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Community Action Agency
Agency: Springfield Partners for Community Action
Community Action Agencies operate programs designed to support families with child development and care, education, training, health and safety, housing and shelter, and financial stability.Springfield Partners for Community Action provides free-of-charge services to our underserved, economically-disadvantaged neighbors with the goal of helping the...
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Credit Counseling
Agency: Springfield Partners for Community Action
Springfield Partners offers confidential, one-on-one Credit Counseling to Springfield residents seeking to establish, improve or repair their credit. We provide information on household budgets; credit repair; credit information and counseling; and the importance of checking and savings accounts.Springfield Partners' certified credit counselor also...
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Early Learning Center
Agency: Springfield Partners for Community Action
Springfield Partners' Early Learning Center (EEC) provides a warm, responsive, caring, safe and culturally diverse atmosphere for children four weeks to 6 years (not yet entered kindergarten), their parents and staff. Our goal is to foster children's self-awareness and self-esteem, to build their sense of trust, to encourage their creativity and to...
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Emergency Fuel Fund
Agency: Springfield Partners for Community Action
Springfield Partners' Emergency Fuel Fund program offers financial assistance to Hampden County residents struggling with a short-term economic hardship who do not qualify for the New England Farm Workers Fuel Assistance Program. The payments are made directly to the fuel vendors or utility companies on behalf of the participants.Fuel funds are onl...
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Eviction Clinic
Agency: Springfield Partners for Community Action
Springfield Partners' Eviction Clinic offers counseling and education to Springfield residents at risk of being evicted from their homes. The program offers one-on-one assistance to residents preparing for Hampden County Housing Court hearings. Our counselor serves as a mediator between the tenant and the landlord. The goal is to ensure that tenant...
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Financial Literacy Workshops
Agency: Springfield Partners for Community Action
Springfield Partners' Financial Literacy Workshops are designed to help participants set up budgets, establish savings accounts, build and maintain credit and save for the future or for emergencies.Workshops are free and open to all Springfield residents of moderate or low incomes. They are held every other month for 4-weeks (2 hours each session f...
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HUD-Certified Housing Counseling
Agency: Springfield Partners for Community Action
Springfield Partners' Housing Counseling program is dual certified (HUD-Certified & CHAPA Certified) providing comprehensive housing counseling to residents of Western Massachusetts. The Housing Counseling program also offers first time home buyer education classes, foreclosure prevention default counseling, renters' education and guidance for succ...
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Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC)
Agency: Springfield Partners for Community Action
Springfield Partners’ Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) provides free assistance to low income taxpayers who are involved in disputes with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The LITC assists those who have questions about IRS procedures or who need help with any long-standing IRS issues including audits, appeals, collection matters, and federal ta...
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Transportation Services
Agency: Springfield Partners for Community Action
Springfield Partners offers Demand Responsive transportation services and Shared Ride transportation for the seniors (65+), disabled persons and veterans. All passengers must be able to self-ambulate to the vehicle, though drivers will assist clients in and out of the vehicle. Request for transportation may be made up to 14 days advance. Please con...
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VITA Free Income Tax Assistance Program
Agency: Springfield Partners for Community Action
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program provides free income tax return preparation and filing assistance to mid to low-income, disabled, elderly, and non-English speaking residents of Hampden County. VITA helps working families take advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the Child Tax Credit (CTC), education credits and all o...
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Veterans Program
Agency: Springfield Partners for Community Action
Springfield Partners’ Veteran’s Services programs work closely with area veterans’ programs to ensure veterans and their families are getting all the help they need. The Veterans Programs provide assistance by helping veterans and their families obtain safe and affordable housing, health care and benefits, providing job readiness, preparing tax ret...
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Weatherization Assistance
Agency: Springfield Partners for Community Action
Springfield Partner’s Low Income Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) provides eligible households with home energy conservation services. Homeowners and tenants with their landlord’s permission are eligible for typical weatherization services, including: Air sealing to reduce infiltration Attic Insulation Sidewall Insulation Floor Insulation Pi...
