Early Intervention Services Program Information and Central Directory

Find information on the different Early Intervention Services (EIS) programs and resources in Massachusetts. This page contains valuable information for Massachusetts families of children with developmental delays or disabilities as well as professionals and anyone dedicated in the well-being of young children and their families.

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Find your local EIS Program

Find your local EIS program
Search by city/town name to find your local Early Intervention Service (EIS) program. If you are interested in referring a child to Early Intervention, you can contact the program in your city or town directly.

Child Development

Head Start/Early Head Start
Head Start and Early Head Start are federal programs that provide funding for children ages 0-5 from low-income families to receive quality early education services.

Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
The Department of Early Education and Care's mission is to support the healthy growth and development of all children by providing high quality programs and resources for families and communities.
Phone: 617-988-6600
TTY: 800-439-2370

Women, Infants, & Children Nutrition Program (WIC)
WIC is a nutrition program that provides healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to healthcare and other services, free of charge, to Massachusetts families who qualify.
Phone: 800-942-1007
Email: wicinfo.dph@massmail.state.ma.us

Childcare

Head Start/Early Head Start
Head Start and Early Head Start are federal programs that provide funding for children ages 0-5 from low-income families to receive quality early education services.

Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
The Department of Early Education and Care's mission is to support the healthy growth and development of all children by providing high quality programs and resources for families and communities.
Phone: 617-988-6600
TTY: 800-439-2370

Childhood Education

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
The goal of the Massachusetts public K-12 education system is to prepare all students for success after high school.
Phone: 781-338-3000
TTY: 800-439-2370

Deaf & Hard of Hearing Resources

CDC Hearing Loss in Children Resources
Download printable free resources about hearing loss, including types of hearing loss, treatment and services, data and statistics, articles, research, recommendations, and guidelines.
Phone: 800-232-4636
TTY: 888-232-6348

Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH)
MCDHH provides accessible communication, education, and advocacy to consumers and private and public entities so that programs, services, and opportunities throughout Massachusetts are fully accessible to persons who are deaf and hard of hearing.
Phone: 617-740-1600
TTY: 617-740-1700

New England Consortium of Deaf-Blindness (NEC)
NEC provides services to a variety of programs and agencies, with the primary purpose of building state and local capacity to serve children and youth with combined vision and hearing loss. NEC provides consultation and trainings in the home, classroom, work, and community, and includes video conferencing.

Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program
The Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program supports families through screening, identification of hearing loss, and Early Intervention services.
Phone: 800-882-1435
TTY: 617-624-5992
Email: Newborn.Hearing@mass.gov

Disability Resources

Lurie Center for Autism
The Lurie Center for Autism is a multidisciplinary clinical, research, training and advocacy program dedicated to treating individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disorders across the lifespan.
Phone: 781-860-1700
Email: LurieCenter@mgb.org

Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services (DDS)
The Department of Developmental Services provides supports for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities including autism spectrum disorder to enhance opportunities to become fully engaged members of their community.
Phone: 617-727-5608

Division Children and Youth with Special Health Needs (DCYSHN)
The Division for Children & Youth with Special Health Needs at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health works with families, providers, and others to support children and youth with special health needs ages birth to 22 and their families. This includes children and youth with chronic medical, physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional conditions.
Phone: 800-882-1435

The Insurance Resource Center for Autism and Behavioral Health
The Insurance Resource Center for Autism and Behavioral Health provides resources for consumers, providers, clinicians, employers, and educators on issues related to medical insurance for autism treatment.
Phone: 774-455-4056
Email: AIRC@umassmed.edu

Financial Assistance

MassHealth Premium Assistance (PA)
The MassHealth Premium Assistance program reimburses eligible MassHealth members for some or all of the premium costs of eligible private insurance.
Phone: 800-862-4840
TTY: 617-886-8102
Email: MassPremAssistance@accenture.com

Medicaid Programs

MassHealth
In Massachusetts, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are combined into one program called MassHealth. MassHealth provides health benefits and assistance for healthcare costs to qualifying children, families, older adults, and people with disabilities living in Massachusetts.
Phone: 800-841-2900
TTY: 800-497-4648

MassHealth Child Disability Supplement
Families can use the MassHealth Supplemental Form to apply for MassHealth for their children with disabilities.
Phone: 800-841-2900
TTY: 800-497-4648

