What is ACAA?

Arizona Community Action Association

The Facts:

• Nationally, 13.1% of the population lives in poverty.  In Arizona, 14.2% of families are in poverty.
• 1 of every 5 children in Arizona lives in poverty.
• One-third of Arizona’s population is classified as working poor – a number that is growing.
• Arizona ranks 50th in the nation in combined state and local spending on social and human services.
• A minimum wage job in Arizona pays $14,000 a year.  The poverty line for a family of three is $16,000.
• The cost of childcare for two young children in Arizona exceeds $10,000 a year.
• The average age of a homeless person is 9 years old.

What ACAA Does:

• Arizona Community Action Association promotes self-sufficiency by working with Community Action Agencies statewide to provide a hand up, the tools needed to become self-sufficient.
• Our members’ services include case management and emergency assistance for food, utilities rent and eviction prevention, emergency shelter, financial assistance, resources, referrals and employment.

Arizona Community Action Association unites communities to end poverty through community based initiatives and solutions. The Arizona Community Action Association is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit agency created in 1967 to address poverty across Arizona.  Through a collaboration of nearly 300 organizations and individuals, ACAA develops and implements strategies to address and ultimately eliminate poverty.