Since the passage of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, more than 1,000 Community Action Agencies (CAAs) have been quietly and effectively working to reduce poverty in America. These agencies ...

IF SNAP BENEFITS DO COME TO AN END. MEANTIME, THERE ARE OTHER PROGRAMS HELPING PEOPLE KEEP FOOD ON THE TABLE. AMID ALL OF THIS CONFUSION. 12 NEWS SPIGNER IS IN RACINE WITH THE OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAM ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — As the government shutdown nears almost a month, many Iowa and Nebraska Community Action programs are ...

Clare Higgins, executive director Community Action Pioneer Valley, says that President Donald Trump’s discretionary budget cuts for next fiscal year would have a significant impact on the agency that ...

LOWELL — The Community Action Network, founded in 1965, is a robust national and local force that helps empower hardworking families to achieve economic independence, rather than keeping them reliant ...

LAWRENCE — Anti-poverty advocates and a Democratic congresswoman on Thursday accused the Trump administration of “doubling down” on spending cuts that could harm the state’s lowest-income residents.

Sens. LaTonya Johnson and Dora Drake and Rep. Kalan Haywood are asking the Social Development Commission to give up its designation as a community action agency "at once." "Doing so is the only ...

MAINE (WABI) - Aroostook County Action Program’s new three-county community action agency is moving forward ahead of schedule. According to ACAP, the new agency supporting Aroostook, Washington, and ...

Each May, communities across the country recognize Community Action Month, a time to reflect on a movement that has strengthened local communities for more than six decades. While many people know ...

Participants complete a 12-week program to learn skills to help them toward financial stability. Then they are paired with mentors, or “allies,” who help them achieve their goals. These goals are not ...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — As the government shutdown nears almost a month, many Iowa and Nebraska Community Action programs are still staying funded, except for a couple. Community Action ...