Mission Statement

Utilizing our vast knowledge of community resources and networking capabilities, Jackson-Vinton Community Action, Inc. provides a wide range of quality services in a fair, equitable and compassionate manner.

Values Statement

By providing quality community servcies in a compassionate, respectful manner, Jackson-Vinton Community Action, Inc. strives to empower individuals and families to become self-sufficient, thereby enriching the quality of their lives.

Agency History

Jackson-Vinton Community Action was incorporated on September 25, 1965 as a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt, charitable corporation through the IRS. The establishment of the agency was a local response to President Johnson's enactment of the Economic Opportunity Act (EOA) of 1964.

The agency's first location was in Wellston and the first service provided was through our Health Clinic with three employees.

The agency has an average of 100 employees and approximately 60% are Head Start employees. The agency current funding is over 4 million dollars providing services to 4,012 unduplicated clients.

An eighteen member, volunteer, Board of Trustees, governs our agency. Nine members from Jackson and nine members from Vinton county, representing three sectors of the community: low-income, private and public. The unique governance concept, the tri-partite board, was designed to promote "maximum feasible participation" by the poor.

We also have a Head Start Policy Council whose membership of 20 is comprised of at least 51% parents and 49% or less Community Representatives. This formal structure of program governance provides parents and other community representatives with the authority and opportunity to participate in shared decision-making concerning program design and implementation.

The organizational structure of the agency is very diverse. We receive funding from Federal, State and Local resources offering 22 different programs. The programs include: Head Start Federal, Home Weatherization Assistance Program, Housing Trust Fund, HEAP Emergency, Summer Cooling, Medicaid Outreach Program, Child and Family Health Services, and Women, Infant and Children. We also have Community Services Block Grant funding that provides funding for our Health Clinic and a Transportation Program.

The agency has 5 sites-1 in Vinton County and 4 in Jackson including the shared Head Start classroom at Jackson County MMRD.

In 2005 our agency along with Head Start will celebrate 40 years of providing services to the constituents of Jackson and Vinton Counties.

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		* Agency hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm * Call Toll FREE!!! 1-800-686-4339 * Summer Cooling runs through August 31st, 2005. Call (740) 384-3722 Ext. 20 for an appointment. * Pregnancy Testing Available! *Homes for sale! Stick built, ready to move in. Call today! Ask for Rick or Susie.