How long has CSD administered the community action program?
In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Economic Opportunities Act which created and funded a network of 1,000 community based organizations known as “community action agencies” to reduce poverty, revitalize low-income communities and empower low-income families to become fully self sufficient. Then as now, each community action agency reflects the uniqueness of its community, and determines its own program priorities based on local needs and public input. The board of directors of each agency is “tripartite” meaning that it includes members from the public sector, the private sector, and the low-income community.
