Berkshire Nursing Families
Healthy Families of Child Care of the Berkshires
The Brien Center -Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Elizabeth Freeman Center
Resources for Child Care
WIC - Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program
Early Intervention
The Parent-Child Home Program

Berkshire Nursing Families

BNF offers a comprehensive breastfeeding support program to anyone living in Northern Berkshire County or delivering at North Adams Regional Hospital. They offer breastfeeding classes, hospital and home lactation consults, breastpump rental station, and a Breastfeeding Support Line which is available 7 days a week. All services are free of charge.
Phone: (413) 743-5338
24-Hour Hotline Number: (413) 743-5338
Web: www.nursingfamilies.org

Healthy Families of Child Care of the Berkshires

Healthy Families is a service provided by Child Care of the Berkshires. It is a home-visiting program for first-time parents age 20 and under, funded by the Children's Trust Fund. Home visitors work with young parents to provide information on issues related to pregnancy, child development and parenting.
Phone: (413) 664-6104

Brien Center

Outpatient mental health and substance abuse services. Outreach groups. Insurance and sliding fee scale.
Phone: (413) 664-4541

Elizabeth Freeman Center

The Elizabeth Freeman Center serves individuals (male and female) who are victims of domestic violence and/or sexual assault and children who have witnessed violence in their home. They have a special program called Hand in Hand, which is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, which enables them to provide counseling services to the non-offending parent and the child(ren).

The Safeplan Program has people available in the courts to assist victims with filling out a request for a restraining order.
Phone: (413) 663-9709
Fax: (413) 664-4841

Resources for Child Care

Child care information, referrals and subsidies, and training for providers.
Phone: 1-877-443-7830

WIC - Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program

WIC offers information and referrals, food vouchers and nutrition counseling for pregnant and postpartum women and children birth to 5 years. Eligibility is based on household income.
Phone: (413) 663-3012

Early Intervention

Provides free developmental screenings for children under 3; offers developmental play groups and family support, educational and therapeutic services for families with children under 3 years of age who are at risk or have developmental delays
Phone: (413) 662-3315

Parent Child Home Program

A home based early home literacy program for children from 16-30 months. Free books and toys are included. Call for information on qualifying for this program.
Phone: (413)664-4615