Accessibility
Massachusetts’s Initiative to Maximize Assistive Technology (AT) in Consumers Hands (MassMATCH)
Massachusetts’s Initiative to Maximize Assistive Technology (AT) in Consumers Hands (MassMATCH)
MassMATCH provides information on how people can find, try, borrow, fund and buy AT devices. The program is federally funded and managed by the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission.
MassOptions
MassOptions
MassOptions connects older adults, individuals with disabilities and their caregivers with agencies and organizations that can best meet their needs. You can speak to a specialist at MassOptions over the phone or via chat on their website.
MBTA Mobility Center (Formerly the RIDE Eligibility Center)
MBTA Mobility Center (Formerly the RIDE Eligibility Center)
The Mobility Center is available to anyone looking to explore accessible transit options and other transportation resources. They offer services, for example, to the elderly and people with disabilities.
Careers & Unemployment Help
Everett Public Libraries Job Seeker Guide
Everett Public Libraries Job Seeker Guide
The Everett Public Libraries have a variety of resources to help you jumpstart your career or take that next step! From databases to in-person help, make sure to check out the guide below for a full list of our offerings.
MassHire Career Centers
MassHire Career Centers
These career centers provide job search assistance to enable individuals to meet their training and employment goals. Services offered include consultations for resumes and cover letters, workshops for developing job hunting strategies, training sessions for sharpening existing skills and learning new ones, and unemployment assistance. Services are offered in person and online.
Operation ABLE
Operation ABLE
A nonprofit organization that offers a variety of services including occupational and computer skills training, workshops, job search training and support, coaching and counseling. Some training programs offer internships.
Boston Re-Employment Center (REC)
Boston Re-Employment Center (REC)
At the Boston Re-Employment Center, we can answer specific questions about your unemployment benefits and connect you to job search services, including help with your claim, help with your UI Online account, and more. Visit mass.gov/RECappointment to make an appointment to visit the Boston Re-Employment Center.
Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance
Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance
The Department of Unemployment Assistance serves Massachusetts residents who are unemployed and looking for work, and employers that are legally required to contribute to the state’s unemployment insurance (UI) program.
Domestic & Sexual Abuse
askMOVA
askMOVA
Free online resource offered by the Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance (MOVA). Helps crime victims and their families recover from the impacts of violent crime. Provides resources based on crime type and includes domestic violence, sexual assault, motor vehicle accidents, and human trafficking.
Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS)
Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS)
Offers free and confidential programs for victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse. All services available in Portuguese. They offer in-person appointments in Cambridge, Somerville, and Brighton.
National Domestic Abuse Hotline
National Domestic Abuse Hotline
Offers trained advocates who offer free, confidential, and compassionate support, crisis intervention information, education, and referral services. Available in English, Spanish, and over 200 other languages.
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Call Now: 800-799-7233
Text Now (SMS: Text START to 88788)
SafeLink
SafeLink
Statewide toll-free hotline with trained advocates who provide support, assistance with safety planning, and information on appropriate resources.
English Language Learning
Everett Adult Learning Center at the Connolly Center
Everett Adult Learning Center at the Connolly Center
Evening ESL classes offered for a fee. Email or call for information.
English Language Learning classes are available at the Connolly Center through the Everett Adult Learning Center. Courses run throughout the year at all levels, and normally meet two days per week. These classes are free to all seniors (62+), though adults may register for a small fee.
Please call (617) 394-2318 or email Catarina Patterson for registration information.
Immigrant Family Service Institute
Immigrant Family Service Institute
IFSI offers a wide variety of services, from English classes to computer classes to Advocacy and legal advice.
La Comunidad, Inc.
La Comunidad, Inc.
La Comunidad offers ESL classes, citizenship classes and literacy classes for adults.
Scalabrini Community Center
Scalabrini Community Center
Scalabrini Community Center provides a range of programs to provide for the needs of the immigrant population with the goal of creating a sturdy bridge between immigrants and institutions.
MassLINKS
MassLINKS
The MassLINKS Virtual Academy offers FREE adult education GED and HiSET preparation classes as well as English for Speakers of Other Languages. Classes are fully online. ESL students learn to speak, read, and write, and courses are offered at the beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.
