Action services include: Advocacy and Housing; Compass Youth Program; Action HomeCare; Energy affordability programs including Fuel Assistance, Weatherization and Conservation; Emergency Homeless Shelter; and Employment, Training and Education programs for Cape Ann and Ipswich, Mass.

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Cape Ann

ArtsGloucester
Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce
Cape Ann Community and Cultural Network Message Board
Cape Ann Food Pantry/The Open Door
Cape Ann Transportation Authority (CATA)
Cape Ann Web
Essex, Town of
Gloucester, City of
Ipswich, Town of
Job Search Resources
Manchester, Town of
Matthew & Erin Arnold Book Trust Fund
Older Battered Women's Program of Greater Lynn Senior Services
Rockport, Town of
Sawyer Free Library

Essex County

Adult Foster Care of the North Shore
Beverly Bootstraps
CAB Health & Recovery
Catholic Charities
Essex National Heritage Area
Essex County Community Foundation
Health Quarters
Independent Living Center
North Shore Chamber of Commerce
North Shore Community Action Programs
North Shore PRN
Southern Essex Workforce Investment Board
Veterans Northeast Outreach Center, Inc.

Massachusetts

AIDS Action Committee
AIDS Housing Corporation
Associated Grantmakers of Massachusetts
Boston ResourceNet Greater Boston Health/Human Services Directory
Citizen's Guide to state services
COMM-PASS The state solicitation system
City of Boston Weekly Funding Update
Job Search Resources
MASSCAP Massachusetts Association of Community Action Agencies
Massachusetts Area Planning Council
Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers
Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women
Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development
MassLegalHelp.org provides information about your legal rights as a Massachusetts resident, written in plain English or Spanish
MassResources.org provides detailed information about the many types of assistance available to those living in Massachusetts. The site includes useful benefits calculators that can help you determine income eligibility.
Millenium Training Institute
Self-Sufficiency Standard for Massachusetts Measures the cost of living, working, raising a family and paying taxes

National

Americorps
Who represents me in congress?
THOMAS Legislative Information
The Federal Register
Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Federal Statistics by agency
Federal Poverty Level DHHS Federal Poverty Definitions
Census
Securities and Exchange Commission
National Community Action Foundation

Nonprofit Gateway
Fiscal Year 2003 Proposed Federal Budget

Healthcare

Perscription Drug Discounts
Medicare
Long Term Care Insurance

Not a resident of Greater Cape Ann, Massachusetts?

Follow the link below to find the Community Action Agency that serves your town:
Community Action Partnership: Links to Community Action Agencies across the country
 

MASSCAP Massachusetts Association of Community Action Agencies

Check your eligibility for public assistance programs online:

Do you qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit?

Affordable telephone service for income-eligible consumers Lifeline and Link-Up

National Council on Aging Benefits Check Up Apply for Extra Help through Medicare's Prescription Drug Coverage and see what other for benefits you may be eligible BenefitsCheckUp.org

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