Tewksbury C.A.R.E.S.
community advocates for resources, education, and services

Substance abuse prevention and awareness coalition

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Tewksbury C.A.R.E.S.
is committed to increasing awareness, promoting education and providing  resources to the Tewksbury community in an attempt to lessen the adverse effects of substance abuse. Tewksbury C.A.R.E.S. is a broad-base coalition that includes parents, school personnel, police, public health, families in recovery, and treatment providers. 

An Initiative of the Tewksbury Board of Health

 

Tewksbury CARES Help Card INDEX

1 Emergency  Numbers

2 Counseling and Support

3 Drug, Alcohol and Gambling

4 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth

5 Teen Parents

6 Victims of Trauma, Violence, Rape or Abuse

7 Violence Prevention
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8 Community Programs

9 Education and Jobs

10 Food and Housing Assistance

11 Health/Hospitals

12 HIV, AIDS and STDs

13 Legal Services

14 Transportation
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15 Arts and Culture

16 Churches

17 Colleges and Universities

18 Tewksbury CARES

19 Tewskbury Public Schools

20 Tewksbury Services and Non-Profit Organizations

21 Tewksbury Town Government

22 Tewksbury Youth Organizations

TEWKSBURY CARES
HELP CARD


Please scroll down.
Use the index at the left as a guide
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1.  EMERGENCY NUMBERS

Tewksbury Fire Department                            
   911/978-640-4411

Tewksbury Police Department                         
   911/978-851-6846

Poison Control                                                
   1-800-222-1222

 

2.  COUNSELING & SUPPORT

Arbour Counseling Center                              
   978-
322-5160

Center for Family Development  
   978-459-2306

Children’s Room (grieving children and  teens)
   1-781-641-4741 (childrensroom.org)

Families Anonymous                                           
   978-
973-5645 (familiesanonymous.org)

Grandparents as Parents (Catholic Charities)
   978-452-1421

LifeLinks, Inc.                                                    
   978-
251-0610x421
Learn2Cope.org  (Parents and friends of drug addicted teens)

Mass Eating Disorders Hotline 
   1-866-343-6332

Mental Health Association of Greater Lowell
   978-458-6282

Merrimack Valley Catholic Charities
   978-452-1421

Overeaters Anonymous                                      
   978-
407-9909 (oa.org)

Parental Stress Hotline  
  
1-800-632-8188

Runaway Hotline                                                 
   1-800-786-2929

Samaritan (suicide prevention) 
   1-800-252-8336

South Bay Mental Health Office 
   1-800-244-4691

Suicide Hotline                                                     
   1-800-273-
TALK

VNA Hospice of Gr. Lowell (grieving and dying)
   978-458-3123

Wilmington Family Counseling Services 
   978-
658-9889

 

3.  DRUG, ALCOHOL& GAMBLING

Adcare Hospital of Worcester
  
1-800-ALCOHOL (adcare.com)

Adolescent Detox Community Health Link 
  
1-800-750-9009x244

Alateen/Alanon (24hr)
  
1-888-425-2666

Alcoholics Anonymous 
  
1-617-426-9444 (aaboston.org)

Al-Anon Family Group
  
1-508-366-0556


CAB Health and Recovery Services
 
  
CABhealth.org

Drugs/Alcohol Hotline (24hr)
   1-800-327-5050

Families Anonymous
  
978-973-5645 (familiesanonymous.org)

LCHC Detox 
  
978-858-0533

LGH Freedom from Smoking 
  
1-877-544-9355


Lowell House (counseling, treatment)
  
978-454-2997

MA Council on Compulsive Gambling 
  
1-800-426-1234

MA Bureau of Substance Abuse
   1-617-624-5111

MA Substance Abuse Helpline 
   1-800-327-5050

Narconon New England 
  
1-781-569-6140


Narcotics Anonymous New England 
  
1-866-624-3578 (newenglandna.org)

SAMHSA Facility Treatment Locator   

   1-800-662-HELP      
   (findtreatment.Samhsa.gov)
Smart Recovery
  
1-781-891-7574

Try-To-Stop Tobacco Resource Ctr.
  
