Community Action Agencies work to alleviate poverty and empower low-income families in their communities. We change people's lives and improve communities. The Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies represents 50 agencies around the state serving the needs of low-income people in all of Ohio’s 88 counties. This blog will share some of the ways in which Ohio's CAAs have helped people in their community.
Corey was struggling after a very tough year. She was raising two young kids on her own after her husband was sent to jail for a life sentence for a horrendous crime. She had been working part-time at a gym for six years without a raise or discussion of full-time employment, and now as the sole bread winner she had no hope for supporting her family on such a meager salary.
