This page lists all of the CRC's patient community resource handouts in one place. All of these handouts are also linked under the pertinent topics elsewhere on our site.

We encourage you to also see those topics for other important information and resources, including any handouts created by community agencies.

 

• Accommodations List and Translations
• Adoption Resources (4/23)
• Baby Supplies (3/24)- Spanish version (3/24), Haitian Creole version (3/24), Portuguese version (3/24), Traditional Chinese version (3/24)
• Cash Assistance/Disability- Cash Assistance for Massachusetts Residents with Disabilities.
  Two versions:   Brief  | Detailed 
  • Brief version- Spanish version (3/25) , Haitian Creole version (3/25), Portuguese version (3/25), Traditional Chinese version (3/25)
  • Detailed version-Spanish version (3/25), Haitian Creole version (3/25), Portuguese version (3/25), Traditional Chinese version (3/25)

• Cash for Caretaking- Can I get paid for caring for a frail or disabled relative or friend?
  Two versions:  Brief  |  Detailed (rev 5/22)
• Child Care- Subsidized (8/24)
• Clothing Resources (rev 11/24)
• Community Resources - Overview (MA) (2/24)
  Spanish version (10/22), Haitian Creole version (10/22), Portuguese version (10/22), Traditional Chinese version (10/22)
  • Other States:
    • Maine- Overview of Community Resources ( rev 1/24)
    • New Hampshire- Overview of Community Resources (rev 1/24)
    • New York- Overview of Community Resources (rev 1/24)
    • Rhode Island - Overview of Community Resources (rev 9/25)
    • Vermont - Overview of Community Resources ( rev 1/24)
    • Connecticut - Overview of Community Resources (rev 1/24)

• Counseling Resource Handouts- Massachusetts (9/23), Connecticut (3/24), Maine (2/24), New Hampshire (2/24), New York (3/24), Rhode Island (3/24), Vermont (3/24)
• Doulas and Nighttime Newborn Care (2/23)
• Donate Unused Medical Supplies (Thanks to Ashley Paleski and Jessica Lezon for creating this handout)
• Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Companies (6/19)
• Early Retirement or Disability? Should I Apply for Disability or Take Early Retirement? (3/23)

• Elder Services: State-Funded Elder Home Care (Massachusetts) (5/24)- Spanish version (5/23), Haitian Creole version (5/23), Portuguese version (5/23),Traditional Chinese version (5/23) 
• Emergency Financial Assistance Funds (rev 4/25) Spanish version (rev 4/25), Haitian Creole version (rev 4/25), Brazilian Portuguese version (rev 4/25), Traditional Chinese version (rev 4/25)
• Staff education document, NOT a patient handout: Establishing Parentage of Children for Medical Visitation and Decision Making - for unmarried parents, or when the intended parent is not the spouse of the birth parent
• Food- Local Access to Food List  Adult  |  Pedi (rev 3/23)
• Food/Nutrition Assistance- Food and Nutrition Assistance Options for Massachusetts Residents
  
Two versions:   Brief | Detailed
• Formula- Infant Formula Shortage handout (10/22)
• Funeral/Burial- Resources for Final Arrangements: A Guide for Loved Ones - Spanish version (9/23), Haitian Creole version (9/23), Brazilian Portuguese version (9/23), Traditional Chinese version (9/23) 
  • Includes financial assistance, reducing costs, transporting a body out of state, donating a body or skeleton to medical science, local funeral homes and bereavement resources.
• Also see: our Funeral/Burial Resources page for the Survivors of Homicide guide, for individual printable sections of our funeral/burial guide, and additional resources.
• Home Care for Adults with Disabilities Under Age 60 (MA) (1/23)
• Homemaker Services (under age 60) - Home Care Assistance Program (HCAP) - MA Rehab Commission program for adults with disabilities, under age 60 (handout covers this program only and in more detail than in the Home Care for Adults with Disabilities Under Age 60 handout above)
• Home Modification Resources (MA) (rev 7/23) 

