Community Action Council

Name

Community Action Council

Legal name

Community Action Council

Website

https://commaction.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Child and Youth Services (62411), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Early Childhood Education & Childcare Nonprofits (BPAGADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC), Community & Adult Education (Municipal/Community Schools) (EDAAAEAB)

Keywords

• Community social services
• Early childhood education
• Workforce development training
• Housing assistance programs
• Utility assistance programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Lexington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Contracts: Primary funding from federal Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) and various federal grant programs including ACF, DHHS, HUD, and CNCS grants. Contract with Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
2. Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individuals, businesses, and organizations to support community programs and services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Community Action Council is a nonprofit community action agency that provides poverty-alleviation services to low-income families and individuals in Central Kentucky. Its core offerings include Head Start and Early Head Start early childhood education, the Team KY Early Learning Center, workforce development including CDL training, Stable Steps transitional rental housing, weatherization assistance, emergency assistance, the H2O Help to Others utility/water program, healthcare enrollment (Kynect), and youth empowerment programs, delivered at no direct cost to eligible recipients and funded largely through federal and state grants.

Product overview

Community Action Council is a nonprofit social services organization offering a portfolio of interconnected programs addressing poverty and family self-sufficiency in Kentucky. The core offerings include: Early Childhood Education (Head Start/Early Head Start), Housing (Stable Steps rental homes), Workforce Development (CDL training), Emergency Assistance, Healthcare access, Weatherization Assistance, and Youth Empowerment. The organization serves Lexington-Fayette, Bourbon, Harrison, and Nicholas counties, with documented outcomes including 95% employment rate for CDL graduates, 2,000 children in early education, and 25,000+ households assisted annually. The organization also produces two podcasts: 'Lex Talk. More Action.' (general community issues) and 'Look Who's Talking' (Head Start-focused).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lex Talk. More Action. Podcast hosted by Executive Director Sharon Price discussing local hot topic issues and their impact on poverty in Central Kentucky
• Look Who's Talking
• My Journey Empowered
• Stable Steps
• Team KY Early Learning Center (TKELC)
• The Prep Academy
• H2O Help to Others Program

Products and services

• CSBG (Community Services Block Grant) Programs Federal grant-funded community-based anti-poverty initiatives providing resources to low-income families and individuals in Lexington-Fayette, Bourbon, Harrison, and Nicholas Counties to help them achieve self-sufficiency.
• Early Childhood Education (Head Start / Early Head Start) Head Start and Early Head Start programs providing comprehensive early learning, health, and family well-being services for young children from low-income families.
• Emergency Assistance Critical emergency support services for individuals and families experiencing crisis situations requiring immediate assistance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of CDL graduates gain full-time employment
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• National Head Start Association: The national membership and advocacy organization for Head Start grantees; relevant as the issuer of CAC's Program of Excellence designation and as a key ecosystem partner rather than a direct service competitor.

Broad incumbents

• United Way Worldwide: National community-services network that funds and operates anti-poverty, workforce, and family-support programs similar to CAC's, often acting as both a funder and a direct service provider in overlapping service areas.
• Catholic Charities USA: National nonprofit operating a comparable portfolio of social services (emergency assistance, housing, workforce, family support) across far more geographies; overlapping mission and service lines, but with a much larger footprint and broader donor base.
• Goodwill Industries International: National nonprofit operating workforce development, job placement, and family-support services closely aligned with CAC's workforce and self-sufficiency offerings; significant overlap in target population and funding sources.
• The Salvation Army USA: Long-standing national nonprofit delivering emergency assistance, housing, utility support, and workforce programs; directly comparable service mix to CAC but operating at vastly larger geographic and funding scale.

Direct peers

• National Community Action Partnership: The national membership organization representing Community Action Agencies (including CAC) under the CSBG framework; directly comparable as the institutional umbrella of which CAC is a member agency.
• Bluegrass Community Action Partnership: Another Kentucky-based Community Action Agency delivering CSBG, Head Start, housing, and workforce programs; shares the same federal funding streams and service-delivery model as CAC and competes for overlapping state and federal grants.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/community-action-council-lexington

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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