MASSACHUSETTS RESOURCES
Foster Care Help in Massachusetts
Local foster care offices for 14 counties, how to become a foster parent, and free legal help. Everything is free — no account, no sign-up.
Foster Care Help
Thinking about fostering, or caring for a relative's child? Start here, then call your county office below.
How to become a foster parentFree Legal Help
4 free civil legal aid programs serve Massachusetts.
Local Offices by County
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- LOCAL OFFICE · Barnstable CountyVERIFIED
DCF Cape Cod & Islands Area Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Berkshire CountyVERIFIED
DCF Berkshire Area Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Bristol CountyVERIFIED
DCF Taunton Area Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Dukes CountyVERIFIED
DCF Cape Cod & Islands Area Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Essex CountyVERIFIED
DCF Salem Area Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Essex CountyVERIFIED
Merrimack Valley Transit (MeVa)
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Franklin CountyVERIFIED
DCF Greenfield Area Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Hampden CountyVERIFIED
DCF Springfield Area Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Hampshire CountyVERIFIED
DCF Greenfield Area Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Middlesex CountyVERIFIED
DCF Cambridge/Burlington Area Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Nantucket CountyVERIFIED
DCF Cape Cod & Islands Area Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Norfolk CountyVERIFIED
DCF Coastal Area Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Plymouth CountyVERIFIED
DCF Plymouth Area Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Plymouth CountyVERIFIED
Brockton Area Transit (BAT)
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Suffolk CountyVERIFIED
DCF Boston South Area Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Worcester CountyVERIFIED
DCF Worcester Area Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Worcester CountyVERIFIED
Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA)
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
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Free Legal Help in Massachusetts
From the Legal Services Corporation's official grantee list.
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- Free legal aidVERIFIED
Community Legal Aid, Inc.
5 counties: Berkshire County, Franklin County, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Worcester County
- Free legal aidVERIFIED
Northeast Legal Aid, Inc.
1 counties: Essex County
- Free legal aidVERIFIED
South Coastal Counties Legal Services
5 counties: Barnstable County, Bristol County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Plymouth County
- Free legal aidVERIFIED
Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association
3 counties: Middlesex County, Norfolk County, Suffolk County
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