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MASSCAP Held Press Conference on Call for Supplemental Fuel Assistance Funds to Avoid Public Health & Safety Crisis
Federal Allocation Reduced by $11 million
Households Will Run Out of Home Heating Oil by end of January
The Massachusetts Association for Community Action (MASSCAP) held a press conference this morning on the steps of the State House in order to continue to urge Governor Charlie Baker and members of the Massachusetts legislature to include $30 million for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in the next FY 19 Supplemental Budget.
MASSCAP Requests Additional Fuel Assistance Funds for 48,000 Vulnerable Massachusetts Families Expected to Run Out of Benefit by Mid-January
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 for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in the next FY 19 Supplemental Budget.
State facing $11M cut to heating aid this winter
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.
In need of help to stay warm this winter? Citizens for Citizens can help
As Reported by Deb Allard, The Herald News, Fall River:
With winter on the way, Citizens for Citizens Inc.
MASSCAP, Community Action Agencies Launches Annual Statewide Heating Help Awareness Campaign
A Focus on Fuel Assistance and Weatherization
MASSCAP, along with Citizens for Citizens and the network of Community Action Agencies in Massachusetts, will launch its annual statewide awareness campaign on heating help including fuel assistance and energy efficiency programs in advance of the cold weather.
Recent study shows poorest communities in Massachusetts found in western part of state
As Reported by Taylor Knight, 22WLLP News:
A new study recently released by MassBudget found that some of the poorest communities are located in the Pioneer Valley.
Boston-based group stops in Springfield on statewide tour to kick around ideas on ways to end poverty
As Reported by Diane Lederman, MassLive/Springfield Republican:
Thinking about health care beyond the doctor’s office, offering smaller buses to reach rural residents and stepping out of silos to work collaboratively across the Pioneer Valley were some of the suggestions offered to address poverty and inequality raised in a recent statewide report.
Public Programs Cut Child Poverty by More than Half, According to New Report on Poverty in Massachusetts: Forum Looks at Impact of Public Programs on Poverty in the Pioneer Valley
Effective programs that help families to make ends meet, like the Earned Income Tax Credit, SNAP, fuel assistance, school lunches, Head Start, and Social Security cut the number of people in Massachusetts living in poverty by almost half and reduce the number of children living in poverty by more than half, according to a new report on poverty called “Obstacles on the Road to Opportunity: Finding a Way Forward Together.” The report was commissioned by the Massachusetts Association for Community Action (MASSCAP) and written by Nancy Wagman, Kids Count Director of the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center (MassBudget).
Poverty topic of community action council forum at Mechanics Hall
As Reported by The Telegram:
U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern said he was glad to be in Worcester Friday – where more than half of city children are near or below the federal poverty threshold – rather than continue to hear from legislators he said were out of touch with the needs of the poor.