Miami Valley Community Action Partnership was established as a nonprofit corporation in December 1964, with the passage of the Economic Opportunity Act with the goal to “eliminate  the paradox of poverty in the land of plenty”. Community Action Agencies were created to focus available local, state, private, and federal resources on empowering low-income people to attain the skills, knowledge and opportunities required to lead more productive lives and become self-sufficient. MVCAP has an operating budget of approximately $15 million, more  than 120 employees and an 18 member Board of Trustees. We are affiliated  with the National Community Action Partnership, that represents more than 1,000 Community Action Agencies across the United States.