Community Action Program

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The Community Action Program was a key War on Poverty initiative in the United States that funded local agencies to combat poverty through community-based services and citizen participation.

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Community Action Program canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal anti-poverty program
War on Poverty initiative
aimsTo coordinate local anti-poverty services
empower poor communities to influence local policy
appliesToJurisdiction local communities in the United States
authorizedBy Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
basedOn principle of maximum feasible participation of the poor
country United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizedFor alleged inefficiency and duplication of services
conflicts with existing local political structures
focusesOn low-income individuals and families
funded community action agencies
fundingSource United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
governingLaw Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
hasComponent citizen participation boards
community action agencies
neighborhood service centers
hasEffect creation of new social services in poor communities
expansion of local community action agencies
increased local citizen involvement in program planning
hasNotableConcept community control of anti-poverty programs
maximum feasible participation
hasPurpose combating poverty
encouraging citizen participation in anti-poverty efforts
promoting community-based services
historicalPeriod 1960s United States domestic policy
implementedBy Office of Economic Opportunity
inceptionContext Johnson administration
surface form: Lyndon B. Johnson administration
influenced later community development programs in the United States
influencedBy Great Society
surface form: Great Society agenda

American civil rights movement
surface form: civil rights movement
legalForm federal grant program
legislativeBody United States Congress
opposedBy some local and state government officials
partOf Great Society
surface form: War on Poverty
policyArea community development
poverty alleviation
social services
regulates standards for community action agencies
sector social welfare
startTime 1964
supportedBy anti-poverty advocates
civil rights organizations
targetPopulation economically disadvantaged communities
rural poor
urban poor
usesMethod federal grants to local agencies

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Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 createdProgram Community Action Program
Public Law 88-452 createsProgram Community Action Program