Category Archives: Support

The Department of Children and Families is the state agency charged with protecting children and ensuring that they are safe and well-cared for.

AARP Foundation Tax Aide offers free tax preparation help to anyone with special focus on the preparation of taxes for people 50 or older. Volunteers are IRS certified. AARP Foundation Tax Aide has more than 5000 locations in neighborhood libraries, malls, banks, community centers, and senior centers. Taking advantage of these services requires no fee, no membership, and there’s no sales pitch for other services.

For nearly 18 years, New England Hospice has been serving patients and families across Massachusetts facing serious illnesses, and providing support to those who have lost loved ones. We maintain that hospice is about life and the quality of time we have left.

Compassion & Choices improves care, expands options and empowers everyone to chart their end-of-life journey. We envision a society that affirms life and accepts the inevitability of death, embraces expanded options for compassionate dying, and empowers everyone to choose end-of-life care that reflects their values, priorities, and beliefs.

The mission of the New American Association of Massachusetts (NAAM) is to assist newly arriving refugees and immigrants with integration into American society, to promote economic stability , to build bridges with the larger community, and to foster the maintenance of refugees’ and immigrants’ cultural identities.

THRIVE’s mission is to empower communities to welcome and support our neighbors transitioning from incarceration. Founded in 2015 as a community-based response to the challenges faced by adults returning from prison, THRIVE disrupts cycles of incarceration, isolation, and social harm by organizing and supporting grassroots efforts for restorative reentry, community building, and leadership development among those most impacted by incarceration – returning citizens and local community members alike. THRIVE Communities is designed to empower returning community members and more deeply engage local community members in experiences of reentry and accountability. THRIVE cultivates lasting community relationships that value no more victims and no one is disposable. This response to the challenges of reentry help community members collectively pursue our common vision—When wholeness and justice replace cycles of incarceration and oppression, communities THRIVE.

We aim to improve the lives of individuals and families impacted by epilepsy and seizures, by providing: Access to needed services and education Outreach to connect people with epilepsy to the Foundation in a manner that meets their needs Advocacy with local and state governments to improve legislation and funding for governmental services Support for the implementation and advancement of best practices and efficacy to have greater impact and better outcomes Funds to find a cure through funding of research and delivery of new therapies in partnership with Epilepsy Foundation of America

The Chelmsford Military Community Covenant was established by the Chelmsford Board of Selectmen in 2009, in partnership with Hanscom AFB as a formal effort to support military families living in Chelmsford. The primary purpose of the program is to make Chelmsford feel more like home for military by drawing upon a support network of volunteers and contributions from the local business community.

With more than a 110 years of experience, the Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired is a leader in the field of vision rehabilitation. Our partner optometrists, occupational therapists, peer support group leaders and 1:1 community volunteers helped more than 1,100 Massachusetts residents live with dignity and independence this year.

Chinese Bible Church of Lowell (CBCGL) was established in 1989. CBCGL has three congregations that speak English, Mandarin and Cantonese. We have English and Chinese Worship on Sundays and fellowship and AWANA on Fridays.