Community Resource Patient Handouts
Authored by
the Community Resource Center
This page lists all of the CRC's patient community resource handouts in one place. All of these handouts are also linked under the pertinent topics elsewhere on our site.
We encourage you to also see those topics for other important information and resources, including any handouts created by community agencies.
- Doulas and Nighttime Newborn Care (2/23)
- Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Companies (6/19)
- Elder Services: State-Funded Elder Home Care (Massachusetts) (5/23)- Spanish version (5/23), Haitian Creole version (5/23), Portuguese version (5/23),Traditional Chinese version (11/22)
- Early Retirement or Disability? Should I Apply for Disability or Take Early Retirement? (3/23)
- Emergency Financial Assistance Funds - Detailed version (rev 7/23)
- Food- Local Access to Food List Adult | Pedi (rev 3/23)
- Food/Nutrition Assistance- Food and Nutrition Assistance Options for Massachusetts Residents
Two versions: Brief | Detailed
- Formula- Infant Formula Shortage handout (10/22)
- Funeral/Burial- Resources for Final Arrangements: A Guide for Loved Ones- Spanish version (9/23), Haitian Creole version (9/23), Brazilian Portuguese version (9/23), Traditional Chinese version (9/23)
- Includes financial assistance, reducing costs, transporting a body out of state, donating a body or skeleton to medical science, local funeral homes and bereavement resources.
- Also see: our Funeral/Burial Resources page for the Survivors of Homicide guide, for individual printable sections of our funeral/burial guide, and additional resources.
- Home Care for Adults with Disabilities Under Age 60 (MA) (1/23)
- Homemaker Services (under age 60) - Home Care Assistance Program (HCAP) - MA Rehab Commission program for adults with disabilities, under age 60 (handout covers this program only and in more detail than in the Home Care for Adults with Disabilities Under Age 60 handout above)
- Home Modification Resources (MA) (rev 7/23)
- Housing- Subsidized Housing in Massachusetts: The Basics (rev 3/24, 7 pages) Spanish version (3/24), Haitian Creole version (3/24), Brazilian Portuguese version (3/24), Traditional Chinese version (3/24)
- Immigrant Access to Benefits
- Programs without Immigration Requirements (e.g., available to the undocumented; though some programs require residency):
Brief version (contact info only, no descriptions rev 11/23 ) Brief - Spanish rev 2/20 | Detailed
version (Rev 1/24)
- Applying for Subsidized Housing in MA- Supplement: Options for Non-Citizens
- Note: The Trump administration has proposed changes for mixed-status households in federally-funded housing that are currently under review. Please consult an immigration advocate
- Immigration Clinics and Lawyers (11/23)-Spanish version (11/23), Haitian Creole version (11/23), Brazilian Portuguese version (11/23), Traditional Chinese version (11/23)
- MassHealth Financial Protections for a Community Spouse (rev 1/17)
- MassHealth PCA Program - Personal Care Attendant program (rev 3/21)
- Meditation- Sample Meditation Apps (7/23)
- Non-Citizens: Know Your Rights (Rev 5/23) (For more info see our Know Your Rights page)
- Includes legal referrals, your rights when interacting with immigration enforcement, safety planning resources and brief explanation of what "sanctuary" is and is NOT.
- Overview of Community Resources - See Community Resources above
- Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFML) - MA program: Brief and Detailed handouts (rev 1/24)
- New! PFML for Pregnancy and New Parents (1/24)- Spanish version (1/24), Haitian Creole version (1/24), Portuguese version (1/24), Traditional Chinese version (1/24)
- PCA Program - See MassHealth PCA program
- Personal Emergency Response Systems ("Lifeline") - Paying for Personal Emergency Response Systems (rev 7/23)
- Psychotherapy
- RAFT (Residential Assistance for Families in Transition) - MA homelessness prevention funds - 9/23
- Self-Help Groups at MGH (for Substance Use Disorders - note no such groups are currently operating in-person onsite due to COVID restrictions; list gives contact info for groups to find other options. 9/22)
- Shelter
- Social Security Survivors Benefits (7/23)
- Transportation
- Utility Assistance (Massachusetts) Spanish version, Haitian Creole version, Brazilian Portuguese version, Traditional Chinese version- includes financial assistance programs, shut-off protections and managing past-due bills.
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