Community Action Agencies are private, non-profit service and advocacy organizations. They provide emergency assistance to people in crisis, address the causes of poverty through programs that fight unemployment, inadequate housing, poor nutrition, and lack of education opportunity, as well as provide training in advocacy skills. The programs that each community action agency provides are listed.

Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.
617-357-6000/Boston
617-423-9215 TTY/Boston
www.bostonabcd.org
Serving Boston, Brookline, Newton
Programs: Food Pantry Operations, Child Care Services, Summer Youth Employment, Job Development and Placement Programs, Fuel Assistance, Housing Rehabilitation Services, Child Care Subsidy Vouchers,Consumer Advocacy Services, Information and Referral Services, Head Start, Family Planning, HIV/AIDS Services, Senior Drop in Centers, Urban College of Boston, Weatherization, Training for Pre-School Child Care Providers.

Action, Inc.
978-283-7874/Gloucester
www.actioninc.org
Serving Essex, Gloucester, Ipswich, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and Rockport
Programs: Emergency Homeless Shelter, Housing Information & Referral, Nutrition Information and Education, Fuel Assistance, Retired Senior Volunteer, Homecare, Weatherization, Environmental Awareness, Improvement of Local Fishing Industry.

Berkshire Community Action Council, Inc.
413-445-4503/Pittsfield
Serving Berkshire County
Programs: Fuel Assistance, Food Distribution, Emergency Family Shelter and Transitional Housing, Transportation, Employment and Training, Weatherization, Heating System Services, "Sponsor a Child for Christmas," "Fresh Start Banking," "Rulers for Schoolers," and SHARE.

Cambridge Economic Opportunity Council, Inc.
617-868-2900/Cambridge
Serving Cambridge
Programs: Food Pantry, Family Planning, HIV/AIDS Education, Pre-School Child Care, Tenant Organizing, Annual Holiday Food Drive, Sexuality Education, Cambridge Community Partnership, and Peer Leaders.

Citizens for Citizens, Inc.
508-823-6346/Taunton (voice & TTY)
508-679-0041/Fall River (voice & TTY)
Serving Fall River, Freetown, Somerset, Swansea, Taunton, and Westport
Programs: Child Care, Nutrition, Health Screening and Education, WIC, Family Planning, Head Start, Emergency Assistance, Fuel Assistance, Employment and Training, Housing Advocacy, Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Youth Outreach & Education, Tobacco Education, Special Events, Weatherization, Senior Aide, Retired Senior Volunteer, Foster Grandparent, Information & Referral.

Community Action Agency of Somerville, Inc.
617-623- 7370/Somerville
Serving Somerville, with Head Start classes in Somerville, Cambridge
Programs: Head Start, Family Literacy, Housing and Benefits Advocacy and Case Management, Latino Youth Program,  Immigrant and Refugee Health, Financial Literacy and Economic Self-Sufficiency

Community Action Committee of Cape Cod and Islands, Inc.
508-771-1727
Serving Cape Cod and the Islands
Programs: Employment and Training, Community Development, Child Care, Homelessness Prevention, Emergency Assistance, Transitional Assistance, Transitional Housing, Advocacy, Health Care through Cape Head Injured Project, Abused Women and Children Shelter, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Counseling and Elder Services.

Community Action, Inc.
978-373-1971/Haverhill
978-388-2570/Amesbury
Serving Amesbury, Groveland, Haverhill, Merrimac, and Newburyport
Programs: Affordable Housing, Homelessness Prevention, Head Start, Family Day Care, Services for Teen Parents, WIC, Adult Education, Certified Nurses Aide Program, Nutritional Outreach, Supplementary Food Program, Lead Screening, Tobacco Education, Primary Health Care, Fuel Assistance, Substance Abuse Prevention, Alcohol Awareness, First Time Homebuyer Program, Mediation Services, Youth Employment & Training, and Youth Social Skill.

Community Action Program Inter-City, Inc.
617- 884-6130/Chelsea
Serving Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop
Programs: Head Start, Child Care, Youth Programs, Nutrition, Emergency Food Assistance, Food Stamp Outreach, Fuel Assistance, and Weatherization, Adult Education, Crime Prevention, Housing Search, Housing Intercept, Domestic Violence Prevention, Summer Camp, Intercity Martial Arts Academy, Community Partnerships.

