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Community Services, Employment and Training
Community Action Agency 
Mission:
CAA combats poverty and provides a safety net of basic services for low-income individuals and families in Pima County. Connects immediate assistance with case management and additional resources to promote self-sufficiency and economic independence.
Goals:
The Community Action Agency’s goals are:
- To improve the standard of living and mitigate the effects of poverty
- Provide a safety net that prevents homelessness
- To assist people and communities of Pima County, especially those with lower incomes, to become economically self-sufficient
Services:
The Community Action Agency provides many types of services
which
may include but are not limited to:
About the Community Action Agency:
The Community Action Agency (CAA) has
a proud history of delivering services to low-income families and single
adults for the last twenty years.
Its main source of funds comes from the Community Services Block
Grant, along with a variety of other federal, state and local funding.
In
1981, the Pima County Board of Supervisors designated the Community
Action Agency as its emergency services agency.
The Pima County
CAA has three core functions:
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Operating and administering one-time
only emergency assistance programs that provides a series of safety-net
services
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Administering the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds
by contracting with community non-profit and rural community
services agencies, through
an RFP process, to provide services
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Administering a variety of Federal,
State, and local funding resources to provide emergency assistance
to low-income populations within
Pima County through the
Emergency Services Network
(ESN).
CAA will strive to deliver services in a respectful, timely, compassionate manner and will strive to provide its low-income members with the right mix of assistance, encouragement, and incentives to become self-sufficient.
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG):
The Pima County Community Action
Agency is responsible for the administration of CSBG funds. This
grant is intended
to provide
a range of services
and activities that have a major impact on areas
of the community
where poverty
is a concern.
The CSBG programs are comprised of a network of government
and private sector agencies that assist low-income
individuals. Its
basic funding
is provided
through the federal CSBG and supplemented by state
and private sector contributions.
Notice of Recommendation for Award issued 4/16/2007
Emergency Services Network (ESN):
The Emergency Services Network is
a network of contracted community nonprofit and rural community service
agencies, funded through
Pima County Action
Agency, to provide case management and crisis
assistance to adults, families, and individuals
living at or below the poverty level. The ESN
consists of nigh agencies that use the network as a case
management tool
for the
delivery of
services, such
as rent/mortgage/deposit assistance, utility
assistance, and other special needs.
CAA Advisory Board:
Public/private partnerships are central to the
Community Services Block Grant program network
and this focus
is reinforced by the
statutory requirement that
CSBG-funded agencies, known as Community
Action Agencies (CAAs), be
governed by a board of directors.
Other Services:
Shelter/Homeless Assistance
Teen Court Youth Diversion Program
General Information:
520.884.8799
For more Information:
For general information about the Community
Action Agency and/or assistance for
which service agency
to contact,
please call:
Norma Gallegos, Program
Manager
Community Action Agency
Kino Service Center
2797 E. Ajo Way
Tucson, AZ 85713
520.243.6700
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