Community Action For Improvement

What Community Action For Improvement does

Community Action For Improvement, Inc. (CAFI) is a private non-profit organization established in 1966 under the federal Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 and designated as a Community Action Agency serving west-central Georgia. Headquartered in LaGrange, it operates five neighborhood service centers plus dedicated Head Start / Early Head Start facilities across Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, and Troup counties, with a Home Weatherization footprint that additionally extends into Douglas, Harris, and Muscogee counties. Governance follows a federally mandated tripartite board model comprising public officials, private-sector representatives, and low-income community members, currently chaired by Board President Derrick Teagle with CEO Jennifer Corcione leading day-to-day operations.

CAFI's core service portfolio consists of three federally funded programs — the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), the Home Weatherization Assistance Program, and Head Start / Early Head Start — supplemented by ancillary programs in housing assistance, employment readiness, re-entry support, homeless prevention, and Veterans services. The technology layer is built on standard nonprofit SaaS: TimeTap for appointment scheduling, ChildPlus for Head Start enrollment, DonorPerfect for donation processing, JotForm for weatherization applications, and Microsoft 365 Forms for client satisfaction surveys. There is no proprietary technology, mobile application, API surface, or AI component disclosed.

Revenue is composed almost entirely of federal grants (CSBG, LIHEAP, and Office of Head Start funding from HHS) augmented by corporate sponsorships (Wells Fargo, Georgia Power, Bluefrog Plumbing) and individual donations through mail, online portals, retail giving programs (Kroger Community Rewards, AmazonSmile, Amazon Wishlist), and community fundraising. Services are provided at no cost to eligible low-income households determined against income guidelines. The organization has helped more than one million residents since inception and currently maintains Candid Gold and Platinum Seals of Transparency.

Name

Community Action For Improvement

Legal name

Community Action For Improvement, Inc.

Website

https://cafi-ga.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

CAFI is a federally designated Community Action Agency founded in 1966 in LaGrange, Georgia, administering LIHEAP energy assistance, home weatherization, and Head Start / Early Head Start programs for low-income residents across Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, and Troup counties through five neighborhood service centers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Action Social Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Community Food Services (624210), Community Housing Services (62422), Other Individual and Family Services (62419)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Shelter, Camp Management & Non-Food Items (NFI) (BPAGAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maternal, Infant & Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) Programs (BPADAJAC), Community Development & Neighborhood Revitalization Housing Programs (FSALAKAO)

Keywords

• Community action services
• Energy assistance program
• Home weatherization services
• Early childhood education
• Social services nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Lagrange

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Federal Grants: Primary funding from federal programs including Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), and Head Start/Early Head Start grants from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
2. Corporate Sponsorships & Donations: Support from corporate sponsors including Wells Fargo, Georgia Power, Bluefrog Plumbing, and community donations through Amazon Wishlist, Kroger Community Rewards, and direct monetary donations.
3. Individual Donations: Individual donor contributions through mail-in donations, online donation portal, and retail giving programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Community Action For Improvement (CAFI) is a private non-profit that delivers free social services to low-income households across a five-county region of west Georgia. Core offerings include the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Home Weatherization Assistance Program, and the Head Start/Early Head Start early childhood education program, supplemented by housing assistance, employment readiness, and veterans services. Programs are eligibility-based, administered at no cost through five neighborhood service centers.

