Proviso Leyden Council for Community Action

What Proviso Leyden Council for Community Action does

Proviso Leyden Council for Community Action, Inc. (PLCCA) is a private, State of Illinois-registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit community action agency established in 1968 by Bishop Dr. Claude Porter in Maywood, Illinois. The organization serves approximately 30,000 low- to moderate-income clients annually across 26 municipalities in Cook County's Proviso and Leyden Townships, plus extensions into Chicago's near West Side (Austin, North Lawndale), Lynwood, and Chicago Heights — collectively more than 370,000 individuals. PLCCA operates with a staff of 51–100 employees, an annual operating budget of approximately $6 million, and total property value of approximately $9.1 million.

PLCCA's service portfolio comprises three principal divisions spanning 30+ programs. The Children, Youth & Family Services division includes the Debra Ann Porter Childcare Center, Head Start (3–5), Early Head Start (0–3), the federally funded Early Head Start Child Care Partnership delivered via partner centers in Bellwood, Maywood, and Melrose Park, the Joseph P. Abruzino Kidz N' Klubs Golf Academy for at-risk youth, CEDA WIC, and Opportunity Works youth workforce programming. The Behavioral Health Services division delivers 180 Degrees Case Management, Re-Entry Services for juvenile/young adults (14–24) and adults (25+) post-incarceration, mental health counseling, group supportive services, and Outpatient Medication-Assisted Recovery for substance use disorder. The Supportive Services & Program Services division covers the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program, LIHEAP energy assistance, CEDA Weatherization, Financial Literacy, Job Readiness, and a Solar Installer Certification Program aligned with the NABCEP exam in partnership with IBEW Local 134. PLCCA also operates a Pearson VUE-certified testing center, Affordable Housing Services, the Men's Power Group / Reimagine Violence Prevention Team, and the "Providing a Hand Up" monthly outreach initiative. Cross-cutting technology infrastructure includes a state-of-the-art adult computer-literacy lab; no public API, SDK, or proprietary AI/ML platform exists.

PLCCA's revenue model is predominantly grant-funded through federal (Head Start, LIHEAP, USDA), state (IDHS, ISBE), county (Cook County), and municipal sources, supplemented by tax-deductible charitable donations (online via POWR checkout, in-person, and by phone), service fees from the Pearson VUE testing center and DUI Risk Assessment/Education, and "Partners for Progress" corporate and faith-based affiliate contributions. Distribution occurs through direct walk-in service at the 411 Madison Street headquarters, phone intake, partner-operated child care centers, and community/probation resource fairs. Governance is provided by a Board of Directors chaired by David Quas, with day-to-day leadership from President & CEO Claudette P. Harrell.

Name

Proviso Leyden Council for Community Action

Legal name

Proviso Leyden Council for Community Action, Inc.

Website

https://plcca.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Proviso Leyden Council for Community Action (PLCCA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community action agency in Maywood, Illinois, serving ~30,000 low-income clients annually across 26 municipalities in Cook County with 30+ programs spanning childcare, behavioral health, workforce development, energy assistance, and housing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Action Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Association Compliance, Governance & Board Support Services (BPAJAHAN)

Keywords

• Community action services
• Early childhood education
• Behavioral health services
• Workforce development programs
• Energy assistance programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Maywood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Program Funding: PLCCA's operating budget of approximately $6 million is funded through federal, state, and local government grants for programs including Head Start, Early Head Start, LIHEAP, Weatherization, WIC, USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program, and other community action programs. The agency began in 1968 with an initial grant of $38,000.
2. Charitable Donations (501(c)(3)): PLCCA solicits tax-deductible donations from individuals, partners, affiliates, friends, neighbors, and supporters via online checkout (POWR), in-person at the Maywood office, and over the phone at (708) 450-3500, Ext. 271. Donations support the continuity of community programs.
3. Program Service Fees (Testing & Services): Revenue generated through service delivery such as the Pearson VUE Testing Center, DUI Risk Assessment, and DUI Education, as well as behavioral health counseling and outpatient substance use treatment.
4. Corporate, Faith-Based and Volunteer Affiliate Contributions: PLCCA's "Partners for Progress" model engages affiliates, social service partners, faith-based institutions, corporate entities, and volunteers that provide programmatic and financial support under board oversight.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

