Learn About the Issues and Opportunities

Community Teamwork serves nearly 50,000 people annually across 63 cities and towns in Middlesex and Essex Counties. We are part of a network of 25 Community Action Agencies in the commonwealth serving about 650,000 people statewide. Learn more about the challenges and opportunities we face. The issues surrounding families living in low income and poverty conditions are complex. We have provided a collection of links below to some of the best resources available in understanding these issues.

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

National Urban League

American Public Human Services Association (APHSA)

Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers (MCHSP)

The Progressive Directory, Insititute for Global Communications (IGC)

American Public Health Association (APHA)

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Citizens Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA)

System for Adult Basic Education Support (SABES)

Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth (MassINC)

Children’s Defense Fund

HandsNet

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Clearinghouse

Center for Community Futures

Housing Assistance Council (HAC)

AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts

Environmental Organizations

NAACP

National Urban League

OMB-Watch

National Organization for Women (NOW)

American Medical Association (AMA)

National Education Association (NEA)

Project Vote Smart

Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)

AARP

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