Where: Livestream on MASSCAP YouTube Channel When: October 23, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. SPEAKERS: Senator Bruce Tarr Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken Peggy Hegarty-Steck, Executive Director, Action Inc. Mary Knittle, Energy Director, Worcester...
MASSCAP and Boston Tax Coalition Launch Pilot Preparing and filing tax returns bring everyone stress annually, especially those living with low incomes, and especially during a time of crisis when it is harder to access services. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance...
Affirming our Core Values Community Action has always stood for and advanced the promise of equal opportunity for all. The horrific death of George Floyd this past week brings into sharp focus how far we have to go as a society to address the social and economic...
Finding Innovative Ways to Continue to Serve Both New and Existing Families Visit masscap.org to find your local Community Action Agency The pandemic is affecting our lives in profound and unexpected ways. As completely unexpected as this pandemic and its compounding...
Check out our NEW video series: Service & Recovery in the time of COVID-19 Updated 4/7/20 The pandemic is affecting our lives in profound and unexpected ways. As completely unexpected as this pandemic is, we are not surprised at all at how we are all pulling...
Thousands of Households To Be Helped Immediately On behalf of thousands of vulnerable households struggling with their energy burden across the Commonwealth, we thank Chairman Michlewitz and the House Ways and Means Committee for drafting a supplemental budget that...
Thousands of Households Have Run Out of Home Heating Oil Advocates Call for Formal Federal/State Partnership In response to a second consecutive reduction in federal fuel assistance resources legislators in the Senate led by Senators Hinds and Tarr, and in the House,...
A Partnership with The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts During MASSCAP’s annual public policy briefing earlier this week at the State House, READYGO, a new early education and care workforce development initiative made possible through The Health Foundation...
As Reported by Chris Lisinski, State House News: Additional $15M In New State Heating Aid Sought Thousands of Massachusetts families risk running out of heating oil this winter without additional assistance from the state, an advocate warned Wednesday as lawmakers...
Earned Income Tax Awareness Day · Celebrating 50 years of VITA Today the Massachusetts Association for Community Action (MASSCAP) along with the Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee (CEOC) and the Community Action Agency of Somerville (CAAS) were joined by Senator...