GREENFIELD — The RECOVER Project on Federal Street will remain closed until further notice, after it proved too difficult to limit guests to essential services when it reopened Monday.

The peer-based recovery and support center reopened for one day after recovery centers were included on Gov. Charlie Baker’s list of essential services that are allowed to continue operating during the COVID-19 pandemic, but Program Director Peggy Vezina said the decision was made at the end of the day to change course.

“It’s just been crazy,” she said.

The RECOVER Project was open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for specific essential needs, including charging cellphones, obtaining phones, faxing, making copies, getting assistance with housing support and getting into detox, Clinical & Support Options and Transitional Support Services, though those services remain independently accessible. The provided essential services also include tech support (such as how to use Zoom, a cloud-based video conferencing service), obtaining official identification, acquiring bus passes, getting information on public resources such as recovery supports, unemployment and (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) SNAP benefits, connecting with recovery coaches, using bathrooms, and getting bottled water and hand sanitizer.

However, Vezina said several people visited merely for the personal connection with their social network, but that has not been deemed as an essential need.

“We were able to do outreach, but not as efficiently and not as safely as we’d want to be during this time,” she said. “In Franklin County, many of our people are in shelters or they’re unsheltered, and our folks just didn’t have any place to go because everything’s closed.

“Hopefully, we’ll get on the other side of this pretty soon,” Vezina added.

According to the center’s Facebook page, it will continue providing recovery support, information on resources, instruction on how to use technology, recovery coaching and a toll-free “warm phone line” at 844-699-4325.

A post on The RECOVER Project’s Facebook post credited state Rep. Paul Mark, D-Peru, and other local legislators with getting recovery centers included on the list of essential services that can be open during the pandemic. Mark said he spoke with Vezina and was moved by her words regarding the urgency of reopening the center.

“The recovery center is an important resource to people at a crucial time in their lives. The current state of emergency has only increased that need due to the isolation and personal distancing necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19,” he said in an emailed statement, adding he is grateful to colleagues state Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa, D-Northampton, Rep. Natalie Blais, D-Sunderland, and state Sen. Jo Comerford, D-Northampton, for joining him in advocating to state Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders to get recovery centers reopened.

The center’s regular phone line of 413-774-5489 will operate as usual, but people may need to leave a message. The Facebook page will provide updated information.

Reach Domenic Poli at: dpoli@recorder.com or 413-772  -0261, ext. 262.