COMMUNITY RESOURCE DIRECTORY
General Information and Services
- Massachusetts 2-1-1
- BAMSI Helpline 508-584-4357 (Bamsi.org)
- Emergency Services/Mobile Crisis: CCBC 24 hour line: 508-897-2100
- https://www.southshorehealth.org/patient-resources/community-resource-directory
Substance Use Disorder Resources
National: SAMHSA's National Helpline
State: Massachusetts Helpline
Local: Champion Plan Information
Prevention Services: Brockton Mayor’s Opioid Overdose Prevention Coalition: http://opioidoverdoseprevention.org/
Business Resources
Better Business Bureau
(To report customer service issues or poor business practices)
508-652-4800
Massachusetts Attorney General's Office
Public Inquiry & Assistance Center Hotline: 617-727-8400
Available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. You may file consumer complaints via email any day at any time by completing our Consumer Complaint form.
Fair Labor Intake: 617-727-3465
Insurance & Health Care Consumer Helpline: 888- 830-6277
Insurance Fraud Tipline: 617-573-5330
Available 24 hours a day, this tipline is intended for calls pertaining to fraud in any of the following: workers' compensation, motor vehicle insurance, disability, health care billing, and unemployment insurance.
Victim Compensation: 617-727-2200, ext. 2160
Consumer Resources
Vocational, Employment, Labor and Educational Resources
- Affordable Colleges Online
- MassHire: 34 School St. Phone: 508 513 3400
- Training Resources of America: 231 Main St., Suite 302 Phone: 508-587-6115
- Brockton Public Schools Adult Learning Center Phone: 508-580-7475
- Brockton Area Workforce Investment Board: 34 School St. Phone: 508 584-3234
- Massasoit Community College: Phone: 508-588 9100
- A Nurse's Guide to the Affordable Care Act
Elder Resources
- Elder Abuse Hotline: 800-922-2275
- Elder Abuse Legal Guide
- Elder Abuse Statistics
- Nursing Home Abuse Guide
Old Colony Elder Services
144 Main St., Brockton, MA 02301
508-584-1561
Housing Resources
Brockton Housing Authority
45 Goddard Road
Brockton, MA 02301
508-588-6880
Housing Solutions for Southeastern MA:
45 Goddard Road
Brockton, MA 02301
781-585-7483
Lead Abatement Program
Self Help Inc.
142 Crescent St.
Brockton, MA 02301
508-588-4049
Foreclosure Assistance
Foreclosure Assistance
NeighborWorks (Formerly Neighborhood Housing Services)
68 Legion Parkway
617-770-2227
Food/Shelter Assistance
SNAP (formerly the food stamps program)
Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance
75 Commerical St.
Brockton, MA 02301
508-895-7000
SNAP Hotline at 866-956-FOOD (3663)
Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program (WIC)
Local Office
795 Pleasant St.
Brockton, MA 02301
508-588-8241
Father Bill's & Mainspring
54 N. Main St.
508-587-5441
Fuel Assistance
Self-Help Inc.
1362 Main St.
Brockton, MA 02301
508-588-5440
Massachusetts Good Neighbor Energy Fund
Salvation Army
800-334-3047
Legal Issues
Mass Legal Services - South Coastal Counties
508-586-2110
1-800-244-9023
Registry of Motor Vehicles
Veterans' Services
State/Federal Agencies
Department of Children and Families (DCF)
110 Mulberry St.
508-894-3700
(24 hour abuse hotline)
800-792-5200
Department of Developmental Services (DDS)
500 Belmont St.
508-427-8525
Department of Mental Health (DMH)
165 Quincy St.
508 897-2000
(24 hour crisis line) 877-670-9957
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
110 Mulberry St.
508-583-1530
Department of Transitional Assistance Office (DTA)
60 Main St.
508-895-7000
Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD)
60 Main St.
508-895-7000
Department of Public Health (DPH) BSAS report line
617-624-5171
https://www.mass.gov/how-to/file-a-complaint
Social Security
30 Christy’s Drive
888-717-1524