Massachusetts Resources
Information in this section was obtained from the following sites
http://cshcnleaders.ichp.edu/TitleVDirectory/PDF-Files-May-2003/Massachusetts_2003.pdf
https://performance.hrsa.gov/mchb/mchreports/link/statelink_result.asp
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/Contacts/statealpha.HTM
http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/ma.htm
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/state.asp?state=MA
http://www.nichcy.org/stateshe/ma.htm
http://www.library.tmc.edu/childrenshospitals.html
http://www.respitelocator.org/m2states.htm
http://eparent.com/resources/directories/directories_van.cfm
Title V, Children With Special Health Care Needs Program:
I have 3 different names and email addresses. The first is from the Maternal
and Child Health Bureau:
CSHCN Contact
Sally Fogerty
Assistant Commissioner
Mass.Dept. of Public Health, 250 Washington St.
Boston, MA,02108-4619
(617) 624-6090
(617) 624-6062 fax
Email:
sally.fogerty@state.ma.us
This one is from the 2003 Exceptional Parent Resource Guide
Bureau of Family and Community Health
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Deborah Klein Walker, EdD
Associate Commissioner
250 Washington St. 2nd Fl
Boston, MA 02108-4619
(617) 624-5222
(617) 624-5261
Email:
Debbie.walker@state.ma.us
And, one more: This one provides more information on the program and eligibility
criteria
http://cshcnleaders.ichp.edu/TitleVDirectory/PDF-Files-May-2003/Massachusetts_2003.pdf
Medicaid
Massachusetts Medicaid Office
Office of Health and Human Services of Massachusetts
600 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
Local: 1-617-628-4141
Toll-Free: 1-800-325-5231
Toll-Free TTY: 1-888-665-9997
Fax: 1-617-210-5820
Website:
http://www.mass.gov/portal/index.jsp?pageID=eohhs2subtopic&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Government&L2=Departments+and+Divisions&L3=MassHealth&sid=Eeohhs2
For more information:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/state.asp?state=MA
WIC
Mary
Kelligrew Kassler
Director, Massachusetts WIC Program
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 6th Floor
Boston, MA 02108-4619
telephone: (617) 624-6100
toll-free in-state: 1-800-WIC-1007 or 1-800-942-1007
fax: (617) 624-6179
email:
mary.kassler@state.ma.us
website:
http://www.state.ma.us/dph/fch/wic.htm
State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
MassHealth Enrollment Center
Central Processing Unit
P.O. Box 129124
Boston, MA 02112-9124
(888) 665-9993; (888) 665-9997 (TTY)
Web:
www.mass.gov/dma
Education
State
Department of Education: Special Education
Marcia Mittnacht, Director
Special Education Planning and Policy Development Office
Department of Education
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148-5023
(781) 338-3000; (781) 338-3388
E-mail:
mmmittnacht@doe.mass.edu
Web:
www.doe.mass.edu/sped
Programs
for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Ron Benham, Director
Early Childhood Unit
Division for Special Health Needs
Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 624-5969
(800) 905-8437 (Early Intervention Programs)
E-mail:
ron.benham@state.ma.us
Web:
www.mass.gov/dph/
Programs for Children with
Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Elisabeth Schaefer, Administrator
Early Learning Services
Department of Education
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148-5023
(781) 338-6357
E-mail:
eschaefer@doe.mass.edu
Web:
www.doe.mass.edu
Special
Education Web Page
For questions about special
education compliance monitoring systems and requirements in school
districts, education collaboratives, charter schools or Chapter 766 Approved
Private Schools, contact
Program Quality Assurance Services at (781)338-3700.
Web:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/
Hospitals/Rehabilitation
Facilities
Baystate Medical Center Children’s Hospital
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA 01199
Phone: 413-794-0000
http://www.baystatehealth.com/eConsumer/bhs_chan_index.jsp?chId=da1482265d33df00VgnVCM10000
00f0c19acRCRD
Boston Shriner’s Hospital
51 Blossom St.
Boston, MA 02114
Telephone 617-722-3000
Fax 617-523-1684
http://www.shrinershq.org/shc/boston/
Children's Hospital Boston
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
617-355-6000
http://www.childrenshospital.org/
Tufts-NEMC Floating Hospital
For Children
755 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
http://www.nemc.org/home/aboutus/childrens.htm
Franciscan Children’s
Hospital and Rehabilitation Center
30 Warren Street, Brighton, MA 02135
617-254-3800 ext. 2600
http://www.fch.com/about/contact.html
Mass General Hospital For
Children
Primary Care and Specialty Information
877-KIDS-MGH
55 Fruit
Street
Boston,
MA 02114
617-726-2000 (main switchboard)
