Kids' Place collaborates with Elizabeth Freeman Center which provides free and confidential services to non-offending caregivers and children who have been exposed to domestic violence. For more information about EFC or their services
call (866) 401-2425
HERE ARE SOME OF THE WAYS EFC CAN HELP:
Counseling – free and confidential counseling, for adults and children, in individual and group settings to help you heal from harm of violence, and to understand that it is not your fault and you are not alone.
Safety planning – to help you be safer or to help you get to safety.
Advocacy – to help you get services you need, including income support and medical care, education and training, legal help, help with your bills, housing that is safe and affordable, and protections so you can keep your job or stay in school. This includes appropriate referrals to community agencies to further meet your family’s needs.
24/7 Hotline – a toll-free hotline, (866) 401-2425, that you can call anytime of the day or night for support, counseling, advocacy, shelter, or just to talk.
Response to hospitals or police stations – counselors available 24/7 to help those who need to flee violence. We can meet you at hospitals or police stations following an attack to provide help and support.
Emergency services – including shelter, food, transportation and safe phones, to help you get and stay safe.
Pet foster care – a “SafePet” program with Berkshire Humane Society to provide foster care for pets if violence has interrupted your care of them and they need safety.
Court advocates – staff in the Probate Court in Pittsfield and in the district courts in North Adams and Great Barrington to help with restraining orders and to talk about your situation and what can help.
Counselors who work specifically with immigrants – we have counselors with special training and experience in immigration issues.
LGBTQ+ services – including LGBTQ+ counselors and LGBTQ+ support groups.
Supervised visitation program – with Berkshire County Sheriff’s Deputies, to keep children and survivors safe during visitation when there is a history of family violence.
EFC has offices in North Adams, Great Barrington, and Pittsfield,
staff in the Pittsfield and Adams Police Departments, and Berkshire County Kids’ Place.
EFC can meet people in safe locations almost anywhere in Berkshire County.