About SSCAC

SSCAC assists over 25,000 people of all ages each year.

South Shore Community Action Council, Inc. (SSCAC), a private, non-profit community action agency, provides a range of services that help improve the opportunities and well-being of low-income individuals and families throughout the South Shore.


SSCAC runs a range of programs in the areas of nutrition and food assistance, home energy and utility assistance, energy conservation assistance, early education and family support, transportation for the elderly and disabled, and income maximization.


Founded in 1965, we have grown to assist over 25,000 low-income individuals of all ages each year from the South Shore, Cape Cod, and the Islands.


In addition to our main office located in Plymouth, we operate 6 Early Education centers (Plymouth, Marshfield, Wareham, Hyannis, Dennis Port, West Yarmouth), 3 Fuel Assistance intake offices (Plymouth, Hyannis, Martha’s Vineyard), and our Food Distribution Center (Plymouth).

By the Numbers

IMPACT

25,000 people served each year

SERVICE REACH

80+ cities and towns throughout Southeastern MA

WORKFORCE

200+ employees

LOCATIONS

8 locations on the South Shore and Cape Cod

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The pandemic’s devastating impact was not proportional but instead revealed in stark detail the intersections of economic, racial, and gender inequities in our country and in our communities. This growing awareness was layered with the increasing understanding of the structures of racism that sustain and perpetuate racial inequity. Community Action Agencies across the country have worked at these layered intersections for decades. In May 2020, following the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, the National Community Action Partnership (NCAP) released a statement expressing the centrality of racial equity to the work and values of community action:

During this season of heightened social anxiety, Community Action affirms that our healing as a nation is tied to strengthening our connections as neighbors, family members, co-workers, and communities. Our values assert, “We believe that all people should be treated with dignity and respect and recognize that structural race, gender and other inequities remain barriers that must be addressed.” If we truly believe this, we must live it.

SSCAC and the network of Community Action Agencies in Massachusetts echo this national recognition of the need for and commitment to the ongoing and necessary advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion in our communities and in our agencies. 

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

In accordance with Federal Law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)


To file a complaint of discrimination, write to:

USDA, Director of Civil Rights

1400 Independence Avenue

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410


or call (800) 795-3272 (voice)
or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).


USDA is an equal opportunity provider employer, and lender.

“SSCAC is an equal opportunity provider and employer”


Reasonable Accommodation

SSCAC will make every attempt to make reasonable modifications to their polices, practices and procedures to avoid discrimination and ensure programs and services are accessible to all individuals. The modification may require advance notice; but when feasible, SSCAC will maintain flexibility in handling requests only practicable on the spot.


Please call 508-747-7575 to request assistance. 



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