http://www.massgeneral.org/depts/mghfc/mghfc_contactus.htm
Springfield Shriners
Hospital
516 Carew St.
Springfield, MA 01104
Telephone 413-787-2000
Fax 413-787-2009
http://www.shrinershq.org/shc/springfield/
Specific Disability Resources
Blind/Visually Impaired
Sandra Daly,
Director
Children's Services
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
48 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 626-7480; (800) 392-6450
(617) 626-7650 (TTY)
Web:
www.mass.gov/mcb
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
88 Kingston Street
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 727-5550; (800) 392-6450; (800) 392-6556 (TTY)
Web: www.state.ma.us/mcb
Regina
Genwright, Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (212) 502-7662 (TTY)
E-mail:
afbinfo@afb.net
Web:
www.afb.org
Judy Westgate,
President/Treasurer
Massachusetts Association of Parents of Visually Impaired Children (MAPVI)
22 Old Marlboro Road
Maynard, MA 01754
(978) 897-3005
E-mail:
judywestgate@comcast.net
Cerebral
Palsy/Physical Disabilities
Todd Kates, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of MetroBoston, Inc.
71 Arsenal Street
Watertown, MA 02472
(617) 926-5480
E-mail:
ucpboston@ucpboston.org
Web:
www.ucpboston.org
Kirk Joslin,
President
Easter Seals Massachusetts
(call for info about assistive technology, recreation, and therapy)
484 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
(508) 757-2756; (800) 244-2756
E-mail:
kirkj@eastersealsma.org
Web:
www.eastersealsma.org
Epilepsy
Amy Cole, Information & Referral Coordinator
Epilepsy Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Programs and Services Office
540 Gallivan Boulevard, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02124
(617) 506-6041; (888) 576-9996
E-mail:
acole@efmri.org
Web:
www.epilepsymassri.org
Mental
Retardation/Developmental Disabilities
State Mental
Retardation Program
Gerald J. Morrissey Jr., Commissioner
Department of Mental Retardation
500 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
(617) 727-5608
Web:
www.mass.gov/dmr
Councils on Developmental
Disabilities
Daniel Shannon, Executive Director
Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council
174 Portland Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 727-6374 ext. 100; (617) 727-1885 (TTY)
E-mail:
Dan.Shannon@state.ma.us
Web:
www.mass.gov/mddc
University Centers
for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
William E. Kiernan, Director
Institute for Community Inclusion
UMASS Boston
100 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125
(617) 287-4300; (617) 287-4350 (TTY)
E-mail:
ici@umb.edu
Web:
www.communityinclusion.org
William McIlvane, Director
Charles Hamad, Associate Center Director
UMASS Medical School - E.K. Shriver Center
200 Trapelo Road
Waltham, MA 02452-6319
(781) 642-0001; (800) 764-0200 (TTY)
Web:
www.umassmed.edu/shriver
Leo Sarkissian,
Executive Director
The Arc Massachusetts
217 South Street
Waltham, MA 02453
(781) 891-6270
E-mail:
arcmass@arcmass.org
Web:
www.arcmass.org
Terri Angelone, Executive Director
Greater Boston Arc
221 N. Beacon Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02135
(617) 783-3900
E-mail:
gbarc@gbarc.org
Web:
www.gbarc.org
Michael
Andrade, Executive Director
The Arc of Northern Bristol County
5 Bank Street
Attleboro, MA 02703
(508) 226-1445; (888) 343-3301
E-mail:
mandrade@arcnbc.org
Web:
www.arcnbc.org
Speech
and Hearing
Mary Ellen Curran, Director
Massachusetts Speech-Language-Hearing Association
77 Rumford Avenue, Suite 3B
Waltham, MA 02453
(781) 647-7031; (800) 898-8177
E-mail:
msha@camihq.com
Web:
www.msha-lic.org
General Disability Resources
Protection and Advocacy
Agency
Christine Griffin, Executive
Director
Disability Law Center, Inc.
11 Beacon Street, Suite 925
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 723-8455; (800) 872-9992 (V)
(617) 227-9464 (TTY); (800) 381-0577 (TTY)
E-mail:
mail@dlc-ma.org
Web:
www.dlc-ma.org/
Client Assistance Program
Barbara Lybarger, Assistant Director
Client Assistance Program
Massachusetts Office on Disability
One Ashburton Place, Room 1305
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 727-7440; (800) 322-2020 (In MA)
E-mail
barbara.lybarger@modi.state.ma.us
Web:
www.mass.gov/mod
Home Modifications
Loan Program for People with Disabilities
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
27 Wormwood Street
Boston, MA 02210-1616
(617) 204-3600; (800) 245-6543
Web:
www.mass.gov/mrc/agency/homemods.htm
Massachusetts Special Needs
29 High Street
North Brookfield, MA 01535
(508) 867-3214
E-mail:
admin@masssne.net
Web:
http://www.masssne.net
Free classified ad service for special needs equipment, calendar of events and
more.
