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Families First Parenting Programs<br />
99 Bishop Richard Allen Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139<br />
617-868-7687<br />
www.families-first.org<br />
Description: Families First Parenting Programs conducts parenting education<br />
workshops Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.<br />
Programs focus on communication, limit-setting, and self-esteem.<br />
North Suburban WIC Program<br />
239 Commercial Street, Malden, MA 02148<br />
781-338-7578<br />
Description: WIC is a free program that provides healthy foods and nutrition<br />
and health information to Massachusetts’ families who qualify.<br />
WIC is for all kinds of families: married and single parents, working<br />
or not working. If you are a father, mother, grandparent, foster<br />
parent or other legal guardian of a child under 5, you can apply<br />
for WIC for your child. WIC’s goal is to help keep pregnant and<br />
breastfeeding women, new moms, and kids under age 5 healthy.<br />
Provides personalized nutrition information, consultations and<br />
support, checks to buy free, healthy food, tips for eating well<br />
to improve health, referrals for medical and dental care, health<br />
insurance, child care, housing and fuel assistance, and other<br />
services that can benefit the whole family. Also offers immunization<br />
screening and referral, breastfeeding support, and nutrition and<br />
health workshops on a variety of topics.<br />
SOCIAL SERVICE SUPPORT RESOURCES: MENTAL HEALTH/COUNSELING/SUBSTANCE ABUSE<br />
HIV and Substance Abuse Prevention Peer Leadership<br />
127 North Beacon Street, Watertown, MA 02472<br />
617-926-3600 ext. 309<br />
www.waysideyouth.org<br />
Description: <strong>The</strong> focus of the program is learning about HIV and substance<br />
abuse prevention. Peer leaders also present in venues around<br />
Somerville and Greater Boston. <strong>The</strong>y have art-based programs<br />
focused on gang prevention as well.<br />
Services for Adults, Adolescents and Children<br />
(a program of the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health)<br />
2400 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140<br />
617-626-4800<br />
www.dmh.state.ma.us<br />
Riverside Youth Assistance Program<br />
338 Main Street, Wakefield, MA 01880-5030<br />
781-246-2010<br />
www.riversidecc.org/noreast.html<br />
Description: <strong>The</strong> Substance Abuse Prevention program for pre-teens and<br />
adolescents provides training in conflict-resolution, violence<br />
prevention, resisting peer pressure, and other skills to prevent<br />
substance abuse.<br />
2010-2011 COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE | MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES | COMMONWEALTH CORPORATION
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