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NAVCA (the National Association for Voluntary and Community Action) is the national membership body for local support and development organisations in England. It is a registered charity (1001635), based in Sheffield , and was previously called the National Association of Councils for Voluntary Service (NACVS).
In 1964, the U.S. poverty rate (income-based) included 19 percent of Americans. Rising political forces demanded change. Under a new White House Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), the concept of the federally-funded, local Community Action Program (CAP)—delivered by a local Community Action Agency (CAA), in a nationwide Community Action Network—would become the primary vehicle for a new ...
Northeast Kingdom Community Action (NEKCA) is an anti-poverty community action agency that helps people in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom meet their basic needs and become self-sufficient. The agency is a partner of the Vermont Department for Children and Families [ 6 ] and is primarily funded by federal and state government resources.
An AmeriCorps NCCC team on deployment in 2024 at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in California.. The National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), or AmeriCorps NCCC [a], is an AmeriCorps program founded in 1993 that engages young adults, aged 18 to 26, in team-based, residential community service projects across the United States.
Part of the group's campaign will be to educate on the warning signs of suicide, promoting the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-TALK or 988 in the US), as well as community crisis clinics across the U.S. [4] Part of the Action Alliance's work is to identify culturally appropriate interventions to serve various minority ...
National Society Daughters of the American Colonists (1 C, 2 P) National Society of the Colonial Dames of America (1 C, 50 P) Native plant societies based in the United States (14 P)
Los Angeles Community Action Network (LACAN) is a grassroots organization based in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1999, LACAN works to organize low-income and homeless residents through advocacy, community organizing, litigation and education.
First operational on August 28, 1965, the Foster Grandparents program enables seniors to interact with and support young children, thus acting as foster grandparents.Open to seniors 55 and over, the program's goal is to provide "grandparents" who will give emotional support to victims of abuse and tutor, mentor, and care for children with disabilities.