DESCRIPTION
- Overview of Organization and Services:
Community Action Inc provides resources and opportunities for people to overcome poverty. The Amesbury Center offers:
-- a food pantry
-- Womens, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition program. For anyone who is a guardian of someone under 5 years. Use this link to apply online: https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-the-women-infants-children-wic-nutrition-program
-- Emergency food, shelter, rent utility (EFSP federal program) for residents of Amesbury and Merrimac only.
-- Amesbury Aid Fund providing limited financial assistance for those at risk of becoming homeless or losing utility service (for residents of Amesbury and Merrimac only)
-- Clothing
-- Heating assistance (all appointments made through the Haverhill office 978-373-1971). Weekly office hours in Amesbury during the heating season.
-- Public benefits assistance -- reference materials and applications for various public programs
-- SNAP and Mass Health Assistance by appointment (978-388-2570)
For information regarding Headstart, Family Day Care, Housing Services, Consumer Protection, and Adult Education (GEC, ESOL) contact the Haverhill headquarters 978-373-1971.
The Amesbury Center also administers the Amesbury Holiday Program, which is open to residents of Amesbury.
SERVICES
- Demographics Served:
Adults: 19+, Children: 12 and under, Families, Seniors: 60+, Youth: 13-18 - City/Towns Served:
Amesbury, Newbury (incl. Byfield), Newburyport, Salisbury, West Newbury - Types of Services Provided:
Clothing and/or Household Goods, Emergency Financial Assistance, Food Pantries, Food Programs, Fuel & Utility Assistance, Health Insurance Enrollment Assistance, Holiday Programs, Women and Children (WIC)
CONTACT INFORMATION
- Address: 44A Friend Street, Amesbury, MA 01913
- Phone: 978-388-2570
- Website: http://www.communityactioninc.org/
- Hours of Operation: Food Pantry and Clothing Bank: Monday and Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Thursday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. WIC hours are Wednesday 10:30-6:30 (closed last Wednesday of the month).