Community Resources

  • General Information and Services
    Massachusetts 2-1-1

    BAMSI Helpline 866-621-4747 (www.Bamsi.org)
  • Business
    Better Business Bureau
    (To report customer service issues or poor business practices)
    (508) 652-4800

    Massachusetts Attorney General's Office
    Public Inquiry & Assistance Center Hotline: (617) 727-8400
    Available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. You may file consumer complaints via email any day at any time by completing our Consumer Complaint form .

    Elder Hotline: (888) 243-5337 

    Fair Labor Intake: (617) 727-3465

    Insurance & Health Care Consumer Helpline: (888) 830-6277

    Insurance Fraud Tipline: (617) 573-5330
    Available 24 hours a day, this tipline is intended for calls pertaining to fraud in any of the following: workers' compensation, motor vehicle insurance, disability, health care billing, and unemployment insurance.

    Victim Compensation: (617) 727-2200, ext. 2160
  • Employment
    CareerWorks
    34 School St.
    Brockton, Mass. 02301
    (508) 513-3400

    Employment Opportunity Center
    Self Help, Inc.
    142 Crescent St.
    Brockton, Mass. 02301
    (508) 588-4049

    Mass Rehabilitation
    55 City Hall Plaza
    Brockton, Mass. 02301
    (508) 583-1530

    Massachusetts Unemployment
    Local Office
    34 School St. (basement)
    Brockton, Mass. 02301
    (617) 626-6800

    YouthWorks
    34 School St.
    Brockton, Mass. 02301
    (508) 584-9800
  • Self-Help Inc.
    Fuel Assistance
    1362 Main St.
    Brockton, Mass. 02301
    (508) 588-5440

    Weatherization Assistance
    19 Riverside Ave.
    Brockton, Mass. 02301
    (508) 588-4481
  • Foreclosure Assistance/Housing
    Foreclosure Assistance
    Neighborhood Housing Services
    68 Legion Parkway
    (508) 580-0902

    South Shore Housing Counseling
    (781) 422-4200

    Housing
    Brockton Commons
    55 City Hall Plaza
    Brockton, Mass. 02301
    (508) 584-2373

    Brockton Housing Authority
    45 Goddard Road
    Brockton, Mass. 02301
    (508) 588-6880

    Lead Abatement Program
    Self Help Inc.
    142 Crescent St.
    Brockton, Mass. 02301
    (508) 588-4049
  • Food Assistance
    SNAP (formerly the food stamps program)
    Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance
    75 Commerical St.
    Brockton, Mass. 02301
    (508) 895-7000
    SNAP Hotline at 866-956-FOOD (3663)

    Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program (WIC)
    Local Office
    795 Pleasant St.
    Brockton, Mass. 02301
    (508) 588-8241

    Brockton Area Food Pantries 
  • Fuel Assistance
    Self-Help Inc.
    1362 Main St.
    Brockton, Mass. 02301
    (508) 588-5440

    Massachusetts Good Neighbor Energy Fund
    Salvation Army
    (800) 334-3047
  • Legal Issues
    Mass Legal Services - South Coastal Counties
    (508) 586-2110
    1-800-244-9023
  • Senior Citizens
    Brockton Council on Aging

    Old Colony Elder Services
    144 Main St.
    Brockton, Mass. 02301
    (508) 584-1561
  • Veterans
    Veterans' Services