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Community action agencies near you.

A community action agency provides financial help, including grant money, while helping families or individuals gain self-sufficiency. There is emergency short term financial assistance for paying energy bills to housing costs, transportation, employment expenses, home repairs and more. Find a community action program listed below by state and/or county

The organizations are located in every city and county. The non-profit, government funded community action agencies (CAA) near you were created to help low income families overcome their hardships or exit poverty.  The services offered to a town or city are paid for by the government, but the grant money is distributed on a local level. Some financial resources available at community action near you include LIHEAP grants, Head Start, weatherization, free or low cost home repairs, and many others.

How does community action help?

The Community Action Agency (CAA) network is funded by a number of federal government organizations who allocate resources on an annual basis. While the funding that is issued each year goes directly to the state governments, those organizations they use that money to help low-income families, adults with no kids, the working poor and others.

All of the agencies offer numerous social services to people who need help. The case managers from the organizations work closely with families as well as individuals to help them get financial help from hardship programs. They also arrange everything from employment to budgeting classes, debt reduction, cars to get to a job, transportation for interviews, and general self-sufficiency. Or learn more on how to get a free vehicle.

All together, CAAs helps millions of low as well as moderate income people yearly. They provide them with free financial help for paying bills, applications to public benefits, help with reducing debt or improving credit and more. That is done while they also fight poverty. Find information below on your local community action agency near you, as well as how to contact them.

 

 

 

Community action free grant programs near you

The agencies offer emergency financial help combined with educational as well as career services. They also offer support to senior citizens, the unemployed, disabled, ex-felons seeking stability, and households living in poverty. The free grant money from a CAA to pay the bills is combined with long term case management.

Be sure to stop by or call your local community action agency for assistance. A focus tends to be addressing the following needs. Community action agencies may offer financial assistance with the following. This is in addition to services such as budgeting, financial literacy and other needs.

Community Action funds for preventing evictions, utility shut-offs or homelessness. This also including utility costs. There may be hardship money to help a renter get current on their rent or a homeowner make a partial mortgage payment. There are also applications to local government benefits, as LIHEAP as well as free weatherization programs are run from community action agencies.

Hunger prevention programs, including the occasional food pantry, are available. 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, including partnerships with the 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, pluming and more. Look here for free plumbing for seniors.

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, or working age adults (as well as kids) get the health or dental work they need. These could include CAA staff helping people gain access to healthcare. Or get free or affordable addiction support or mental health services. Get medical from a free community health care center.

 

 

 

 

Community Action free budgeting, financial literacy and employment services

At the same time that any type of short term financial support is offered, many clients will be able to receive help in overcoming their hardship. There are various self-sufficiency as well as employment resources such as below. This can help improve a clients income and budgeting situation. Services range from:

Free job training and placement. Computer classes may be organized by community action agencies. They also hold job fairs, work with local employers and partner with government workforce centers. As noted, transportation, such as a free car or gas vouchers, are also passed out as well. Some are more flexible too, and find a list of jobs working from home for extra income.

Credit counseling is arranged by community action agencies. People in general, whether an adult or youth, needs to learn about how to save money, invest, budget and living within their means. Community action near you offers this, including debt relief, budgeting workshops, or a debt consolidation loan.

Assistance is given to kids and parents with children. There is Head Start at most locations as well as after school care or information on free day care. These programs support the educational development of young children from low-income families and community action will also arrange free child care so parents can make it to work. Read more on Head Start programs.

  • Many CAAs offer after-school programs, free mentoring, and other support for children and teenagers. As getting youth on the right path “early” in life will help lead to long term success.

Case managers will help people apply for other public assistance programs as well as refer families to other local or national resources. A major focus is on helping working poor families to break the cycle of poverty. In fact, most of the community action agencies will require applicants to be on the path to self-sufficiency. Ask them about the services and resources that they can offer you.

  • Local centers will often have information on many federal government benefits as well, such as LIHEAP, emergency shelter grants for rental costs, TANF cash aid or Head Start child care. Case managers will go over how to apply to them. Together they coordinate programs to provide as many resources as possible to the less fortunate, even around the holidays or Christmas, and look here for money for Christmas.

 

 

 

Applications to CAA programs

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. Many of the applicants tend to be the unemployed, low income families, single parents, gig workers and others. Anyone that is struggling will have access to community action agencies.

In addition, the organizations near you will also often partner with other groups in your county. There is often coordination done with local charities, government human service offices, and other non-profit organizations.

Another key partner of a community action organization are local workforce centers, which will help with employment as well as job training needs. In general, sell-sufficiency is required for those who apply for financial help. This is done in an effort to offer even more services to clients.

The programs from a CAA also focus on meeting a number of basic needs, including food, utilities, rent, housing, and medical care. Whether is is ending homeless or hunger in a local community, low income families to even more moderate income households are the primary beneficiaries. There are no guarantees to receiving help, if the staff at an office can’t assist you then many community action agencies can offer referrals.Community Action Agency program applications

Programs from Community Action by state and/or city near you

In addition to the county as well as state resources listed below, some of the larger cities or counties also have dedicated community action agencies near you that are for residents of that region. There are often multiple offices that families can stop in at for support. There will be a number of financial as well as case management type assistance programs administered by the agency that focus only on that city.

Alabama

Arizona

Arkansas

 

 

 

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

 

 

 

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

  • Johnson County - East Central KS area including Douglas, Anderson, Coffey and others

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

  • Charleston area, including Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester County
     
  • Greenville area, including Greenville, Pickens, Anderson County and nearby area
     
  • Columbia area, including Richland, Kershaw, Lee County and nearby regions

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

 

 

 

 

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

If your city or county is not listed above, low income as well as families living in poverty still have even more options available to them. Clients can learn about government grants for paying their bills, job training and other resources for their needs. All of the community action agencies will offer some form of support as well as referrals to qualified applicants.

When resources are available, the financial help available is for short term, emergency needs only. The aid is only offered in an effort to help the person gain self-sufficiency. Click here to find additional non-profits or community action agencies by state.

While almost all towns and counties have a community action agency, there are other resources as well for a family that needs additional help in locating a center. As even more locations may be available for offering financial help, grants, job programs, and more. Find other options and lists of agencies.

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