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1 Community Services for Douglas Students and their Families DOUGLAS PUBLIIC SCHOOL DIISTRIICT Dougllas,, MA

2 Table of Contents Page 3 Counseling Agencies Page 4 Douglas Resources & Disability Services Page 5..Health Services Page 6...Hotlines Page 7.Housing and Shelters Page 8.Recreation Page 9.Women and Children s Services Page 10..Helping Your Child Succeed 2

3 Counseling Agencies Parents may choose to first contact their child s primary care physician and/or their insurance provider to determine what counseling agencies are covered under their insurance. Parents may also contact their child s Guidance/ Adjustment Counselor for further information/ referrals. Many agencies offer home-based services as well. Children s Friend Community Healthlink Family Continuity Planning (FCP) Whitinsville (508) (508) (508) Milford/Franklin Counseling (508) MSPCC Riverside Community Care Upton South Bay Mental Health Wayside Community Counseling Center Milford Youth Opportunities Upheld, Inc. (YOU. Inc.) (508) (508) (508) (508)

4 Douglas Resources Early Childhood Center / Student Support Services (508) Elementary School (508) Fire Department (Office phone) (508) Highway Department Garage/Public Works (508) High School (508) Middle School (508) Municipal Offices (508) Mumford River Lodge (508) Police Department (Business Only) (508) Post Office Primary School (508) Public Library (508) School Superintendent s Office (508) Sokol Club (508) Transfer Station (508) Disability Services Department of Developmental Disabilities (DDS) (508) Department of Mental Health (DMH) (800) Easter Seals of Central Mass (800) Federation for Children (800) Legal Assistance Corp. (800) Massachusetts Justice Project (legal assistance) (508) Social Security Office (800)

5 Health Services American Red Cross (508) American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Blackstone Valley Free Medical Clinic 2 nd Monday of the month 6-8 p.m. Northbridge High School Community Healthlink, Inc. Provides a variety of counseling, educational services and additional services Douglas Department of Public Health afsp.org (508) (508) (508) ext. 352 Family Health Center of, Inc. (508) Harrington Memorial Hospital Southbridge Health Insurance for Kids-Children s Medical Security Plan Home Staff, LLC Care for home bound patients (508) Lifeline-Milford (Catholic Charities) (508) Milford Regional Medical Center (508) New Hope Support for victims of domestic violence and sexual HOPE assault St. Vincent Hospital at Medical Center UMass Memorial Medical Center (508) Visiting Nurse Association Care Network and Hospice (VNA)

6 Hotlines Alcohol & Drug Abuse-(ADCARE) Big Brothers~Big Sisters (for single parent families) ALCOHOL (508) Blackstone Valley Rape Crisis Team (508) Child At-Risk Hotline Legal Advocacy Resource Center National Child Abuse Hotline National Runaway Switchboard National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (a 24-hour crisis hotline provided by the Samaritans) RUNAWAY TALK Parents Anonymous Hotline (parents talking to parents) Parental Stress Hotline Poison Information Center Riverside Emergency Mental Health Services (508) Samaritans Suicide Prevention 24 hour Toll Free (877) (508)

7 Housing, Food, and Shelter Catholic Charities Whitinsville (508) Citizens Oil (Joe 4 Oil) (617) Department of Transitional Assistance (Welfare) (800) Faith Fellowship Church Uxbridge Food Source Hotline/Food Stamp Outreach Northbridge Food Pantry Northbridge First Congregational Church Douglas Second Congregational Church Douglas Salvation Army Thrift Store Northbridge (508) (800) (508) (508) (508) (508) SMOC Housing Assistance (508) St. Denis Church Food Pantry Douglas Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program (WIC) Community Action Council (WCAC) (Home heating fuel assistance) (508) WIC-1007 (508)

8 Recreation Boy Scouts (Grade 5+) Cub Scouts (Grade 1-5) Jeffrey Talbot, Sr. (508) Kris Moran Dance Sensation (508) Douglas Baseball & Softball Douglas Youth Basketball (K-8) Douglas Axmen Soccer (ages 4+) Habitat for Soccer & Sports Uxbridge (508) Kurlan Music Center (music lessons/sales) Music & Arts Center (music store/lessons) Milford (used by school district R & R Gymnastics Millbury Valley Music School (music lessons) Whitinsville Whitin Community Center Whitinsville YMCA of Central Mass. Boylston (508) (508) (508) (508) (508) (508)

9 Women and Children s Services Blackstone Valley Rape Crisis Team (Wayside) (508) Community Healthlink for Women and Children (508) DayBreak Domestic Violence Hotline (508) Department of Children and Families (DCF) (formerly the Department of Social Services) Department of Youth Services (DYS) Central Regional Office Westborough (508) (508) Mass Health (Medicaid) (800) New Hope Shelter Parent Support at Milford Public Library 80 Spruce St. Milford First and third Fridays of each month 10:30-12:00 Women s Protective Services Framingham Parent Support Advocacy League Joannecarey1@yahoo.com Mary Lambert (508) mlambert@ppal.net (508) (508) Hotline/Crisis Joanne Carey (508)

10 Helping Your Child Succeed Get involved in your child s school and maintain frequent contact with your child s teachers. Attend parent conferences and school events. Encourage your child to be healthy by eating nutritiously, getting plenty of exercise, and enough sleep. Remember to praise your child and let them know you are proud of them for their achievements. This will help build their self-esteem. Encourage your child to get involved at school and participate in after-school activities. This will help them build friendships and feel a sense of belonging. Make attendance at school a priority. When your child is absent for an illness, remember to send a doctor s note in. 10