Southeast Massachusetts

 
 
 
 

This page includes events and directories of veterans’ services; veterans’ posts and auxiliaries; Aging Services Access Points; VA-accredited representatives, agents, and attorneys; veteran owned businesses; and information about veterans in the Southeast Region. County pages are in progress.

Use the #southeast tag for events in counties in the Southeast Region so they show up here. Some towns are also part of the #cape-cod, #south-coast, #south-shore, #greater-boston, #boston-metro, and #metrowest areas linked below.

67,789 veterans are estimated to live in Bristol, Norfolk, & Plymouth County as of 2021, with 3,330 below the poverty line, including 1,601 with a disability.

 
 
 

The mission of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Veterans’ Services (EOVS) is to act as the primary advocate on behalf of all the Commonwealth’s veterans. The Office provides outreach and support through various programs. EOVS offers assistance to eligible veterans and their surviving spouses through the MassVets Financial Benefits Program, administered by local veterans’ services.

Veterans may use the Mass Vet Benefit Calculator to see what they may qualify for and contact their local veterans’ services office to apply. MGL Chapter 115 requires each town/city have a veterans’ agent to administer these benefits, but two or more contiguous towns can also appoint someone to serve as veterans’ agent and form Veterans’ Services Districts.

Southeast Mass Regional Directories

Aging Services Access Points

Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) are private, non-profit agencies established under MGL Chapter 19A. ASAPs provide direct and protective services, including information and referrals; interdisciplinary case management; intake and assessment; developing, implementing, and monitoring service plans; reassessing needs; and investigating reports of elder abuse and neglect.

MassOptions is a service of the Executive Office of Health & Human Services (EOHHS) that can also help older adults, people with disabilities, and family members or caregivers identify aging and disability services and connect to those that can meet their needs. Call (800) 243-4636 or click here to complete a referral.

 
 

MassHire Southeastern Veterans Coalition

  • There are many great Veteran coalitions across the state of Massachusetts, as well as smaller segmented groups across the South Shore.We hope you can join us and help us create a South Shore coalition full of resources, shared knowledge, and networking opportunities that will be advantageous to Veterans from Quincy down to the Cape.

    Organizations will have the opportunity to introduce themselves and the services they provide, and to network with other organizations and the Veterans Employment Representatives from the MassHire Career Centers in Quincy, Plymouth, the Cape, Brockton, New Bedford, Attleboro, Fall River, and Taunton during meetings.

    For more information, contact any MassHire Disabled Veteran Outreach Program Specialist in the Southeast:

 
 

Norfolk and Plymouth County have Veterans’ Treatment, Mental Health, and Recovery Courts. Recovery Courts are also available in Bristol and Barnstable County. The Massachusetts Center of Excellence for Specialty Courts, an initiative of the Executive Office of the Massachusetts Trial Court, aims to bring innovative, evidence-based, and equitable interventions to Specialty Courts.

  • Veterans’ Treatment Courts are court-supervised, treatment-focused collaboratives designed to handle criminal cases involving defendants with a history of military service through a coordinated effort among the veterans services delivery system, community-based providers, and the court.

    Veterans’ treatment court sessions aim to improve public safety while dealing with underlying issues of PTSD, TBI, and MST.  Abstinence from drugs/alcohol, mandated treatment, swift accountability, and weekly interaction with the court is required. There are two VTCs in the Southeast region:

  • Recovery Courts, also referred to as Drug Treatment Courts and Drug Courts, address the behavioral health and social support needs of adults involved with the criminal-legal system. Recovery Courts are designed to assist court-involved people in their path toward recovery from substance use and away from unlawful behavior. The District Court operates sessions in the Southeast region in:

  • Mental Health Courts, also referred to as Recovery Courts and Recovery with Justice, address the behavioral health and social support needs of adults involved with the criminal-legal system. Mental Health Courts are designed to increase access to mental health treatment for court-involved people and assist them in their path away from unlawful behavior. The District Court operates sessions in: