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Shattuck Child Care Center
The Shattuck Child Care Center, located on the hospital grounds, provides an educational and social environment which is both stimulating and satisfying for children between the ages of 15 months and six years. Licensed by the Massachusetts Office for Child Care Services for the care of 33 children, the center is staffed by two directors and six full-time OCCS qualified lead teachers. The Child Care Center offers a variety of group and individual experiences and activities designed to encourage a better understanding of self and the world through academic, scientific, artistic and perhaps most importantly, humanistic exploration and expressions. The Child Care Center contact number is: 617-971-3473.

Hospital Volunteer Services
The Lemuel Shattuck Hospital is supported by a caring volunteer staff made up of community members dedicated to the mission of helping those in need. Pastoral care, patient friend, recreational therapy, and clerical aide volunteers are just some of those whose assistance greatly impact the hospital's ability to best serve our patients and their families. Partners in Life, a non-profit dedicated to improving the lives of those with HIV/AIDS, further provides education, support and comfort to many in the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital community. The hospital's Volunteer Program contact number is: 617-971-3726.
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RoxComp Methadone Assistance Treatment Program (MAT)
This program provides clinically appropriate, high quality, methadone treatment for opiate-addicted injection drug users, giving them the chance to begin and continue a successful recovery. Together with the Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center, the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital is able to address the problem of substance abuse, offer primary care services and work to stop the spread of HIV among substance abusers. The MAT program contact number is:
617-541-3670.

Living and Recovering
Community (LARC)
The Living and Recovering Community is a 30 to 90 day intensive residential program which offers comprehensive substance abuse stabilization and case management/housing search services for men and women living with HIV/AIDS who are in recovery. Managed by Victory Programs, LARC provides mental health services, substance abuse services, transitional housing, HIV/AIDS education, and primary healthcare. The LARC Team contact number is:
617-522-2936.