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  2. Community Action Agencies - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services

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    The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) is a human services organization committed to the development of the Arab American community. ACCESS helps low-income families, as well as newly arrived immigrants adapt to life in the United States.

  4. Community Action Services and Food Bank - Wikipedia

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    The Community Action Services and Food Bank board of trustees provides direction and guidance to staff regarding community needs, future planning, and fiscal oversight. It is a tri-partite board consisting of 1/3 public, 1/3 private, and 1/3 low-income representatives, thereby giving low-income residents an opportunity to provide input to ...

  5. List of disability organizations - Wikipedia

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    American Council of the Blind (ACB) – represents a diverse range of groups within the blind community. American Diabetes Association (ADA) (1939) – educates the public about diabetes. American Foundation for the Blind (1921) – primarily serves the blind population and focuses on advocacy and services.

  6. Community development corporation - Wikipedia

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    Facilitating community access to targeted grants; In some jurisdictions in the United States, a CDC is by definition targeted towards direct investment in the community, while a "community development advocacy organization" is a category eligible for recognition as a tax-exempt charity or service organization.

  7. Community health centers in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The community health center (CHC) in the United States is the dominant model for providing integrated primary care and public health services for the low-income and uninsured, and represents one use of federal grant funding as part of the country's health care safety net. The health care safety net can be defined as a group of health centers ...

  8. List of organizations that combat human trafficking - Wikipedia

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    EVE, an advocacy group based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada [8] The Exodus Road, a non-profit coalition of organizations specialized in the intervention component of human trafficking, training and funding partnerships with local authorities to actively rescue people trapped in human trafficking in India, southeast Asia, and the United ...

  9. Community practice - Wikipedia

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    Community practice social workers typically have a Master of Social Work degree (MSW). There are several MSW programs in the United States that offer community practice concentrations, while others offer specializations in one or several types of community practice, such as social services administration or policy analysis.