Governor Kay Ivey announced Wednesday that she has awarded grants worth a total of $4.5 million to groups that alleviate poverty and help low-income residents become economically self-sufficient.
The Community Services Block Grants will go to 18 community action agencies, which will provide services to community members who qualify for assistance.
“Many families and individuals experience hardships that leave them struggling to find their footing financially,” Ivey said. “These grants and programs will offer a hand up to people in need and guide them onto a path toward economic stability.”
The grants will fund a variety of programs depending on needs at the local level, including ones to help people secure and maintain meaningful employment, improve budgeting skills and provide emergency assistance for essentials such as health services, food and housing.
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grants from funds made available by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
“ADECA is pleased to join Gov. Ivey in support of these programs that give people the chance to take control of their lives and finances,” ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell said.
The agencies below are receiving grants.
- Community Action Agency of Northwest Alabama Inc.: $165,981 (Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale) 256-766-4330, caanw.org.
- Community Action Partnership Huntsville/Madison and Limestone Counties Inc.: $300,332 (Limestone, Madison) 256-907-1550, caa-htsval.org.
- Walker County Community Action Agency Inc.: $64,617 (Walker) 205-221-4010, caawalker.org.
- Community Action Agency of Talladega, Clay, Randolph, Calhoun and Cleburne Counties Inc.: $254,882 (Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega) 256-362-6611, communityactiontcrcc.com.
- Community Action Partnership of Middle Alabama Inc.: $254,990 (Autauga, Chilton, Elmore, Shelby) 205-258-5198, capmal.org.
- Community Action Agency Inc. of Chambers-Tallapoosa-Coosa: $78,660 (Chambers, Coosa, Tallapoosa) 256-825-4287, cacctc.com.
- Montgomery Community Action Committee and Community Development Corporation Inc.: $229,352 (Montgomery) 334-263-3474, mcacinc.org.
- Organized Community Action Program Inc.: $198,252 (Bullock, Butler, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Lowndes, Pike) 334-566-1712, ocaptroy.com.
- Community Action Agency of Northeast Alabama Inc.: $961,254 (Blount, Cherokee, DeKalb, Jackson, Jefferson, Marshall, St. Clair) 256-638-4430, caaneal.org.
- Mobile Community Action Inc.: $398,576 (Mobile, Washington) 251-457-5700, mcamobile.org.
- Macon-Russell Community Action and Community Development Corporation Inc.: $91,223 (Macon, Russell) 334-727-6100, mrcaa.org.
- Pickens County Community Action Committee and Community Development Corporation Inc.: $20,883 (Pickens) 205-367-8166, caapickens.org.
- Southeast Alabama Community Action Partnership Inc.: $234,971 (Barbour, Coffee, Geneva, Henry, Houston) 334-347-0881, southeastalabamacommunityactionpartnership.org.
- Community Action Partnership of North Alabama Inc.: $249,292 (Cullman, Lawrence, Marion, Morgan, Winston) 256-355-7843 and dial 100, capna.org.
- Community Action Agency of South Alabama: $294,138 (Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Marengo, Monroe, Wilcox) 251-626-2646, caaofsa.org.
- Community Service Programs of West Alabama Inc.: $442,565 (Bibb, Choctaw, Dallas, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Perry, Sumter, Tuscaloosa) 205-752-5429, cspwal.com.
- Alabama Council on Human Relations Inc.: $185,359 (Lee) 334-821-8336, achr.com.
- Community Action of Etowah County Inc.: $115,977 (Etowah) 256-546-9271, communityaction-etowah.org.
