Welcome to Greater New Bedford C.O.A.S.T.
Find-a-Provider guide

Greater New Bedford C.O.A.S.T. is a partnership of organizations and services that have joined together to promote healthy living and serve the needs of vulnerable children and adults in our communities. Also known as the Greater New Bedford Health and Human Services Coalition, we have adopted the acronym GNBCOAST to help explain who we are and what we do.

The partners in our network envision a healthy environment where everyone experiences Community, Opportunity, Access, Safety and Trust (COAST). Our mission is to channel the communities of Greater New Bedford into action to achieve a better quality of life for everyone. We provide information about our resources and services in order to promote coordination and to encourage their use by the public; address needs and build on community assets; and celebrate and reward community successes. We serve the communities of Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Freetown, Marion, Mattapoisett, New Bedford, Rochester and Wareham.

The Find-a-Provider guide to our partner agencies is arranged alphabetically by topic as well as by agency name. There are 40 topic listings ranging from Substance Abuse treatment to Elderly Services, from Children & Youth to Consumer Protection/Information. This alphabetical list of agencies is the most comprehensive and continuously updated guide to health and human services in the Greater New Bedford area.