Community Teamwork, Inc.
978-459-0551/Lowell
Serving Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut, Dunstable, Lowell, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, and Westford
Programs: Child Care, Rental Subsidy Program, First Time Homebuyer Program, Head Start, Farmers' Market, Weatherization, WIC, Food Stamps, Emergency Shelter, Fuel Assistance, Elderly and Handicapped House, Foster Grandparent, Senior Companion, Retired Senior Volunteers.

Franklin Community Action Corporation, Inc.
413-774- 2318/Greenfield
Serving Franklin County
Programs: Child Care, Voucher Day Care, Mental Health Support, Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Youth Programs, Emergency Services, Case Management, Housing, Fuel Assistance, Weatherization, Self-Sufficiency, Skill Building, Youth Programs, Mediation, Volunteer Programs for Welfare Recipients.

Greater Lawrence Community Action Council, Inc.
978- 681-4900/Lawrence
www.glcac.org
Serving Andover, Lawrence, Methuen, and N. Andover
Programs: Education and Training, ESL, Child Care, Head Start, WIC, Immunization, Lead Screening and Lead Poisoning Prevention, Emergency Assistance, Child Abuse Prevention, Consumer Education, Weatherization, Fuel Assistance, Community Partnerships for Children in Lawrence & Methuen, Direct Services for Ethnic Minorities, Linkages, Special Events for Children and Youth Juvenile Mentoring (jump).

Hampshire Community Action Commission, Inc.
413-582-4200/Northampton
www.hcac.org
Serving Hampshire and Hampden Counties
Programs: Head start, Day care, Child Care Focus, Gateway Food Pantry, First call for Help, Affordable Housing Advocacy, Housing Services, WIC, Community Organizing, Hampshire County Family Network, Casalatina, Homeless Intercept, Grove Street Shelter Day Programs, Retired Senior Volunteer, Energy Conservation, Hampshire Health Access.

Lynn Economic Opportunity, Inc.
781-581-7220/Lynn
Serving Lynn
Programs: Advocacy Services, Surplus Food Distribution, Tenant Education and Advocacy, Day Care, Affordable Housing Development, Fuel Assistance, Head Start, and Nutrition Education, Emergency Services for Homeless, Housing Stabilization, and Day Care.

Montachusett Opportunity Council, Inc.
978-342-7013/Fitchburg
Serving Ashburnham, Athol, Berlin, Bolton, Clinton, Fitchburg, Gardner, Lancaster, Leominster, Phillipston, Royalston, Sterling, Templeton, Westminster, and Winchendon
Programs: Head Start, Day Care, Family Planning, HIV/AIDS Education and Support Services, Fitchburg Safe & Healthy Neighborhood Initiative, Substance Abuse Awareness Campaign, Congregate and Home Delivered Meals, Elderly Nutrition Programs, Food Stamps, WIC, Transportation, Heating System Emergency Services, Moc Learning Center, Job Bank Clearinghouse, Cyber Cafe and Earned Income Tax Credit Education.

North Shore Community Action Program, Inc.
978-531-0767/Peabody
www.northshorecap.org
Serving Beverly, Danvers, Peabody, and Salem
Programs: Tenant/Landlord Counseling, Fuel Assistance, Scattered Site Shelter, Homelessness Intercept Program, Home Health Care and Chore Service, and Family Self-Sufficiency Program, Information and Referral, Mediation, Housing search for HIV/AIDS Population, Citizenship classes.

PACE, Inc.
508-999-9920/New Bedford
Serving New Bedford, Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester
Programs: Head Start, Child Care Resources and Referral, Voucher Day Care Management, Homeless Intercept Program, Lead Poisoning Prevention, Fuel Assistance, Massachusetts Family network, Furniture Building, Youthbuild, New Bedford AIDS and SHARE.

