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Every day, climate change threatens the health of people living in the United States. It continues to worsen severe weather events, such as extreme heat, flooding, and wildfires, and increases prolonged burdens on physical and mental health, such as chronic stress, poverty, and worsened asthma.

Community Action Month is a chance to highlight the diverse ways in which the leadership and service of community action agencies makes a difference in cities, towns, and tribal lands across the country. This letter emphasizes the impact of community action agencies in disaster recovery efforts.

It is with great pride that we continue to celebrate Community Action Month and the incredible work that the Community Action Network is undertaking in every corner of the country. This week, we are amplifying the importance of partnerships to advance equity.

Community Action creates pathways to prosperity by advancing equity, promoting economic stability, and mobilizing resources that support community-driven solutions for the purpose of addressing the causes and consequences of poverty. The Office of Community Services’ (OCS) Division of Community Assistance (DCA) is excited to celebrate Community Action Month, as a time to acknowledge and amplify the work the Community Action Network (the Network) does to “embody the spirit of hope, improve communities, and make America a better place to live.”

our participation in the 2023 American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Survey for Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Grant Recipients is critically important to our ongoing efforts for continuous improvement. That is why the Office of Community Services (OCS) has extended the response deadline to Tuesday, May 09, 2023. To date, Claes Fornell International (CFI) Group, reports receipt of 49 responses to the ACSI Survey. While we appreciate that the nationwide participation rate has reached 45.3%, more grant recipient participation would better quantify the data.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Community Assistance (DCA) announces the release of over $375 million of Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 regular block grant funding to Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) grant recipients. These awards represent the total allocation of available funding for FY 2023.

Please join the Office of Community Services (OCS) in officially welcoming the new Division of Community Assistance (DCA) Policy, Data, and Evaluation Branch Chief Minette C. Galindo.

The Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Community Assistance (DCA) is offering individual Consultation Office Hours to Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) state grant recipients during the National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP) 2023 Winter Training Conference.

The purpose of this message is to provide preliminary information on the Office of Community Services’ (OCS) implementation plan for the new Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Disaster Supplemental Grants with funds from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023  (PDF) (Public Law No: 117-328), signed into law on December 29, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Community Assistance (DCA) announces the release of over $190 million of Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2023 regular block grant funding to Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) grant recipients. This funding is provided under Public Law 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, which the President signed into law on December 29, 2022. This release reflects an allocation of CSBG funds for the second quarter.