1-800-
TRY-TO-STOP

 

4.  GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL&

TRANSGENDER YOUTH

Bagly Information Line                                     
   1-800-42-BAGLY

LGBT Helpline                                                
   1-888-340-4528

Peer Listening Line                                          
   1-800-399-PEER       

PFLAG (parents/friends)                                 
   1-866-427-3524

 

5.  TEEN PARENTS

Anne Sullivan Center                                     
   978-
453-8331                                

Birthright of Greater Lowell                            
   978-
454-9749

Brigid’s Crossing (Catholic Charities)              
   978-
454-0081

Child Care Circuit                                           
   1-877-823-2273

Community Teamwork Inc.                             
   978-
459-0551
                    

Harbor Schools & Family Services Inc.           
   978-
768-8855

Healthy Start Program                                     
   1-202-296-2195

LCHC Prenatal Clinic                                     
   978-
937-0700        

MSPCC of Lowell                                           
   978-
937-3087

My Fathers House                                           
   978-251-8191

One Tough Job (hotline)                                  
   1-888-775-4543

Parental Stress Hotline                                     
   1-800-632-8188

Saints Medical Center Parenting Classes          
   978-
934-8449

SouthBay Early Intervention Program               
   1-800-244-4691
         

St. Ann’s Home                                               
   978-
682-5276

STPC (Family Learning Center)                       
   978-
452-2845

Young Parent Program (Catholic Charities)      
   978-
459-2387        

YWCA Young Parents Support Program         
   978-
454-5405x121

 

6.  VICTIMS OF TRAUMA,

VIOLENCE, RAPE, OR ABUSE

Alternative House                                            
   978-
937-5777

Alternative House 24 hr hotline                        
   1-888-291-6228

Child at Risk (nights/weekends)                       
   1-800-792-5200                     

Department of Social Services                         
   1-800-792-5200

Domestic Violence Resources                          
   978-
458-1465


Elder Abuse Hotline                              
           
   1-800-922-2275

Lowell District Court (restraining orders)          
   978-
459-4101x266

Mental Health Association of Greater Lowell    
   978-
458-6282

MSPCC Family Crisis Hotline                          
   978-
682-9222


National Domestic Abuse Hotline
                     
   1-800-799-
SAFE

National Sexual Assault Hotline                        
   1-800-656-4673

Rape Crisis Services (24hr)                              
   1-800-542-5212

Rape Crisis Services of Greater Lowell            
   978-
452-7721


Safe
Harbor
Community Programs                    
   978-
372-7796

St. Ann’s Home                                               
   978-
682-5276

Trauma Intervention Program (TIPS)                
   978-
975-8471

 

7.  VIOLENCE PREVENTION

Dept of Social Services - DSS                         
978-
275-6800

LCHC Teen Coalition (Dance 4 Peace)           
978-
337-4970

Reporting Hate Crimes                                    
1-800-347-HATE

 

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8.  COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Big Brothers Big Sisters 
   978-
453-9339

     BBBS Destination College Program

Boys and Girls Club of Greater Lowell
   978-458-4526

Boy Scouts, Yankee Clipper Council 
   978-372-0591


Girl Scouts 
   978-689-8015

Girls Inc of Greater Lowell 
   978-458-6529

Greater Lowell Family YMCA
   978-454-7825

MCC Out of School Youth Development Ctr.
   978-656-3104

Merrimack Valley YMCA (Andover)
   978-685-3541


Salvation Army
   978-458-3396

Tewksbury Community Education Program
   978-640-7831

Tewksbury Recreation Department
   978-640-4460

Tewksbury Senior Drop-In Center
   978-640-4480

YWCA of Greater Lowell 
   978-
454-5405

 

9.  EDUCATION & JOBS

Career Center of Lowell
   978-458-2503

Lowell Adult Education Program
   978-937-8989

MA Rehabilitation Commission
   978-458-4544

Tewksbury Community Education 
   978-
640-7831

Tewksbury School Department
   978-640-7800

 

10.  FOOD & HOUSING ASSISTANCE

Catholic Charities, Food Pantry
   978-454-9946

Dept of Transitional Assistance 
   1-617-348-8500

Food Stamps
   1-800-645-8333

House of Hope (shelter)
   978-458-2870


Open Pantry of Greater
Lowell
   978-453-6693

Tewksbury Food Pantry
   978-858-2273

The GRIP Project (Homeless Young Adults) 
   9
78-458-3622

WIC Program
   978-454-6397

 

