Antipoverty/Economic Justice/Living Wage

Coalition Against Poverty - 325 West Elm Street, Brockton, MA 02130 Tel: (508) 982-8746 Email: inquiries@caporganize.org

Coalition for Social Justice - 56 North Main Street, Suite 403, Fall River, MA 02720 Tel: (508) 982-3108 Email: inquiries@csjorganize.org

PACE, Inc. - 166 William Street, New Bedford, MA Telephone: (508) 999-9920 - Serves 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

Community Economic Development Center (CEDC) of Southeastern MA, - 105 William Street, New Bedford, MA Tel: (508) 979-4684 Fax: (508) 990-0199

Citizens for Citizens, Inc. - 264 Griffin Street, Fall River, MA 02724 Voice/TTY (508) 679-0041 Fax (508) 324-7503 and One Taunton Green, Taunton, MA 02780 Voice/TTY (508) 823-6346 Fax (508) 821-9254 The designated Community Action Program (CAP) for the Greater Fall River and Greater Taunton areas. Greater Fall River includes the city of Fall River and the towns of Freetown, Somerset, Swansea and Westport. Greater Taunton service area includes the cities of Taunton, Attleboro and the towns of Berkley, Dighton, Rehoboth, Seekonk and Lakeville. Programs: Child Care, Nutrition, Health Screening and Education, WIC, Family Planning, Head Start, Emergency Assistance, Fuel Assistance, Employment and Training, Housing Advocacy

South Shore Community Action Council, Inc. - 265 South Meadow Road, Plymouth, MA 02360 Tel: (508) 747-7575 Fax: (508) 747-1250 - Serves 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

Self-Help, Inc. - 780 West Main Street, Avon, MA Tel: 508-588-0447 Fac: 508-588-1266 Email: carolm@selfhelpinc.org Community Action Agency 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

Community Action Committee of Cape Cod and Islands, Inc. - 115 Enterprise Road, Hyannis, MA 02601 Tel: (508) 771-9761 Serves 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

Catholic Social Services - 783 Slade Street, Fall River, MA 02720 Telephone: (508) 674-4681 Fax: (508) 675-2224 Email: aam@cssdioc.org

Apply for a grant! Catholic Campaign for Human Development is the domestic anti-poverty, social justice program of the United States Bishops. Its mission is to address the root causes of poverty through promotion and support of community-controlled self-help organizations and through transformative education. These efforts know no racial or religious boundaries. They help all people find a way out of poverty for a lifetime. Community Organizing and Economic Development grants are available and the awards range from $10,000-$50,000. Pre-applications are now available online at www.usccb.org/cchd/grants. Please visit this website to view our criteria and guidelines. An "Application Help Guide" is available online to assist applicants in completing their applications. Online applications are due November 1, 2004. For more information please contact Denise Porché at Catholic Social Services (508)-674-4681

Statewide/National

Mass Welfare Rights Union - 95 Standard Street, Mattapan, MA Tel: 617-298-7311 Fax: 617-296-4276 Contact: Dorothy Stevens Email: masswelf@aol.com

Survivors, Inc. -102 Anawan Avenue, West Roxbury, MA 02132 Tel: 617-327-4219 Fax: 617-327-4219

Center for Popular Economics - PO Box 785, Amherst, MA 01004 Tel: 413-545-0743 Email: cpe@acad.umass.edu A non-profit organization that teaches economic literacy to activists for progressive social change. CPE creates and communicates economic theories that challenge systems of oppression based on class, race, gender and nation.

Center for Third World Organizing - 1218 E. 21st Street, Oakland, CA 94606, Tel: (510) 533-7583 Fax: (510) 533-0923 Email: ctwo@ctwo.org - a racial-justice organization led by people of color whose mission is to achieve social and economic justice. Their Grassroots Organizing for Welfare Leadership (GROWL) program unites a strategic alignment of 80 welfare, immigrant, church, labor, research and other organizations nationwide to impact national policy debates on welfare reauthorization by elevating the voices of communities of color, women, and low-income families, and promoting community-based poverty reduction policies based on racial fairness and supporting all families regardless of marriage.

Publications

Survival News - Subscriptions $10 for individuals, $25 for organizations, free to low-income people. Contact: Dottie Stevens, 95 Standard Street, Mattapan, MA Tel: 617-298-7311 Email: masswelf@aol.com

Mother Warriors Voice - 2711 W. Michigan; Milwaukee, WI 53208

Tax Reform

Massachusetts Stop the Cuts Campaign - a coalition of community and labor groups, senior citizens and parents, who want to stop the deep cuts to core services – our schools, our health care, and our cities and towns – that are weakening our Commonwealth.