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Amherst Board of Health
Agency: Amherst Town Government
The Amherst Board of Health is responsible for the protection and promotion of public health, the control of disease, and the promotion of sanitary living conditions for the Town of Amherst. The Board of Health oversees health policies for the Town of Amherst including: Creating new policy Review of existing policy Holding public hearings on existi...
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BCRHA Tenancy Preservation Program
Agency: Berkshire County Regional Housing Authority
The Berkshire County Regional Housing Authority’s (BCRHA) Tenancy Preservation Program (TPP) is a homelessness prevention program that serves Berkshire, Hampshire, Hampden, and Franklin Counties. TPP works with renters and families with disabled members who are facing eviction due to a disability (e.g., mental illness, developmental disabilities, s...
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Central West Justice Center
Agency: Community Legal Aid
The Central West Justice Center, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Community Legal Aid, provides free legal help to low-income and elderly residents of Western and Central Massachusetts. Our advocates focus on cases involving humanitarian-based immigration law (advocacy and education), employment rights, housing and homelessness issues, and access to pu...
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Charlemont Board of Health
Agency: Charlemont Town Government
The Charlemont Board of Health, as all local Boards of Health in Massachusetts, is required by state statutes and regulations to perform many important and crucial duties relative to the protection of public health, the control of disease, the promotion of sanitary living conditions, and the protection of the environment from damage and pollution. ...
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Easthampton Board of Health
Agency: Easthampton City Government
The Easthampton Health Department and the Board of Health work towards the maintenance and promotion of a healthy community. The Board of Health is responsible for making health policy for the City of Easthampton, which includes creating new policies and regulations, holding public hearings on existing policies and regulations, issuing permits and ...
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Eviction Clinic
Agency: Springfield Partners for Community Action
Springfield Partners' Eviction Clinic offers counseling and education to Springfield residents at risk of being evicted from their homes. The program offers one-on-one assistance to residents preparing for Hampden County Housing Court hearings. Our counselor serves as a mediator between the tenant and the landlord. The goal is to ensure that tenant...
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Greenfield Board of Health
Agency: Greenfield City Government
The Greenfield Health Department (GHD) seeks “A Healthier Greenfield for All Generations.” The Department is dedicated to a new outlook of preventive measures to deal with diseases and issues concerning our community. The Department is responsible for implementing the policies and regulations of Greenfield’s Board of Health. As a result, the Depart...
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Hadley Board of Health
Agency: Hadley Town Government
The Hadley Board of Health, as all local Boards of Health in Massachusetts, is required by state statutes and regulations to perform many important and crucial duties relative to the protection of public health, the control of disease, the promotion of sanitary living conditions, and the protection of the environment from damage and pollution. Thes...
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Housing Consumer Education Center
Agency: Franklin County Regional Housing and Redevelopment Authority
The Franklin County Regional Housing and Redevelopment Center’s (FCRHRA) Housing Consumer Education Center (HCEC) is a one-stop source of information, education and referrals on housing-related issues for the residents of Franklin County, regardless of income. FCRHRA HCEC provides answers to a wide range of questions about all types of housing prob...
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Housing Discrimination
Agency: Massachusetts Fair Housing Center
The Massachusetts Fair Housing Center (MFHC) is committed to ending systemic housing discrimination through education and outreach, advocacy, housing counseling and enforcement. If you or someone you know has experienced housing discrimination call the MFHC now. Services are provided in English, Spanish and numerous languages via our language tran...
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Legal Services
Agency: Community Legal Aid
Community Legal Aid, Inc. (CLA) provides free civil legal services to low-income individuals, families and elderly residents of Western and Central Massachusetts. Community Legal Aid assists in the areas of Benefits and Employment, Elder Law, Veteran's issues, Families and Children, Housing and Homelessness, Individuals with Disabilities, CORI and ...
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Mediation Services
Agency: Quabbin Mediation
Quabbin Mediation mediates disputes that arise in all areas of community life, including business, neighbor, family and divorce, court, and tenant-landlord disputes. Quabbin Mediation also offers training in mediation, communications, meeting facilitation, negotiation, conflict resolution, and Training Active Bystanders.
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Mediation Services
Agency: Collaborative Resolutions Group Inc.
The Collaborative Resolutions Group Inc. (CRG) is a Community Mediation Center that offers customized mediation, training, facilitation, restorative practices, and conflict coaching services.Mediation is a way of dealing with conflict and coming to agreements. Mediators help people find "win-win" solutions. It’s faster, costs less, and more creativ...
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Springfield No One Leaves
Agency: Springfield No One Leaves
Springfield No One Leaves (SNOL) is a member-led organization that helps Springfield residents stay in their homes when their houses have been (or are about to be) foreclosed on. SNOL organizes blockades, vigils, and other public actions to put public pressure on the banks while educating tenants on their rights and working with legal services to g...
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Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Agency: RCAP Solutions, Inc.
RCAP Solutions, Inc. provides information about all types of housing problems. Tenants, landlords, prospective buyers, and homeowners can get help designed to maximize housing stability and minimize disputes.RCAP Solutions Housing Consumer Education Center (HCEC), located in our Worcester office, is the first point of contact for all clients intere...
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Veterans Civil Legal Aid
Agency: Community Legal Aid
Veterans Civil Legal Needs will help with discharge status upgrades (leading to increased eligibility for veteran-specific services) and access to affordable housing, healthcare and benefits programs.Community Legal Aid, Inc. (CLA) will work closely with the Northampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center to improve the health of Hampshire County’s vet...
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Ware Board of Health
Agency: Ware Town Government
The purpose of the Ware Board of Health is to address public health needs, protect and improve the health and quality of life in the community, offer education resources and promulgate and enforce local, state and national regulations as required by law.The objective of the Board of Health (BOH) is to assure effective and deliverable public health ...
