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Statewide Agencies
Community Action Agencies (CAA's) are nonprofit private and public organizations established under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to fight America's War on Poverty. Today, they are funded through the federal Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) as well as many other public and private funds.
Community Action Agencies help people to help themselves in achieving self-sufficiency. Today there are approximately 1000 Community Action Agencies, serving those in poverty in every state, as well as Puerto Rico and the Trust Territories. The majority of CAA program participants are extremely poor, with incomes at 75 percent of the federal poverty threshold.
In Utah there are nine Community Action Agencies and one statewide partner. These agencies work collectively to provide families with the support and resources they need to obtain self-sufficiency. Our goal is to help people change their lives. We do this through direct services, advocacy, education and community collaborations.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
The Community Action Agencies in Utah received approximately $5 million in the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), or "the Stimulus Package", to create jobs and fight the effects of poverty in local communities. These funds have allowed Utah's CAA's to build new innovative programs that create jobs, strengthen communities and stabilize families.
Partners
Community Action Partnership of Utah works with many local and national partners to address the causes of poverty and help low-income Utahns achieve self-sufficiency.
