About

EnAct Community Action is one of sixteen community action agencies in West Virginia. All Community Action Agencies are designated by the governor to provide services to low-income families and communities. EnAct serves five counties, Kanawha, Boone, Fayette, Clay, and Putnam.

WHAT IS COMMUNITY ACTION?
Community Action Agencies are nonprofit or public organizations that were created by the federal government to combat poverty in geographically designated areas. Status as a Community Action Agency is the result of an explicit designation by local or state government. A Community Action Agency has a tripartite board structure that is designed to promote the participation of the entire community in the reduction or elimination of poverty. Community Action Agencies seek to involve the community, including elected public officials, private sector representatives, and especially low-income residents in assessing local needs and attacking the causes and conditions of poverty.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT:

To support individuals and families with low incomes, by providing the foundation they need to build self-sustainability and improve their quality of life.

WHY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES ARE UNIQUE
Most poverty-related organizations focus on a specific area of need, such as job training, health care, housing, or economic development. Community Action Agencies reach out to low-income people in their communities, address their multiple needs through a comprehensive approach, develop partnerships with other community organizations, involve low-income clients in the agency’s operations, and administer a full range of coordinated programs designed to have a measurable impact on poverty.