at medical centers, shelters, and on the street.
Services: SPOT Program, Case Management, Community Care in Reach (CCiR) Mobile Addiction Program, Dental Care, Family and Youth Services, Hepatitis C Care, HIV Care, Medical Respite, Mental Health Care, Primary Care, Recovery Services, Street Team, Veterans Services, Women’s Health
Other Locations:Services are provided at the following locations: Barbara McGinnis House, Boston Medical Center, Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Casa Esperanza, EMPath, Entre Familia, Family Care Clinic, Finland Clinic, Jean Yawkey Place, Kingston House, Lindemann Mental Health Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, New England Center & Home for Veterans, Pine Street Inn, Rosie’s Place, Southampton Street Shelter, St. Anthony’s Shrine, St. Francis House, St. Mary’s Center for Women & Children, Stacy Kirkpatrick House, Suffolk County House of Correction, Transitions, Women’s Lunch Place, Woods Mullen Shelter, Y2Y Harvard Square.
Visit this link for more information: www.bhchp.org/location-hours/
The mission of Boston Project Rebound Reentry Services, Inc. is to facilitate the successful reintegration of formerly incarcerated individuals into the community by assisting with education, employment, support in parole or probation, obtaining benefits, housing, building relationships, spiritual support, and supportive connections to other services in the community post release. Project Rebound serves both formerly incarcerated individuals, and those who are still incarcerated in correctional facilities, including individuals convicted of sex offenses.
Project Rebound recently moved locations but continues to serve individuals statewide, with virtual support options available to all Massachusetts residents.
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The Boston Public Health Commission, the country’s oldest health department, is an independent public agency providing a wide range of health services and programs. The Commission’s more than 40 programs are grouped into six bureaus: Child, Adolescent & Family Health; Community Health Initiatives; Homeless Services; Infectious Disease; Recovery Services; and Emergency Medical Services. See website for information on various services available.
Service hours:
The Help Desk hours are from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
Languages: Transportation Google MapsBoston Rescue Mission offers a variety of programs and resources that prevent and end homelessness and support the recovery, health, faith, and independence of those who have a history of substance use disorder, incarceration, and homelessness.
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CASPAR, (Cambridge And Somerville Program for Addiction Recovery) is a community-based non-profit organization founded in 1970 in response to the growing need for substance use disorder treatment.
Services:
For residents of Cambridge or Somerville.
Languages: English, Spanish Transportation Google MapsCasa Esperanza, Inc. is a bilingual and bicultural behavioral health center that specializes in providing a continuum of comprehensive behavioral health, primary care, and support services in Spanish and English to the Latine community in Massachusetts.
Services:
Administrative Office: 14 Summer Street, Suite 402, Malden, MA 02148
Tewksbury Hospital Campus: 365 East Street, C-2 Saunders Building, Tewksbury, MA 01876
Waiting time: Varies by program Languages: Spanish, English Transportation Google MapsThe Catholic Charities of Boston operates a number of community service centers in eastern Massachusetts. Each center provides a wide variety of support services including basic needs, emergency assistance, education and training programs, transitional housing for families, childcare, and family counseling, and support.
Services: Basic Needs, Child Care, Children & Youth, Counseling, Community Interpreter Services, Education, Elder Services, Family Support, Nurse Assistant Training, Post Adoption & Search, Refugee Services, Shelter Services, Sunset Point Camp, Teen Center at St. Peter’s.
