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- EIN 04-6125732
- (508) 747-7575
- 71 Obery St Plymouth MA 02360-2181 USA
- sscac.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Community & Neighborhood Development, Economic Development
Mission: To eliminate poverty along the south shore by affording everyone in need the opportunities for education, training and work; to live with dignity; to contribute to the full extent of their capabilities; and to participate in the workings of our society.
Programs: Head start/earl head start: the head start/early head start program, located in three sites (plymouth, kingston and marshfield) provides education, family services, nutrition (meals), and health services to children and families. Children range in age from three months to five years. The families have limited incomes and meet federal income guidelines. Ten percent of the head start slots are for children with specials needs. The program served approximately 353 clients in fiscal year 2017.
energy program: the energy and utility assistance consists of three programs: liheap - fuel assistance program which provides eligible low income households with help in paying winter heating bills through payments to primary heat source vendors; heartwap - provides heating system repair and replacement services to fuel assistance program eligible homeowners primarily on an emergency basis; weatherization - assists low income households in reducing their heating bills by providing home energy efficiency services. The program served 9,672 households in fiscal year 2017.
transportation: provides critical transportation services to eligible residents within the council's service area. Typical services range from medical trips to boston area hospitals, elderly and disabled client trips to adult day health and rehab centers and out of town special needs school transportation for local school districts. The program served approximately 1,157 clients in fiscal year 2017.