Apply for Food Stamps On-Line.  QCAP offers appointments at two convenient locations in Quincy.   

It's quick!  It's easy!  It's confidential.   Applicants must make an appointment in advance.  Appointments are available on Wednesday mornings and Thursday afternoons at the Learning Links Technology Center, 1511 Hancock Street, Quincy, and Wednesday mornings at the Southwest Community Center, 388 Granite Street, Quincy (also home to QCAP's Emergency Food Center).  Applicants must bring all documentation (see below) and a staff person will FAX all documentation to DTA.  A staff person will assist with the on-line application.  The applicant does not have to know how to use a computer.  Recent documentation is required.  Food stamp benefits are based on income and expenses for the 30 days prior to an application. 

Documentation for Food Stamps

Identity

Proof of identity (picture ID); social security numbers of all household members, including children.  Proof of alien status for all non-US citizens, an alien registration card or proof that a government agency such as the INS or the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services knows you are living in the US.

Expenses

Copies of all household expenses (rent/mortgage or shared housing letter, utility expenses, heating/cooling bills, gas or electric bills, telephone bills, water bills), proof of child care and/or adult dependent care expenses

Income

Pay stubs or letter from an employer showing week-by-week gross income for the past 4 weeks, savings and checking account statements, statements of unearned income (SSI, SSDI, child support, etc.)

Call 617-479-8181 x100 to schedule your appointment at the Learning Links Technology Center, 1511 Hancock Street, Quincy. 

Call 617-471-0796 x100 to schedule your appointment at the Southwest Community Center, 388 Granite Street, Quincy (location of QCAP's Emergency Food Center).

Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) services available at QCAP Wednesday and Thursdays 8:30 to 4:30. 

Since the closing of the Quincy Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) offices in November of 2003, meeting with and accessing services from DTA has been made more difficult for local residents as they have to travel to offices in Boston, Weymouth or Brockton.  QCAP and DTA have formed a partnership to offer walk-in service hours at QCAP offices, located at 1509 Hancock Street on the 4th floor, on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 to 4:30.  DTA employees are available to process paperwork and refer clients to additional services.  Please call 617-773-0293 for more information or to make an appointment. 

Quality and Affordable Early Care and Education Available at QCAP's Head Start!  

QCAP's Head Start has options available for your child if they are ages birth thru 5 and live in either Braintree, Hull, Milton, Quincy or Weymouth.  We run NAEYC Accredited centers and home-based options, have full-day and part-time programs, accept vouchers and CPC scholarships, provide free breakfast, lunch and snacks, support for families, and no cost options to families who qualify.  Call (617) 479-8181 x152 today to find out more!!! 

Volunteer Opportunities!

The Learning Links Technology Center, a program of Quincy Community Action Programs, is seeking capable and committed volunteers to become part of a team that offers time to perform the following functions: Administrative, Tutoring, Software Instruction, and Career Development.  For more information about Learning Links or to volunteer, call Tracy Donahue at 617-479-8181 x108.

QCAP offers free income tax assistance to low-income residents and is seeking Volunteers to become trained as an income tax preparers.  Call Tracy Donahue at 617-479-8181 x108.

Southwest Community Center opens a new Clothing Boutique

QCAP’s Southwest Community Center has added a new resource:  The Southwest Boutique! The Boutique, located in the lower level of the Community Center at 288 Granite Street, Quincy, is now stocked with new and slightly used clothing for adults and children. The clothing is free of charge for SWCC clients (one bag limit per family member per month). For more information or to make an appointment, please call the Emergency Food Center at 617-471-0796 x100.

QCAP Establishes Formal Partnership with AARP to counsel elderly homeowners through the reverse mortgage process

QCAP Housing Coordinator Rona Goodman has been certified by the AARP to counsel elderly homeowners through the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) process. HECMs, also called reverse mortgages, are available to homeowners over age 62 who may wish to tap into their home equity to receive a lump sum distribution, monthly income, or both, depending on which plan is chosen. HECM provides eligible households with cash to pay for necessities. No repayment of the loan is required until the home is no longer the principal residence of the owner. For more information about HECM counseling please contact Rona Goodman at 617-479-8181 x115.

Emergency Food Center Fundraising Drive

Each year, QCAP must raise more than $50,000 in private donations to continue our operations at our Emergency Food Center (EFC).  All funds raised are used to support the direct services we provide at the EFC including distributing emergency food year-round to hungry families, preparing and distributing holiday food baskets, providing information and referral to other community resources, and serving hot meals to homeless and at-risk elders in the community. In all, we help more than 750 households, representing over 2,000 unduplicated individuals each year.

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