Quincy Community Action Council, Inc.
617-479-8181/Quincy
Serving Quincy, Braintree, Milton, and Weymouth
Programs: Affordable Housing Development, First Time Homebuyer Education, Tenant and Landlord Counseling/Mediation, Homelessness Intercept Program, Homelessness Emergency Services, Homeless Elder Program, Emergency Food Center, Hot Meals, Summer Feeding Program, Community Care for Kids Program, Head Start, Fuel Assistance, Heating System Services, Weatherization, GED Program, Health Education, and Job Training

Self-Help, Inc.
508-588-0447/Avon
Serving Abington, Attleboro, Avon, Bridgewater, Brockton, Canton, East Bridgewater, Easton, Hanson, Holbrook, Mansfield, North Attleboro, Norton, Plainville, Randolph, Rockland, Sharon, Stoughton, West Bridgewater, and Whitman
Programs: Head Start, Summer Youth Employment, Career Development, Family Preservation Program, Fuel Assistance, Heating System Services, Lead Abatement Program, Holiday Food Drive, Pregnancy Help Center, Family Planning, and Tobacco Cessation Program

South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc.
508-620-2300/Framingham
Serving Ashland, Bellingham, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Marlborough, Natick, Southborough, and Wayland
Programs: Head Start, Day Care, Mental Health, Substance Abuse Services, HIV/AIDS Housing Program, Fuel Assistance, Heating System Services, Weatherization, Affordable Housing Development, Section 8 Rental Assistance, Homeless Shelters, Small Business Loan Program, WIC, Congregate and Home Delivered Meals, Framingham & Marlbrough Resource center, SHARE, Operation Housing Search Homelessness Prevention, and Metrowest Career Center.

South Shore Community Action Council, Inc.
508-747-7575/Plymouth
Serving Carver, Duxbury, Hanover, Hull, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, and Scituate
Programs: Head Start, Day Care, Fuel Assistance, Heating System Services, Weatherization, Transportation Program, Job Training, GED Preparation, Homeless Assistance, Water and Sewer Assistance, AIDS Case Management Program, Consumer Mediation Services, and Self-sufficiency.

Springfield Partners for Community Action, Inc.
413-263-6500/Springfield
Serving Springfield
Programs: Job Counseling and Training, Day Care, Weatherization, Homeless Assistance, Community Academic Redemption, Comsumer Information Center, Community Resources Against Community Killers, Community Policing, Apprenticeship, SRO, Tenant Organizing and Education, Health Education, Family Case Management, Domestic Violence Prevention, Spanish American Union and Elder Reassurance.

Tri-City Community Action Program, Inc.
781-322-4125/Malden
Serving Everett, Malden, and Medford
Programs: Head Start, Pro-Bono Legal Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence, Information and Referral, Fuel Assistance, Heating System Services, Day Care, Weatherization, Mobile Outreach Team for Homeless Individuals, Summer Lunch Program, Voices In Action, Immigrant Assistance, Small Wonders Day Care, Citizenship Classes and Mobile Outreach Team for Homeless Individuals.

Valley Opportunity Council, Inc.
413-552-1554/Holyoke
Serving Hampden County
Programs: Homeless Assistance, Affordable Housing Development, Food Stamp Distribution, Summer Feeding Program, Emergency Food and Fuel Coalition, WIC, Youth Smoking Prevention Program, Fuel Assistance, Heating System Services, Day Care, Teen Parent Program, Educational Opportunity Center, Main Street Shelter, Families in Transition, Family Skill Building, Adult Literacy, ESL, Green Thumb, Retired Senior Volunteer, Adult Day Health, and Senior Companion.

Worcester Community Action Council, Inc.
508-754-1176/Worcester
Serving Worcester, Auburn, Boylston, Brookfield, Charlton, Douglas, Dudley, East Brookfield, Hardwick, Holden, Leicester, Millbury, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southbridge, Spencer, Sturbridge, Sutton, Warren, Webster, West Boylston, West Brookfield, and Westborough
Programs: Fuel Assistance Program, Weatherization Program, Heating System Service, Summer Youth Employment Program, Head Start, Day Care, Even Start Family Literacy Program, Food Stamp Outreach Program, Family Stabilization Plumley Village, Project Excel, Downtown Campus Project, Cityworks & Americorps, Youth Summer Internship, Community Mediation Center, Customer Service/Computer Application Training, Adult Basic Education & Life Skills, Governor's Urban Teen Service Corps, Partners at Lakeside for Pregnant & Parenting Teens.