Happy Birthday CSBG!
Celebrating the birthday of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) state and community action agencies offer their best wishes from across the country.
CSBG Building Futures: Housing the Unhoused in Delaware
First State Community Action has used Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds to connect some of the most vulnerable members of their community with extensive wraparound services organized around safe housing in their Pallet Village. This novel approach for providing safe housing and integrated supportive services helps individuals achieve improved economic and health outcomes.
CSBG Building Futures RurAL CAP’s Mutual Self-Help Housing Program in Alaska
Supported by the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), the Self-Help Housing Program by the Rural Alaska Community Action Program (RurAL CAP) is paving the way for low-income Alaskan families to access affordable and secure housing within their communities.
CSBG: Enhancing Home Accessibility for Older Americans in Alaska with RurAL CAP
Elders from St. Mary’s, Alaska are achieving greater freedom and comfort in their homes thanks to the innovative Senior Access Program from the Rural Alaska Community Action Program (RurAL CAP). Supported by the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funding, RurAL CAP offers essential, adaptable, and durable access ramps in communities while also applying other improvement programs, like weatherization assistance. This highly efficient process leverages multiple funding streams to achieve far-reaching impact in communities across Alaska. Older Americans are empowered to participate in, lead, and preserve vital community events and traditions with these vital modifications to their homes.
Happy 60th Anniversary Community Action
Community action has been a force of positive change for 60 years. State agencies, community action agencies, and Health and Human Services staff celebrate the amazing work that has been done and look forward to the future in this anniversary video.
Happy 60th Anniversary Community Action from Secretary Hild
Community action has been a force of positive change for 60 years. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary Jeff Hild offers his congratulations to community action across the country and celebrates the mission of the Administration for Children and Families.
CSBG Youth Empowerment Junior Prep Sports American Samoa
Junior Prep Sports (JPS) is a student-first sports program that teaches discipline, teamwork, resilience, and leadership — qualities that prepare Samoan youth for success. JPS offers community-led mentorship in academics and athletics, supplemented by funding from the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG). The comprehensive educational and personal development opportunities offered by JPS are supported by a robust network of coaches, mentors, former participants, and community leaders to help build brighter futures for the youth of American Samoa.
CSBG Empowering Families RurAL CAP’s Child Development Center in Alaska
The Rural Alaska Community Action Program’s (RurAL CAP) Child Development Center in Alaska, supported by the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), serves as a pivotal resource in breaking the cycle of poverty for low-income families. By affording parents the chance to work and sustain their households, while simultaneously offering their children a nurturing and enriching environment, this center plays a vital role in fostering economic stability and growth within the community.
CSBG Kansas: Inside the Whole Family Approach
The Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC) leverages Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds through eight community action agencies to provide responsive and comprehenisve services to families across Kansas. Using a whole family approach, families can learn about and gain access to a variety of integrated services — from weatherization to childcare assistance providing stability and economic mobility.
CSBG Youth Empowerment: Beloit Fresh Start
Beloit Fresh Start Youth Build helps young people who struggle in traditional classroom settings by providing academic, career, and community service opportunities. The Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) provides funding to Community Action, Inc. which they blend and braid with resources from a variety of federal, state, and local partners to run this program which focuses on intensive individualized support that encourages personal leadership and development in life skills critical for long term success.
CSBG Impact on California’s Drought Stricken Communities
This video highlights the impact of Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds on sustained efforts to connect rural communities to municipal water systems, alleviating systemic water access issues due to historic droughts. This story shows how the local Community Action Agency for Tulare County, CSET, was able to address the immediate need in 2017 and, over the intervening years, leverage CSBG funds with a variety of partners to connect their rural residents to clean and affordable water.
OCS Spotlight: Utah Housing Mediation
In this Office of Community Services (OCS) Spotlight we feature Utah Community Action. In 2021, they implemented a Housing Mediation program with Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) funds to help address the dramatic effects of COVID-19 on vulnerable populations in Utah. This program now reaches urban and rural beneficiaries statewide, working to keep children and families in their homes.
CSBG Advocates For All
Hear from the CSBG Network and the individuals and families they serve on the role of Community Action Agencies (CAAs) in revitalizing communities, turning obstacles into opportunities, and providing support to the whole family.
CSBG Disaster Relief Efforts: Flash Floods -- a Kentucky Spotlight
Weather-related disasters are increasing in frequency due to climate change, impacting people everywhere, including the tens of thousands of families in Kentucky who faced devastating flash flooding in 2022. With a focus on the impact of natural disasters on communities with low incomes, this video highlights some of the important wraparound services that CSBG-funded programs provide to individuals, families, and communities — like in Kentucky, where the LKLP Community Action Council utilized OCS program flexibilities to aid in their rapid disaster response.
The Sky’s the Limit Reggie Tucker, Jr.
Watch the pivotal role Community Action plays in addressing intergenerational poverty. Reggie started on the path towards self-sufficiency with the help of workforce training services provided by The United Planning Organization (UPO) in Washington, D.C. Seeing the impact that UPO had on his life, Reggie introduced his father to the program, and sees a brighter future for the next generation. Reggie’s story demonstrates how Community Action uplifts the whole family.
How CSBG funds are supporting Clean Energy & Affordable Housing in Wisconsin
With a focus on the impact of climate change on communities with low incomes, this video highlights some of the important services CSBG-funded programs provide to individuals, families, and communities — like in Wisconsin, where West CAP is using clean, renewable energy sources to make housing and utilities more affordable.
CSBG Anti-Hunger Spotlight: Action for Boston Community Development
With a focus on the impact of food insecurity on low-income communities, this video highlights anti-hunger services CSBG-funded programs like Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) provide to individuals, families, and communities in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Community Services Block Grant — Helping Individuals, Families, and Communities Flourish!
Do you need job training services or support furthering your education? Are you in need of childcare? Do you need help with your rent or mortgage? Are you looking for food or nutritional services? Are you in need of another service or resource for you or a family member? If you answered yes to any of these questions, the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) is here to help. CSBG helps to reduce the causes and conditions of poverty across the nation. Whether you are seeking assistance for yourself, your family, or someone in your community, CSBG creates opportunities to help individuals and families move beyond poverty toward economic security.
CSBG Anti-Hunger Spotlight: United Community Corporation
With a focus on the impact of food insecurity on low-income communities, this video highlights anti-hunger services CSBG-funded programs like United Community Corporation (UCC) provide to individuals, families, and communities in Newark, New Jersey.
CSBG Disaster Relief Efforts: Floods — A Texas Spotlight
With a focus on the impact of floods on low-income communities, this video highlights some of the important services CSBG-funded programs provide to individuals, families, and communities in Texas.
CSBG Disaster Relief Efforts: Hurricane Florence — A North Carolina Spotlight
With a focus on the impact of hurricanes on low-income communities, this video highlights some of the important services CSBG-funded programs provide to individuals, families, and communities in North Carolina.
CSBG Disaster Relief Efforts: Wildfires and Heat Domes—An Oregon Spotlight
With a focus on the impact of wildfires and heat domes on low-income communities, this video highlights some of the important services CSBG-funded programs provide to individuals, families, and communities in Oregon.