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Causes: Child Abuse Prevention, Crime & Law, Domestic Violence
Mission: Aroostook county action program, inc. (acap) provides the people of aroostook county with services and resources that help individuals and families achieve greater economic independence. As a leader, or in partnership with others, acap provides guidance to the community in responding to emerging human needs in the areas of community, family, energy and housing and workforce development services.
Programs: Family services - family services provides head start, child care, child care food programs.
community health services - community health services operates the supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (wic); and provides community oral health education and dental services.
energy and housing services - energy and housing services include energy assistance, such as low-income home energy assistance (liheap), energy crisis intervention (ecip), affordable housing repair and replacement program, lead hazard control program, home ownership education, weatherization, and home ownership support counseling, family development accounts, micro business loans, above ground storage tank and central heating improvement programs.
workforce development - workforce development offers services to assist people who are seeking employment as well as businesses seeking employees. Services offered include workforce innovation and opportunity act (wioa) services as well as other job training opportunities and programs.