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James McGillicuddy
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Join date: Jun 8, 2026
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🧭Hello, I my name is James the founder of the Up & At'Em Community Initiative, a Massachusetts community initiative connecting people in recovery and people experiencing homelessness to shelters, treatment programs, and community resources.
📋 Through resource guides, 💬 private support groups, and a free weekly SMART Recovery meeting 🗓️, the initiative meets people where they are 📍 and helps them take the next step 🪜.
🤝 Recovery coaches in the field already refer people its way.
🌅 Connecting people to resources. Supporting every next step
. Helping our community rise.
I skipped the usual 🙏❤️✨ set — 🧭, 🪜, and 🏗️ do the same work but you won't see them on every other nonprofit page.
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Oct 27, 2026 ∙ 11 min
On a Massachusetts Housing Waitlist? What to Do While You Wait
Being on a housing waitlist leaves a lot of unanswered questions. Here is a practical Massachusetts guide to checking applications, responding to notices, finding additional options, and getting help with the next step.
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Oct 13, 2026 ∙ 12 min
Massachusetts SNAP Help: Getting Help Shouldn’t Be a Full-Time Job
Need SNAP help in Massachusetts? Learn how to handle DTA interviews, notices, work rules, accommodations, appeals, and local food assistance.
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Sep 30, 2026 ∙ 8 min
Detox Isn't the Finish Line: What Actually Happens Around Mass and Cass, and What to Do Next
Detox Isn't the Finish Line: What Actually Happens Around Mass and Cass, and What to Do Next If you've spent any time in Boston this past year, you've heard the argument. One side says the city has gone soft and the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard needs firm boundaries. The other side says arresting people out of a public health crisis has never worked and won't now. Both sides are talking about real people. Most of those people are not reading city council...
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