Helping Your Neighbors in Need

Are you in need of assistance? Dedicated representatives at Community Action Agencies (CAAs) are ready to help you today. CAAs empower individuals and families with low-income by providing necessary services including employment assistance, emergency food and housing, childcare, home heating, and much more.

If you need support, contact your local agency today. CAA employees can connect you to services that fit your needs.

Find Your Local CAA

Do you know a fellow New Yorker who could benefit from CAA services? Help us spread the word. Share this email with your social network. There are also opportunities to support your local Community Action Agency by volunteering or becoming a Community Action board member.

The Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services provided financial support for this project, as part of a financial assistance award totaling $63.9 million with 100 percent funded by ACF/HHS. The contents are those of the author. They may not reflect the policies of the Department of Health and Human Services or the U.S. government.

Mission Statement

To provide services, with dignity and respect, that help people become self-sufficient.

COMMUNITY ACTION PROMISE

Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.

We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and have served low-income and disadvantaged families for nearly 60 years. Community Action programs are designed to empower as well as provide opportunity to those who are not yet self-sufficient.

This website is supported in part by Grant Number 93.569 Community Services Block Grant from the Office of Community Services and by Grant Numbers 02CH012464 and 02HP000600 from the Office of Head Start (93.600) within the Administration for Children and Families, both divisions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of Community Action of Orleans and Genesee, Inc. and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.