| COMMUNITY ACTION in Tennessee
provides LOCAL solutions
for LOCAL issues
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| MODE OF OPERATION A Community Action Agency (CAA) carries out its mission through a variety of means:
- community-wide assessments of needs and strengths,
- comprehensive anti-poverty plans and strategies,
- provision of a broad range of direct services,
- mobilization of financial and non-financial resources,
- advocacy on behalf of low-income people, and
- partnerships with other community-based organizations to eliminate poverty.
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| BOARD STRUCTURE CAAs are required to have a tripartite, governing board consisting of equal parts of local private sector, public sector, and low-income community representatives. This unique structure brings together community leaders from each of these groups to collaborate on developing comprehensive responses to local needs.
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| VOLUNTEER SUPPORT The Community Action Network is one of the largest users of volunteer services in the nation. In FY07, CAAs in Tennessee reported that volunteers contributed more than 1.65 million hours of service for the benefit of agencies.
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| COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS CAAs in Tennessee have established and maintained partnerships with other public and private entities (including faith-based organizations) to mobilize and leverage resources to provide services and complete the continuum of care for low-income people.
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| COORDINATED RESOURCES For every $1 of Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funding that CAAs in Tennessee receive, over $15.00 is mobilized and leveraged from other federal, state, local, and private resources to provide a broad range of coordinated services that are responsive to specific local needs and conditions.
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| INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS CSBG funds give CAAs the flexibility to design programs that address the specific needs of local communities and the individuals they serve. The highest priority is placed on helping people achieve long-lasting independence and self-sufficiency. Integrated service delivery strategies are tailored to the community's social services infrastructure and individual circumstances.
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