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Community
Action, Inc. Topeka, Ks. Serving Counties in Northeast and Central Kansas |
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Community
Action, Inc. Topeka, Ks. Serving Counties in Northeast and Central Kansas |
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Community Action Empowers individuals, families and communities to overcome poverty through education, advocacy, prevention and services to meet basic human needs. We offer hope and assistance with respect and understanding |
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A. Board Structure: Community
Action, Inc. is a locally controlled, private, non-profit corporation
through which representatives of all segments of the community,
including low-income individuals, participate in making decisions about
programs and services to benefit people living in poverty. The Public
Sector is made up of local elected officials; the Private Sector is
business, labor and social services; and the Poverty Sector is made up
of elected representatives of the low-income community. B. Board Size and Function:
Each of the three sectors has 11 seats on the Board, for a total of 33
members. The Board performs the following functions:
community involvement, mobilization of resources, initiates new
programs, program coordination and planning and evaluating. There are
seven standing committees that review issues and report to the full
board. C. The standing committees are
Bylaws, Community, Finance, Head Start Review, Personnel, Program, and
Housing. An Executive Committee of the officers and chairpersons of each
standing committee meets monthly and acts on routine matters. D.
Shared Governance:
Community Action, is a Head Start grantee and is
required to establish and maintain a formal structure of shared
governance through which Head Start parents can participate in policy
making or in other program decisions. This structure is supported by the
Board’s Head Start Review
Committee and by the Community Action Head Start Policy Council. Through
the Head Start Review Committee information is shared and those items
that require the consideration and approval of both the Head Start
Policy Council and governing body (The Community Action, Inc. Board of
Directors) are reviewed and acted upon. Community
Action, Inc. (Officers in Yellow; Alt. = Alternate)
1As of Dec. 9, 2010
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To alleviate the causes and conditions of poverty through the promotion of public policy that helps those in poverty to move to greater self-reliance and by providing services and resources that meet basic human needs, promote self-reliance and enhance the quality of life for individuals and families. The Promise of Community Action: Community Action changes people's lives, the sprit of hope, improves communities and America a better place to live. We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other. |