Young Adult Resources

Wayside Young Adult Support Groups:

 

Transition Age Youth Services:

TEMPO Young Adult Resources

YAVP (Young Adult Vocational Program)

STEPS ( Young Adult Resource Center)

T.R.A.C.S (Transition Resources and Community Supports)

Massachusetts Clubhouses

The Transformation Center

CEDAR Clinic (Center for Early Detection, Assessment and Response to Risk)

Brookline Resilient Youth Team

PPAL (Parent/Professional Advocacy League Youth Group)

RLCs (Recovery Learning Communities)

Rediscovery Inc.

United Teen Equality Center

DMH SYAC (Statewide Young Adult Council Meetings)

Addiction and Substances:

Bureau of Substance Abuse Services

National Institute on Drug Abuse

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Massachusetts Substance Abuse Information and Education Helpline

Alcoholics Anonymous

Narcotics Anonymous

SmokeFree

Education:

High School

Public Universities and Colleges

SAT Testing

HiSET Testing

Chapter 766 (The Federation for Children with Special Needs)

Chapter 688 (Severe Disabilities)

Employment:

Career Centers

Employment Options Inc.

Successful Employment Program (SEP)

Peer Education Recovery Center (PERC)

MRC Turning 22 Program

Transition to Adulthood Program

Easter Seals of MA Youth Transition Services

Partners for Youth with Disabilities

Transitions ACR

Transportation:

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)

Regional Transit Authorities (RTA)

The RIDE

Driving Schools

Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV)

Obtaining a Class D Permit and License

Booking a Road Test

Housing:

Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership

Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance

Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless

Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)

US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Massachusetts Housing Consumer Education Centers

MassHousing

MassAccess

Independent Living Centers (ILC):

Boston Center for Independent Living

Center for Living and Working

Independence Associates

Stavros Center for Independent Living Inc.

Metro West Center for Independent Living

Northeast Independent Living Program

Southeast Center for Independent Living Merrill Building

The Independent Living Center of the North Shore and Cape Ann Inc.

Multicultural Independent Living Center of Boston

AdLib Inc.

LQBTQ:

The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth Support Project

Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders

(GLSEN) Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network

Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgender Youth

Boston Area Transgender Support

Supporters of Worcester Area Gay and Lesbian Youth

North Shore Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth

OUT Metrowest

Bisexual Resource Center

The Cape and Islands Gay and Straight Youth Alliance

The Trevor Project

Greater Boston PFLAG

Boston GLASS Community Center

Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition

Sidney Borum Jr. Health Center

Waltham House

Safe Homes

Eating Disorders:

(MEDA) Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association

(NEDA) National Eating Disorders Association

Eating Disorders Anonymous

Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders

Overeaters Anonymous

Cambridge Eating Disorders Center

Suicide Prevention:

(MCSP) the Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention

Samaritans

Applying to DMH (Department of Mental Health):

Application Process and Forms

Applying for SSDI or SSI:

SSDI or SSI benefits

Bullying/ Cyber-Bullying: