• Accountant
• Administrator
• Animal Control
• Assessor
• Board of Health
• Board of Selectmen
• Building Inspector
• Town Clerk
• Collector/Treasurer
• Conservation Comm.
• Council on Aging
• Dept of Public Works
• Emergency Mgmt
• Finance Committee
• Fire Dept
• Library
• Parks & Rec
• Planning
• Police Dept

Links

Education
-- http://www.experienceworks.org - Experience Works, Inc. (formerly Green Thumb, Inc.,N.E.) 800-562-2776
-- http://www.communityhealthlink.com - Community Healthlink 508-860-1000
-- http://www.mass.edu - Mass. Board of Higher Education 617-994-6950. Income-eligible seniors may attend any state, regional or community college without paying tuition.
-- http://www.geront.umb.edu - University of Massachusetts Boston Gerontology Institute 617-287-7300
-- Worcester City Managers Office of Employment and Training 10 Mechanic St. Suite 103 Worcester 01608 508-799-1590

Financial Assistance
-- AARP Financial Planning - AARP- Offers information and worksheets to assist with financial planning issues.
-- Massachusetts Dept. of Transitional Assistance 800-249-2007 Local Office: 25 Birch Street, Milford 01757 508-634-7100
-- http://www.mass.gov/dorMassachusetts Dept. of Revenue 508-792-7300
-- www.pensionaction.org/ - The Pension Action Center, University of Massachusetts / Boston
-- The New England Pension Assistance Project 888-425-6067 Helps individuals to understand their pension plan, their rights under federal law and the benefits to which they are entitled. Services are FREE of charge to all New England residents.
-- The National Pension Lawyer's Network 617-287-7324 A no-cost referral service that connects workers and retirees with more than 600 attorneys from across 50 states and the District of Columbia who can help individuals understand and enforce their pension rights. Lawyers represent workers, retirees and their families in pension matters on a regular-fee, reduced-fee, and / or pro bono basis.

Fuel Assistance/ Energy Assistance
-- http://www.state.ma.us/dhcd - Mass. Dept. of Housing & Community Development 617-727-7765 or 800-632-8175 Administers the Weatherization Assistance, Heating Energy Assistance, Retrofit Task Weatherization Assistance and Low-Income Home energy assistance programs.
-- SMOC-LIHEAP program- 1-800-286-6776
-- http://www.energybucks.com - Energy Bucks program-1-866-Less-Cost
-- http://www.citizensenergy.com - Joe Kennedy Oil program-1-800-JOE-4OIL

Health Care Education and Support
-- http://www.alz.org - Alzheimer's Association 800-272-3900
-- http://www.aafp.org - American Academy of Family Physicians 800-274-2237 Provides national lists of family doctors.
-- http://www.cancer.org - American Cancer Society 866-228-4327
-- http://www.diabetes.org - American Diabetes Association 800-342-2383
-- http://www.americangeriatrics.org - American Geriatrics Society
-- http://www.aoa.gov/caregivers/ - The Eldercare Locator 800-677-1116 for long-distance caregivers it finds services for a senior in his or her locality.
-- Healthfinder - www.healthfinder.gov - Provides a clearinghouse for consumer health and human services: online publications, databases, websites, support and self-help groups, government agencies, and not-for-profit organizations that produce information for the public.
-- http://www.nhic-nt.health.org - National Health Information Center 301-565-4167 or 800-336-4797

Home Care
-- http://www.nahc.org - National Association for Home Care 202-547-7424 Publishes "How to Choose a Home Care Provider." Trade association representing the interests and concerns of home care agencies, hospices, home care aide organizations, and medical equipment suppliers.

Hospice
-- National Hospice and Pallative Care Organization 703-837-1500 Publishes a nationwide directory of hospices.

Housing Alternatives
-- http://www.aahsa.org - American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging Offers resources and information about non-profit nursing homes, continuing care retirement communities, assisted living and senior housing facilities, and home and community-based service providers.
-- http://www.Alfa.org - Assisted Living Federation of America An association exclusively dedicated to the assisted living industry and the population it serves. Offers a directory of providers, a checklist of things to look for when looking for assisted living, definition of this type of housing and other information and guidance.

Legal Assistance
-- http://www.nscic.org - National Senior Citizens Law Center 202-289-6976 Provides information on issues and links to elder law issues.
-- http://www.naela.com - National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys 520-881-4005 provides an attorney locator.
-- http://www.eeoc.gov - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) 202-663-4900 or 800-669-4000 Handles age-discrimination employment complaints.