11.  HEALTH/HOSPITALS

Adcare Hospital of Worcester
   1-800-ALCOHOL (adcare.com)

American Red Cross
   978-372-6871

Center for Disease Control 
   cdc.gov

Children’s Medical Security Plan
   1-800-909-2677

Commonwealth of MA Public Health
   978-851-7261


Elder Services of
Merrimack Valley
   1-800-892-0890

Emergency Contraception Hotline
   1-888-NOT-2-LATE

Lahey Medical Center
   1-781-744-5100

Lowell Community Health Center
   978-937-9700

       Teen Clinic/Women’s Services
        978-446-0236

Lowell General Hospital
   978-
937-6000                                

       Physician Referral
       1-800-544-2424


Mass Health Insurance
   1-800-841-2900

Saints Medical Center 
   978-458-1411

Tewksbury Board of Health
   978-640-4470

       Town Nurse
       978-640-4473

Winchester Hospital
1-781-729-9000

 

12.  HIV/AIDS & STDs

HIV Hotline (AAC)
   1-800-235-2331

LCHC (Get tested!)
   978-937-9700

Lowell House
   978-459-8656

 

13.  LEGAL SERVICES

Merrimack Valley Legal Services
978-458-1465 (mvlegal.org)

 

14.  TRANSPORTATION 

LRTA    
   978-
459-0164

LRTA Road Runner for Seniors and Disabled 
   978-
459-0152

 

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15.  ARTS AND CULTURE

Addison Gallery of American Art 
   978-
749-4015

American Textile History Museum 
   978-
441-0400

Lowell National Historical Park
   978-970-5000

   Boott Cotton Mills Museum


Middlesex
Canal Museum
   978-670-2740

National Street Car Museum
   978-458-5835

New England Quilt Museum 
   978-452-4207

Revolving Museum 
   978-937-2787


Tewksbury Community of Artists
   tewksbury.info/tca

Tewksbury Historical Society
   tewksburyhistoricalsociety.org

Tewksbury Public Library 
   978-
640-4490

The Public Health Museum
   978-851-7321x2606

Whistler House Museum of Art
   978-452-7641

 

16.  CHURCHES

Bay State Baptist Church 
   978-
640-9018

First Baptist Church 
   978-851-6575

Franciscan Center 
   978-851-3391

Lowell Assembly of God Church 
   978-
851-9800


St Anne’s Episcopal Church
   978-663-4073

St Robert Bellarmine Church
   978-683-8922

St William’s Catholic Church 
   978-851-7331


Temple
Emanuel
of the Merrimack Valley
   978-470-1356

Tewksbury Congregational Church
   978-851-9411

Tewksbury United Methodist Church
   978-658-9551

 

17.  COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES

Middlesex Community College
   978-656-3200

Northern Essex Community College
   978-556-3000        

University of Massachusetts, Lowell 
   978-934-4000

 

18.  TEWKSBURY CARES
tewksburycares.org

 

19.  TEWKSBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 
tewksbury.mec.edu

 

20.  TEWKSBURY SERVICES and

  NON-PROFIT  ORGANIZATIONS
tewksbury.com

 

21.  TEWKSBURY TOWN GOVERNMENT
tewksbury.info

 

22.TEWKSBURY YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS
tewksbury.com



 

 

 

Tewksbury C.A.R.E.S. Board of Directors

Chair:                Phil French
Vice Chair:       Dennis Sullivan
Clerk:                Chris
Kinnon
Treasurer:        Betty Dick

                           John Donoghue              
                           Barbara Mackey
                           Patricia Mooney

Tewksbury C.A.R.E.S. Associate Members
                          
                           Debbie D'Agostino
                           Deacon Bill Emerson 
                           Rick O'Neill
                           Roy Patterson
                           Doreen Willette
                          

Supporters:      Northeast Center for Healthy Communities
                           Trefler Foundation
                           Tewksbury Board of Health  

 



Last updated 
March 8, 2010

 

 

 

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