Reports and Other Documents from MASSCAP

To further its advocacy and public policy initiatives in support of the state's low-income communities, MASSCAP has issued the reports and other materials listed below. Electronic versions of these documents can be accessed from the listing. Hard copy versions also are available, as noted below.

• Reports
• Resource Guides
• Other Documents
• To Obtain Printed/Multiple Copies

Some of the documents listed below are in PDF format. To open a PDF file, you need to have the free Adobe PDF Reader installed on your workstation. If you do not have this free software, you can download it from the Adobe Web site. Even if you already have the Reader installed, you might need to update it with the current version.

Reports

• Immigrant Small Business in Lowell, Massachusetts:
  Workforce Development Needs of Owners and Their Employees (2008)
  - Full Report (pdf)
• Workforce Development Case Studies and Other Materials:
  Using a Self-Sufficiency Continuum as a Framework for Workforce Development (2003)
  - Research & Evaluation Brief (pdf)
  - Case Study Report (pdf)
  - Program Profiles (pdf)
  - Workbook on Using the Self-Sufficiency Continuum Framework (pdf)
  - Slide Presentation Based on the Case Study Report (ppt)
• Digital Economy, Opportunity Divide:
  Facts & Strategic Initiatives by Massachusetts CAAs (2001)
  - Summary (html)
  - Full Report (pdf)
    (Not currently available online. Request a copy.)
• Making the Transition:
  A Report on the Workforce Investment Activities and Programs of CAAs in Massachusetts (2000)
  - Summary (html)
  - Full Report (html)
• Crossing the Digital Divide:
  A Report on the Information Technology Needs, Capacities, and Initiatives of CAAs in Massachusetts (1999)
  - Summary (html)
  - Executive Summary (html)
  - Full Report (html) (Appendices not included)
  - Full Report (pdf) (Appendices not included)
    (Not currently available online.)
• Running in Place:
  A Report on Poverty in Massachusetts (1997)
  - Summary (html)
  - Full Report (html)

Resource Guides

• Community Action Agencies and Other Community-Based Organizations: Adapting to the Big Change—Providing Information Technology Access and Training (2005)
  - Complete Document (pdf)
• Establishing Effective Workforce Development Programs for Community Action Agencies and Other Community-Based Organizations in Massachusetts (2004)
  - Complete Document (pdf)

Other Documents

• Fact Sheet on Community Action Agencies in Massachusetts (2001)
  - Fact Sheet (pdf)

To Obtain Printed/Multiple Copies

If you wish to obtain printed versions and/or multiple copies of the reports listed on this page, contact the MASSCAP office at (617) 357-6086 to inquire about current availability and charges (i.e., a fee for postage and handling).

You also can submit your request using the Contact Us email form on this Web site.