Community Action Helps People Help Themselves

Robert was an unemployed 27year-old high school dropout who was badly addicted to heroin. His addiction had progressed to a point where his family felt they had to break all connections with him.

Community Action Provides Shelter and Safety

A woman describes in her own words how Clermont County Community Service, the local Community Action Agency in Clermont County, and their local shelter helped her and her children escape an abusive situation:

Community Action Helps People Start Over

Following is the story of how the Community Action Commission of Fayette County helped a client struggling with addiction and homelessness in the client’s own words:

Homeless Mom Gets the Help She Needs

Following is a letter from a mother of three who's children were enrolled in Community Action Wayne/Medina's Head Start and Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) funded programs. It tells of the struggles this family endured and how Community Action helped improve their lives.

Homeless Veteran Finds a Home and a New Family

In January 2011, the Ohio State Highway Patrol picked up a man they found walking on State Route 23 just south of South Bloomfield and took him to the Circleville Police Department. Because the man was a homeless veteran, the CPD contacted Joe, Pickaway County Community Action's (PICCA) transitional housing manager.

Homeless Veteran Finds a Home and a Job with Community Action

David, a Navy veteran of the first Gulf War, found himself homeless after losing his job and going through a divorce. The father of two was staying at a homeless shelter in Fremont, Ohio when he turned to WSOS Community Action for help.