Community Action Kentucky (CAK) represents 23 CAAs that provide direct social services to Kentuckians with low and moderate incomes in all 120 Kentucky counties. Those agencies collectively manage a budget of $150 million and employ nearly 4,000 people, all engaged in the administration of programs to fight poverty in a comprehensive nature. The range of services these agencies provide varies with the needs of the individual communities as identified by a comprehensive community needs assessment process and includes:

• services for children, families, and senior citizens - such as Head Start, Child Care, Family Preservation, Family Reunification, Meals on Wheels, Foster Grand Parents;
• basic needs including energy assistance, housing, weatherization and other conservation programs, and emergency assistance;
• individual opportunity programs such as education, employment training, and transportation

To learn more about how Community Action responds to the needs of our communities, visit What We Do.