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As participants in Empower Missouri’s Advocacy Partners program, we were charged with writing a statement which will focus OACAC’s advocacy work. ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) established the Children’s Interagency Coordinating Council (CICC) to improve coordination and transparency in child policy across federal agencies, with a focus on issues such as child poverty and wellbeing. The council was established under the Consolidated...

Our Taney County Neighborhood Center is moving at the end of September. The current location will be closed between September 27-30 and we will reopen in their new office on October 1. ...

Community Action comes out of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty and from the advocacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 created the Community Action Network of national and locally-focused organizations that connect millions of children and families...

On May 18, 2021, we celebrated 56 years of Head Start and 26 years of Early Head Start programs. Here's more about the history and mission of Head Start from Dr. Bernadine Futrell, Director, Office of Head Start. On Jan. 8, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson took...

iCare is a community awareness campaign hosted by Harmony House to start the conversation and educate the community about domestic violence. We support victims and survivors in our community. We support our friends at Harmony House and their mission to provide shelter, advocacy and...

OACAC supports the following statement from the Board of Directors and CEO. (Washington, DC, May 29, 2020)-Our world is reckoning with a pandemic for which there is currently no cure. Already, COVID-19 has taken 100,000+ lives in the US and it has consumed millions...

Rock the House! is a benefit concert supporting those experiencing poverty in the Ozarks hosted by Brentwood Christian Church. All proceeds benefit the following organizations serving the most vulnerable members of our community: Eden Village, The Kitchen/Rare Breed, Harmony House, Victory Mission, and the...

"On this day in history, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Economic Opportunity Act, U.S. Public Law 88-452 (78 STAT 508). The bill approved $1 billion for social programs to combat poverty. In his Annual Message to Congress in January of that year, the President had...

In response to the government shutdown in December and January, on 1/19/19, the OACAC Greene County Center hosted a collaborative meeting for community agencies and non-profits to objectively discuss the impact of the shutdown, share relevant and factual information from funding sources, and collectively determine strategies that could be...