Other ways to get help
A number of resources offer help to Ashland residents in need.
Visit the Ashland Food Pantry
It's located at:
Ashland Community Center
162 West Union Street
Ashland, MA 01721
For information about the Food Pantry and its hours:
Visit the Ashland Food Pantry website
or call (508) 532-7942
Note: while the Ashland Emergency Fund works with and financially assists the Ashland Food Pantry, the Pantry is a separate entity owned and operated by the Town of Ashland.
Seek help from other resources
Advocates, Inc.
24-hour crisis support: 1 (800) 640-5432
Ashland Emergency Fund
For assistance call (508) 881-0140 x3, ask for Jennifer
https://www.ashlandemergencyfund.org/
Ashland Food Pantry
(508) 532-7942
https://www.ashlandmass.com/440/Ashland-Food-Pantry
Ashland Youth & Family Services
Jennifer Wuelfing
Phone: (508) 532-7942
Email: jwuelfing@ashlandmass.com
BayPath Elder Services
(508) 573-7200
Call2Talk
Dial 211
COVID-19 Stimulus Money
https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment
Emergency Aid to the Elderly, Disabled and Children
https://www.mass.gov/service-details/check-eaedc-eligibility-and-how-to-apply
Massachusetts Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
https://ui-cares-act.mass.gov/PUA/_/?_ga=2.142220731.885162175.1587416668-1882380042.1584383789#5
Massachusetts Unemployment Assistance
https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-unemployment-benefits
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
(800) 273-8255
Neighbor Brigade
https://www.neighborbrigade.org/AshlandMA
Saint Vincent de Paul
(508) 665-8735
Salvation Army
(508) 875-3341
https://massachusetts.salvationarmy.org/MA/Framingham
Samaritans
24 hr. helpline-617-247-0220
SMOC
(508) 872-4853
SNAP
https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-snap-benefits-food-stamps
Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children
https://www.mass.gov/service-details/check-tafdc-eligibility-and-how-to-apply
Voices against Violence
24 Hour HOTLINES: 1-800-593-1125 or 508-626-8686 (TTY-friendly)
Monday – Friday from 9am to 5pm, at 508-820-0834
Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
https://www.mass.gov/wic-information-for-participants
3R Program
(508) 532-7900 Hours: 8:00 am to 12:00 pm Mondays and Fridays