Product overview

Community Action For Improvement (CAFI) is a private non-profit organization founded in 1966 that provides a coordinated portfolio of social services to low-income residents in Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, and Troup counties, Georgia. The organization's core service offerings include the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for utility bill assistance, the Home Weatherization Assistance Program for energy efficiency upgrades, and the Head Start/Early Head Start Program for early childhood education. CAFI also operates complementary support programs including food and nutrition resources, employment readiness services, and veterans services. The organization administers these programs through five neighborhood service centers across its five-county service area, utilizing third-party platforms for appointment scheduling (TimeTap), enrollment management (ChildPlus), donation processing (DonorPerfect), and client surveys (Microsoft 365 Forms).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Helped more than 1 million residents since inception in 1966
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• United Way AtlantamajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor nonprofit funder and community support partner providing resources and referrals for low-income individuals and families in the service area.
• Goodwill IndustriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner supporting workforce development, employment readiness, and retail giving programs for low-income individuals.
• The Salvation ArmycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in fight against poverty, providing additional social services and emergency assistance referrals.
• DASH (LaGrange)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity revitalization organization focused on environmental sustainability and neighborhood revitalization through existing infrastructure.
• Three Rivers Regional CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuasi-governmental agency providing comprehensive planning, development services, and technical assistance for regional community improvement.
• DSPII WaypointcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSanctuary centers for Veterans providing integrated continuum of care emphasizing access, quality, effectiveness, efficiency, and compassion.
• LaGrange CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution supporting community programs and student involvement in poverty reduction efforts.
• Coweta FORCEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization empowering individuals, educating the community, and connecting stakeholders while advocating for self-directed care and recovery.
• Circles Troup CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization using relational strategy to support parents and children moving out of poverty and inspire community to reduce poverty rate.
• Habitat for Humanity (Troup County)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide affordable housing application processing for Troup County residents through CAFI service centers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Boys & Girls Club of West Georgia: Youth-development nonprofit also serving Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, and Troup counties. Partial overlap: both serve low-income families in the same counties with complementary programs and similar donor-driven business model.
• North Georgia Community Action Agency: Designated CAA serving low-income families in north Georgia with the same federal program portfolio (CSBG, LIHEAP, weatherization). Most direct structural competitor in the CAA system within the state of Georgia.
• Action Pact (Stewart-Webster-Houston-Miller County CAA): Sister Community Action Agency operating CSBG, LIHEAP, and Head Start in southwest Georgia. Most structurally comparable peer: identical federal designation, same mission, same funding streams, but serves a different regional territory.
• Help - Another Life Made Possible (HELP) Ministries: LaGrange-area nonprofit addressing poverty through food, housing, and emergency assistance — directly competitive for emergency funding and referrals in Troup County. Comparable on grassroots community-led service delivery model.

Emerging players

• Atlanta Community Food Bank: Regional food bank that operates CAFI Cares Pop-Up Markets and supplies food/nutrition resources in CAFI's service counties. Comparable because both administer food assistance to low-income households and operate similar grant + donations funding model.
• United Way of Greater Atlanta (United Way Atlanta): Regional funder and intermediary in the same five-county service area; both organizations refer low-income clients between their social-service portfolios and co-fund antipoverty programs in Georgia. Comparable because of overlapping donor base, ROI measurement expectations, and grantmaking/disbursement functions.

Direct peers

• Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers: Operates workforce development, retail giving, and re-entry programs in the same west Georgia region with which CAFI has an active strategic partnership. Comparable because both deliver employment-readiness and supportive services to overlapping low-income client populations using grant + donations business model.
• Salvation Army of Greater Atlanta: Provides emergency assistance, utility assistance, and case management across metro Atlanta counties, including Troup/Coweta; explicitly cited by CAFI as a referral partner. Directly comparable mission and beneficiary focus in poverty relief and emergency social services.
• Habitat for Humanity of Troup County: Direct collaboration partner with CAFI on affordable housing application processing in Troup County. Comparable on affordable housing services, low-income client targeting, and grant/donation-funded nonprofit operating model in the same geography.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities Atlanta: Large social-services nonprofit delivering case management, housing support, and emergency aid across Georgia. Comparable case management and referral services for low-income clients but with a much broader service area and donor-funded model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CAFI1380
• Facebookfacebook.com/communityactionforimprovement
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/community-action-for-improvement-inc-
• Instagraminstagram.com/communityactionforimprovement

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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