Resources

Resources

Food Assistance & Pantries

• WIC
• Our Neighbor’s Table (ONT): The primary hub for food security in Amesbury. They operate a Market (pantry) and offer hot meal programs.
  Website: ourneighborstable.org
• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program): Provides monthly cash for groceries. You can apply through the DTA Connect portal.
  Snap Applications
  DTA Connect - Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance
• HIP (Healthy Incentives Program): Use your SNAP benefits at participating farmers’ markets and farm stands to get dollar-for-dollar matching on fruits and vegetables.
  Find locations: Use the DTA Finder or visit mass.gov/hip.

Cash Assistance

• DTA Connect - Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance

Fuel Assistance

• MassHEAP Portal

General Support & Referrals

• Mass 2-1-1: Dial 2-1-1 or visit mass211.org for confidential, 24/7 referrals to local essential services, including housing and utility assistance.
  https://mass211.org/
• Amesbury Council on Aging: Offers specific resources if you are a senior citizen in the area.

Transportation Assistance

• MEVA application
• 29763J_MVRTA Application.cdr
• Transportation | NEET

Meals on Wheels

• Referral form: Home Care & Meals on Wheels Referral Form (Page 1 of 9)

Local Food Pantries

• Local Food Pantries & Markets
• THE PETTENGILL HOUSE, INC.
  pettengillhouse.org/program-overview.aspx
• What Pettengil House helps with:
  • Comprehensive Case Management
  • Basic Needs
  • Children’s Supplemental Gift
  • Community Partnership
  • Crisis Intervention Services
  • Educational Initiatives
  • Individual and Family Stabilization Services
  • Food Pantry
  • Home Visits, Assessments, and Interventions
  • MassHealth Services
  • MA Dept. of Transitional Assistance Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
  • McKinney Vento Homeless Student Support
  • Operation Backpack
  • Saturday Night Meals
  • School Linked Services
  • Senior Support
  • Substance Addiction / Mental Health Initiatives
  • Winter Coat Drive

St. Vincent de Paul Society

St. Vincent de Paul Society - St. André Bessette Parish - Amesbury, MA

The St Vincent de Paul Society (commonly known as Vinnies) is a global Catholic charity that provides practical frontline support, advocacy, and friendship to people experiencing poverty, disadvantage, or social isolation.

What Vinnies Does

• Emergency Relief: Provides food, clothing, and financial assistance for essential bills to people in immediate crisis.
• Housing and Homelessness: Offers crisis accommodation, transitional housing, and support services for people who are homeless or at risk of losing their home.
• Op Shops: Operates thrift stores ("Vinnies Shops") that sell affordable donated goods to raise funds for community support programs.
• Home Visits: Sends volunteers directly to people's homes to offer a listening ear, companionship, and tailored local support
• Specialized Support: Runs programs for mental health care, domestic violence refuge, refugee and migrant settlement, and youth support.
• Social Justice Advocacy: Campaigns to change government policies and tackle the root causes of poverty and inequality.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul provides emergency financial assistance to individuals and families facing unexpected financial crises and hardship. [1, 2]

What Financial Assistance Covers

• Housing Support: Rent, mortgage payments, and security deposits to prevent eviction and homelessness.
• Utilities: Help with heat, electricity, water, and gas shut-off notices.
• Basic Needs & Medical: Assistance paying for urgent medical bills, prescriptions, transportation, and school or other life expenses.
• Direct Vendor Payments: Approved funds are typically paid directly to your landlord, utility company, or service provider rather than given in cash.

National Grid

• Apply for Discounted Rates
  Discount Rates | National Grid

Support Services

• YWCA
  https://www.ywcanewburyport.org/home-2/
• Opportunity Works
  https://www.opportunityworks.org/about-us/#main

Domestic Violence Support Service

• https://jeannegeigercrisiscenter.org/

Services for children

• Head Start
  Guide - https://www.mass.gov/guides/head-start-early-head-start
• Register for Newburyport & Haverhill via Community Action-
  https://caihaverhill.org/headstart-application/
• Community Action phone #- (978)372-5052 - 360
• Caretaker & Child Literacy Activity Groups via APL
  https://www.amesburylibrary.org/215/Kids-Events
• Coordinated Family & Community Engagement
  https://www.cfcefamilyconnections.org/
• Boys & Girls Club
  https://bgclmv.org/who-we-are/
• JumpStart Youth Connection
  https://jumpstartyouth.net/Programs.html
  Tuition free academic, physical fitness, and social support
  Homework Outreach Program, summer camp, therapeutic arts/ social skills group, healthy choices program, Let’s Get to Work program
• Big Brothers Big Sisters
  https://www.emassbigs.org/enroll-a-child/families-as-partners

Adult Education

• Adult Education
  https://www.masslinks.org/
• Medicare Assistance (MassHealth)
  https://www.amesburyma.gov/369/SHINE-Free-Medicare-Assistance
• Housing Mediation
  https://www.resolutionma.org/housing
• Emergency Assistance
  https://www.mass.gov/how-to/review-eligibility-apply-for-emergency-assistance-ea-family-shelter
• Department of mental health - affordable mental healthcare for eligible individuals
  https://www.mass.gov/info-details/applications-for-dmh-services
• Community Behavioral Health Center serving Amesbury and Merrimac – crisis services
  https://www.eliotchs.org/cbhc/
• Amesbury Housing Rehabilitation Program
  https://www.amesburyma.gov/250/Amesbury-Housing-Rehabilitation-Program-