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Project Bread Food Source Hotline
1-800-645-8333
SOCIAL SERVICE SUPPORT RESOURCES: IMMIGRANT/REFUGEE
Ethiopian Community Mutual Assistance Association (ECMAA)
552 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 201, Cambridge, MA 02139
617-492-4232
Description: The Ethiopian Community Mutual Assistance Association provides
intake and referral services. They provide referrals to health care,
legal services, education, employment, housing, day care, and
ESOL classes. All services are free.
Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS)
1046 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
617-864-7600
MAPS – Somerville
92 Union Square, Somerville, MA 02143
617-628-6065
www.maps-inc.org
Description: MAPS provides services including advocacy, translation services,
and language and citizenship classes.
City of Chelsea Refugee Services Program
194 Broadway, Chelsea, MA 02150
617-889-0745
Somali Development Center – Chelsea
267 Broadway, Chelsea, MA 02150
617-884-3238 ext. 225
SOCIAL SERVICE SUPPORT RESOURCES: LEGAL RESOURCES
Cambridge and Somerville Legal Services
60 Gore Street, Suite 203, Cambridge, MA 02141
617-603-2700
www.gbls.org
Description: Cambridge and Somerville Legal Services provides free civil legal
assistance to income eligible people in Cambridge and Somerville.
Assistance ranges from legal advice to full case representation,
depending on client need. GBLS serves families whose yearly
income does not exceed 125% of Federal Poverty Income
Guidelines ($25,813 for a family of four). CASLS handles cases
for victims of domestic violence and contested custody and visitation
cases that involve child abuse or neglect. They also handle cases
which involve a custodial parent seeking child support.
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