© St. Mary Community Action Agency
The St. Mary-Vermilion Community Action Agency, Inc. (St. Mary-
Vermilion CAA) is a 501 (C)3 tax-exempt, human services organization
that has been in existence since 1967. The mission of St. Mary
Community Action Agency, Inc. is to alleviate poverty for low income
citizens through strategic planning and implementation of projects
and services that will strengthen, promote quality, renew and guide
families and individuals into self-sufficiency. The agency administers
24 programs and initiatives throughout its geographic target area of
St. Mary and Vermilion Parishes. The agency consistently
demonstrates its ability to effectively forge relationships between
major resource providers throughout the nation; in an effort to
efficiently link disadvantaged families in St. Mary and Vermilion
Parishes to the services they require in obtaining a better quality of
life. St. Mary Community Action Agency uses a concentrated in-house
referral system to profile children and families and ensure that they
are receiving the maximum benefit of the array of services offered
under the leadership of Chief Executive Officer
- Almetra J. Franklin
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