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Housing Stabilization Video
Community Action Council is working alongside LFUCG to help Fayette County households who have been financially devastated by COVID-19 and are now facing the threat of eviction. This short video gives a brief overview of who is eligible for this assistance and information about applying for assistance. To access the online application click below....
A Summary of A Summer Soiree 2018
In 2014, what began as a single fundraising event for Community Action Council grew into a movement: the LexEndPoverty movement. LexEndPoverty raises public awareness about important issues that impact people living in poverty, and increases the Council’s capacity to help our participants become self-sufficient. Since then, the Council has also re-purposed its fundraising and...
Key Takeaways from Poverty Simulation
On Saturday, May 12, at the Lexington Convention Center, the Council hosted its first-ever community-wide Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS)—an interactive activity developed by the Missouri Association for Community Action that is designed to help participants gain a better understanding of the daily challenges of living in poverty. The event, sponsored in part by...
Introducing The Prep Academy
On Wednesday, September 13, the Council officially announced it is transforming all of the sites where we offer Head Start services. Now, when you drive by our locations, instead of seeing a sign that says “Child Development Center” you will now see a sign that says “The Prep Academy.” In order to understand The...
A Brief on CSBG
The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Program represents the consolidation of several federal funding streams originating in Lyndon B. Johnson’s Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. The purpose of these funds, then and now, is to support programs that reduce poverty and address the needs of people with low income. CSBG funds, which totaled $770...
This is what “Financial Challenges” look like for Americans at different income levels
In May 2016, the Federal Reserve Board published its “Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2015.” This report, based on a survey of thousands of adults nationwide, captures Americans’ perspectives, behaviors and concerns as related to their financial situation. As part of the survey, all respondents were asked if they faced...
For Community Action Council, there’s no such thing as “poor people”
The Council doesn’t provide services to “poor people.” Instead, we talk about people in poverty, people living in poverty, or people with low income. What’s the difference? Isn’t that just a lot of extra words to say the same thing? Why does it matter? Here are five reasons we choose not to use the...