Housing & Food Assistance
Housing Consumer Education Centers (HCEC) of Massachusetts
Housing Consumer Education Centers (HCEC) of Massachusetts
Housing Consumer Education Centers offer answers to a wide range of questions about all types of housing problems. Tenants, Landlords, Prospective Buyers, and Homeowners can access information designed to maximize housing stability, strengthen investments, and minimize disputes.
MyMassHome
MyMassHome
A one-stop resource for helping Massachusetts homebuyers navigate their path to becoming a homeowner. Resources include information about accessible housing, affordable homes, fair housing & lead safety, helpful home buying links, housing & other wellbeing assistance, a glossary, calculators, and information for existing homeowners.
Eliot FRC
Eliot FRC
Massachusetts Family Resource Centers (FRCs) are a statewide network of community-based providers offering multi-cultural parenting programs, support groups, and more. The Eliot FRC also has a food pantry that is open Thursdays from 2-4 pm and Fridays from 9-11 am.
WIC
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. Contact us at (800) 942-1007.
Immigration & Citizenship
Everett Haitian Community Center
Everett Haitian Community Center
The Everett Haitian Community Center provides assistance with immigration and legal help, health insurance, housing applications, voter registration, and more.
Immigrant Family Services Institute (IFSI)
Immigrant Family Services Institute (IFSI)
Helping immigrants navigate available services to address their immediate and longer term needs in transitioning to life in the US is a central focus. IFSI assesses each individual situation and forms a plan that includes receipt of direct services from IFSI as well as referrals to relevant agencies.
La Comunidad, Inc.
La Comunidad, Inc.
Offers assistance with a wide variety of immigration services, income taxes, translation of documents (Spanish to English and Portuguese to English), interpretation, notarization of documents, and assistance in applying for an ITIN number.
Latinos Unidos en Massachusetts (LUMA)
Latinos Unidos en Massachusetts (LUMA)
LUMA was founded in March, 2002 and since then it has been contributing to the development of our Latin American community helping to determine its individual and collective future. This organization is directed primarily by Latin Americans, LUMA promotes auto determination through basic services and civic participation.
Project Citizenship
Project Citizenship
Free, high-quality legal help to apply for US citizenship delivered by volunteers and pro-bono attorneys. Project Citizenship offers free workshops, eligibility screening, application assistance, legal referrals and all materials needed to apply for US citizenship. Languages spoken: Arabic, French, Haitian Creole, and Spanish.
Mental Health & Addiction Services
Immigrant Family Services Institute (IFSI)
Immigrant Family Services Institute (IFSI)
IFSI staff provide mental health counseling on-site and through home visits and referrals. These services are offered directly by qualified IFSI staff and our specialized partner organizations.
Eliot Center at Everett
Eliot Center at Everett
Eliot’s Behavioral Health Clinics ensure that individuals get help when they need it. We offer individualized treatment and support for each person or family. Finding the right treatment option is the first step to feeling and doing better.
Crisis Text Line
Crisis Text Line
Crisis Text Line is here for any crisis. A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from our secure online platform. The volunteer Crisis Counselor will help you move from a hot moment to a cool moment. LGBTQ+ friendly.
National Suicide Potential Lifeline (988)
National Suicide Potential Lifeline (988)
The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States. LGBTQ+ friendly.
The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project
With the mission “to end suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning young people”, the Trevor Project offers a wide range of services including advocacy and crisis services. You can contact them by calling 1-866-488-7386 or texting “start” to 678-678.
City of Everett on Substance Use
City of Everett on Substance Use
Provide “collaboration with community partners with education, prevention, and treatment strategies to assist in the current substance use disorder epidemic”.
Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC)
CHA Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC)
Community Behavioral Health Centers are part of a new initiative in Massachusetts to make it easier for people to get help for mental health and substance use needs. The program is a key milestone in the implementation of the Mass. Roadmap for Behavioral Health Reform and the commitment to improving access to behavioral health treatment.
People who need mental health and substance use services are able to find timely, high-quality and evidence-based care at CBHC sites. This includes routine appointments, urgent visits, and 24/7 crisis services.