Community Resources 

for Acton & Boxborough

a service of Acton-Boxborough United Way

The AB Resource Center (and AB Exchange shop) is open  Mon-Thu 10am-3pm (till 7pm first Thursday of the month)!

We follow school closing/delays (snow, federal/state holiday).    We are open on other school closing days (eg Feb vacation)

Critical needs :  NEW underwear all sizes.    See full list of donations needed here.     Volunteers needed!  See myabuw.org.   

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Immigration Know Your Rights and legal help information here.   Inmigración Conozca sus derechos e información de ayuda legal aquí.      Imigração Conheça seus direitos e informações de ajuda jurídica aqui.   Imigrasyon Konnen Dwa Ou yo ak enfòmasyon legal èd isit la

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.

We All Need Help Sometimes. Talk to someone who can help! Call 211 Now

Mass211

For information on additional topics, Mass211 is a great resource.

Mass 211 (Call 2-1-1 from your phone) is an easy-to-remember telephone number that connects callers to information about critical health and human services available in their community. It serves as a resource for finding government benefits and services, nonprofit organizations, support groups, volunteer opportunities, donation programs, and other local resources. 

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Mass 211 is an easy way to find or give help in your community.  Live translation is available in 140 languages.

 A-B United Way is proud to support Mass211. 

Need a little help? Find local resources.

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.