MassHealth CommonHealth
MassHealth CommonHealth offers health care benefits like MassHealth Standard to adults and children with disabilities who cannot get MassHealth Standard.
Phone: 800-841-2900
TTY: 800-497-4648

MassHealth Personal Care Attendant (PCA) Program
The PCA Program is a MassHealth program that helps people with permanent or chronic disabilities keep their independence, stay in the community, and manage their own personal care by providing funds to hire personal care attendants (PCAs).
Phone: 800-841-2900
TTY: 800-497-4648

Transportation for MassHealth members
The Human Service Transportation Office manages transportation for six state agencies in Massachusetts including MassHealth. Whether you are a consumer, transportation vendor, state agency, or medical provider, find out how to access these services or get involved.
Phone: 800-841-2900
HST Office: 617-847-3427
TTY: 711
Email: HSTinfo@state.ma.us

Military Families

Military OneSource
Military OneSource is a 24/7 connection to information, answers, and support for military families for resources, including education.

Native American Families

Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs sits within the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities. Their fundamental role is to assist Native American individuals, tribes, and organizations in their relationship with state and local government agencies and to advise the Commonwealth in matters pertaining to Native Americans.
Phone: 617-573-1100
TTY: 617-573-1140

Native American Parent Technical Assistance Center (NAPTAC)
NAPTAC is a project within EPICS to provide training and technical assistance to Parent Training Information Centers (PTI’s) and Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRC’s) nationwide on providing effective, culturally responsive services to Native American families of children with disabilities, as well as youth with disabilities.

Parent Education & Support

Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA) For Families
The ECTA Center supports state IDEA Part C and Part B, Section 619 programs in developing high-quality, effective, and sustainable state and local systems, to implement equitable access, services, and supports for children with disabilities and their families that result in positive outcomes not related to race, language, income, or other demographics.
Email: stephanie@p2pga.org

Federation for Children with Special Needs
The Federation empowers families so that they have the information and resources they need for their children. The Federation is Massachusetts Parent Training and Information Center (PTIC)
Phone: 800-331-0688 or 617-236-7210
Email: info@fcsn.org

Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV)
Home visiting offers support to families with young children in Massachusetts to live in healthy, safe, and caring homes.

Division Children and Youth with Special Health Needs (DCYSHN)
The Division for Children & Youth with Special Health Needs at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health works with families, providers, and others to support children and youth with special health needs ages birth to 22 and their families. This includes children and youth with chronic medical, physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional conditions.
Phone: 800-882-1435

Support Services

Mass211
Mass211 is an easy to remember telephone number that connects callers to information about critical health and human services available in their community. It serves as a resource for finding government benefits and services, nonprofit organizations, support groups, volunteer opportunities, donation programs, and other local resources.
Phone: 211 or 877-211-6277

Department of Children and Families (DCF)
The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) works in partnership with families and communities to keep children safe from abuse and neglect.
Phone: 617-748-2000
Child-at-Risk Hotline: 800-792-5200

Massachusetts Office of the Child Advocate (OCA)
The OCA’s mission is to ensure that children receive appropriate, timely and quality state services, with a particular focus on ensuring that the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable and at-risk children have the opportunity to thrive. Through collaboration with public and private stakeholders, the OCA identifies gaps in state services and recommends improvements in policy, practice, regulation, and/or law. The OCA also serves as a resource for families who are receiving, or are eligible to receive, services from the Commonwealth.
Phone: 617-979-8374
Email: childadvocate@mass.gov

Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV)
MHVI provides evidence-based home visiting services to families across the state through local service agencies.

Vision Resources

Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (MABVI)
MABVI is committed to supporting individuals living with vision loss. They teach strategies for doing the activities you may have previously relied on vision to accomplish. There is no one right way to live with vision loss. Their goal is to help you find ways that work for you and to provide you with the support you need.
Phone: 888-613-2777
Email: mabvi@mabcommunity.org

Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB)
MCB provides individualized training, education, and empowerment to people who are legally blind, and advocate for inclusive policies across the Commonwealth, with the goal of life-long independence and full community participation. ​Eye care providers must file a Mandatory Report of Legal Blindness with MCB for each patient they declare legally blind. Only an eye care provider can file a Mandatory Report of Legal Blindness. MCB will review the report and certify the determination of legal blindness.
Phone: 617-727-5550
Email: mcbinfo@mass.gov

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