Emergency/ Hotlines
- Brien Center 24/7 Crisis Line: 1-800-252-0227
- 988 (call or text)
- Berkshire County Kids’ Place, Violence Prevention Center: (413) 499-2800
- Elizabeth Freeman Center for domestic violence. 24/7 Hotline: 1-866-401-2425
- National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673
- Parent Stress Hotline: 1-800-362-8188
- Postpartum Support International: 1-800-944-4773
- A Call for Change: (877) 898-3411 anonymous intimate partner abuse prevention helpline
Family, Pregnancy, Parenting, & Youth Services
Family Resource Centers (FRCs) are community hubs offering free support, education, and resources for families with children (birth to 18), aiming to build family stability, strengthen parenting, and connect people to community services like mental health, housing, and basic needs (food, clothing). FRCs in Berkshire County include nbCC (North), 18 Degrees (Central) and Clinical Support Options (South)
- 18 Degrees: 413-448-8281
- nbCC Family Resource Center 413-663-7588
- Great Barrington Family Resource Center 413-528-0298
- Berkshire Connections: 413-822-9774
Comprehensive prenatal and postnatal support program for women with a history of substance use - Brien Community Behavioral Health Center: 1-800-252-0227
- Empty Arms Bereavement, Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support: (413) 570-0811 (leave message)
- Healthy Families Program 413-445-4324 or text 413-358-0287
A free family support program that offers visits and support to first-time young parents who are age 25 and under, who are either pregnant or who are parenting a child under one year old. We serve all of Berkshire County - Child Care of the Berkshires, Inc. 413-663-6593
Serving families and children in Berkshire County by offering quality childcare and family support services, including a Family Center. - Railroad Street Youth Project 413-528-2475
- Elizabeth Freeman Center Youth Prevention Program 413-499-2425
- CHP Family Services 413-528-0457
- Berkshire North WIC Program: 413-447-3495
- Berkshire South WIC Program 413-525-0457
Good food and a whole lot more! - Services for Supervised Parenting Time
- 18 Degrees: 413-448-8281
- Berkshire Family YMCA: 413-499-7650 x 132
- Elizabeth Freeman Center: 413-499-2425
Women’s Healthcare
- Berkshire Harm Reduction (413) 447-2654
Free services throughout the county including syringe service, safer smoking and snorting supplies, STI screening/ treatment, medical support, naloxone, test strips, safer consumption supplies, basic wound care and more. Comprehensive Hepatitis C treatment track and navigator. Mobile unit and home delivery also available. - Berkshire OBGYN (413) 499-8570
- Brien Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC) 413-499-0412
Help organize care and facilitate communication across medical, behavioral health and long-term services, including agencies and social supports. - Tapestry Sexual & Reproductive Health Clinic 413-443-2844
- Volunteers in Medicine (those ineligible for all insurance): 413-528-4014
- Barrington OBGYN – CHP 413-528-1470
- Berkshire Community Health Programs (CHP) 413-528-9311
Justice Involved Women’s Services
- 2nd Street, Second Chances 413-770-0560
- Berkshire County DA 413-443-5951
- Pittsfield Community Justice Support Center 413-358-4321
- Elizabeth Freeman Center (Safety Planning) 413-499-2425
Community Navigators for Women
- 2nd Street, Second Chances 413-770-0560; 413-822-1811
- Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity: 413-349-3831
- George B. Crane Memorial Center 413-464-7066
- Brien Center Female Resource Navigator 413-770-8747
- CHP Community Navigators 413-854-2816
- Volunteers in Medicine (those ineligible for all insurance): 413-528-4014
- Pittsfield Health Department City Health Worker: 413-448-9852
Offering a Child Passenger Safety Program with free car seat installations, checks, and car seats for low-income families. A free naloxone distribution site at 100 North St and referrals to local services. A Wellness program that offers blood pressure checks, nutrition consultations, and a variety of other services at locations throughout Pittsfield.
Women’s Groups for Safe Social Connections
- 2nd Street, Second Chances Women’s Aftercare Group 413-770-9031
- Berkshire Connections, Pregnancy and Postpartum Group: 413-822-9774
- Have Hope
Women’s Group (37 Main Street Suite 201, North Adams), every 2nd and 4th Thursday from 5:00-6:00 pm: 413-398-1389 - Rural Recovery Women’s Group (Great Barrington): 413-645-3564
Women’s Recovery Housing
- Safe Harbor 413-499-1456
- Vanderburg House 844-762-3747
Shelter and Services for Unhoused Families
- ServiceNet Shelter (The Pearl): 413-320-6550
- Our Friends’ House: 413-499-2877
- Onota Family Shelter: 413-582-4257
- Louison House (North Adams): 413-663-6323
Culturally Specific Women’s Services
- Multicultural Bridge (Great Barrington): 413-274-8142
- Rites of Passage and Empowerment Program, R.O.P.E.
- Berkshire Pride LGBTQIA+ Social Connections: info@Berkshirepride.org
- Berkshire Pride is a nonprofit organization committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and affirming environment for LGBTQ+ individuals and their allies in Berkshire County.
- Educating Equity: a collaboration between the Elizabeth Freeman Center’s Violence Prevention Team and Berkshire Pride to create inclusive sex-ed and healthy relationships education for marginalized youth, including LGBTQ and BIPOC students, who reside in Pittsfield. The Elizabeth Freeman Center also has specific Children Exposed to Domestic Violence (CEDV) counselors and LGBTQ-specific counselors.
- Tech safety for survivors of domestic violence
- Wildflower Alliance 413-464-9807
- Berkshire Immigrant Center 413-445-4881