Parent Organizations
Parent Training and
Information Center (PTI)
Richard Robison, Executive Director
Federation for Children with Special Needs
1135 Tremont Street, Suite 420
Boston, MA 02120-2140
(617) 236-7210 (V/TTY); (800) 331-0688 (in MA only)
E-mail:
fcsninfo@fcsn.org
Web:
www.fcsn.org/
Parent-To-Parent
Mary Castro Aten, Director
Family TIES of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Donovan Health Building, 3rd Floor
5 Randolph Street
Canton, MA 02021
(781) 774-6736; (800) 905-TIES
E-mail:
mcaten@fcsn.org
Web:
www.massfamilyties.org
Massachusetts Families Organizing for Change
P.O. Box 61
Raynham, MA 02768
(800) 406-3632
E-mail:
mfofc@tmlp.com
Web:
www.mfofc.org
Community Parent Resource Center
(Serving the city of Boston)
Charlotte R. Spinkston, Project Director
Urban PRIDE
c/o The Boston Foundation
75 Arlington Street, 10th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 338-4508
E-mail:
c.spinkston.urbanpride@att.net
(Serving Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket)
Carol Kennedy, Executive Director
Island Parents Educational Support & Training Center (IPEST)
P.O. Box 4081
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
(508) 693-8612
E-mail:
carolkennedy@ipest.org
E-mail:
ipest@hotmail.com
Web:
www.ipest.org
Respite
The ARC of Northern Bristol County Attleboro
(508) 226-1445
Boston Children's Services Boston (617)
927-0657
www.thehome.org
Home for Little Wanderers Boston (617)
267-3700
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Boston
(617) 727-7600
Home &
Health Resources Braintree (781) 849-1717
Cambridge Family and Children's Services
Cambridge (617) 876-4210
Harvard Children's Initiative Cambridge
(617) 496-6881
Judge Rotenberg Educational Center
Canton (781) 828-2202
www.judgerc.org
Massachusetts Hospital School Canton (781) 830-8419
Camp Paul for Exceptional Children
Chelmsford (508) 256-4396
North Shore ARC Danvers (508) 762-4878
START Danvers (508) 750-6828
Arc of Great Fall River Fall River (508)
679-0002
Metrowest Home Care and Hospice
Framingham (508) 383-7000
The Arc of Franklin County Greenfield
(413) 774-5558
Department of Mental Retardation
Hathorne (508) 774-5000, ext 531
Massachusetts Department of Mental
Retardation Haverhill (508) 521-9432
Agape Inn Home and Respite Care Holbrook
(781) 767-4358
ARC of Greater Plymouth Kingston (781)
585-1310
www.thearcofgp.com
Fidelity House, Inc. Lawrence (978)
685-9471
Greater Lowell ARC Lowell (508) 459-6179
Special Care Home Health Services Lowell
(508) 458-4357
The Respite Inn Lowell (508) 454-4781
Lynn Special Needs Camp Lynn (617)
477-7096
Project COPE, Inc Lynn (781) 593-5333
www.projectcope.com
Greater Marlboro Programs Marlborough
(617) 393-6116
Respite By The Sea Marshfield (617)
837-2310
Natick Recreation & Human Services
Natick (508) 651-7267
Natick Visiting Nurse Association Natick
(508) 653-3081
Delta Projects, Inc. Needham (781)
444-2907
Gentiva North Andover (978) 681-5403
Southern Shore Arc North Weymouth (617)
335-3023
Berkshire County ARC Pittsfield (413) 499-4241
East
Middlesex ARC Reading (781) 942-4888
Boston Pediatric AIDS Project Roxbury (617) 442-6758
Kennedy-Donovan Center, Inc. South Dennis (508) 385-6019
El
Instituto de la Familia Crisis Nursery Springfield (413) 746-4885
Abilities Unlimited/Respite Westfield (413) 562-5678
South
Norfolk County ARC Westwood (617) 762-4001
Seven
Hills Family Services Worcester (508) 755-2340
Van
Conversions
Automotive Innovations, Inc.
4 First St.
Bridgewater, MA 02324
New England Wheels, Inc.
3 Dunham Road
Billerica, MA 01821
Phone: 800-886-9247
Ride-Away Corp.
North Attleboro, MA
Phone: (888) Ride-Away
Web site: www.ride-away.com
The East's leading handicap van dealer. Five locations from New England to
Washington, DC. Many new & used vans available. NMEDA 5-Star dealer (also
servicing Rhode Island)
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