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Acton-Boxborough-Stow Interfaith Laity's (RESOURCE DIRECTORY) (CHURCH DIRECTORY)

Organization: Acton "Safety Net" Leadership Summit
Facility Type: Info/Hotline
Status: Open

Address:
Acton - Boxborough, MA 01720

Region:MetroWest
County/Parish:Middlesex



Main/General Business Number: See Notes for List of Contacts
Website: http://users.bicnet.net/~abil/index.html


Mission: Resource Directory:

A fantastic local list of services by social service "category". Housing, Health, Clothes/Food, etc.

Action:

Each month one clergy member takes responsibility for intake and response to requests for emergency assistance, specifically food vouchers for items that cannot be obtained from the Acton Food Pantry and occasionally other forms of assistance.  Assistance is limited to once per month during a time of acute need.  Ongoing requests are reassessed after the initial period. Funds are very limited and eligibility is restricted to residents of the three communities of the clergy association.


Do You Currently Have A Waiting List? No
Areas Served: Acton - Boxborough - Stow
Eligibility For Services:Residents in need

Fee For Service: No


This organization provides Temporary or Permanent Service? Permanent

Notes:

From the website:

Private and Government Sources of Help

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Member Organizations (Faith Groups)

ABIL: ACTON-BOXBOROUGH INTERFAITH LAITY

St. Elizabeth of Hungary (Roman Catholic)
South Acton Congregational
Acton Center Congregational
United Church of Christ Boxborough
West Acton Baptist
Acton Friends Meeting
Temple Beth Elohim
Nashoba Valley Church, Vision, Inc.
First Parish Church of Stow and Acton
Islamic Center of Boston
Good Shepherd Episcopal
Rotary International

FOR RESOURCE REFERRALS, GO TO THEIR WEBSITE:

http://users.bicnet.net/~abil/index.html

PEOPLE IN ABIL

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NAMES OF ABIL MEMBERS

(listed by organization)

Acton (Center) Congregational Church

Carl Sletten, Tel. 978 263-7028
106 Nagog Hill Road
Acton, MA 01720
e-mail: cjsletten@netway.com

Acton Friends Society

Ellen Neelands

Sarah Jeffries (Clergy)

Boxborough (UCC) Congregational Church

Virginia Haskins, Coordinator ABIL, Tel. 978 263-0194
115 Middle Road
Boxborough, MA 01719
e-mail: haskinsv@rcn.com
Megan Foley, Tel. 978 897-7444
31 Crescent St. P.O, Box 32
Stow, MA 01775
e-mail: meganfoley@fastdial.net

Kate Millen, Tel. 978-263-7228
110 Fifer Lane
Boxborough, MA 01719
e-mail: kate@barclaywm.com

Church of the Good Shepherd, Episcopal

Dick Davis, Tel. 978 369-9249
35 Milne Cove Road
Carlisle, MA 01741
e-mail: foxfur3@earthlink.com
Pauline A. Hogan, Tel. 978-952-0058
Pond Side at Littleton #603
Littleton, MA 01460
FAX 978-952-6999

Congregation Beth Elohim

Selma Garber, Tel. 978 263-5046
3 Wilson Lane
Acton, MA 01720
e-mail: srgarber@rcn.com

Hindu Religion

Mridula Sharma, Tel. 978-263-7318
95 Houghton Lane
Boxborough, MA 01719
e-mail: mridula_sharma@hotmail.com

Islamic Center of Boston

Tina Khan, Tel. 978-263-8579
387 Liberty Square Road
e-mail: khantina@aol.com
Boxborough, MA 01719
Mary Lahaj, Tel. 978-264-0429
133 Stow Road
Boxborough, MA 01719
e-mail: mlahaj@world.std.com

St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Roman Catholic

Barbara Smith, Tel. 978 263-5929
68 Charter Road
Acton, MA 01720
e-mail: hgrm@fiam.net
Terry McHugh, Tel. 978-263-1834
111 Stow Road
Boxboro, MA 01719
e-mail: mchughtm@theworld.com

St. Matthews United Methodist Church

Tel. 978-263-7820
Reverand Bob Moore
Dorothy Werst
26 Elm Street
Acton, MA 01720
e-mail: dlwerst@juno.com

South Acton Congregational Church

Gladys Foreman, Tel. 978 369-0070
63 Cottage Lane
Concord, MA 01742
e-mail: gcrforeman@micidco.com
Martha Rounds, Tel. 978-263-7227
13 Half Moon Hill
Acton, MA 01720
e-mail: mounds@newview.org

Peter Babcock, Tel. 978-264-3274
43 High Street
Acton, MA 01720
e-mail: ppbabcock@cs.com

West Acton Baptist Church

Ira Smith, Tel. 978 263-5929
68 Charter Road
Acton, MA 01720
e-mail: hgrm@fiam.net

JoAnne Thomas
1 Huron Road
Acton, MA 01720
e-mail: jthomas@the-atrium.net

Rotary International

Geoffrey Kerr, Tel. 978 235-1960
12 Faulkner Hill Road
Acton, MA 01720
e-mail: gkerr@rcn.com

Russ Forsyth, Tel. 978-897-5700
P.O. Box 983
Acton, MA. 01720

Info Source/Changes:
email from Rev Bob Moore
(see full history)

Created At: Fri Nov 14 07:34:02 +0000 2008
Updated At: Mon Dec 14 05:03:58 +0000 2009
Updated By: tfri


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