Community Action Agency of Somerville helps local families and individuals achieve financial security while working to eliminate the root causes of economic injustice.
1981 - 2021: 40 years of working to end poverty where we live!
How We Help:
Free Preschool with Head Start
Are you looking for affordable preschool? CAAS Head Start is a comprehensive preschool and childcare program that promotes children’s education and development through early learning, health, and family well-being services.
Housing Advocacy Program
Do you know your rights as a tenant? CAAS' Housing Advocacy Program (HAP) provides a wide range of services to low-income individuals at risk of homelessness, including preventing evictions.
Community Organizing
Are you having issues in your building? CAAS can help you organize! We work to eliminate the root causes of economic injustice by engaging low-income residents in collectively pushing for social change.
Free Tax Preparation
Are you getting all the tax credits you’re eligible for? We provide you with free tax preparation assistance that can help reduce your tax burden and get back money that can help you build savings and pay off debts.
Need Help?
We speak your language:
CAAS staff members work with Somerville residents from many countries, making programs available in Español, Português, and other languages.
Call our office at 617-623-7370
Lend a hand.
Your neighbors need your help! With strong foundation and donor support we can focus less on where funding will come from, and more on eradicating poverty, preventing homelessness, and helping income-limited neighbors connect with essential services in Somerville and Cambridge.
Support CAAS’ work in your community today.
“[CAAS] fought for my dad’s rights and guided us in decision making. You showed compassion, made my dad more confident and allowed him to understand the process.
I want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts. You kept my dad off the streets and kept him from losing his house.”
— Client, Housing Advocacy Program
Our Yearly Impact:
600 families served
Our mission is to help local families and individuals achieve financial security while working to eliminate the root causes of economic injustice.
296 kids in preschool
Our free preschool program, Head Start, supports the learning and development of children ages three to five in classrooms located throughout Somerville and Cambridge.
$150k+ in tax refunds
Our VITA Program helps reduce the tax burden for families and assists them in getting money back that can be used to build savings or pay off debts.
95 evictions blocked
Our Housing Advocacy Program prevents evictions through advocacy with landlords and in district court, as well as by maximizing income by improving access to public benefits.
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This website is partially supported by Grant Number 01CH012946-01-00 from the Office of Head Start and Grant Number SCOCD42002560BG04000 from the Office of Community Services within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.