Community Action Agencies

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Community Action Agencies are local nonprofit or public organizations in the United States that coordinate and deliver anti-poverty services and programs to low-income individuals and families.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Community Action Agencies canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-poverty organization ⓘ
local agency ⓘ
nonprofit organization ⓘ
public organization ⓘ
advocatesFor low-income individuals and families ⓘ
aimsTo improve access to basic needs ⓘ
increase self-reliance of low-income people ⓘ
reduce barriers to services ⓘ
strengthen local communities ⓘ
collaboratesWith community-based organizations ⓘ
educational institutions ⓘ
faith-based organizations ⓘ
local businesses ⓘ
coordinates anti-poverty services ⓘ
delivers anti-poverty programs ⓘ
engages community residents in planning ⓘ
focusesOn community development ⓘ
economic security ⓘ
education support ⓘ
employment support ⓘ
energy assistance ⓘ
family support services ⓘ
housing stability ⓘ
nutrition assistance ⓘ
self-sufficiency of clients ⓘ
hasPrimaryMission reducing poverty ⓘ
implements community action plans ⓘ
isGovernedBy local board of directors ⓘ
mayBe private nonprofit organization ⓘ
public agency ⓘ
monitors local poverty conditions ⓘ
operatesIn United States ⓘ
provides case management services ⓘ
early childhood education support ⓘ
emergency assistance ⓘ
energy bill assistance ⓘ
financial literacy education ⓘ
job training programs ⓘ
outreach services ⓘ
referral services ⓘ
weatherization assistance ⓘ
seeksFundingFrom federal sources ⓘ
local sources ⓘ
private donations ⓘ
state sources ⓘ
servesPopulation low-income families ⓘ
low-income individuals ⓘ
targets poverty reduction at local level ⓘ
worksWith federal government programs ⓘ
local government programs ⓘ
state government programs ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 → createdProgram → Community Action Agencies ⓘ
Community Services Block Grant → relatedTo → Community Action Agencies ⓘ