CLMCAA

What CLMCAA does

CLMCAA (Chippewa Luce Mackinac Community Action Agency), doing business as CLM Community Action Agency, is a private nonprofit organization designated as the Community Action Agency for Chippewa, Luce, and Mackinac counties in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The agency addresses poverty and its correlates — food insecurity, housing instability, senior isolation, lack of early childhood education access, and high energy costs — through a portfolio of publicly funded direct-service programs: Early Childhood Programs (Head Start and Early Head Start), Food Pantry, Diaper Bank, Housing and Emergency Shelter, Senior Services (Congregate Meals, Meals on Wheels, In-Home Personal Care, Adult Day Program, USDA Foods, Loan Closet), Transportation, and the Weatherization Assistance Program. Services are delivered at no cost or reduced cost to qualifying low-income individuals and families based on eligibility criteria; pricing is not publicly disclosed because the agency operates as a social safety net provider rather than a commercial vendor.

The organization is anchored by a main office at 510 Ashmun Street, Suite #4 in Sault Sainte Marie, and maintains a footprint of 11 service locations distributed across the tri-county service area, including rural outreach sites in Cedarville, Kinross, Brimley, Drummond Island, and Newberry. Its digital infrastructure is minimal: a WordPress CMS-based public website (cms.clmcaa.org) and Jotform-hosted client intake forms for Head Start, employment, and emergency services. There is no public API, no proprietary technology platform, no mobile app, and no disclosed integrations. Marketing is conducted through the website, a Facebook page (saultcommunityaction), and community referrals and partnerships with schools, healthcare providers, and other social service organizations.

The business model is grant-funded rather than revenue-generating. Funding flows from federal programs administered through state agencies (Head Start, Weatherization Assistance Program, Older Americans Act senior nutrition, USDA Foods) and from community donations collected via the website. Governance is provided by a Board of Directors. No revenue figures, management team listings, partnership agreements, awards, patents, or funding rounds are disclosed in the available source material.

Name

CLMCAA

Legal name

Chippewa Luce Mackinac Community Action Agency

Website

https://clmcaa.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CLMCAA is a Michigan nonprofit community action agency providing Head Start, housing, food, senior, transportation, and weatherization services to low-income residents of Chippewa, Luce, and Mackinac counties through 11 locations, funded primarily by federal and state grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Shelter, Camp Coordination & Camp Management (CCCM) (BPADADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Community social services
• Early childhood education
• Food assistance programs
• Senior care services
• Housing support

Headquarters

HQ city

Sault Sainte Marie

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CLMCAA operates as a designated Community Action Agency delivering a portfolio of social services to low-income residents of Michigan's Chippewa, Luce, and Mackinac counties. Core offerings include Early Childhood Programs (Head Start/Early Head Start), a Food Pantry and Diaper Bank, Housing and emergency shelter services, Senior Services (Congregate Meals, Meals on Wheels, In-Home Personal Care, Adult Day Care, Homemaking), Transportation, and the Weatherization Assistance Program. All services are delivered through 11 physical locations and home-based outreach at no cost or reduced cost to income-eligible individuals and families.

Product overview

CLM Community Action Agency operates as a community social services organization serving Chippewa, Luce, and Mackinac counties in Michigan, rather than a technology product company. The organization offers a portfolio of direct community assistance programs including Early Childhood Programs (Head Start), Food Pantry, Diaper Bank, Housing and Emergency Shelter, Senior Services (Congregate Meals, Meals on Wheels, Adult Day Program, In-Home Services), Transportation, and Weatherization Assistance. These services are delivered through multiple physical locations including the main office in Sault Sainte Marie and various Head Start centers throughout the region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early Childhood Programs Comprehensive early childhood education services for income-eligible families with children from birth to age 5, including Head Start and Early Head Start, parent and family education, and child care partnerships across eight locations in the tri-county service area.
• Food Pantry Food assistance service providing meals and food resources to community members in need across the Chippewa, Luce, and Mackinac county area.
• Diaper Bank Diaper assistance program providing essential diaper supplies to families in need in the tri-county service area.
• Housing Services Multifaceted program addressing housing instability and homelessness, including emergency shelter services for community members facing housing crisis.
• Senior Services Comprehensive services for seniors including Congregate Meals, Meals on Wheels, In-Home Personal Care, Adult Day Care, Homemaking Assistance, USDA Foods distribution, and the Loan Closet.
• Transportation Services Transportation assistance helping community members access essential services, appointments, and resources in the rural tri-county area.
• Weatherization Assistance Program Free home energy conservation services provided to low-income Michigan homeowners and renters to improve energy efficiency and reduce utility costs.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Salvation Army: National nonprofit providing emergency shelter, food assistance, and senior services across the U.S. Overlaps with CLMCAA on emergency housing and food pantry but at national scale with broader program scope.
• Catholic Charities USA: Federated national nonprofit network providing emergency assistance, housing, senior, and family services. Comparable mission in social services but with multi-state reach and broader service taxonomy.
• Feeding America West Michigan: Regional food bank distributing food to pantries and meal programs across Michigan; CLMCAA's food pantry and senior meals programs often source from or partner with comparable food banks.
• Lutheran Services in America: National network of Lutheran social service organizations operating senior care, housing, and family services. Comparable mission and federal-funding mix but broader national scope.

Emerging players

• Meals on Wheels America: National umbrella for home-delivered meals programs serving seniors. CLMCAA's Meals on Wheels program is a member affiliate; directly comparable in the senior nutrition service line but not a multi-service social agency.

Direct peers

• Marquette-Alger Community Action Agency: Upper Peninsula CAA delivering Head Start, food, senior, and housing services in Marquette and Alger counties. Directly comparable geography and rural UP service footprint.
• Community Action of Southeast Michigan: Michigan-based CAA operating an analogous Head Start, weatherization, food, and housing service portfolio across multiple counties. Closest like-for-like operating model in the state.
• Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency: Designated Community Action Agency serving a multi-county region in northwest Lower Michigan. Directly comparable to CLMCAA in structure, federal funding mix (Head Start, LIHEAP, senior nutrition), and one-stop social service delivery model.
• Baraga-Houghton-Keweenaw Community Action Agency: Upper Peninsula CAA operating Head Start, senior services, food, and housing programs in a small rural county cluster. Highly comparable rural, multi-county operating environment.

Others

• Michigan Community Action Agency Association: State association representing Michigan's designated Community Action Agencies. CLMCAA is a member; the association provides training, advocacy, and shared services to comparable CAAs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/saultcommunityaction
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clmcaa

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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