• Housing
  • Reality of the Housing Crisis and Help Available (MA) (rev 1/25) - Spanish version (rev 1/25), Haitian Creole version (rev 1/25), Brazilian Portuguese version (rev 1/25), Traditional Chinese version (rev 1/25)
    • New England version - Spanish version (rev 1/25), Haitian Creole version (rev 1/25), Brazilian Portuguese version (rev 1/25), Traditional Chinese version (rev 1/25)
  • Subsidized Housing in Massachusetts: The Basics (rev 3/24, 7 pages) Spanish version (3/24), Haitian Creole version (3/24), Brazilian Portuguese version (3/24), Traditional Chinese version (3/24)
    • Brief version- Subsidized Housing in MA (rev 2/23, one page)
      • Brief Version- with phone numbers only (for those without digital access) (3/22)
    • Supplement: Options for Non-Citizens (4/24)- Spanish version (4/24), Haitian Creole version (4/24), Brazilian Portuguese version (4/24), Traditional Chinese version (4/24)
      • Note: The Trump administration has proposed changes for mixed-status households in federally-funded housing that are currently under review. Please consult an immigration advocate
• Immigrant Access to Benefits
  • Programs without Immigration Requirements (e.g., available to the undocumented; though some programs require residency): Detailed version (Rev 1/24)
    Brief version (contact info only, no descriptions rev 1/25) Brief - Spanish version, Chinese version, Haitian Creole version, Portuguese version, rev 1/25 | 
  • Applying for Subsidized Housing in MA- Supplement: Options for Non-Citizens

• Immigration Clinics and Lawyers (4/25) - Spanish version (4/25), Haitian Creole version (4/25), Brazilian Portuguese version (4/25), Traditional Chinese version (4/25)
• MassHealth Financial Protections for a Community Spouse (rev 1/17)

• MassHealth PCA Program - Personal Care Attendant program (rev 3/21)
• Meditation- Sample Meditation Apps (7/23)
• Overview of Community Resources - See Community Resources above

• Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFML) - MA program: Brief and Detailed handouts (rev 1/25)
  • Spanish version (1/25), Haitian Creole version (1/25), Portuguese version (1/25), Traditional Chinese version (1/25)
  
  
  • PFML for Pregnancy and New Parents (1/25)- Spanish version (1/25), Haitian Creole version (1/25), Portuguese version (1/25), Traditional Chinese version (1/25)
• PCA Program - See MassHealth PCA program
• Personal Emergency Response Systems/Medical Alert Systems ("Lifeline")
  • Personal Emergency Response Systems - Overview (8/25)
  • Paying for Personal Emergency Response Systems (rev 7/23)
• Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Loss support
  • Pregnancy Termination support (post elective abortion and post termination for medical reasons)
• Psychotherapy
  • How to FIND a Therapist in MA (Authored with Elyse Levin-Russman)(rev 5/24) Spanish version, Haitian Creole version, Brazilian Portuguese version, Traditional Chinese version
  • Postpartum and New Parent Support (counseling) (2-23)
  • How to CHOOSE a Psychotherapist Who is Right for You

• RAFT (Residential Assistance for Families in Transition) - MA homelessness prevention funds - 4/25
  • Spanish version (9/23), Haitian Creole version (9/23), Brazilian Portuguese version (9/23), Traditional Chinese version (9/23)
• Substance Use Self-Help Groups (Formerly Self-Help Groups at MGH, currently no such SUDs groups are offered onsite. Updated 5/25)
• Shelter
  • STAFF reference guide (4/25) - additional information on our shelter page.)
  • Individual Adult Shelter- patient handout (if refusing referral from hospital)
    • Translations: Spanish, Haitian Creole, Brazilian Portuguese and Traditional Chinese
  • Individual Adult shelters that Allow You to Stay During the Day - patient handout (5/24)
  • Adult Drop-in day shelters Boston and Cambridge (rev 2/25) - Spanish version (rev 2/25), Haitian Creole version (rev 2/25), Portuguese version (rev 2/25), Traditional Chinese version (rev 2/25)
• Social Security Survivors Benefits (7/23)

 

• Transportation
  • Transportation handout (9/22) -  Spanish version (9/22),  Haitian Creole Version (9/22), Portuguese version (9/22), Traditional Chinese version (9/22)
  • Also see/share: Getting to MGH on the PUBLIC area of our website
  • Free Medical Air Transportation
  • MassHealth PT-1
    • Using MassHealth Transportation (after PT-1 is submitted):  English  |   Spanish  |  Haitian Creole  | Brazilian Portuguese  | Traditional Chinese  |   (Russian old version)
    • Trip Home Letter- Spanish/English
      --Asks staff to call MassHealth taxi on patient's behalf
    • Trip Home Letter- for non-verbal patients
      --Asks staff to call MassHealth taxi on patient's behalf

  • The RIDE 30-Day Medical Necessity Approvals Patient Instructions and in Spanish, Haitian Creole, Brazilian Portuguese, Traditional Chinese
  • Medical Escorts (8/22)
• Utility Assistance (Massachusetts) Spanish version, Haitian Creole version, Brazilian Portuguese version, Traditional Chinese version- includes financial assistance programs, shut-off protections and managing past-due bills.
  • Phone & Technology Assistance handout
• Wigs - Free & Discounted Wigs and Salons Assisting with Insurance Claims

 

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