As reported by Lily Bohlke, Public News Service: Listen Here May is Community Action Month, and Community Action Agencies in Massachusetts are raising awareness about the wraparound services they provide to low-income residents. Community Action was started in 1964 by...
Joe Diamond, E.D. of MASSCAP & Nancy Wagman, Research & KIDS Count Director at MassBudget join Good Trouble to give the historical context in equity here in the Commonwealth. In the latest partnered report, At a Crossroads Created by COVID-19, covers the...
As reported by Lily Bohlke, Public News Service: Listen Here. A program in Massachusetts aims to provide training on trauma-informed care for early educators. It's called Readying Educators and Developing Young Children for Great Outcomes (READYGO). The first cohort...
As reported by Lily Bohlke, Public News Service: Listen Here. A new report shows financial supports made available in the pandemic have led to a direct reduction in poverty in Massachusetts. From expanded unemployment benefits and Child Tax Credit payments to...
Lessons Learned to Help Families Moving Along the Road to Opportunity in Massachusetts Financial assistance during the pandemic such as expanded unemployment benefits, expansion and extension of the child tax credit, and additional SNAP benefits all contributed to...
· Earned Income Tax Awareness Day · Today the Massachusetts Association for Community Action (MASSCAP) along with Berkshire Community Action Council were joined by Congressman Richard Neal, Senator Adam Hinds, and Representative John Barrett III among others in...
As reported by Lily Bohlke, Public News Service: Listen Here. With tax season underway, Massachusetts groups are raising awareness about the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA), an IRS-sponsored program to help people file their income taxes correctly and...
As reported by Lily Bohlke, Public News Service: Listen Here. As cold weather moves in, agencies are working to make sure Massachusetts residents know how to apply for fuel assistance and weatherization, if they think they might struggle with their heating bills this...
A Focus on the Home Energy Assistance Program MASSCAP, along with Worcester Community Action Council (WCAC), the network of Community Action Agencies in Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Energy Directors Association (MEDA), will launch its annual statewide awareness...
As reported by Lily Bohlke, Public News Service: Listen Here With the school year in full swing for Massachusetts K-through-12 students, many parents are seeking early-childhood education and care for their younger kids. Recent U.S. Census Bureau surveys show more...