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 The North Carolina Community Action Association (NCCAA) is the statewide association of North Carolina's 36 Community Action Agencies and six single-purpose agencies. These organizations are largely federally funded nonprofits with a common mission: to help low-income people become self-sufficient.
NCCAA seeks to give voice to the needs, concerns and stories of the state's disadvantaged and low-income citizens. Our aim is to broaden economic and social horizons for the unemployed, underemployed, those who lack education or job skills, those who suffer mental or physical handicaps and those who are disenfranchised due to age.
What are Community Action Agencies?
Community Action Agencies are nonprofit organizations created by President Lyndon B. Johnson’s signing of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. This Act embodies the philosophy that low-income individuals can best identify the problems their communities face and also develop solutions to help resolve the issues.
Currently, 1,100 community action agencies in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the Trust Territories provide direct human services to 95 percent of the nation’s counties.
Through local community action and limited purpose agencies, eligible low-income individuals and the elderly in all 100 counties in North Carolina may benefit from services offered.
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Our History
NCCAA was organized in November of 1966 shortly after the passage of legislation chartering and funding Community Action Agencies in North Carolina and many other states.
Recognizing the need for a statewide organization representing Community Action Agencies, leaders of several of these agencies in North Carolina met in Chapel Hill and formed NCCAA. Officials at NCCAA quickly pledged cooperation with all statewide groups interested in improving opportunities for North Carolina's most vulnerable residents. It received its charter in January of 1967. Today, NCCAA's membership is open to agencies, employees of these agencies and interested citizens.
The Promise of Community Action
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.
Vision
NCCAA is the most effective, resource rich, statewide advocacy organization in NC. We collaborate to build a strong network of diverse members. We have a national reputation for our outstanding leadership, innovation and the ability to produce results.
We Believe in
• Right to self-determination and equal access to opportunities leading to economic sufficiency.
• Dynamic leaders who build community consensus to challenge/change conditions that keep people poor.
We Value
• Open communication across organizational lines and diverse opinions as we make decisions.
• Members who demonstrate ongoing dedication, perseverance, compassion and the spirit of community action.
• Professional integrity that ensures unquestionable stewardship of public assets and trust.
• Quality services that measure and achieve results.
Our Board of Directors
NCCAA is governed by an 11-member board comprising representatives of member agencies. They serve for two years. The current Chair is Angela Miller of WAMY. Originally run by volunteers, today the NCCAA has a small professional staff headed by Sharon C. Goodson, its Executive Director.
2008 NCCAA Board of Directors
Angela R. Miller, President
W.A.M.Y. Community Action, Inc., 225 Birch Street, Boone, NC 28607
Phone: 828-264-2421 x28
Fax: 828-264-0952
Email: angiermill@bellsouth.net
Tina Ray, First Vice-President
Johnston-Lee Harnett Community Action, Inc., P.O. Drawer 711, Smithfield, NC 27577
Phone: 919-934-2145 x37
Fax: 919-934-6231
Email: tinarray@embarqmail.com
Bryan Duncan, Second Vice-President
I-CARE, P.O. Box 7049, Statesville, NC 28687
Phone: 704-872-8141
Fax: 704-871-1299
Email: bryan.duncan@icare-inc.org
A. Faye Jones, Treasurer
Charlotte Area Fund, P.O. Box 34188, Charlotte, NC 28234
Phone: 704-372-3010 x200
Fax: 704-344-1655
Email: jonesaf_5@yahoo.com
Mary V. Davis, Secretary
NEED, Inc., P.O. Box 2346, Rocky Mount, NC 27802
Phone: 252-442-7106 x240
Fax: 252-442-8241
Email: mdavis@needcaa.com
E. Marie Watson, SEACAA Representative
Johnston-Lee Harnett Comm. Action, Inc., P.O. Drawer 711, Smithfield, NC 27577
Phone: 919-934-2145 x12
Fax: 919-934-6231
Email: jlhc@earthlink.net
John Leatherwood, SEACAA Representative
171 O’Hara Circle., Hendersonville, NC 28739
Phone: 828-692-8122 Cell Phone: 828-699-0631
Fax: 828-692-5422
Email: jhl2nd@bellsouth.net
Gloria Williams-Wilson, East Chair
NEED, Inc., P.O. Box 2346, Rocky Mount, NC 27802
Phone: 252-442-7106 x242
Fax: 252-442-8241
Email: gloriaw@needcaa.com
Tony Roper, Central Chair
Alamance County Community Services, 1946 A Martin St., Burlington, NC 27217
Phone: 336-229-7031
Fax: 336-229-7034
Email: troper38@bellsouth.net
Fred Bazemore, West Chair
Experiment in Self Reliance, Inc., P.O. Box 135, Winston-Salem, NC 27102
Fax: 336-748-8312
Phone: 336-722-9400 x407
Email: fred.bazemore@eisr.org
Marnie Werth, Far West Chair
W.A.M.Y. Community Action, P.O. Box 222, Newland, NC 28657
Fax: 828-737-7992
Phone: 828-733-0156
Email: averycsbg@bellsouth.net
Executive Director, Sharon Cousar Goodson
NCCAA, 4428 Louisburg Road, Raleigh, NC 27616
Phone: 919-790-5757
Fax: 919-790-5767
Email: sharon.goodson@nccaa.net
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