WHAT'S NEW at CAPITAL RESOURCE AGENCY, Inc.
Since January 1, 2007 the staff of Capital Resource Agency worked, through the combined inervention of the
Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity and the
Kanawha County Commission, to continue providing Community Services Block Grant-funded programs to the low-income individuals and families of Boone, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, and Putnam counties.
Effective November 1, 2007, Capital Resource Agency, Inc., by proclamation of the
Honorable Joe Manchin III, Governor of the State of West Virginia, became an eligible entity and the Community Action Agency responsible for serving the low income communities of those five counties. The Board of Directors, Executive Director, and staff of CRA, Inc. will continue in their mission to provide current services but at the same time develop new and innovative programs and services that will help educate low-income individuals and families in order to help them break the cycle of povertyfor themselves as well as help their communities grow once more.
OUR FIRST NEW PROGRAM!!!CRA, Inc. is excited to announce that, in addition to our existing group of services, we are about to initiate our first brand new program, a Medicaid Waiver service called
Comforts Of Home. More information can be found by clicking
HERE. We are currently exploring other possible additions to our program services in order to best serve the low-income individuals of our five-county service area.
MOUNTAIN TEEN MAGAZINECRA is also pleased to announce an exciting new project, the
Mountain Teen Magazine. For more information click
HERE.
WHAT IS COMMUNITY ACTION?
Community Action Agencies are private nonprofit or public organizations that were created by the federal government in 1964 to combat poverty in geographically designated areas. Status as a Community Action Agency is the result of an explicit designation by local or state government. A Community Action Agency has a tripartite board structure that is designed to promote the participation of the entire community in the reduction or elimination of poverty. Community Action Agencies seek to involve the community, including elected public officials, private sector representatives, and especially low-income residents in assessing local needs and attacking the causes and conditions of poverty.WHY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES ARE UNIQUEMost poverty-related organizations focus on a specific area of need, such as job training, health care, housing, or economic development. Community Action Agencies reach out to
low-income people in their communities, address their multiple needs through a comprehensive approach, develop partnerships with other community organizations, involve low-income clients in the agency's operations, and administer a full range of coordinated programs designed to have a measurable impact on poverty.
