About UsGHCAA focuses on assisting low-income people in their efforts to become self-sufficient. Services are provided to enable families to improve their financial, physical, mental and social level through programs designed to motivate individuals to set and reach personal goals. The GHCAA Service Center is the first source of help for families in need. Trained, responsive personnel and volunteers develop plans with families to alleviate their current crisis situation and stabilize the family.
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Our History |
Green Hills Community Action Agency (GHCAA) is a 501(c)(3) private, non-profit organization that is focused on assisting low-income individuals/families in their efforts to become self-sufficient, by providing services to enable them to improve their financial, physical, mental, and social level, and by operating programs designed to motivate people to help themselves. GHCAA has operated in this capacity since its inception in 1965.
GHCAA serves the northern Missouri counties of Caldwell, Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Linn, Livingston, Mercer, Putnam, and Sullivan. In addition, they provide limited women’s health services to Carroll, Clinton, and Ray counties and additional housing assistance services to Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton and DeKalb counties. Our history began on August 20, 1964 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 into law. This act consisted of social programs to promote the health, education, and general welfare of the poor. It was the signing of this act which enabled the formation of what is today GHCAA. On March 8, 1965 Livingston County Human Resources Development Corporation formed to serve the residents of Livingston County “or vicinity”. In 1967 the name was changed to Human Resources Development Corporation of Linn, Livingston, Daviess, and Caldwell Counties. Next, on May 10, 1965 Harrison County Economic Opportunity, Inc. formed to serve the residents of Harrison County. Then, on June 4, 1965 Green Hills Area Human Resources Development Corporation formed to serve the residents of Grundy, Mercer, Putnam, and Sullivan counties. Also, in 1967 Harrison County Economic Opportunity, Inc. merged with Green Hills Area Human Resources Development Corporation. In April of 1969 the two existing community action agencies in north central Missouri merged to create Green Hills Human Resources Corporation, and they continued to operate under this name for nearly 23 years, serving nine counties in the Green Hills Region of Missouri. In March of 1992 the Board of Directors recognized a need to identify as a “Community Action Agency”, and moved to change the name to Green Hills Community Action Agency. With the need for consistent messaging across the entire network about the value, and role, of each Community Action Agency, the Board of Directors once again approved another name change in June of 2015. On October 1, 2015 Green Hills Community Action Agency (GHCAA) began “doing business as” (DBA) Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri (CAPNCM), creating alignment with the nationwide movement that is Community Action. CAPNCM endeavors to make the community aware of the issues encountered by low-income families, and serves as an advocate for the less fortunate by strengthening communications, the planning, and coordination of programs designed to serve the low-income community. For nearly 52 years CAPNCM has been giving a hand up to people who seek to break the bonds of poverty. |