Bell-Whitley Community Action

Bell-Whitley Community Action Agency, Inc.
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Head Start Enrollment Click the link below for access to the online application for Head Start / Early Head Start / Preschool Program. Parents/guardians can use our online application to apply for services for your age eligible children from any device with an internet connection. An interactive map shows where you live and the nearest centers so you can set a location preference. We have classrooms in the Bell County School District, Whitley County School District, Middlesboro School System, Pineville School System and Williamsburg Early Head Start. After the application is submitted, you will receive a confirmation email. Online Application for Head Start/Early Head Start/Preschool
Bell-Whitley CAA, Inc. Community Needs Assessment is a tool that each program that our agency operates is represented within. As an agency we are required not only to submit this information on a state level but we must also provide this information to our own Board of Directors. Now, one of the best things about this survey is the capability to complete it online. Below you will find the link to the survey. We asking that everyone please take five minutes to complete this survey. Please share the link with your family, friends, volunteers and community partners. All survey's are anonymous. If you have questions, please let us know. Community Needs Assessment

"Community Action changes people's lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other."

Bell-Whitley Community Action Agency is one of more than 1,000 Community Action Agencies in the United States. Organized in 1968 and incorporated in 1969, as part of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to fight America's War on Poverty, Bell-Whitley Community Action Agency utilizes all resources available to help others to become self-sufficient.

Below you will find a list of the Bell-Whitley CAA staff and their contact information. You can always contact us in Bell County at 606-337-3044 or in Whitley County at 606-549-3933

Bell-Whitley Community Action Agency currently has two offices, one located at 129 North Pine Street in Pineville, KY, and the other on 215 North 4th Street in Williamsburg, KY. Craig Brock, Executive Director, has served in his present position since July 2012.

Some of the many services provided by the Bell-Whitley Community Action Agency are Head Start/Early Head Start, CSBG, Weatherization, Housing Initiatives, and WIOA, to name a few. Bell-Whitley CAA is also the designated as a Kentucky Career Center for Bell County.

Bell-Whitley CAA, Inc. is dedicated to respecting and promoting the unique identity of each client, child and family seeking services through our programs. Furthermore, we refrain from stereotyping on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity, culture, religion or disability.

At Bell-Whitley CAA we believe there are untapped resources in our community, that each person has something to give to the community, and that by working together we can replace poverty with opportunity and despair with hope.

"This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer."

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.