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Philadelphia Housing Authority
(215) 684-4000
Provides affordable housing to Philadelphia residents
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NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania
(570) 558-2490
Diverse homebuyer services including education and financial assistance
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Dauphin County Housing Help
Several different types of homeownership assistance programs for Dauphin country residents
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The Housing Authority of the City of Erie
(814) 452-2425
Provides affordable housing to Erie residents
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The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh
(412) 456-5000
Provides affordable housing and assistance to Pittsburgh residents
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Community Connection of Northeast Oregon, Inc.
(541) 963-3186
The mission of Community Connection of Northeast Oregon, Inc. is to advocate for and assist senior citizens, children, low-income persons and persons with disabilities in attaining basic human needs and in becoming more self-sufficient. This will be accomplished by providing direct client services; stimulating a more efficient use of existing resources; broadening the available resource base; and providing decent, safe, sanitary and affordable housing for low and moderate income persons.
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Aging Community Coordinated Enterprises and Supportive Services
541-779-6691
As the Community Action Agency of Jackson County, ACCESS has been helping Jackson County residents break the cycle of poverty since 1976. With a focus on education, ACCESS helps people through economic crisis by guiding them through changes in habits to help them become self-sustaining. ACCESS currently serves local residents through 15 programs designed to address problems from one-time emergencies to longer-term issues.
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Bridge of Hope
(610) 280-0280
Three-way partnership between homeless single mothers, trained church-based mentoring groups, and trained case managers to achieve family stability.
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Pittsburgh Community Services, Inc.
(412) 904-2575
The mission of Pittsburgh Community Services, Inc. is to address the causes of poverty and to diminish its effects through the development, implementation, sponsorship, and support of programs and activities designed to enable and empower low-income residents of the City of Pittsburgh to make measurable progress on the continuum from impoverishment to self-sufficiency.
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Columbia Housing Authority
(803) 254-3886
Provides affordable housing and assistance to residents of Columbia and Richland counties
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Providence Housing Authority
(401) 751-6400
Provides affordable housing and assistance to Providence residents
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Community Action Partnership of Providence (CAPP)
401-273-2000
Our purpose is to reduce poverty, revitalize low-income communities, and empower low-income individuals and families to become self-sufficient by: creating economic, educational and other opportunities for and providing a range of services to low-income families and individuals; mobilizing resources directed to the elimination of poverty; and educating the public on issues of poverty and community revitalization.
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East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP)
401.847.7821
East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) is a private, non-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation that provides a wide array of health and human services to the residents of Rhode Island’s east bay including the municipalities of East Providence, Barrington, Warren, Bristol, Little Compton, Tiverton, Portsmouth, Middletown, Newport and Jamestown. The services provided by EBCAP include: Head Start Services and Early Head Start; family health and dental services including East Bay Smiles and the Molar Express; family development case management services including social service information and referral and basic human needs; food pantries; youth programs; the East Bay Coalition for the Homeless; Heating and Energy Services; the Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Feeding and Nutrition Program (WIC) and senior services including case management, the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), Foster Grandparents (FGP) and the Ocean State Senior Dining Program (meals in a social setting)
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Rhode Island Works
(401) 462-5300
The Department of Human Services’ Rhode Island Works Program offers temporary cash assistance, health coverage, child care assistance, and help finding job training or a job. This program is available for pregnant women and adults with children under age 18 (or under age 19 if child is a full-time student). Services are available statewide. The Rhode Island Works used to be called the Family Independence Program (FIP).
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
1-866-306-0270
This program helps low-income people buy the food they need for good health.
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Berks Community Action Program
(610) 375-7866
Our mission is to combat poverty in the city of Reading and Berks County, and to help low and moderate income residents become more self-sufficient. As a Community Action Program Agency, we work to reduce poverty by coordinating local, state, private, and federal resources to assist low-income individuals and families. Our mission is carried out pursuant to applicable state and federal regulations. We serve over 2,500 individuals and families each year, providing assistance to help people overcome obstacles while striving to meet their goals.
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Chesterfield Marlboro Economic Opportunity Council (CMEOC)
843-320-9760
CMEOC's mission is to move individuals and families from dependency to self-sufficiency. We envision communities of strong and stable families where every person has an equal opportunity to reach his or her full potential and where public policies and personal values give highest priority to education, adequate health care, adequate housing, and the social and economic stability of all families.
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North Charleston Housing Authority
(843) 747-1793
Provides affordable housing and assistance to North Charleston residents
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