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Community Action Agencies

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 6:30pm
Definition
Private, nonprofit human service and advocacy organizations established under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 that provide emergency assistance to people in crisis; address the causes of poverty through programs that fight unemployment, inadequate housing, poor nutrition and lack of educational opportunity; and provide training in advocacy skills. Community Action Agencies (CAAs), also known as Community Action Programs (CAPs), operate a variety of core services in the communities they serve. Included are GED and ESL education, job training programs, Head Start and day care, weatherization and energy assistance programs, health services, services for older adults (e.g., Foster Grandparents and RSVP), emergency food assistance and homelessness prevention programs. They are also involved in affordable housing creation and renovation and small business assistance.
URL Name
TD-1100-1400
Third Level Code
TD-1100
Taxonomy Code
TD-1100.1400
Parent Code
TD-1100
Family Code
T
Second Level Code
TD
Fourth Level Code
TD-1100-1400
Use References
CAAs, CAPs, Community Action Programs
Publication Status
Online