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Skyline CAP, Inc. is a Community Action Agency that serves Madison, Orange, and Greene counties with the goal of lifting families and individuals out of poverty. These programs include emergency services, educational services, and housing counseling.
What are Community Action Agencies?
Community action agencies change people’s lives, embody the spirit of hope, improve communities and make America a better place to live. We care about the entire community and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other as they move from poverty to self-sufficiency.
Community agencies were created through the Federal Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Community Action Boards of Directors are composed of at least one-third members from the low-income community, one-third public officials, and up to one-third members from the private sector.
Core funding for the community action comes from the Federal Community Services Block Grant (CSBG). CSBG is flexible and primarily funds local investments in services, facilities and partnerships in the community. Additional funding is provided by state and local governments as well as private sector contributions and substantial volunteer time and in-kind contributions. Community action relies on mobilizing help from private-sector partners, volunteers, and faith-based groups. Each $1 of core funds is leveraged by an additional $10 in cash and in-kind contributions.
Community action agencies coordinate programs and services offered to the community. There is no "typical" community action agency, because each is governed by the leadership and needs identified in its community. The community action approach to fighting the causes of poverty is to provide a range of services addressing poverty-related problems.
What is Skyline CAP’s purpose?
The Purpose of Skyline Community Action Partnership as adopted in July 2009 is:
The agency is organized and operated as a not for profit corporation exclusively for community service activities including education and charitable purposes. Specifically, the purpose is to advance the general welfare and conditions of low income, elderly and/or disadvantaged person by providing programs and services that shall promote, develop and encourage activities and means to improve housing, educational and literacy needs. And further, will help low income families and individuals move out of poverty and help to alleviate the conditions associated with poverty; and to that end, sponsor, support, promote and undertake safe, affordable housing projects, education projects and other services to include the designated Counties of Greene, Orange, Madison, and in the future, contiguous counties that may be without community action services, without regard to race, religion, and national origin.
You can also find out more about the agency by reviewing the following documents:
 Copy of 2007-2008 Audit performed by Robinson Farmer Cox Associates PLLC (pdf)
Copy of 2008-2009 Annual Report-- COMING SOON!
Copy of 2007-2008 Head Start Annual Report (pdf)
Please provide us feedback by filling out the Community Needs Assessment form. The Community Needs Assessment is conducted annually as a means of evaluating the effectiveness and need for the programs offered by the agency.
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