
Office of Prevention & Outreach

The mission of the Medford Health and Human Services Department is to prevent, promote, and protect the environmental, mental, and physical wellbeing of the community.
Multilingual Resource Line
You can always call the Medford Multilingual Resource Line at 781-475-5644 and select a preferred language from the menu to leave a voicemail in your native language.
The Medford Multilingual Resource Line has been established to help answer questions, provide support, and make connections to services. Trained professionals in social work, mental health, and public health will return calls or correspond via email to ensure that residents are receiving answers to questions and connected to support services in their native language, through the use of interpreter services. Our staff can assist with connections to services or resources including but not limited to: SNAP and other food access resources, mental health services and support, housing resources and questions, educational supports, and more.
Catherine Dhingra
Assistant Director of Health and Human Services
Email: cdhingra@medford-ma.gov
Samia Bennett
Special Projects Coordinator & Youth/Families Connector
Email: sbennett@medford-ma.gov
Jason Stone
Social Services Coordinator
Email: jstone@medford-ma.gov
Cell: (781) 654-5635
Office Phone: (781) 475-5646
City Hall Room 210
Chris Summa
Recovery Coach
Email: csumma@medford-ma.gov
Cell: (617) 293-0008
City Hall Room 210
Patrick Donovan
Health Equity Coordinator
Email: pdonovan@medford-ma.gov
Matisse Monty
Regional Prevention Strategist
Email: mmonty@medford-ma.gov
Joseph Johnson
Prevention and Wellness Coordinator
Email: jjohnson@medford-ma.gov
Liaisons
Natasha Barthe
Haitian-Creole Community Liaison
nbarthe@medford-ma.gov
Darline Raymond
Haitian-Creole Community Liaison
draymond@medford-ma.gov
Stacey Moore
Community Liaison
semoore@medford-ma.gov
Marileia Barroso
Brazilian-Portuguese Community Liaison
mbarroso@medford-ma.gov
Connectors:
Charbel Hayek
Financial Security Connector
chayek@medford-ma.gov
Hala Fay
Food Systems Connector
hfay@medford-ma.gov



