Community Action, Inc.

At Community Action we provide access and opportunity for those we serve and those who support our efforts. Through innovative programs and strong community partnerships we eliminate barriers, establishing clear pathways to economic self-reliance Community Action, Inc. (CAI) is a not-for-profit organization offering programs to fight poverty in Rock and Walworth Counties. Founded in 1965 as part of Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty initiatives. Its focus then, as well as now, is to prevent and reduce poverty in its local communities. To this end, the agency invests more resources to fight poverty in Rock and Walworth counties than any other not-for-profit organization.

1. We secure and invest more resources to fight poverty in Rock & Walworth Counties than any other not-for-profit organization. Each year, we invest approximately $7 million in our communities.

2. We are a 100% local and independent organization, with entirely local leadership who are focused on our communities? unique local challenges. No national parent organization sets our agenda.

3. We help people by empowering them with opportunities to help themselves; focusing on long-term benefits, not quick fixes.

4. We provide people and our communities with solutions to a wide spectrum of poverty problems, rather than focus on one single issue. To achieve this, we offer several programs in Rock & Walworth Counties.

5. By reducing poverty?s negative impacts, which affect us all, we make our communities a better place to live for every person in them.