Community Services Block Grant

Overview The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) is funded through a grant from the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. Currently there are 18 community action agencies located throughout the state with a presence in all 67 counties, who administer the CSBG grant. The Community Services Block Grant Act was enacted to assist low-income individuals and families to achieve self-sufficiency. Services provided by the community action agencies vary based on the identified needs in the agency’s service areas. The services provided are to enable families/individuals to accomplish one or more of the following objectives: To secure and retain meaningful employment To attain an adequate education To make better use of available income To obtain and maintain adequate housing and suitable living environment To obtain emergency assistance to meet immediate and urgent individual and family needs including the need for health employment related assistance To remove obstacles and solve problems which block the achievement of self-sufficiency To achieve greater participation in the affairs of the community To enhance youth and family development, including after school child-care and youth mediation To provide an emergency basis for the provision of such supplies and services, nutritious foodstuffs, and related necessary to counteract conditions of starvation and malnutrition among the poor In order to receive assistance, the applicant’s household income must not exceed 125% of the federally established poverty level. If you would like to apply for CSBG assistance, please contact the agency that services your county. ADECA does not accept or process applications for assistance. CSBG Regions Click on the PDF document below or click the county you live in on the interactive map to find the agency that serves your county. CSBG Map and Contact List Region 1 Community Action Agency of Northwest Alabama 745 Thompson Street Florence, AL 35630 Call center: 256-764-5142 Main office: 256-766–4330 Website and online appointment scheduler: https://www.caanw.org/ Lauderdale, Colbert & Franklin Counties CSBG Map and Contact List Region 2 Community Action Agency Huntsville/Madison and Limestone Counties, Inc. 3516 Stringfield Road NW Huntsville, AL 35810-1758 Call center: 256-907-1550 Main office: 256-851-9800 Website and online appointment scheduler: https://caa-htsval.org/ Madison, Limestone Counties CSBG Map and Contact List Region 3 Walker County Community Action Agency 644 19th Street W Jasper, AL 35501-5353 Main office: 205-221-4010 Website: http://www.caawalker.org/ Walker County CSBG Map and Contact List Region 4 Community Action of Etowah County 624 Broad Street Gadsden, AL 35901-3722 Main office: 256-546-9271 Website: https://www.communityaction-etowah.org Etowah County CSBG Map and Contact List Region 5 Community Action Agency of Cleburne Counties 136 North Court Street Talladega, AL 35160-2014 Main office: 256-362-6611 Talladega Counties CSBG Map and Contact List Region 6 Community Action Partnership of Middle Alabama, Inc. 116 Chilton Place Clanton, AL 35045-8706 Call center: 205-287-0139 Website and online appointment scheduler: http://www.capmal.org/ Main office: 205-258-5198 and Shelby Counties CSBG Map and Contact List Region 7 Community Action Committee, Inc. of Chambers-Tallapoosa-Coosa 170 South Broadnax Street Dadeville, AL 36853-1704 Main office: 256-825-4287 Website: http://www.cacctc.com/ Tallapoosa Counties CSBG Map and Contact List Region 8 Montgomery Community Action Committee 1066 Adams Avenue Montgomery, AL 36104-4424 Call center: 334-230-5259 Main office: 334-263-3474 Website: https://mcacinc.org/ Montgomery County CSBG Map and Contact List Region 9