Other Locations:Catholic Charities Program Locations
Catholic Charities Labouré Center
275 West Broadway, South Boston
617-464-8500
Also home to Refugee and Immigration Services & Community Interpreter Services
Catholic Charities Refugee and Immigration Services
275 West Broadway, South Boston
617-464-8100
Catholic Charities North
117 North Common Street, Lynn
781-593-2312
Catholic Charities South
169 Court Street, Brockton
508-587-0815
Catholic Charities Yawkey Center
185 Columbia Road, Dorchester
617-506-6600
Merrimack Valley Catholic Charities
70 Lawrence Street, Lowell
978-452-1421
Catholic Charities Child Care Locations
Yawkey Child Care Center
185 Columbia Road, Dorchester
617-506-6600
Nazareth Child Care Center
19 St. Joseph Street, Jamaica Plain
617-522-4040
Lynn Child Care Center
37 North Federal Street, Lynn
781-598-5547 ext. 230
Malden Early Education and Learning Program
77 Salem Street, Malden
781-397-6055
Peabody Child Care Center
13 Pulaski Street, Peabody
978-532-6860
Labouré Child Care Center
275 West Broadway, South Boston
617-464-8500
Home Based Family Child Care
6 Pleasant Street, Suite 220
Malden, MA
781-605-3330
Father Bill’s & MainSpring is an emergency shelter for individual adults experiencing homelessness. The main goal is to help people get stabilized and on a pathway toward permanent housing and self-sufficiency. Father Bill’s & MainSpring provides supportive services, access to on-site shower facilities and a medical clinic, and referrals to community agencies, including those in mental health, substance use disorder, housing, and employment. Staff can also provide three meals a day.
Services: Emergency Services (shelter, outreach, meals and basic needs), Prevention & Diversion, Rehousing & Supportive Services, Supportive Housing, Youth Services Program
Service hours:
24/7
Other Locations:Administrative Office: 430 Belmont Street, Brockton, MA 02301
Emergency Shelters:
Requirements & Restrictions:
Guests must prove a connection to the greater Quincy/Brockton/South Shore area. Sex offenders must register with Quincy/Brockton Police Department.
Waiting time: Lottery system. No Referrals Taken. Transportation Google MapsThe Gavin Foundation operates more than a dozen adult and youth programs independently or in collaboration with other agencies. See more information below and on the website.
Services:
Hope House’s mission is to provide individualized treatment to those living with a substance use disorder (SUD). Individuals will receive education and support allowing them to pursue their life interests with families, employers, and be self-sufficient members of their communities.
Services: Residential Addiction Treatment, Outpatient Addiction Treatment, Aftercare
Requirements & Restrictions:
Requirements vary by program.
Transportation Google MapsAccess to Recovery (ATR) is a recovery-based program run by the Massachusetts Dept. of Health, for individuals who are in early recovery from substance use disorder (SUD). The goal of the program is to support participants in reaching their personalized recovery goals by providing care coordination, job training and supportive services designed with an emphasis on addressing barriers to employment.
Service hours:
Help Line: This is a non-monitored phone line and may take up to 3 business days for response.
Other Locations:In Greater Springfield, contact:
IHR (Institute for Health & Recovery)
155 Maple Street, Suite 304
Springfield, MA 01105
Fax: (413) 301-6173
For the Downtown Boston Office, contact:
IHR (Institute for Health & Recovery)
105 Chauncy Street, Suite #602
Boston, MA 02111
Fax: (617) 661-7277
For the South Boston Office, contact:
Gavin Foundation
70 Devine Way
South Boston, MA 02127
Fax: (857) 496-0266
In New Bedford, contact:
Gavin Foundation
13 North 6th Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Fax: (774) 328-9075
In Lowell, contact:
IHR (Institute for Health & Recovery)
97 Central Street, Unit 207
Lowell, MA 01852
In Worcester, contact:
Gavin Foundation
101 Pleasant Street, Suite #101
Worcester, MA 01609
Fax: (508) 459-9112
To be eligible, participants need to be:
In 2007, eight sober home operators established the nonprofit Massachusetts Alliance for Sober Housing (MASH). Legislation in 2014 created voluntary certification of Massachusetts sober homes, and MASH began managing voluntary statewide sober home certification in 2016. MASH serves as the primary agency for accountability of all certified homes in Massachusetts. MASH also provides supervision and training for sober homes and maintains a database of more than 180 MASH-certified sober homes.
