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ABOUT 

COMMUNITY ACTION

National Vision, Local Control

In 1964 President Johnson declared the “War on Poverty” in his State of the Union address. Out of this call to action came the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), and the creation of “Urban and Rural Community Action Programs.” A national network of Community Action Agencies (CAAs) used their local initiative funding to design programs at the local level. Over the years the name and nature of the original OEO has changed, as well as the funding processes for CAAs, but the concept of local control has remained at the heart of New Hampshire’s Community Action effort.

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The New Hampshire Community Action Partnership (NHCAP) is comprised of the 5 Community Action Agencies in the state: Community Action Partnership of Strafford County; Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc.; Southern New Hampshire Services, Inc.; Southwestern Community Services, Inc.; and Tri-County Community Action Program, Inc.

 

We all operate core programs such as Workforce Programs, Head Start, Fuel Assistance and Homelessness Prevention, but each agency also provides services and programming designed to respond to the needs of their particular communities. Working with federal, state and local partners, NHCAP strives every day to fulfill the Promise which guides our work:

 

“Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other."

Other Community Action Resources

Learn More About Your Local Community Action Agency

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Main Office: 

30 Exchange Street

Berlin, NH 03570

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Website: tccap.org

Phone: (603) 752-7001

Tri-County Community Action

Community Action Partnership

of Strafford County

Main Office: 

577 Central Avenue Suite 10​

Dover, NH 03820

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Website: straffordcap.org

Phone: (603) 435-2500

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Community Action Program

of Merrimack & Belknap Counties

Southern New Hampshire Services

Southwestern Community Services

Main Office: 

2 Industrial Park Drive

Concord, NH 03301

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Website: bm-cap.org

Phone: (603) 225-3295

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Main Office: 

2 Industrial Park Drive

Concord, NH 03301

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Website: bm-cap.org

Phone: (603) 225-3295

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Main Office: 

40 Pine Street

Manchester, NH 03103

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Website: snhs.org

Phone: (603) 668-8010

Main Office: 

63 Community Way

Keene, NH 03431

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Website: scshelps.org

Phone: (603) 352-7512

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any of the regions below to learn more, or lookup your CAP by town 

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