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Food pantry, a The Greater Boston Food Bank partner.
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Food pantry, a The Greater Boston Food Bank partner. Serves New Bedford, New Bedford Fairhaven Dartmouth Acushnet only. Proof of identification and/or address. Only one visit per calendar month allowed per family.
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Food pantry, a The Greater Boston Food Bank partner.
Call first. Hours come from the The Greater Boston Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.
Food pantry, a The Greater Boston Food Bank partner.
Call first. Hours come from the The Greater Boston Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.
Food pantry, a The Greater Boston Food Bank partner. Serves , New Bedford.
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Food pantry, Senior Box (60 and older, income limits apply), a The Greater Boston Food Bank partner. Must live in service area Self-attest information.
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Food pantry, a The Greater Boston Food Bank partner.
Call first. Hours come from the The Greater Boston Food Bank map, and some days vary. Please call to confirm before you go.
Food pantry, a The Greater Boston Food Bank partner. We are an emergency food pantry. Clients may come once a month for groceries.
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Food pantry, Free meals, a The Greater Boston Food Bank partner.
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Food pantry, Free meals, a The Greater Boston Food Bank partner. We are having a FREE FLU CLINIC September 14 , 2023 AND September 21, 2023 10:00am, 11:30am.
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Food pantry, a The Greater Boston Food Bank partner.
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Public housing apartments and Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) for low-income families, older adults and people with disabilities.
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Community health center run by Greater New Bedford Community Health Center INC. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
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Community health center. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
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Community health center. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.
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These serve more than one town. Check each listing for who they serve.
Food pantry, a The Greater Boston Food Bank partner. Serves Dartmouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Westport. The only qualification is that recipients live in one of four communities that we serve.
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Free civil legal help for people with low income, funded by the federal Legal Services Corporation: evictions and housing, family law and protective orders, public benefits, consumer debt and more. Call or apply online; they will tell you if they can take your case.
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Report abuse or neglect of a child after hours, on weekends and on holidays. During business hours, call your local DCF area office. If a child is in danger right now, call 911 first.
The Department of Transitional Assistance line for SNAP food benefits and cash help. Apply or ask about a case, or use DTA Connect.
Free, confidential help for anyone hurt or threatened by a partner or family member: safety planning, shelter referrals and someone to talk to. Call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat at TheHotline.org. In an emergency, call 911.
Call or text 988 to reach a trained crisis counselor any time, for a mental health crisis, thoughts of suicide or a substance use crisis. It is free and confidential. Veterans can press 1.
Free, confidential treatment referral and information for mental health and substance use, in English and Spanish. You can also text your ZIP code to 435748.
Dial 988, then press 1. Or text 838255, or chat at veteranscrisisline.net. Free and confidential. You do not need to be enrolled in VA health care.
VA benefits: 800-827-1000. VA health benefits: 877-222-8387. Homeless veterans, open 24 hours: 877-424-3838. MyVA411, the main VA line, open 24 hours: 800-698-2411.
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We have confirmed 12 places that can help in New Bedford: Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fall River/Solanus Casey Food Pantry (Wednesday and Thursday, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM), (508) 997-7337, call first; Grace Episcopal Church Food Pantry (Wednesday and Friday, 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM), (508) 993-0547, call first; M.O. L.I.F.E., Inc. Food Pantry (Wednesday, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM), (508) 992-0122, call first. 9 more are listed on this page. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed one place that can help in New Bedford: New Bedford Housing Authority, (508) 997-4800. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 3 places that can help in New Bedford: Acushnet Ave, (508) 992-6553, call first; Greater New Bedford Community Health Center, (508) 992-6553, call first; Greater New Bedford Community Health Center BH Site, (508) 992-6553, call first. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in New Bedford: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), 988; SAMHSA National Helpline (Open 24 hours a day, every day), (800) 662-4357. If you are in crisis right now, call or text 988. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in New Bedford: Veterans Crisis Line (Open 24 hours a day, every day), 988; VA national phone lines (Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern), (800) 827-1000. A veteran in crisis can call 988 and press 1, or text 838255.
We have confirmed one place that can help in New Bedford: South Coastal Counties Legal Services, (800) 244-9023. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
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