MASH’s recovery values emphasize health, home, purpose, and community. Successful sober homes establish and reinforce healthy lifestyles, provide a safe and stable place to live, conduct meaningful activities, and build relationships and social networks for support. Through their network of certified sober housing and empirically based recovery principles, MASH’s goal is to help create and foster these safe living environments for those with substance use disorders.
The Massachusetts Substance Use Helpline is the only statewide, public resource for finding substance use treatment, recovery, and problem gambling services. Helpline services are free and confidential. Their caring, trained Specialists help callers understand the treatment system and their options.
Service hours:24/7
Languages: Spanish, Interpreters for other languagesNamaStay Sober supports individuals in addiction recovery through yoga, fitness, meditation, and sober social community events, helping people reconnect as they work toward sobriety. By joining the NamaStay Sober community, participants have access to a network of peers, support, and wellness resources, helping them create a healthier, sober lifestyle.
Services: NamaStay Sober Impact Club, Community Events
New England Forensic Associates (NEFA) is a nationally recognized center for the evaluation and treatment of problematic sexual behavior. Their forensic psychology and counseling practice provides a wide array of clinical, therapeutic, evaluation, and risk assessment services in a culturally competent and individually sensitive manner.
Services: Outpatient Therapy, Specialized Treatment Programs, Psychological Evaluation, Psychometric Assessment, Employment and Human Resources Screening, Professional Consultation, Expert Witness Testimony
Requirements & Restrictions:Client needs to be accepted to treatment by a clinician
Languages: English, Spanish Transportation Google MapsNarcotics Anonymous is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. They are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. NA is a program of total abstinence from all drugs. The only requirement for membership is the desire to stop using.
Services: Call their helpline 1-866-NA-HELP-U (I-866-624-3578) or attend a meeting (in-person and virtual).
Service hours:Hotline is 24/7; Meetings as listed on website
Languages:New Horizons Medical offer low-cost mental health, substance use, and psychiatry treatment, and accept most health plans in Massachusetts which often makes treatment almost free to patients with qualified insurance.
Services: Opioid Addiction, Alcoholism Treatment, Day Treatment Program, Psychiatry, Mental Health
Service hours:
Monday through Friday: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Other Locations:Haverhill
62 Brown Street
Haverhill MA 01830
Newmarket Business Improvement District is a publicly chartered, private, non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the quality of life and enhancing the accessibility, attractiveness and appeal of Boston’s Newmarket District.
Services: Clean Streets, Security, Homeless Back2Work Program, Transportation, Recover Boston Addiction Initiative, Projects & Initiatives
The Boston Medical Center Office Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) Program treats patients with approved medications for substance use disorders. Patients receive specialized treatment for their substance use disorder integrated within a primary care setting, allowing all their medical needs to be addressed by a team of providers. The OBAT Program has been recognized nationally and replicated within many outpatient settings, including primary care, family medicine, behavioral health, and OB/Gyn practices, among others.
Services: Substance use disorder treatment (including opioid, alcohol, benzodiazepine, and stimulant use disorders), trained addiction experts (including nurses, physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, psychiatrists, patient care coordinators, medical assistants, and recovery coaches), medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD), same-day medication access, direct telephone access to the nursing team, compassionate and non-judgmental care, harm reduction services and resources, specialized services to justice-involved individuals, adolescents, pregnant and post-partum women, and those with brain injuries, assistance accessing social supports and other benefits (e.g., food, IDs, employment, insurance), behavioral health and psychiatric services, access to short- and long-term birth control, screening and treatment options for HIV; Hepatitis A, B, and C; and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), overdose education and access to naloxone (Narcan).
Service hours:Monday through Thursday 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Friday 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
On The Rise aims to create a safe and supportive community that fosters self-determination and well-being for women, transgender, and gender diverse individuals experiencing or recovering from homeless. Safe Haven, their day shelter, provides survival needs including private showers, breakfast and lunch, safe spaces, clothing, computers and more.