PLCCA operates as a 501(c)(3) community action agency delivering wraparound social services across three divisions: Children, Youth & Family Services (childcare, Head Start/Early Head Start, KNK Golf Academy, CEDA WIC, Opportunity Works); Behavioral Health Services (counseling, re-entry, 180 Degrees Case Management, outpatient medication-assisted recovery, DUI risk assessment/education); and Supportive & Program Services (LIHEAP, CEDA Weatherization, USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program, financial and computer literacy, job readiness, and Solar Installer Certification Program). It also operates a Certified Pearson VUE Testing Center and affordable housing services for low-income residents of Cook County's Proviso and Leyden Townships.

Product overview

PLCCA (Proviso Leyden Council for Community Action, Inc.) is a non-profit community action agency organized as a portfolio of program divisions rather than a single unified software product. Its service portfolio comprises three principal divisions: Children, Youth & Family Services (housing programs such as the Debra Ann Porter Childcare Center, Early Head Start (0–3), Head Start (3–5), Early Head Start Child Care Partnership, the Joseph P. Abruzino Kidz N' Klubs Golf Academy, CEDA WIC, and Opportunity Works); Behavioral Health Services (180 Degrees Case Management, Re-Entry Services, Counseling Services, Group Supportive Services, and Outpatient Medication-Assisted Recovery); and Supportive & Program Services (USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program, LIHEAP, Financial Literacy, Job Readiness, CEDA Weatherization, and the Solar Installer Certification Program). Cross-cutting programs include Affordable Housing Services, a Pearson VUE Authorized Testing Center, the Men's Power Group / Reimagine Violence Prevention Team, and the "Providing a Hand Up" monthly outreach initiative. Together these named offerings form PLCCA's wraparound service model for low-income residents of Cook County's Proviso and Leyden Townships, the municipality of Norridge, and parts of the Chicago metropolitan area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Debra Ann Porter Childcare Center: Childcare center operated by PLCCA, dedicated in memory of Debra Ann Porter (daughter of founder Bishop Dr. Claude Porter and Earnestine Porter); serves children up to age 12, hours 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• Joseph P. Abruzino Kidz N' Klubs Golf Academy (KNK)
• Opportunity WORKS

