History of Community Action
This landmark 1964 legislation launched the War on Poverty and created Community Action Programs.
What is the Economic Opportunity Act?
ROMA stands for this.
What is Results-Oriented Management and Accountability?
A Community Action Agency’s tripartite board is composed of representatives from three sectors: low-income, elected officials, and this group.
What are private (or community) representatives?
This federally required process identifies local causes and conditions of poverty every three years.
What is the Community Needs Assessment (CNA)?
Community Action Agencies often form these formal agreements to coordinate services with other organizations.
What are Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs)?
This federal office provides oversight and support for Community Action Agencies nationwide.
What is the Office of Community Services (OCS)?
ROMA includes this number of core goals.
What is six?
The key governance role of the board is to provide this function, distinct from management.
What is oversight (or policy direction)?
Data collection for the CNA should include both quantitative and this type of information.
What is qualitative (or community input)?
To build trust and inclusion, agencies must engage those with lived experience in this process.
What is decision-making or program design?
This phrase from the 1960s emphasized that people affected by poverty should have a role in solving it.
What is “maximum feasible participation”?
ROMA Goal 1 focuses on individuals and families achieving this outcome.
What is self-sufficiency (or economic stability)?
This type of planning sets long-term direction and organizational priorities.
What is strategic planning?
Community Action Agencies use the CNA results to develop this multi-year document guiding services and goals.
What is the Community Action Plan (or strategic plan)?
In the “ladder of participation,” this top rung represents citizens having full decision-making power.
What is citizen control?
This person drafted the Economic Opportunity Act and served as Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity until 1969.
Who is Sargent Shriver?
The steps of the ROMA Cycle begin with assessment and end with this stage.
What is evaluation?
This governing document defines the organization’s purpose and powers and is often required for nonprofit incorporation.
What are the bylaws (or articles of incorporation)?
A key principle of the CNA is to include this perspective to ensure programs reflect real community needs.
What is customer or client voice?
Community Action uses this model to build on existing community strengths rather than focusing only on needs.
What is the Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) model?
One of the key amendments issued in 1967 that imposed requirements on CAAs, such as the tripartite board structure and designation by local elected officials.
What is the Green or Quie Amendment?
ROMA was mandated by this federal legislation that reauthorized the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG).
What is the CSBG Reauthorization Act of 1998?
Effective leaders in Community Action Agencies practice this style of leadership, emphasizing empowerment and shared vision.
What is transformational leadership?
This term describes the process of engaging multiple partners and sectors to address complex community problems collaboratively.
What is collective impact?
Effective community engagement moves beyond service delivery to build this type of change.
What is systems change?