SSCAC, Inc. Data
South Shore Community Action Council, Inc. "helping people help themselves" SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL is a private non profit social services agency that serves the South Shore of MA, some of the Cape and Islands: Since 1965, the South Shore Community Action Council, a private not-for-profit organization, has provided a range of critical services to low income individuals and families on the South Shore of Massachusetts. OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDE: • Fuel Assistance • Weatherization • Transportation Assistance • Early Education & Care • Consumer Assistance • Emergency Services • Training, & Self Sufficiency Call us at 508-747-7575 or visit us online at www.sscac.org for more information. EARLY EDUCATION & CARE FUEL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOOD RESOURCES EEC Programs and Headstart: The Head Start program offers education, nutritional, health and social services to preschool children, including special needs children from limited income families. In addition, information, referral and parent education services are provided. Classes are held five (5) days a week, September through May with regular school vacations. Some classrooms operate from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. during the school year and some all day all year programs are available. Some sliding fee early education classrooms are available for children whose families are not income eligible for Head Start. Transportation and meals are provided. Contact the following locations for more information:Head Start Plymouth: 508-746-0333 Head Start Marshfield: 781-837-6837 Head Start Silver Lake and Kingston: 781-585-0400. FOOD RESOURCESIn 2002, the South Shore Community Action Council, Inc. (SSCAC) formed the Greater Plymouth Food Resource Group (GPFRG), a network of over twenty food assistance programs. GPFRG’s ultimate goal is to get more nutritious food to more hungry people in a more cost-effective way through coordinated food pick-up, transport, storage and distribution. Call 508-830-0208 or visit www.sscac.org for more information and Pantry Network locations. FUEL ASSISTANCE The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), more commonly known as the Fuel Assistance Program, provides low income households with help in paying heating bills. To apply you must bring the following three types of information to a staffed SSCAC Intake Site: • Proof of Income • Proof of Identity • Proof of Street Address Intake sites are located throughout the South Shore, Cape Cod and the Islands. Call 508-746-6707or visit www.sscac.org for the nearest location. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES South Shore Community Action Council provides Transportation Services for eligible residents to: • Adult Day Health Programs • Dialysis • Doctor and Dental Visits • Non-Emergency Hospital Visits • Shopping Trips • Social/Recreational Events • Employment/Welfare to Work Programs • Educational Facilities • Metro Boston hospitals and other medical facilities Transportation is available by appointment only Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturdays are reserved for medical necessity only from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. |
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