Applications for home energy assistance are currently being accepted online, and income-eligible households may receive help through April 30, 2025.
House Ways and Means Committee Provides Much Needed Heating Help
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MASSCAP, EOHLC, ABCD, Community Action Agencies, MEDA Host Heating Help Awareness Event
Applications for home energy assistance are currently being accepted online, and income-eligible households may receive help through April 30, 2025.
MASSCAP Notice Regarding Statewide Home Energy Assistance Program
Applications for Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) AKA Fuel Assistance Local Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) agencies are all accepting applications for the 2025-2026 winter season for first-time applicants and applicants renewing/recertifying from the...
Statement from MASSCAP: October 2025
To our valued clients, partners, and friends across the state: While the federal landscape may be shifting, Community Action Agencies continue to deliver the essential services our neighbors rely on every day. Unfortunately, due to the federal government shutdown, it...
MASSCAP Releases Diaper Distribution Pilot Report
Release of Report on Statewide Diaper Pilot Coincides with State Diaper Benefit Bill Hearing and National Diaper Need Awareness Week Report: Need is great; diaper distribution has positive economic and health impacts Report Link: https://www.masscap.org/diaperpilot/...
MA Community Action Agencies Aim to Restore Antipoverty Funds
As reported by Kathryn Carley, Public News Service: Community action agencies in Massachusetts are asking state lawmakers to boost antipoverty programs as federal aid remains in limbo. Gov. Maura Healy chose not to fund the agencies' line item in her proposed budget,...
VITA Program Statewide Kickoff
MASSCAP and CAPV Launch Annual Statewide Free Volunteer Tax Preparation Program for Low-Income Families Greenfield, MA (February 4, 2025) – On Friday, the Massachusetts Association for Community Action (MASSCAP), along with Community Action of Pioneer Valley (CAPV),...
Federal Funds Expand Successful MA Diaper Distribution Program
A federal pilot program distributing diapers to Massachusetts families in need is expanding. The program has already distributed more than two million diapers, along with wipes and other supplies, to roughly 2,500 children over the past year. Melissa White, director...