Program areas at Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency
Child care programs: head start/ early head start for 1,743 students provide comprehensive family support to promote the education and well-being of low income pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. These services include school readiness, physical and mental health, and nutrition support, as well as fatherhood, parent engagement, and Community resources that assist families in attaining self-sufficiency. The head start and early head start programs have helped parents transition over 608 children to kindergarten success each year, provided families with much-needed resources for fresh food, and facilitated children's continued engagement with school readiness curriculum activities despite period closures. Our program provided families with the resources they needed to support their children's education.
The home energy assistance program: provided utility bill assistance (including pipp budget payment assistance) to 12,813 individuals and 3,202 households during the year 2022.
Human services programs, general/other: Community services is a comprehensive program that served 4,291 households with linkage to employment, education, transitional housing, emergency assistance, youth development, case management, business entrepreneurship, loan services and tax return preparation services. A total of 13,075 individuals benefitted from these Community services.
Social development and enrichment