Community action agencies in the Commonwealth are working with state lawmakers to ensure funding of their work to alleviate poverty continues. Previous state funding helped the Worcester Community Action Council, serving Central and South-Central Massachusetts, create a Resiliency Center, offering financial coaching and income-tax assistance to low-income families. Marybeth Campbell, executive director of the council, said her agency is not doing things for people, but with them. .
New Bedford officials on Wednesday unveiled a 22-point plan focused on increasing the supply of housing to address the growing cost of housing in the city.
New Bedford officials on Wednesday unveiled a 22-point plan focused on increasing the supply of housing to address the growing cost of housing in the city.