Clara is an 83-year-old senior citizen who was referred to Lima/Allen Council on Community Affairs (LACCA) by Job & Family Services Adult Protective Services Unit because she did not have heat in her home during the coldest period of the winter.LACCA knew that Clara had been approved for assistance with her heating through the Winter Crisis Home Energy Assistance Program …
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: For more information about Community Action programs in your area, visit www.oacaa.org. Note, not all Community Action Agencies offer these programs.
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: On February 17th 2012 I made a phone call that would lead to great things for me.I will start with a little history. I am a recovering opiate addict. On September 28th 2011 I …
Community Action Provides Meals for Seniors
Last summer a lady came to Kno-Ho-Co-Ashland Community Action Commission’s Coshocton Senior Center to inquire about their food programs. She had just turned 60 years old, and after working all of her adult life was recently laid off from her job. She had never had to ask or accept any help from anyone, but found herself in a desperate situation. …
Community Action Fills in the Gaps
Helen, a 64 year old home health aide, worked hard her whole life providing for her family. She had married soon after graduating high school, but divorced early in her marriage. After that, she moved in with her aging mother and raised her two children; working continuously over the years to support the family. In her fifties, Helen developed a …