Oklahoma Community Action

Program Information

We are a membership association of Oklahoma Community Action Agencies.

 

Community Action Agencies are managed by local, volunteer boards of directors. A Community Action Board of Directors must include low-income residents, private, and public sector representatives.

 

Community Action Agencies use a broad range of strategies to address family and community needs.

  • Community Coordination: Citizen participation, neighborhood and community organization, information and referrals
  • Education: Head Start, literacy, adult basic education
  • Economic Development: Loans, business planning assistance
  • Emergency Services: Food pantries, energy assistance, homeless shelters, natural disaster assistance
  • Employment Training: Job training, placement, and creation
  • Food and Nutrition: Meals on wheels, congregate meals for elderly, food banks
  • Health Care: Health clinics, prescription assistance, transportation to health care assistance, treatment for substance abuse
  • Housing: Homebuyer counseling, self-help housing construction, rental assistance
    Income Management: Individual Development Accounts, budget counseling, tax counseling
  • Transportation: Bus service, transportation to jobs, and school