Waltham Community Health Resources

Al-Anon/Alateen -508-366-0556
Al-Anon is a fellowship of men and women whose lives have been orare being disturbed by another's compulsive drinking. Al-Anon groupsmeet to seek solutions to the problems created by alcoholism.Alateenis a part of Al-Anon for teenagers. Call for meeting times and locations.

Alcoholics Anonymous -617-426-9444
Alcoholics Anonymousis a fellowship of men and women who sharetheir experience, strength and hope with each other to solve theircommon problem and help others recover from alcoholism. Callfor meeting times and locations.(2018/12/28)

American Cancer Society Waltham/Watertown Unit -255 Bear Hill Road - 781-890-2266
The American Cancer Societyraises funds for research, education and patient services,sponsors programs for cancer patients and on tobacco and breasthealth, and provides rides to medical oppointments for cancer patients.Volunteer opportunities: Fundraising, driving patients, office help.(2001/01/12)

Beaverbrook Guidance Center -118 Central Street - 781-891-0555
Beaverbrook Guidance Center provides counseling for children andfamilies with emotional problems related to family, school, social,work or peer situations.

Center for Mental Health & Retardation -157 Prospect Street - 781-894-8440, 926-5806 (24-hour crisis line), 781-894-4973 (TTY)
The Center provides outpatient and residential treatment, day activityservices, and drug and alcohol counseling for adolescents and adults.

Children's Charter -77 Rumford Avenue - 781-894-4307
This is a clinic for trauma victims, particularly those who have sufferedsexual and physical abuse. The clinic offers evaluations, individualand group counseling, and art therapy.

Children's Development Screenings - Contact: Geraldine Ellison, R.N. - New England Rehabilitation Center at Waltham - 40 Second Avenue, Suite 520 - 466-8860
The center offers free children's developmental screenings four timeseach year for children with speech, hearing, attention or coordinationdifficulties. Screenings are performed by certified occupationaltherapists, physical therapists and speech pathologists.

Communicative Health Care Associates - Contact: Peg Iarossi - 59 Vernon Street - 781-899-4709
Communicative Health Care Associates offers free screenings forchildren relating to speech, language and swallowing difficulties.

Early Intervention at Wayside Beaverbrook -118 Central Street - 781-891-0555
Early Intervention is a program sponsored by theMassachusetts Department of Public Health which helps parents torecognize and understand the development of their young child, ages 0 to3 years old. Parents are helped regarding ways to foster their childsdevelopmental growth through activities incorporated into routines in afamily's typical day. Specific areas include feeding, speech andlanguage, movement (gross motor and fine motor), cognition, andsocial/emotional. Clinicians on staff include physical therapist,occupational therapist, registered nurse, social worker, developmentaleducator, and speech therapist. Anyone can refer a child, such as parentor a pediatrician. Please call for more information.(2001/01/11)

Healthy Waltham - Judy Fallows, Project Coordinator - 781-314-3031 -jfallows@city.waltham.ma.us
Healthy Waltham is a civic group committed to improving the quality of life for people who live, work, and learn in Waltham. Based on the Healthy Communities movement spreading across Massachusetts, Healthy Waltham embraces the principles of community involvement, shared community values, a vision for the future, and community based solutions.(2007/02/12)

Hospice West, Inc. -254 South Street - 781-894-1100
Hospice West provides services to the terminally ill and their families.Volunteer opportunities: Patient and family support, bereavementsupport, administrative and fundraising assistance.

Jane Doe Inc. - The Massachusetts Coalitions Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence(2019/07/30)

Massachusetts Office of Child Care Services(2003/05/06)

The Medical Foundation's Information & Referral Services www.helpline-online.com

mesothelioma.net
National site for mesothelioma resources(2003/05/06)

Middlesex Regional Addiction Treatment Center -Middlesex Human Service Agency - 775 Trapelo Road - 781-894-0004
The Addiction Treatment Center is an in-patient drug and alcoholtreatment center.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Massachusetts Chapter -101 First Avenue, Suite 6 - 781-890-4990
The MS Society provides information, counseling, education, pen pals,legal referrals, advocacy and some financial assistance to people withMS and their families.Volunteer opportunities: Fundraising, office work, services.

Outpatient Substance Abuse Counseling -Middlesex Human Service Agency - 24 Crescent Street - 781-899-1502
Middlesex Human Service Agency's outpatient substance abusecounseling center offers men, women and adult children of alcoholicsassessment and group, individual and family therapy.

startyourrecovery.org -startyourrecovery.org
Support for overcoming substance misuse(2023/11/25)

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) -Contact: Lori Collura/Lucille Chaisson - 137 Lake Street - 781-891-8166, 781-894-9596
TOPS is a weekly peer support group for men, women, teens andpreteens to help them lose weight and keep it off. Waltham hastwo ongoing groups.Volunteer opportunities: Speakers on nutrition, exercise and fashion.

Waltham Branch of Mass. Cystic Fibrosis -Contact: Steven Fogg, c/o Waltham Police Department - 155 Lexington Street - 781-893-3700 ext. 3335
Waltham Cystic Fibrosis raises money to fund research for a cure tothis disease. The group also sponsors event that involve children withcystic fibrosis.Volunteer opportunities: Fundraising and events.

Waltham Council on Aging -Call: 781-899-7228.

Waltham Nutrition Education Program - Contact: Nancy Stutzman - UMass. Extension Center - 240 Beaver Street - 781-891-0650
The program provides nutrition education and food safety information,training and workshops, and home study courses.Volunteer opportunities: Teach nutrition training classes.

Waltham Visiting Nurse Association -764A Main Street - 781-893-1405
The VNA provides nurses and home health aides for home care andoffers a variety of clinics on children, nutrition, blood pressure,diabetes, and flu shots. Physical and occupational therapists, speechtherapists and a medical social worker are also available for homevisits through the VNA.

The text following some of the entries, such as (2000/07/28),is the date when I most recently updated or verified the data in that entry.