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Kno-Ho-Co-Ashland
Community Action Commission
“Helping People, Changing Lives.”
“It shall be the general purpose and function of Kno-Ho-Co-Ashland
CAC to plan, coordinate, implement, and/or facilitate the implementation of
programs, activities, affordable housing, and services designed to meet the needs
of people and the communities in which they live.”
Kno-Ho-Co-Ashland CAC Mission
Statement
The Kno-Ho-Co-Ashland Community
Action Commission is a private, non-profit, social service organization whose
primary goal is to identify and address community needs, with the basic focus
being to reduce poverty related adversities.
Community Action Agencies were established in 1964 when the
Economic Opportunity Act legislation was enacted
after the declaration of the “War on Poverty”. Today there are 53 Community
Action Agencies in the State of Ohio
with every county receiving services.
Serving the four Ohio
counties of Knox, Holmes, Coshocton, and Ashland, Kno-Ho-Co-Ashland
Community Action is governed by a 24 member Board of Directors comprised of
three sectors of local citizens. The Public Sector is represented by local
officials or their appointees, the Private Sector is representative of local
business or industry, and the Low-Income Sector encompasses citizens
representing the interests of the low-income population. Each sector is
equally represented by the four counties. Kno-Ho-Co-Ashland was incorporated in
1966 and has been providing over 40 years of service to those in need. We
pride ourselves in being a multi-generational agency serving infants through
the elderly.
Thank you for visiting our web site. Please take a moment
to browse and discover why Kno-Ho-Co-Ashland has
been bestowed with numerous awards in recognition of our effective and
innovative programming. We are your local Community Action Agency providing
essential services to better the lives of those that we serve.
A Message from Chief Executive Officer, J. Michael Stephens
It is with great pleasure that I am welcoming you to the Kno-Ho-Co-Ashland Community Action Commission's web site!
It is our intention to make this site informative, interesting, and useful to
you, in conformity with our mission to serve our communities well. Since
1965, we have been your local community action commission. We are here to
help make our communities better, through the provision of direct services to
low income people and the working poor, and by identifying gaps in services
and working to fill those gaps. In addition to our many different direct
services, we facilitate the delivery of other services through partnering and
collaborations with clients and client groups, with elected officials, and
with other leaders, individuals, groups and agencies in our communities. We
invite you to peruse this web site, to use it to learn more about your
Kno-Ho-Co-Ashland Community Action Commission generally, to learn about
specific services that might be available to you or to others you know, and
to enable you to offer your feedback and input to us, so we can continue to
do our work well, and to become even better.
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