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MASSCAP Requests Additional Fuel Assistance Funds for 48,000 Vulnerable Massachusetts Families Expected to Run Out of Benefit by Mid-January

Dec 17, 2018

Association Requests $30 Million in the FY 19 Supplemental Budget to Head Off Public Health, Safety Crisis The Massachusetts Association for Community Action (MASSCAP) is urging Governor Charlie Baker and members of the Massachusetts legislature to include $30 million...

State facing $11M cut to heating aid this winter

Dec 10, 2018

As Reported by Scott Stafford, The Berkshire Eagle: With the winter season bearing down on the Berkshires, the federal allotment that provides heating aid for lower income families has been cut by more than $11 million from last year's allocation. The cuts in the...