MYCAP

The Mahoning Youngstown Community Action Partnership will strive to alleviate and prevent the causes of poverty. We will plan and implement quality services designed to educate and empower eligible residents of Mahoning County with a goal of moving toward Description Our Beginning, January 1965 The passage of the Economic Opportunity Act (EOA) of 1964 as a part of President Lyndon B. Johnsons War on Poverty brought about the creation of Community Action. The purpose of the statue was to eliminate the causes and consequences of poverty. The act establisthe the federal Office of Economic Opportunity and created organizations called Community Action Agencies (... See More General Information The Mahoning Youngstown Community Action Partnership (MYCAP) is a non-profit organization incorporated by the state of Ohio in 1965 (as the Youngstown Area Community Action Council). MYCAP is the Local Administrating Agent for a variety of programs that serve low-income...