Community Action Agencies
Community Action Agencies (CAAs) are nonprofit private and public organizations established under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to fight America’s War on Poverty. Community Action Agencies help people to help themselves in achieving self-sufficiency. Today, there are approximately 1,200 Community Action Agencies in the United States.
The service areas of Community Action Agencies cover 96% of the nation’s counties and 100% of Tennessee’s counties. The following is a list of Community Action Agencies throughout Tennessee. Eligibility for services is income-based and services must be provided by the Community Action Agency in the county in which you live.
- Emergency Services
- Education, including Head Start and Early Head Start Food and Nutrition (including WIC)
- Family Development
- Employment/Employment Training
- Income Management
- Transportation
- Housing
- Economic Development
- Health Care
For more information, call the Community Action Agency in your county:
ANDERSON COUNTY COMMUNITY
ACTION COMMISSION
(423) 457-5500
County Served: Anderson
BLOUNT COUNTY COMMUNITY
ACTION AGENCY
(423) 983-8411
County Served: Blount
BRADLEY-CLEVELAND COMMUNITY
SERVICES AGENCY
(423) 479-4111
County Served: Bradley
CANEY FORK DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
(931) 473-3194
Counties Served: DeKalb, Cannon, Warren,
Van Buren
CHATTANOOGA HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT
(423) 757-5551
County Served: Hamilton
CLARKSVILLE-MONTGOMERY COUNTY
COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY
(931) 648-5774
County Served: Montgomery
CORDELL HULL ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNTIY CORPORATION
(615) 666-2992
Counties Served: Macon, Clay, Jackson, Smith
DELTA HUMAN RESOURCE AGENCY
(901) 476-5226
Counties Served: Lauderdale, Tipton, Fayette
DOUGLAS-CHEROKEE ECONOMIC
AUTHORITY
(423) 587-4500
Counties Served: Grainger, Hamblen,
Jefferson, Sevier, Cocke,Monroe
HIGHLAND RIM ECONOMIC CORPORATION
(931) 289-4101
Counties Served: Stewart, Houston, Humphreys,
Dickson
KNOXVILLE-KNOX COUNTY
COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE
(423) 546-3500
County Served: Knox
METROPOLITAN ACTION COMMISSION
(615) 862-8860
County Served: Davidson
MID-CUMBERLAND COMMUNITY
ACTION AGENCY
(615) 453-2243
Counties Served: Robertson, Sumner, Trousdale,
Cheatham, Wilson, Williamson, Rutherford
MID-EAST COMMUNITY
ACTION AGENCY
(423) 354-0450
Counties Served: Roane, Loudon
MOUNTAIN VALLEY ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY AUTHORITY
(423) 691-2551
Counties Served: Scott, Campbell, Union,
Claiborne, Morgan
NORTHWEST TENNESSEE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
(731) 364-3228
Counties Served: Lake, Obion, Weakley, Henry, Dyer,
Gibson, Carroll, Benton, Crockett
SHELBY COUNTY COMMUNITY
SERVICES AGENCY
(901) 545-4630
County Served: Shelby
SOUTH CENTRAL HUMAN RESOURCE
AGENCY
(931) 433-7182
Counties Served: Hickman, Perry, Lewis,
Maury, Marshall, Bedford, Coffee, Wayne,
Lawrence, Giles, Lincoln, Moore, Franklin
SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE HUMAN
RESOURCE AGENCY
(423) 949-2191
Counties Served: Grundy, Sequatchie, Bledsoe,
Rhea, Meigs, McMinn, Marion, Polk
SOUTHWEST HUMAN RESOURCE
AGENCY
(901) 989-5111
Counties Served: Haywood, Madison,
Henderson, Chester, Decatur, Hardemon,
McNairy, Hardin
UPPER CUMBERLAND HUMAN
RESOURCE AGENCY
(931) 528-1127
Counties Served: Pickett, Overton, Fentress,
Putnam, White, Cumberland
UPPER EAST TENNESSEE HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
(423) 246-6180
Counties Served: Hancock, Hawkins, Sullivan, Johnson,
Greene, Washington, Carter, Unicoi