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About the Community Action
Commission of Fayette County
The Community Action Commission
of Fayette County is a private, nonprofit organization that incorporated under
the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. CAC handles over $4,000,000 annually
in federal, state, and local funds. Programs it operates include:
Salvation Army, Head Start, Weatherization, Transportation, Senior Services,
Home Repair, Homeless Shelter, Transitional and Permanent Supportive Housing,
and a Licensed Supervised Visitation Center.
The Economic Opportunity Act of
1964 was established to fight America's War on Poverty. Fayette County
Community Action Commission strives to help our communities' residents achieve
self-sufficiency through a diverse variety of programs.
Community Action of Fayette County is a member of the
following organizations: Ohio Community Development
Corporation Association; Coalition on Housing &
Homelessness; Community Development Finance Fund; Council on
Rural Housing Development in Ohio; National Alliance to End
Homelessness; Ohio Public Transit Association; Community
Transportation Association of America; Head Start
Association; Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy; Ohio
Association of Community Action Agencies; National Community
Action Partnership; Children Offered Resources Early;
Fayette Youth Asset Builders; Fayette County Family &
Children First Counsel.
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