Community Action, Inc. partners with community members to improve low-income situations by assisting families with activities to overcome barriers, improve economic status, and enhance their quality of life.
Community Action, Inc. has served the Clarion and Jefferson County area continuously since its inception. Community Action, Inc. has been instrumental in locally creating programs such as VISTA, the Job Corps, Neighborhood Youth Corps, Legal Services, Head Start, Foster Grandparent Program, Green Thumb, Weatherization Programs, TEFAP, Employment and Training Programs (CETA and JTPA), Older Americans Act, Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and Federal Housing Programs, which along with many new programs, continue today. Community Action, Inc. is governed by a local 18 member tripartite Board of Directors.