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Taunton Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Taunton, Massachusetts that provide free legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the Massachusetts page.

South Coastal Counties Legal Services (SCCLS)Free civil legal help
Websitesccls.org
Phone508-676-6265
Intake line800-244-9023
Address22 Bedford Street, Fall River, MA 02720
HoursMonday through Thursday

South Coastal Counties Legal Services provides free civil legal help to low-income residents of Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod and the Islands, with help for housing, public benefits, family law, immigration, education, elder law, consumer debt and employment. Taunton sits in Bristol County, inside the area SCCLS serves. Its nearest office is in Fall River at 22 Bedford Street. Call the intake line at 800-244-9023 to apply.1

Food

Our Daily Bread Soup KitchenFree meals
Websitetauntonsoupkitchen.org
Phone508-824-1788
Address111 High Street, Taunton, MA 02780
HoursMonday through Friday, 11:15 AM to 1:00 PM; doors open at 10:00 AM

Our Daily Bread is a nonprofit soup kitchen in the parish hall of St. Thomas Episcopal Church. It serves a free noontime meal Monday through Friday. Doors open at 10:00 AM for coffee and donuts, and the meal runs from 11:15 AM to 1:00 PM.2

Social services

Taunton Family Resource CenterFamily support and parenting programs
Websiteoldcolonyymca.org
Phone774-501-2633
Address37 Main Street, Taunton, MA 02780
HoursMonday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with evening events Monday, Wednesday and Thursday to 6:00 PM

The Taunton Family Resource Center, run by the Old Colony YMCA, offers parenting programs, youth groups, support groups for grandparents raising grandchildren and fathers, help with applications, and a monthly food pantry and diaper pickup.3

Citizens for Citizens, Taunton OfficeCommunity action agency
Websitecfcinc.org
Phone508-823-6346
Address1 Taunton Green, Taunton, MA 02780
HoursMonday through Thursday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Citizens for Citizens is the community action agency for the Greater Taunton area. Its Taunton office gives information and referrals and takes fuel assistance applications for households in Taunton and nearby towns.4

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Footnotes

  1. South Coastal Counties Legal Services, Home page and Contact. The home page describes free civil legal help for low-income residents of Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod and the Islands, with help for housing, public benefits, family law, immigration, education, elder law, consumer debt and employment. The contact page lists the Fall River office at 22 Bedford Street, Fall River, MA 02720, phone 508-676-6265, and says offices are open Monday through Thursday. The intake line is 800-244-9023. ↩

  2. Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen, listing. Address, phone and hours rest on listings; the kitchen’s own site is tauntonsoupkitchen.org. The listing gives 111 High Street, Taunton, MA 02780, phone 508-824-1788, doors at 10:00 AM and a meal from 11:15 AM to 1:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Meal times differ across listings: one older listing gives 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM, and a September 2026 post gives 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Call before you go. ↩

  3. Old Colony YMCA, Taunton Family Resource Center, February 2025 calendar. Address, phone, hours and programs come from the organization’s own calendar: 37 Main Street, Taunton, MA 02780, phone 774-501-2633, Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM with evening events Monday, Wednesday and Thursday to 6:00 PM. A November 2026 City of Taunton calendar lists Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Call to confirm current hours. ↩

  4. Citizens for Citizens, Fuel Assistance Program and Information and Referrals. The fuel assistance page lists Taunton in its service area and gives the Taunton office at 1 Taunton Green, Taunton, MA 02780, phone 508-823-6346, Monday through Thursday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The information and referrals page gives the same Taunton address and phone, with office hours 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. ↩

  1. Waltham Local Assistance Programs, Massachusetts.
  2. Worcester Local Assistance Programs, Massachusetts.
  3. Boston Local Assistance Programs, Massachusetts.
  4. Brockton Local Assistance Programs, Massachusetts.
  5. Cambridge Local Assistance Programs, Massachusetts.
  6. Fall River Local Assistance Programs, Massachusetts.
  7. Framingham Local Assistance Programs, Massachusetts.
  8. Haverhill Local Assistance Programs, Massachusetts.
  9. Lawrence Local Assistance Programs, Massachusetts.
  10. Lowell Local Assistance Programs, Massachusetts.

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