Community Action Agency of South Alabama

What Community Action Agency of South Alabama does

Community Action Agency of South Alabama is a private nonprofit Community Action Agency incorporated on June 23, 1965 (originally as Little River Community Action Program), headquartered at 26440 Pollard Road in Daphne, Alabama. It delivers a portfolio of federally funded antipoverty programs to low-income individuals, families, elderly residents, and disabled individuals across a seven-county service area in South Alabama — Baldwin, Escambia, Clarke, Monroe, Conecuh, Marengo, and Wilcox Counties. The service mix includes Head Start and Pre-K early childhood education, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) bill assistance, the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), the Family Day Care Food Program, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), and Individual Development Accounts (IDA) for asset building. Programs are provided free of charge to clients who meet federal poverty guidelines.

The agency's operating model is grant-funded rather than commercial, with no proprietary technology platform; the underlying infrastructure is a distributed physical service-delivery network comprising one central office, six county satellite offices, and multiple Head Start centers. The business is governed by a tri-partite board representing public-sector officials, low-income community representatives, and private-sector stakeholders from each served county, ensuring institutional alignment with federal CSBG accountability requirements (ROMA framework). Funding flows through grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (CSBG Grant 93.569, LIHEAP Grant 93.568, Head Start Grant 04CH011502), the U.S. Department of Energy for Weatherization, the Alabama Department of Education for the Family Day Care Food Program, and United Way. The agency employs 35 people and operates with no commercial pricing, no sales motion, and a community-led outreach and referral go-to-market model through county offices, Head Start centers, and partnerships with local organizations.

Name

Community Action Agency of South Alabama

Legal name

Community Action Agency of South Alabama

Website

https://caaofsa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Community Action Agency of South Alabama is a private nonprofit that delivers federally funded Head Start, LIHEAP, Weatherization, VITA tax, and Family Day Care programs to low-income residents across seven counties in South Alabama.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Action Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (62411), Child Care Services (6244), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Early Childhood Education & Childcare Nonprofits (BPAGADAA), Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF)

Keywords

• Community action services
• Energy assistance programs
• Early childhood education
• Weatherization services
• Poverty alleviation programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Daphne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Grant Funding: The agency is primarily funded through federal grants including CSBG (Community Services Block Grant - Grant Number 93.569), LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program - Grant Number 93.568), and Head Start (Grant Number 04CH011502) from the Administration for Children and Families within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Additional funding comes from the U.S. Department of Energy for the Weatherization Assistance Program.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Community Action Agency of South Alabama is a private nonprofit that delivers federally funded anti-poverty programs to eligible low-income individuals and families across seven South Alabama counties. Core offerings include the Head Start preschool program, Pre-Kindergarten (First Class) program, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), Family Day Care Food Program, and Individual Development Accounts (IDA) for matched savings toward homeownership, education, or business startups.

Product overview

Community Action Agency of South Alabama is a non-profit social services organization offering a portfolio of community assistance programs designed to promote self-sufficiency for individuals, families, and communities in south Alabama. The organization operates multiple interconnected programs including Head Start (early childhood education), Pre-Kindergarten, Weatherization Assistance (energy efficiency home improvements), Energy Assistance/LIHEAP (utility bill assistance), VITA Tax Assistance (free tax preparation), Family Day Care Food Program, and Individual Development Accounts (matched savings). These programs are funded through federal grants including CSBG (Grant 93.569), Head Start (Grant 04CH011502), and LIHEAP (Grant 93.568) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The organization serves Baldwin, Escambia, Clarke, Monroe, Conecuh, Marengo, and Wilcox Counties through a network of county offices and Head Start centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Head Start Program A comprehensive federal preschool program that provides services to meet the intellectual, emotional, social, health, nutritional, and psychological needs of preschool children from low-income families, ages 3-5, serving the seven-county service area.
• Weatherization Assistance Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Families receiving weatherization services reduce annual energy bills by approximately $437
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Community Action PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational network membership providing resources, best practices, and coordination across the Community Action network. Community Action Partnership supports local agencies in poverty alleviation efforts through shared frameworks like ROMA (Results-Oriented Management and Accountability).
• United WaycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCAA of South Alabama is a United Way agency. United Way provides funding support and community connections that help expand the reach of poverty alleviation programs in the seven-county service area.
• Alabama Department of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdministers the Family Day Care Food Program at the state level. CAA monitors day care provider meals and snacks and provides reimbursement from the Alabama Department of Education.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/community-action-agency-of-south-alabama

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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