Kids of the Neighborhood

With the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, President Lyndon Johnson solidified his commitment to forging new opportunities for the poor in the United States by mobilizing financial and human resources to eliminate poverty. To assist in fighting President Johnson’s “War on Poverty”, local Community Action Agencies (CAA’s) were created to provide a wide range of human services at the community level to help individuals build self-sufficiency and rise out of poverty.

Nueces County Community Action Agency (NCCAA) is a private, non-profit corporation created with the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, to lead the battle of President Lyndon Johnson’s “War on Poverty”. Our agency offers a wide variety of programs, such as, Community Services, Weatherization, Utility Assistance, Housing, Information and Referral, Birth-to-Five Head Start and Healthy Marriage. NCCAA’s Birth-to-Five Head Start Program serves over 1,200 children and their families in Nueces County with education, health, disabilities, mental health, nutrition, and family services.

Additional Information: Initial License Date: 3/6/1998.