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NEOCAA -
Building Strong Communities
Vision
We believe that individuals and
families in Northeast Oklahoma will be successful , self-directing,
and responsible for their own lives. They will have good jobs,
decent health care, adequate housing, be free of drugs and enjoy a
higher standard of living.
We will accomplish this through
providing supportive services and education and advocating for the
potential of all people, while enlisting community resources.
Mission Statement
Northeast Oklahoma Community Action
Agency is dedicated to increasing self-sufficiency of income
eligible individuals and families in Northeast Oklahoma through
education and supportive services.
Program Description and Services
The
agency completes periodic community assessments for the three
county area in order to determine the expressed needs of our service
area. This assessment forms the basis of programs that the agency
develops to meet our clients’ needs. These programs enable the
agency to work toward our mission of increasing self-sufficiency of
income eligible individuals and families in Craig, Delaware and
Ottawa Counties in Northeast Oklahoma through education and
supportive services. To date, the programs which have been developed
to meet our clients needs include:
Emergency Assistance
Home
Rehabilitation
Down
Payment Assistance
Homebuyer Education
Weatherization
Prescription Assistance
Community Housing Development
Volunteer Tax Preparation
Financial Education
Head
Start
Through
these programs low income clients are able to:
Comfortably live in safe, comfortable, affordable, and sanitary
homes
Overcome emergency situations to maintain their self-sufficiency
Learn
the basics of homeownership
Receive asset building assistance through Down Payment Assistance
and free income tax preparation and budgeting programs
Receive early childhood education and family support services
through head start
The
effects of economic down turns and emergency events in the lives of
low income individuals can be catastrophic. The rising cost of fuel
and energy can devastate the life of a low income person on a fixed
income. Often they must make choices between eating, getting needed
medications, driving to work or keeping their homes warm. All of our
programs are designed to supplement, assist or educate these
individuals to maintain a successful, self-directing life and seek a
higher standard of living.
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