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
- LOCAL OFFICE · Barnstable County
DCF Cape Cod & Islands Area Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Berkshire County
DCF Berkshire Area Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Bristol County
DCF Taunton Area Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Dukes County
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 County
DCF Salem Area Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Essex County
Merrimack Valley Transit (MeVa)
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Franklin County
DCF Greenfield Area Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Hampden County
DCF Springfield Area Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Hampshire County
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 County
DCF Cambridge/Burlington Area Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Nantucket County
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 County
DCF Coastal Area Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Plymouth County
DCF Plymouth Area Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Plymouth County
Brockton Area Transit (BAT)
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Suffolk County
DCF Boston South Area Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Worcester County
DCF Worcester Area Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Worcester County
Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA)
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
Free Legal Help in Massachusetts
From the Legal Services Corporation's official grantee list.
- Free legal aid
Community Legal Aid, Inc.
5 counties: Berkshire County, Franklin County, Hampden County, Hampshire County, Worcester County
- Free legal aid
Northeast Legal Aid, Inc.
1 counties: Essex County
- Free legal aid
South Coastal Counties Legal Services
5 counties: Barnstable County, Bristol County, Dukes County, Nantucket County, Plymouth County
- Free legal aid
Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association
3 counties: Middlesex County, Norfolk County, Suffolk County