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MASSCAP Requests Additional Fuel Assistance Funds for Vulnerable Massachusetts Families
Click here for full Press Release. Click here for Letter to Governor Baker The Massachusetts Association for Community Action (MASSCAP) is urging Governor Charlie Baker and members of the Massachusetts legislature to include $25 million for the Low Income Home Energy...
A Must Watch: Community Impact, Worcester Community Action Council
Everyone needs help at some point in their life. Have you ever had someone help you? Giving you that chance to succeed... someone who believed in you when you didn't believe in yourself? That's what WCAC and all Community Action Agencies do. BE COMMUNITY ACTION....
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) Statewide Kickoff Scheduled for January 26
We will kickoff the start of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) for the 2017 tax preparation season. When: Friday, January 26, at 10:30 a.m. Where: Greater Lawrence Community Action Council (GLCAC), 305 Essex Street, Lawrence, MA 01840...
After uncertainty, Massachusetts gets heating assistance funds
As reported by Brian Benson, Daily News Staff, and Gerry Tuoti, Wicked Local Newsbank Editor: Despite threats that funding would be eliminated in President Donald Trump’s preliminary budget, the state’s home heating program will continue to keep low-income families...
Sixty-one organizations join the 2018 Your Money, Your Goals cohort (including MASSCAP)
As reported by By Patty Avery and Yuliya Rzad, CFPB: We’re working to expand the reach of Your Money, Your Goals to more people across the country with the help of our new 2018 Your Money, Your Goals cohort organizations. In September, we invited organizations to...
You could qualify for heating assistance in MetroWest, Milford area
As reported by Jonathan Dame, Daily News: FRAMINGHAM – An improved economy may mean fewer households are tapping into the financial help for winter heating bills, but questions about eligibility might be playing a role. “There are probably hundreds, maybe thousands,...
Launch of Statewide Fuel Assistance Campaign
Click here for Press Release On October 27, 2017, the Massachusetts Association of Community Action (MASSCAP), along with several community action agencies, launched a statewide awareness campaign on fuel assistance in advance of the cold weather. The awareness...
Help for Hurricane Victims in Puerto Rico
Community Action Agencies stand ready to help families who have come here from Puerto Rico. Visit our Agencies page to find your local agency. Community Action Partnership, the national nonprofit that strengthens, promotes, represents and serves the network of member...
Springfield Partners for Community Action Builds Community
As reported by AFAMPOV: The staff at Springfield Partners has found a delicious way to celebrate the success of Paul Boyd, one of our Individual Development Account graduates. Looking for assistance in expanding his small business, Chef Boyd enrolled in our Individual...