Community Action Organization
Community Action Organization
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About this organization
Mission
Community Action leads the way to eliminate conditions of poverty and create opportunities for people and communities to thrive.
About
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ENCOMPASSES CAO'S HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS. * HEAD START IS FUNDED FOR 821 PRIMARILY LOW-INCOME PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN, AGES 3 TO 5, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, AND STRIVES TO PREPARE THEM FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND LIFE. CHILDREN WERE IN THE FOLLOWING MODELS: 719 IN PART-DAY PRE-KINDERGARTEN; 80 IN FULL SCHOOL DAY-FULL SCHOOL YEAR; 18 IN FULL-DAY FULL-YEAR; AND 4 AT COFFEE CREEK CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, 71% TO 90% OF THE CHILDREN HAD MET OR EXCEEDED WIDELY HELD EXPECTATIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENTAL DOMAINS. * EARLY HEAD START IS FUNDED FOR 112 CHILDREN, AGES 0 TO 3, WITH 84 CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN IN A HOME-BASED MODEL; 24 IN FULL-DAY FULL-YEAR CLASSROOMS; AND 4 AT THE COFFEE CREEK CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. EARLY HEAD START PROMOTES PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, COGNITIVE, AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OF INFANTS AND TODDLERS AND SUPPORTS POSITIVE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS. BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, 65% TO 85% OF THE CHILDREN HAD MET OR EXCEEDED WIDELY HELD EXPECTATIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENTAL DOMAINS. * TEACHING STRATEGIES GOLD, A RESEARCH-BASED ASSESSMENT TOOL THAT ALIGNS WITH THE CREATIVE CURRICULUM (RESEARCH-BASED CURRICULUM), HEAD START CHILD DEVELOPMENT EARLY LEARNING FRAMEWORK, AND OUR PROGRAM'S SCHOOL READINESS GOALS ARE USED TO TRACK CHILDRENS' DEVELOPMENT IN MULTIPLE DOMAINS. CHILDREN MADE SIGNIFICANT, MEASURABLE GAINS IN SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COGNITIVE REASONING, FINE AND GROSS MOTOR COORDINATION, LANGUAGE LITERACY DEVELOPMENT, AND MATHEMATICAL SKILLS.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The filing documents outline the non-profit's mission as “Community action leads the way to eliminate conditions of poverty and creates opportunities for people and communities to thrive.”.
When outlining the tasks it performs, they were referred to as: “To eliminate the conditions of poverty and create opportunities for people and communities to thrive.”.
- The non-profit's reported state of operation is OR as per legal requirements.
- The filing reveals that the address of the non-profit in 2019 is 1001 SW BASELINE STREET, HILLSBORO, OR, 97123.
- As of 2019, the non-profit has 360 employees reported on their 990 form.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $420,067.
- The organization has 22 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1965.
- The organization pays $13,769,239 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $289,477 in fundraising expenses.
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