Our 2023 Annual Report is out! Check out our first interview from the report. This conversation with Eda, a Head Start Parent and a member of the policy council, underscores the importance of community support when raising a family.
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The CAAS 2023 Annual Report is now ready! Read through to see how our community members have come together to support one another, see news about our programs, and learn more about the impact that our supporters helped make last year.
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We hope you'll join us again this year for a very special evening with the Community Action Agency of Somerville.
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Neighbors Helping Neighbors invites community members to join the fight for economic justice by making a monthly recurring donation to CAAS for $1, $5, or $10, underscoring that the biggest impacts are not always made when one person contributes large sums from time to time, but when every community member gives regularly however they can.
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Last week, Governor Maura Healey announced sweeping changes to the Emergency Housing Assistance shelter system, with families facing homelessness due to no-fault eviction now among other groups receiving prioritization. But this begs the question: Why not end the practice of no-fault eviction and lower the need for emergency shelter among residents to begin with?
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SNAP is a key pillar of support for families across our community. Families need it now more than ever.
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