JAMES E. DOLIN

PRESIDENT

MARK A. SULLIVAN, JR.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

FRANK S. SULLIVAN

DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR




Welcome to Citizens for Citizens


People living in poverty often need assistance with emergency situations and help with their own efforts to improve the circumstances under which they live. Citizens for Citizens, Inc. (CFC) is the Community Action Agency serving the cities of Fall River and Taunton. Additionally, CFC also serves the surrounding towns of Berkley, Dighton, Freetown, Lakeville, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea, and Westport.

Citizens for Citizens, Inc. is an antipoverty social services agency, assisting over 42,000  households  each year by providing short-term services that support families during financial crisis situations through its Fuel Assistance, Food Pantry, and Rental Assistance programs. In addition, CFC provides long-range solutions through diverse programs that seek to empower low-income individuals and families with the ability to overcome the burdens of poverty by giving them the tools necessary to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency by offering programs such as Weatherization Assistance, Heart Start, Early Head Start, After School Day Care, HEART WAP, Senior Aide, Foster Grandparent, RSVP’s, Family Planning, and Volunteer Income Tax Return Preparation.

In keeping with the standards established during more than forty years of service to the low-income community, the dedicated management and staff of Citizens for Citizens, Inc. are continuing to search for and develop innovative new programs to combat poverty and help families to lead healthier, happier, and more productive lives.

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2011-2012 Fuel Assistance & Weatherization Income Guidelines

Wondering if you qualify for Fuel Assistance? If you do you may also apply for the Weatherization Program and the Home Heating Repair / Replacement Program. Please call the numbers listed below to apply for the Fuel Assistance Program and then you can apply for these energy saving programs.

Here’s a brief overview of the income guidelines for most typical families:

Household Size Maximum 4 Weeks Gross Income or Gross Yearly
1 $2,401/ $31,218 year
2 $3,140/ $40,824 year
3 $3,879 / $50,429 year
4 $4,618/ $60,035 year

For information on larger families, or for other Fuel Assistance related inquiries, please call our offices at (508) 676-7397 or (508) 676-7398


Citizens for Citizens, Inc.Teams Up Again With Toys For Tots

Chrystal Arpa, CFC Food Pantry Coordinator, was honored with an award this January by the Somerset Marine Corps League for her volunteer efforts on behalf of the Toys for Tots Program, and for the current and past donations to the Marine Corps League by Citizens for Citizens, Inc. (CFC). As a Toys for Tots volunteer, Chrystal has spent many hours helping the Marine Corps League to gather toy donations and pass them on to parents of needy children in the Greater Fall River area.

Crystal Arpa receiving certificates for help with Toys for Tots

The Toys for Tots Program was founded in 1947 and is run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve. The program collects new toys during the autumn of each year and then distributes the toys locally to less fortunate families as Christmas gifts for youngsters who might not otherwise receive presents during the holiday season.

In 2011, the Somerset Toys for Tots Program generously donated over 2000 toys to the CFC Operation Christmas Program. Citizens for Citizens, Inc. has reciprocated by presenting the Somerset Marine Corps League this past year with more than ten boxes of various toiletries, office supplies, and health care products that will be sent to troops serving in Afghanistan. Since both programs are dedicated to serving the local low-income community, working together assures that families in need will receive the best possible assistance during difficult times.

New England Gas Company Supports CFC’s 35th Annual Operation Christmas

The New England Gas Company employees from the Construction and Maintenance Department recently initiated a toy drive to benefit Citizens for Citizens’ (CFC’s) Operation Christmas.  Rick Enright, Gas Distribution Manager, and Paul Leite, NEGC Chief Steward, UWUA Local 369, organized the effort.  

“These are very difficult economic times and this toy drive was our way of bringing some joy to families in need during this holiday season”, stated Mr. Enright.

On December 15th, Barbara Travis, Director of Operation Christmas, visited the Company’s Anawan Street facility in Fall River to thank the employees and accept the presents.  “New England Gas Company continues to be a big supporter of Operation Christmas.  It is amazing, but the employees have managed to surprise me again this year.
There were so many donations, that a flat bed and dolly had to be used to deliver the gifts!”

New England Gas Company is a supporter of many community charities in the greater Fall River and North Attleboro service areas. Headquartered in Fall River, Massachusetts, it serves over 50,000 residential and commercial customers in Massachusetts.  It is a division of Southern Union Company.