Services: Safe Haven Day Shelter, Keep the Keys Program (Support individuals through housing stabilization and retention)
Service hours:
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 8:30am-3:30pm
Tuesday: 12:00pm-3:30pm
Thursday: 9:30am-3:30pm
On the Rise is a low-threshold space – a wet program allowing people to come under the influence. No drugs or alcohol are allowed on the property to keep the space violence free and safe for everyone.
Languages: English, Spanish, Haitian Creole Transportation Google MapsOut For Good, Inc. has a Re-Entry Program to assist in the process of reintegrating individuals who have been incarcerated back into society. This process can be challenging due to obstacles with finding employment, housing, and accessing healthcare.
Services: CORI sealing, CORI checks, Substance Use Disorder Counseling, Mental Health Counseling, Career Counseling, Notary Public
Service hours:Monday through Friday: 9:00am to 7:00pm
Languages: English Transportation Google MapsThe Massachusetts Parole Board operates regional reentry centers across the state. These centers help previously incarcerated individuals make the transition from prison to the community. These centers are open to released individuals with no post-release supervision. Upon release, staff may be able to bring individuals to the reentry center closest to their release address. This program is also available to formerly incarcerated individuals at any time after they are released.
Services: Food assistance, Get a state I.D. card, Renew a driver’s license, Open a bank account, Find work, Find counseling
Other Locations:
Regions 1 and 2
60 Clayton Street, 1st Floor, Dorchester, MA 02122
(617) 376-6260
Region 3
20 Central Avenue, 6th Floor, Lynn, MA 01901
(978) 750-1900
Region 4
10 Mechanic Street, 2nd Floor, Worcester, MA 01608
(508) 875-0621
Region 5
436 Dwight Street, Springfield, MA 01103
(413) 784-1210
Region 6
33 East Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA 01852
(978) 446-8927
Region 7
231 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Brockton 02301
(508) 587-0987
Region 8
421 Faunce Corner Road (temporary), 1st Floor, Darthmouth, MA 02747
(508) 713-8947
Region 9
188 Concord Street, 2nd Floor, Framingham 01702
(508) 875-0621
Project Promise is a caring and flexible outpatient program for pregnant and parenting people, offering support to help clients heal and recover from substance use and mental health challenges. They understand that recovery is not easy, and that nobody can do this alone. Staff are passionate about helping clients realize their full potential as a parent and as an individual. They offer clinical and support services, practical help, and connection to other parents in recovery.
Services: Group Therapy | Individual Therapy | Family Therapy | Recovery Coaching | Assessment and Care Planning | Intensive Case Management
Transportation Google MapsSafe and Sound Recovery Center, part of the Boston Public Health Commission, provides peer-led, outpatient substance use services. Located in Boston, the center’s goal is to support people in their journey to sobriety through various programs, including recovery coaching, support groups, and peer leadership training.
Services:
Walk-ins Welcome:
No appointment is necessary for enrollment.
Intakes:
Monday through Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Wednesday until 1:00 p.m.)
Program Hours:
Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Wednesday until 2:00 p.m.)
STEPRox is a peer-led, non-clinical support center that offers social and peer support for those with substance use disorders. They offer supports that engage, educate, and support members as they seek their own personal path to lasting recovery.
Services: Recovery Coaches, Support Group Networks, Volunteer Opportunities
Service hours:Monday through Friday: 9:30am-8:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am-6:00pm
The Engagement Center is a welcoming, low-threshold daytime space for individuals navigating homelessness, and substance use near the intersection of Melnea Cass and Mass Ave.
Services: Rest and connect, access basic resources, engage in recovery and homeless services, and receive nursing care and medical supports.
Victory Programs opens doors to recovery, hope and community for individuals and families facing homelessness, addiction or other chronic illnesses like HIV/AIDS. Services include short and long-term residential treatment programs, affordable housing opportunities, and HIV/AIDS case management and housing opportunities. They also offer HIV/HCV/STI testing, with several HIV drop-in centers located throughout Boston.
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