Schenectady Community Action Program

What Schenectady Community Action Program does

Schenectady Community Action Program (SCAP) is a private nonprofit community action agency founded in 1965 and headquartered at 913 Albany Street, Schenectady, New York. The organization delivers a portfolio of human services to low-income residents of Schenectady County through four service lines: Housing and Resource Navigation (available at four physical locations), Employment Services (career counseling, skills assessment, and job placement with occupational tracks in healthcare and computer science), Early Learning (Head Start, Universal Pre-K, Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships, and Project LAUNCH across three learning centers serving 391 children plus 10 home-based children), and Behavioral Health Services (individual, family, and group therapy with no insurance or payment required). SCAP serves nearly 12,000 people annually and operates 101-250 employees across the network.

Name

Schenectady Community Action Program

Legal name

Schenectady Community Action Program

Website

https://scapny.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Assistance & Benefits Navigation Services (BPAGAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

Keywords

• Community action services
• Poverty alleviation programs
• Early childhood education
• Housing resource navigation
• Employment assistance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Schenectady

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal and State Grants: Primary funding from federal and state government grants including Community Services Block Grant (93.569) and Head Start (93.600) from the Office of Community Services and Office of Head Start within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families.
2. Private Donations: Individual and organizational donor support from community supporters including foundations, healthcare organizations, credit unions, and churches. Donation page available via ActBlue platform.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Schenectady Community Action Program (SCAP) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community action agency providing free social services to low-income Schenectady County residents. Its four core service lines are Housing and Resource Navigation (at 4 county locations), Employment Services (career counseling, job placement, occupational training), Early Learning programs (Head Start, Universal Pre-K, Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships, Project LAUNCH serving 391 children), and Behavioral Health Services (individual, family, and group therapy). All services are provided at no cost to eligible constituents.

Product overview

Schenectady Community Action Program (SCAP) is a non-profit human services organization offering a portfolio of integrated community programs. The core offerings include Housing and Resource Navigation (4 locations), Employment Services, Early Learning programs for 391 children (birth-kindergarten) encompassing Head Start, Universal Pre-K, Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships, and Project LAUNCH, plus Behavioral Health Services. SCAP serves nearly 12,000 people annually, operating from its central office at 913 Albany Street, Schenectady, NY.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Housing and Resource Navigation Community resource navigation service providing front-line help for families in crisis, connecting them with housing assistance and comprehensive community resources across 4 locations in Schenectady County.
• Employment Services Career counseling and job placement services including skills identification, job preparation, training in healthcare and computer science tracks, resume development, job search strategies, and retention support.
• Early Learning
• Behavioral Health Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 12,000 people served annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Andrea Adrian's Child CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEHS-CCP partner providing infant and toddler child care for families with financial needs. SCAP supports this center with curriculum development, staff training, home visits, health screenings, and family supports.
• Life's Little TreasurescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEHS-CCP partner providing infant and toddler child care for families with financial needs. SCAP supports this center with curriculum development, staff training, home visits, health screenings, and family supports.
• Merari's Day CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEHS-CCP partner providing infant and toddler child care for families with financial needs. SCAP supports this center with curriculum development, staff training, home visits, health screenings, and family supports.
• Tenderfoot Daycare CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEHS-CCP partner providing infant and toddler child care for families with financial needs. SCAP supports this center with curriculum development, staff training, home visits, health screenings, and family supports.
• YWCA of Northeastern New YorkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEHS-CCP partner providing infant and toddler child care for families with financial needs. SCAP supports this center with curriculum development, staff training, home visits, health screenings, and family supports.
• Albany Community Action PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEHS-CCP partner providing infant and toddler child care for families with financial needs. SCAP supports this center with curriculum development, staff training, home visits, health screenings, and family supports.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• United Way of the Greater Capital Region: Regional funder and convener that both competes for and channels funding to human-services nonprofits. Overlaps with SCAP on community resource navigation and is a major donor/funder in the same Schenectady ecosystem.
• The Salvation Army (Empire State Division): National nonprofit delivering emergency housing, food, and family services in Schenectady County. Operates an overlapping emergency-assistance/case-management model targeting the same low-income population.

Others

• National Head Start Association: National membership association representing Head Start grantees. The closest industry counterpart for SCAP's Early Learning/Head Start programs and a key channel for federal funding and policy influence.
• National Community Action Partnership (NCAP): National membership association for the 1,000+ Community Action Agencies (including SCAP). Comparable as the industry ecosystem/association rather than a direct operating peer.
• Schenectady County Department of Social Services: County-government agency administering TANF, SNAP, and housing benefits. Not a competitor but the public-sector counterpart SCAP coordinates with; useful for benchmarking county-wide service delivery against a nonprofit complement.

Direct peers

• YWCA of Northeastern New York: Named in SCAP's partnership data as an EHS-CCP partner providing infant/toddler care. Operates overlapping Capital Region programs in early learning, domestic violence services, and workforce development, competing for the same low-income clientele and grants.
• Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany: Capital Region faith-based social-services provider delivering food, housing, case management, and behavioral health to low-income residents. Directly comparable service mix and target population to SCAP within the same Schenectady/Albany catchment.
• Albany Community Action Partnership: Listed in SCAP's own data as an EHS-CCP partner. Albany CAP operates an identical community-action model (housing navigation, Head Start, employment, energy assistance) in the adjacent Capital Region county, making it the closest comparable operating peer.

Peers

• Bright Horizons Family Solutions:

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SCAPNY

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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