Community Action Programs Inter-City Inc

Head start: capic administers comprehensive head start services for local area children and families in seven locations. Head start is a federally funded comprehensive child and family development program serving low income families with children between the ages of three to five (3-5) years old.

Child and youth services: the capic child development center provides child care for children ages eight weeks to six years whose parents are working or attending school full time. The capic after school program offers a safe, nurturing and educationally appropriate environment for school aged children whose parents are working or attending school full time. Capic provides programming during the summer months when the public schools are not in session. The program is a multicultural educational/recreational program for urban youth between the ages of 5 and 12. The program primarily serves the communities of chelsea and revere. The chelsea / revere family network is a community-based information and resource hub for all families in the community in order to increase knowledge of and accessibility to high-quality early education and care programs and services. Capic's chelsea city-wide special summer camp program provides local area youth with a positive and rewarding summer camp experience. Youth between the ages of 5-13 years old participate in a wide array of activities that develop life skills in a positive, healthy, and fun environment. The summer camp has a positive impact on all youth involved; fostering responsibility and independence. The program also allows parents/guardians to maintain full year employment, confident that their child/children are off the streets and receiving structured care and directions from a team of dedicated staff.

Capic also operates an emergency assistance program that provides critical resources such as access to food and emergency rental assistance, a domestic violence/crisis intervention program, a free irs vita tax preparation program, the city of chelsea inspectional services department referral program, the chelsea substance use disorder program, and its chelsea mobile outreach program.