Products and services

• Children, Youth & Family Services

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CEDA (Community and Economic Development Association)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCEDA Weatherization uses state-of-the-art technology to deliver home weatherization services for income-qualifying households. CEDA WIC provides a supplemental food program with nutritional education and free food vouchers to pregnant/breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5. As a key implementation partner, CEDA enables PLCCA to extend program reach into weatherization and nutrition services.
• IBEW Local 134coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIBEW Local 134 partners with PLCCA on the Solar Craft Trainee Pre-Apprenticeship & Apprenticeship Program, which prepares trainees for the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) Certification Exam and entry-level solar energy industry positions.
• Pearson VUEcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerPLCCA is a Certified Pearson VUE Testing Center, hosting credentialing and certification exams at its Maywood, IL location. Pearson VUE is the testing and certification business of Pearson.
• Cook County (Government of Cook County)coreOthersCook County government is identified as one of PLCCA's "Partners for Progress" affiliates, and PLCCA received a Cook County Board resolution honoring its founder. Cook County is referenced at cookcountyil.gov.
• Proviso Township Mental Health CommissioncoreOthersProviso Township (ptmhc.org) is listed as one of PLCCA's "Partners for Progress" affiliates and is central to PLCCA's mission area, which specifically serves Proviso and Leyden Townships.
• Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)coreOthersISBE (isbe.net) is listed as one of PLCCA's "Partners for Progress" affiliates, consistent with PLCCA's federally funded Head Start and Early Head Start programs serving children ages 0-5.
• Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS)coreOthersIDHS (dhs.state.il.us) is listed as one of PLCCA's "Partners for Progress" affiliates, supporting PLCCA's behavioral health, re-entry, substance use, and supportive services programs.
• Counting on Chicago CoalitionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCounting on Chicago Coalition (countingonchicagocoalition.org) is listed as one of PLCCA's "Partners for Progress" affiliates, supporting community outreach and census engagement.
• Greater West Town Community Development ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreater West Town Community Development Project hosts the annual US Probation Resource Fair at 500 N. Sacramento in Chicago for returning citizens. PLCCA's Reimagine Violence Team, Educational Training Service Department, and 180 Behavioral Health program collaborated at the event to outreach and educate returning citizens about PLCCA services.
• Chicago HBCU Baseball Classic OrganizersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPLCCA partnered with the Chicago HBCU Baseball Classic organizers and Mayor Brandon Johnson's office during Chicago HBCU Baseball Week (April 26 – May 3), culminating in the Inaugural HBCU Baseball Classic at Wrigley Field on May 2. PLCCA Marketing Manager Tiffany N. Harrell and Senior Director of Administration Lundy Swilley attended the press conference; 70 students and staff attended the game where Bishop Dr. Claude Porter was honored.
• Triton CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTriton College is referenced as an educational pathway for PLCCA clients, including Reniyah Bennett, who is pursuing EMT certification with anticipated completion in May 2026 while enrolled in PLCCA's Substance Use Disorder (SUD) program.
• Alabama A&M University and Prairie View A&M UniversityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe two HBCU baseball teams played the Inaugural HBCU Baseball Classic at Wrigley Field on May 2; Alabama A&M won 10-7 over Prairie View A&M. PLCCA brought 70 students and staff to the event, which also honored Bishop Dr. Claude Porter.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Community and Economic Development Association (CEDA): CEDA is a Chicago-area community action agency that delivers many of the same programs PLCCA offers — including LIHEAP, WIC, and Weatherization — and is explicitly a PLCCA implementation partner, making it the closest direct functional peer in the same geography.
• Chicago Urban League: Chicago Urban League delivers workforce development, youth programs, and social services to African American communities across the Chicago metro — overlapping PLCCA's target segments, programs (Opportunity Works, behavioral health, family services), and geographic footprint.
• Metropolitan Family Services: Metropolitan Family Services is a Chicago-area nonprofit delivering behavioral health counseling, workforce development, youth and family programs, and case management — a direct functional peer to PLCCA's behavioral health and supportive services divisions.
• Heartland Alliance: Heartland Alliance operates behavioral health, re-entry, supportive housing, and workforce programs for low-income Chicago residents, making it a direct peer to PLCCA's behavioral health, re-entry, and case-management service lines.
• Erie Neighborhood House: Erie Neighborhood House provides early childhood education, youth development, and adult education/career services to primarily Latino and immigrant communities in Chicago — a direct peer to PLCCA's Children, Youth & Family Services division.
• YWCA Metropolitan Chicago: YWCA Metropolitan Chicago delivers early childhood education, youth programs, workforce development, and violence-prevention/race-equity programming across Chicago, mirroring PLCCA's wraparound model and target population.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago: Catholic Charities operates a much larger portfolio of community, behavioral health, family, and immigration services across the same Cook County geography, providing an incumbent peer that competes for many of the same grant and donor dollars as PLCCA.
• Salvation Army Metropolitan Division: The Salvation Army's Chicago metropolitan division provides emergency assistance, workforce, youth, and re-entry services across Cook County, overlapping with PLCCA's outreach, supportive services, and violence-prevention programs at a much larger scale.

Regional players

• Greater Chicago Food Depository: As the regional food bank backbone for Cook County, the Greater Chicago Food Depository is a regional peer that complements PLCCA's USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program and 'Providing a Hand Up' monthly outreach initiatives by sourcing and distributing food across PLCCA's service area.

Others

• Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS): IDHS is a state-level funder and partner rather than a competitor, but it is a critical counterpart because PLCCA's behavioral health, re-entry, and supportive services are largely IDHS-funded — making the agency an ecosystem peer in PLCCA's delivery model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/plccaorg
• YouTubeyoutube.com/plccaorg
• Facebookfacebook.com/plccaorg
• Instagraminstagram.com/plccaorg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/proviso-leyden-council-for-community-action-inc.

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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