Healthcare and Social Services

Boston Asthma Initiative provides free, bilingual, asthma educational services to children and families living with asthma.

Boston Public Health Commission's program provides information on child car seat installation and how to obtain a free or low-cost carseat for your child.

A counseling, advocacy, and outreach project that focuses on the growing number of young children who are hidden victims of violence: children who are bystanders to community and domestic violence.

To provide high quality mental health, community based wraparound services for children, adolescents, families. If you do not speak English, Guidance Center, Inc. has arrangements for interpretation.

To support and enhance our overall mission - to protect, preserve, and promote the health and well-being of all Boston residents, particularly those who are most vulnerable.

To keep families together, and help children lead safer, happier lives through services that put the best intentions of the children first. To find secure and nurturing adoptive and foster families for children who cannot remain in their home due to severe abuse or neglect. 

Services for children who have witnessed violence.

Designed to influence lifetime nutrition and health behaviors, WIC provides nutrition education and counseling, free nutritious food and access to health care to low- to moderate-income pregnant women, infants and children under five.

Formula, food vouchers for children under 5 and pregnant women, support for breast feeding, nutrition counseling, services for pregnant woman, group education.

 Information about hazardous chemicals, products, safety.

Information on pollutants, drug interactions, food medications, exposure during pregnancy.

To provide free confidential counseling referrals matched for specialty, location and insurance or fee requirements. If you do not speak English, arrangements for interpretation are available.

Services for children with developmental delays.