Get help from a community action agency in your state, near you.
A community action agency provides financial help with bills or housing, including grant money, while helping people gain self-sufficiency. There is emergency assistance for paying utility bills or funds for paying rent, transportation services, money to pay for job training costs, home repairs and more. Find a community action agency program to help you, listed below by state and/or county with link to the phone numbers.
The non-profit organizations are located in every city and county. The quasi-government funded community action agencies (CAA) that will be near you were created to help low income families overcome their hardships or exit poverty while getting short term financial help. The services are paid for by the government as part of CSBG, but the grant money is distributed on a local level. Some financial resources that may be available at a local community action in your area include, but are not limited too, LIHEAP funds to pay utility bills, Head Start, weatherization, and even help with getting a car.
Assistance with bills from community action
All of the agencies offer numerous social services to people as well as families who need help. The case managers from the organizations offer temporary financial help from hardship programs. They also arrange everything from employment to budgeting classes. Or get financial literacy such as debt reduction, cars to get to a job, transportation for interviews, and general self-sufficiency. That is done while they also fight poverty.
Community Action provides money to pay rent or housing costs to help prevent evictions or homelessness. There may be hardship money to help a tenant get current on their rent or a homeowner make a partial mortgage payment. However most of the assistance from a community action agency will for emergency rent payment help.
There are also applications to local government benefits, such as LIHEAP. This low-income energy bill assistance program will help people with little or no money pay for their electric, lights, or power service. Find details on LIHEAP grants to pay utility bills.
- Low income energy bill assistance from a community action agency is usually combined with free conservation services as part of weatherization. Homeowners as well as renters that get LIHEAP will also get free home updates such as insulation, HVAC tune ups and more. Find details on free weatherization programs.
Transportation services are arranged for people that need a car for job training or work. The non-profits help the low-income with everything from gas to getting a car loan or fixing a car. Some local community action organizations also offer grant money to pay for a car or giveaway a vehicle. Or learn more on how to get a free vehicle.
Hunger prevention programs, including the occasional food pantry, are available at a center near you. Community Action will also address hunger by providing information on USDA food programs. Case workers help people apply for SNAP or EBT cards, or learn about free food banks in their town or city. Find a SNAP application near you.
Home repairs from a community action are available, often in partnership with HUD, the FHA, USDA and other government organizations. A major focus is on issuing grants to seniors or disabled people to fix their home. Community Action also helps repair a mobile home. Some applicants may get a low-cost loan. There are free home repairs, windows, energy efficiency updates, plumbing and more. Look here for free plumbing for seniors.
Long term self-sufficiency is a goal of all community action agencies. While financial help is offered for low-income people as a short term form of relief, the goal is on long term stability. A community action organization will help adults in the form of job training, arrange Head Start or Early Head Start for kids and address other needs around financial stability. Learn more on community action job training and educational services.
Health Services from community action are sometimes offered in partnership with local medical or dental facilities. The goal is to help the uninsured, people with a low income, the homeless or working age adults (as well as kids) get the health or dental work they need. Or get free or affordable addiction support or mental health services. Get medical from a free community health care center.
Programs from Community Action by state and/or city
When direct support is offered, it will come with an extensive application process. All resources are limited and funds are usually issued on a first come and served basis to qualified residents. Some of the larger cities or counties, in the state links below, also have dedicated community action agencies that are for residents of that region. There are often multiple offices that families can stop in at for support or for even more local CAA options, there is a nationwide network that has lists of agencies.
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Need additional help from Community Action in your area or have questions? You can email us - include email address and state. It is never shared. It is needed to send a reply to your request or more information on local community action agencies. Send an email to [email protected]
Above you will find information on various community action agency programs with details by state. Also take a look at our community action forum of local programs where you can find other resources, get support from the "community" ask a question and get so much more information.
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