Central Arkansas Development Council

What Central Arkansas Development Council does

Central Arkansas Development Council (CADC) is a private nonprofit community action agency founded in 1965 and headquartered at 321 Edison Avenue in Benton, Arkansas, operating across 19 counties in central and south Arkansas. The organization delivers a portfolio of free social services to low-to-moderate income residents through 17 county offices plus headquarters, with programs spanning LIHEAP utility assistance, USDA Commodity Food distribution, free VITA tax preparation, weatherization, South Central Arkansas Transit (SCAT) transportation, a Homeless Initiative, scholarship support, and the REALL youth life-skills simulation. Service eligibility is income-based (typically 60% of State Median Income or 150% of Federal Poverty Guidelines), and applications are accepted at county offices and during periodic mass intake events at community centers, libraries, churches, and fairgrounds.

CADC operates no proprietary technology platform; its digital footprint consists of a Wix-hosted website, a Litmos employee training portal, and standard social media accounts (Facebook, X, YouTube, Instagram). The organization's business model is grant-funded rather than revenue-generating: the dominant revenue stream is government grants and federal/state program funding (LIHEAP, USDA, Arkansas Energy Office-administered Weatherization), supplemented by tax-deductible donations processed through Network for Good. There are no fees charged for any service. Leadership consists of CEO Randy Morris and Board Chair Annette Pate, with governance including mandated representation from low-income populations, public officials, and community/business leaders.

The organization functions as a one-stop poverty alleviation platform, leveraging co-funding and referral partnerships with Entergy Arkansas, USDA, the Arkansas Energy Office, Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation (OACAC), local Homeless Coalitions, and community-based organizations to extend reach across a contiguous multi-county service area without proportional internal cost expansion.

Name

Central Arkansas Development Council

Legal name

Central Arkansas Development Council

Website

https://cadc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Central Arkansas Development Council is a private nonprofit community action agency founded in 1965 that delivers free social services — including LIHEAP utility assistance, USDA food distribution, VITA tax preparation, weatherization, transportation, and homeless support — to low-to-moderate income residents across 19 Arkansas counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Action and Social Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Educational Support Services (611710), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Center Education Programs (EDAAAFAB), Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC), Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• Community action services
• Utility assistance programs
• Food commodity distribution
• Free tax preparation
• Homeless support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Murfreesboro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Federal/State Funding: CADC operates as a private nonprofit community action agency primarily funded through government grants and federal/state programs including LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program), USDA Commodity Food programs, and other poverty alleviation funding streams.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization accepts tax-deductible donations from the public to support its various programs and initiatives including the Homeless Initiative backpack program. Donations are processed through Network for Good.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Central Arkansas Development Council is a private non-profit community action agency that delivers free, government-funded social services to low-to-moderate income residents across 19 Arkansas counties. Its core offerings include LIHEAP utility assistance, USDA commodity food distribution, free VITA tax preparation with EITC support, SCAT public transportation, home weatherization, a homeless initiative providing essential supply kits, the REALL youth life skills simulation, scholarship opportunities, and family/community enrichment programs. All services are provided at no cost to qualifying individuals and families based on income eligibility.

Product overview

Central Arkansas Development Council is a private non-profit community action agency founded in 1965, operating as a single integrated social services organization rather than a platform-plus-modules software product. The organization offers a portfolio of community assistance programs spanning 19 counties in Arkansas, including Family and Community Programs, Scholarship Opportunities, Nutrition (USDA Commodity Food Program), Transportation (SCAT), Utility Assistance (LIHEAP), Weatherization, Tax Assistance (VITA), Homeless Initiative, and the REALL youth life skills simulation. These programs collectively address poverty alleviation through holistic support services including goal development, energy assistance, food distribution, transportation, educational aid, and life skills training.

