Welcome to CAAS.
The mission of the Community Action Agency of Somerville (CAAS) is to reduce poverty among local families and individuals while working to counteract – and whenever possible, eliminate – the societal conditions that cause and perpetuate poverty.
CAAS runs the Head Start program in Somerville and Cambridge. We help Latino youth become community leaders and responsible adults. We assist families and individuals to keep their homes and prevent homelessness. We work with Somerville residents to obtain the help they need to escape poverty and become economically self-sufficient.
Looking for help, for yourself or your family? Please click here.
Want to learn more about poverty in Somerville? Please click here.
Ready to do something to help end poverty? Let us know.
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Last Updated: July 22, 2010
Latest News and Notes
How CAAS is Ending Poverty Where We Live
Please click on the picture below and enjoy this beautiful video about how CAAS helps children, families, and adults in Somerville.
When the Best Prescription is a Lawyer
CAAS is the home of the newest Medical-Legal Partnership in the country! Medical-Legal Partnerships (recently featured in the New York Times) help doctors recognize when the patient's problem is unhealthy housing or poverty conditions--and when to refer the patient to a lawyer or social worker. CAAS has partnered with the Union Square clinic of the Cambridge Health Alliance. Want to know more? Email , CAAS Lawyer Advocate, for information.
What if CAAS earned a penny every time you searched the Internet?
GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine.
Just go to www.goodsearch.com and be sure to enter "Community Action Agency of Somerville" as the charity you want to support. And, be sure to spread the word!
