Entries by competenow

Help Extend Emergency Unemployment Compensation

Nearly 60,000 Massachusetts residents are among the 1.3 million people in the U.S. who lost their unemployment benefits when the federal extension program expired on December 29th, 2013. Congress is […]

Workers struggle as real wages decline

Read the new report from Mass Budget and Policy Center:  The State of Working Massachusetts  2013 is coming to a close, and while our state economy has continued to grow, […]

Coats for Kids 2017

In partnership with Anton’s Cleaners, Community Teamwork is pleased to announce that families can pick up clean, gently used coats every starting in December (and through January) at Saint Anne’s […]

Dangerous and Toxic Toys to Avoid this Holiday Season

Community Teamwork’s Children Corner hosted this year’s public announcement by the Massachusetts PIRG’s (Public Interest Research Group) of dangerous and toxic toys people should avoid this holiday season.  PIRG spokesman Matthew Wellington, […]

Toys for Tots

The 2013 Applications for Community Teamwork Clients are available now through the department that you normally work with. Ask for an application and complete it, and return it to the person […]

Median Income in Lowell Plummets as Poverty Rises

Associated Press Reports on New Poverty Measure The U.S. Census Bureau released new poverty data this week.  Based on a revised formula that considers not only income but also benefits […]

Number of homeless children rising in MA schools

Education Department Releases Numbers on Homeless Youth In Massachusetts, the public schools identified more than 15,000 homeless children attending classes during the 2011-2012 school year.  This number represents a 15% […]

New Community Teamwork Video!

Learn about Community Teamwork from those who know us best. We partnered with our terrific web development team to capture the heart of Community Teamwork through the eyes of our […]