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Products and services

• Family and Community Programs Programs that help individuals and families with goal development, strategic planning, and identification of local resources to achieve self-sufficiency. Targeted at low-to-moderate income Arkansas residents.
• Scholarship Opportunities Flexible financial aid and support services connecting individuals with resources needed to pursue educational goals and build a multi-generational future. Targeted at qualifying Arkansas residents seeking educational advancement.
• Nutrition Program (USDA Commodity Food Program) Participates in the USDA Commodity Food program distributing canned and packaged foods to eligible households, enhancing nutritional status of children, seniors, and communities across the 12-county service area. Targeted at income-eligible households in Central Arkansas.
• South Central Arkansas Transit (SCAT) Public transportation service available at reduced rates to any person regardless of income, supporting individuals and families with safe, reliable transportation and including non-emergency medical transportation. Targeted at Arkansas residents needing transportation access.
• Utility Assistance (LIHEAP) Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program providing families with short-term fuel assistance including Regular Assistance and Crisis Intervention for winter heating and summer cooling support. Targeted at income-eligible Arkansas households.
• Weatherization Program Program designed to make homes more energy-efficient and safe through attic and wall insulation, weather-stripping, caulking, storm window installation, furnace retrofitting, and other measures to reduce home energy consumption. Targeted at income-eligible Arkansas homeowners.
• Tax Assistance (VITA) Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program providing free tax preparation and electronic filing by certified, trained volunteers for income-qualified individuals and families to ensure they receive all eligible tax benefits including EITC. Targeted at taxpayers earning under $69,000, individuals with disabilities, and limited-English-speaking households.
• Homeless Initiative Program connecting Central Arkansas' homeless population to programs and services including distribution of backpacks containing hygiene products, seasonal attire, flashlights, snack packs, and referrals to community partners for employment, health, and nutrition services. Targeted at homeless individuals and families in Central Arkansas.
• Reality Enrichment and Life Lessons (REALL) Simulation Hands-on life skills simulation designed to challenge youth to think critically about how choices and decisions made in adolescence may have consequences in adulthood, featuring reactive and proactive life stage scenarios. Targeted at Arkansas youth.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Entergy ArkansascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 February 2026Entergy Arkansas partners with CADC to host Super Tax Day events providing free tax preparation through the VITA program. Entergy has provided this community service for nearly 20 years across its service territory, helping low-to-moderate income customers maximize refunds and claim credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit.
• USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCADC participates in the USDA Commodity Food program distributing canned and packaged foods to eligible households. The program enhances the nutritional status of children, seniors, and communities in the 12-county service area. CADC also partners with community-based youth mentoring programs for the Summer Food Service Program.
• Arkansas Energy OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Arkansas Energy Office regulates and administers the Weatherization Assistance Program in Arkansas. CADC serves as a local provider for weatherization services, making homes more energy-efficient and safe through attic/wall insulation, weather-stripping, caulking, furnace retrofitting, and other measures.
• Community Partners for Homeless InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCADC's Homeless Initiative works with community partners to provide referrals for employment, health services, and nutrition services. The program also connects individuals with local shelters and Homeless Coalitions. Partners include local shelters, community organizations, and employers.
• Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation (OACAC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCADC licenses and operates the REALL (Reality Enrichment and Life Lessons) Simulation program, originally created by OACAC. This hands-on simulation challenges youth to think critically about how choices made in adolescence may have consequences in adulthood.
• Network for GoodminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork for Good provides the donation processing platform for CADC, enabling online donations for the organization including support for the Homeless Initiative and planned giving programs.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Community Action Partnership: National membership association of Community Action Agencies. Not a direct service competitor, but the institutional umbrella governing CAA designation, training, and advocacy that defines CADC's operating framework.
• The Salvation Army: Global nonprofit delivering a comparable suite of poverty-alleviation services (utility assistance, food distribution, homeless outreach, disaster relief) at substantially greater scale, often overlapping CADC's service geography.
• United Way of Central Arkansas: Regional United Way affiliate funding and coordinating social services (including 2-1-1 referrals, emergency assistance, and human-services grants) across many of the same counties CADC serves.
• Catholic Charities of Arkansas: Faith-based statewide social-services provider delivering utility, food, and case-management assistance across Arkansas, frequently serving overlapping client populations with CADC.
• Volunteers of America Arkansas: Branch of a national human-services nonprofit providing housing, veteran, and family-support services in Arkansas, often competing with CADC for the same federal and state funding pools serving vulnerable populations.

Direct peers

• East Arkansas Planning and Development District: One of Arkansas's regional planning and development districts delivering federally funded social services (LIHEAP, weatherization, transit) to low-income households in eastern Arkansas—overlapping mission and funding streams with CADC.
• Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation (OACAC): Missouri-headquartered Community Action Agency operating the same federal poverty-alleviation model across rural counties. Directly comparable to CADC as an analogous CAA; indeed CADC licenses OACAC's REALL life-skills simulation, evidencing direct program parity.
• Southeast Arkansas Economic Development District: Arkansas-based regional development district that administers overlapping anti-poverty programs (LIHEAP, weatherization, USDA commodity distribution) across southeast Arkansas counties, directly competing for the same federal allocations as CADC.
• Goodwill Industries of Arkansas: Arkansas workforce-development and community-services nonprofit serving similar low-to-moderate-income populations with career services, financial education, and family supports—parallel to CADC's REALL scholarship and family/community programs.
• Arkansas Foodbank: Central-Arkansas food bank that distributes USDA and donated food to a comparable low-income client base. Overlaps with CADC's USDA Commodity Food and Summer Food Service programs through shared pantries and partner agencies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CADCComAction
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC7BMCcQ1fRbSzAaTs81X4eQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/cadcarkansas
• Instagraminstagram.com/cadc.ar
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ccc-inc

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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