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Causes: Human Service Organizations, Human Services
Mission: Action for a better community is a community action agency that promotes and provides opportunities for low-income individuals and families to become self-sufficient.
Programs: Early childhood services: a federally funded program that provides early childhood development services to low-income children and their families. The program services over 1,400 children per day. The program encourages healthy child development, supports parental roles, and promotes self-sufficiency. Additional funding is received from the ny universal pre-k program.
community based services: these programs are designed to work with their customers and with other agencies to serve the community's health and economic self-sufficiency needs. With the goal of self-sufficiency in mind, the program strengthens the client's network and support services so that all necessary steps are taken towards self-sufficiency.
weatherization and energy conservation services: the goal of this program is to service low-income households to reduce the amount of household energy consumption and costs associated with it. This program includes basic and enhanced weatherization services and emergency heating or replacement.