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Fuel | Housing | Food

Winter Heating Helpline
866-ENERGY-7
www.mass.gov/winterheating

Cambridge/Somerville Fuel Assistance
617-349-6252

Chicopee Emergency Food and Fuel
413-592-6121/Chicopee

Citizens Energy Corporation
Oil heat program
877-JOE-4-OIL
www.citizensenergy.com

Department of Telecommunications and Energy
Consumer Division
617-305-3531
800-392-6066
800-323-3298 (TTY)

Good Neighbor Energy Fund
Fuel assistance available to eligible families during the heating season
800-334-3047/Eastern MA
800-262-1320/Western MA
Call a local organization for fuel assistance eligibility

Eastern Massachusetts

Action Inc. Fuel Assistance Line
978-281-3900/Gloucester
Provides Fuel Assistance

Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD)
See website for a list of fuel assistance intake sites
617-357-6000 x11/Boston Fuel Assistance
www.bostonabcd.org

Citizens for Citizens, Inc.
Program available November - April
508-679-0041/Fall River
508-823-6346/Taunton

Community Action, Inc.
800-332-9004
978-388-3066/Amesbury
978-373-1971/Haverhill
978-465-4462/Newburyport

Community Action Program Intercity, Inc.
617-884-6130/Chelsea

Lynn Economic Opportunity
781-581-7220/Lynn

Mass Energy Consumers Alliance
617-524-3950
800-287-3950
www.massenergy.com

Mass Fuel Assistance and Energy Conservation Programs
Callers will be referred to a local or regional heating assistance provider.
800-632-8175

North Shore Community Action Programs
978-531-0767/Peabody

People Acting in Community Endeavors (PACE)
508-999-9920/New Bedford

Quincy Community Action Programs, Inc.
617-479-8181/Quincy

Roxbury Multi-Service Center
Gives funds for back rent, back electricity and gas bills, and fuel assistance.
617-427-4470 x435/Greater Boston
www.roxmulti.org

Self Help Inc, Fuel Assistance
508-588-5440 Avon
800-225-0875 Toll Free
508-584-1414 Brockton

South Middlesex Opportunity Council
Energy and Financial Assistance Programs
508-620-1230/Framingham

Tri-City Community Action Programs, Inc.
781-322-6284/Malden

Central Massachusetts

North Central Massachusetts
978-342-4520/Fitchburg

Worcester Community Action Council, Inc.
508-754-1176/Worcester

Western Massachusetts

ARISE for Social Justice
413-734-4948/Springfield

Berkshire Community Action Council
413-528-1947/Great Barrington
413-663-3014/North Adams
413-445-5671/Pittsfield

Franklin Community Action Corp.
413-773-3421/Franklin County
800-370-0940/Hampshire County

New England Farm Worker's Council
413-272-2200 Springfield
www.partnersforcommunity.org

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Women of Means, Inc.
A resources for persons who are homeless.
781-239-0290.
www.womenofmeans.org

Boston Mayor's Hotline After 5pm and on weekends
617-635-4500/Boston

Citizens Housing and Planning Association
617-742-0820/Boston
www.chapa.org

Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development, Division of Neighborhood Services
Fuel assistance, homelessness prevention, neighborhood economic development
617-727-7004
800-632-8175
www.mass.gov/dhcd

City Mission Society
Gives financial assistance for rent, electricity, and telephone cut-off, food and clothes.
617-742-6830 x205

Division of Public Housing and Rental Assistance
617-727-7130 x237
www.mass.gov/dhcd

Emergency Shelter Commission
Weekday hours
617-635-4507/Boston

Friends of the Homeless
Gives furniture and household goods to low income people.
781-340-1604/Southeastern MA

Central Mass Housing Alliance Inc
Distribute furniture and household goods free of charge to families and individuals.
508-752-9276/Worcester

Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance
Counseling for first-time homebuyers and advocacy on housing issues
617-822-9100
www.mahahome.org

Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless
Homelessness advocacy organization
617-737-3430
www.mahomeless.org

Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance
617-367-6447

MA Tenant Organization and Resource Center
Information on tenants' rights
617-367-6260
www.taboston.org

Lead Paint Hotline
Information about lead laws and consumer rights, referrals for lead screening, inspection, and deleading
800-532-9571

Poison Control Center
Emergency advice and information on poisons
Spanish available
800-682-9211(24 hr)

The Boston Home Center
Programs and services available in Boston such as homebuyer education classes and counseling
617.635.HOME
www.cityofboston.gov

Travelers Aid Family Services
A limited program to provide short-term emergency Shelter to Boston families in crisis
617-542-7286/Boston

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Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance
Runs food stamp program. You do not have to be on welfare to be eligible for food stamps.
800-249-2007 Call this number to be connected to the assistance office that covers your area
www.mass.gov/dta

Project Bread's Food Source Hotline
Provides information about food stamps and referrals to emergency food pantries and meal sites; offers a summer food service program in summer months for children 19 and under; Spanish available
617-723-5000 Boston Office
800-645-8333 Food Source Hotline
800-377-1292 (TTY)
www.projectbread.org

SERVE New England
is a private non-profit organization that encourages people to volunteer in their communities. People who volunteer anywhere in their communities for at least two hours a month can order low-cost food through the Serve New England Food Co-op.
888-742-7363
www.massresources.org