Fuel Assistance and other Needs-Based Services - mysouthborough

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Above: If you are a Southborough nonmigratory struggling to wage your substance bills, screen an exigency expense, oregon springiness your children a blessed holiday, SYFS wants to help. (images cropped from Town website)

There’s been a batch of speech astir rising substance costs this winter. A scholar reached retired with accusation astir substance assistance she heard connected WBUR. That reminded maine that each year, the Town offers to assistance qualifying residents use for Fuel Assistance.

In looking astatine the Town’s website, I was further reminded that it’s not the lone Needs-Based assistance Town agencies connection that mightiness beryllium particularly needed this fall/winter.

Southborough Youth & Family Services’ website notes:

For those who find themselves struggling financially and successful request of immoderate support, our bureau whitethorn beryllium capable to help. Following circumstantial criteria, we are capable to connection Southborough residents assistance done the pursuing programs. . .

If you are a Southborough nonmigratory experiencing fiscal hardship and would similar to link with a subordinate of the Southborough Youth and Family Services (SYFS) unit to larn much astir their Need-based Services, delight implicit [this form] and a unit subordinate volition beryllium successful interaction with you by telephone wrong 24-48 concern hours. . .

For much accusation connected immoderate of these services, delight interaction Christina McCarthy astatine 508-481-5676 x 1

Below are the programs that are listed:

Fuel Assistance

SYFS explains:

Our bureau tin facilitate the exertion process for SMOC of Framingham’s substance assistance programme and tin supply further accusation connected different vigor assistance programs. Our section is an intake tract for Southborough residents nether the property of 60 years old. Residents 60 years and older tin interaction the Southborough Senior Center for assistance with substance assistance. Fuel Assistance is disposable from November 1st done April 30th annually.

According to the Southborough Senior Center, residents 60+ years aged tin interaction their Outreach Coordinator Cynthia Beard astatine 508-229-4453.

Emergency Funds

SYFS besides offers:

Financial assistance to residents experiencing fiscal hardship for situations specified arsenic car repair, nonaccomplishment of energy oregon heat, aesculapian expenses etc.

For an application, click here.

Winter Wishes

Earlier this week, I wrote astir SYFS’ telephone for the assemblage to enactment Winter Wishes. Below is the accusation for families looking to person assistance done the program:

This programme provides enactment to families with school-age children successful request during the vacation play done the donation of gifts from the surrounding assemblage and section organizations and businesses.

To apply, click here.

If your household qualifies for this program, you whitethorn besides privation to people your calendars to cheque successful aboriginal 2023 for updated details for adjacent summer’s camperships program. (The presently posted accusation was for past summer.)

Transfer Station Sticker Waivers

The waiver requirements and exertion are disposable connected the same leafage of the Town website that lists the Transfer Station’s rules and different details.

Meals connected Wheels

This programme wasn’t connected SYFS’ website and isn’t straight offered by the Town. But the Southborough Senior Center’s website explains that the programme for seniors property 60+: 

is a national and authorities funded nutrition program, administered by the Executive bureau of Elder Affairs, which allows section agencies to supply nutritious meals to aged citizens. The programme successful Southborough is administered by our section country bureau connected aging which is BayPath Elder Services and is served retired of the Westborough Senior Center. A noontime congregate repast is besides served Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

For much details, click here.

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