Community Resources
for Acton & Boxborough
a service of Acton-Boxborough Community Compass
Community Resources
for Acton & Boxborough
a service of Acton-Boxborough Community Compass
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The AB Resource Center is open Mon-Thu 10am-3pm and every Wednesday till 7pm.
Critical needs : backpacks , lunch boxes, & LARGE shopping bags. See full list of donations needed here.
Sign-up now for youth sports! More info here. ABRC can help sign-up, just ask.
Town Community Service Coordinators
The Community Resources Coordinators for each town are available to help you navigate what resources are applicable to you and help you access these resources related to financial support (incl if available food, fuel, rent, childcare, summer camps, emergency ...), healthcare (incl help to sign-up for Mass Health or finding in network doctors), substance abuse, mental health, crisis intervention, housing (emergency shelter), career and legal services, domestic violence, transportation. You can email in your language, they will use tools for interpretation.
Acton
Under age 60 : Laura Ducharme lducharme@actonma.gov 978-929-6651. Make appointment here
Age 60 and over : Bev Hutchings bhutchings@acton-ma.gov 978-929-6652
Veterans : James MacRae VSO@acton-ma.gov 978-929-6614
Boxborough
All ages : Wendy Trinks wtrinks@boxborough-ma.gov 978-264-1735
Veterans : James MacRae 978-929-6614
Emerson Health also created a website to find local help. Visit emersonhealth.findhelp.com to find local resources for a wide variety of needs — including food, housing, mental health, childcare, senior care, transportation, and more.
This video explains how this works.