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Bergen County Community Action Partnership's mission is "to change lives through education, economic opportunities, healthcare, housing, and human services." The agency responds to the emergency and long-term needs of low-income persons through an array of services designed to relieve the crises associated with poverty and facilitate the transition to, and attainment of, self-sufficiency. BCCAP has carefully constructed a continuum of care for its clientele; a series of inextricably linked programs which encompass housing and shelter, education and training, and a range of clinical and support services. With an annual budget of over $12.5 million and a staff of 200, BCCAP provides a wide range of programs to assist the poor, the homeless, substance abusers, children, senior citizens, foreign born, and others. BCCAP delivers services across a broad spectrum, from identifying needs to providing permanent housing. Services are provided through the operation of approximately 150 housing (shelter, transitional and permanent) units, comprehensive housing support services, a halfway house for recovering male substance abusers, a drop-in meal program, adult education, employment training and permanent job placement, four early childhood education centers and several other human services facilities. In 2008, the agency served over 18,000 individuals, and is on track to surpass that level in the coming years. The agency maintains partnerships with various social service, mental health and municipal, county. state and federal agencies. BCCAP programs draw upon multiple funding and support streams from federal, state and local governments, and the corporate, community and philanthropic sectors. The Crisis Services Division provides 24-jour, 7-days-a-week comprehensive shelter, food, and case management services to homeless youth, adults and families as well as to those who are at risk of becoming homeless. Individuals and families have access to a full range of social services. A Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Garfield opened in May, 2006, and operates in collaboration with North Hudson Community Action Corporation. More information can be found by visiting our Crisis Services page. The Education and Training Division includes: all Head Start, Day Care, Vocational Training and Work First New Jersey "To Work" initiatives, ESL classes, Faith-Based initiatives and the New Americans Program. Classroom instruction is held in the Education and Training Center in Hackensack and at a variety of sites throughout Bergen County. The adult education programs are fully approved and licensed by the State Department of Labor and Workforce Development. More information on these programs can be found by visiting our Child Development Programs and Adult Education and Training pages. |
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Organizational Established in 1967, BCCAP is Bergen County's designated anti-poverty agency. The
tri-partite Board of Directors governing the agency is appointed or elected from within the county and represents local government, concerned private sector entities, and the
low-income population served by the organization. In it's capacity as the primary service provider to the County's disadvantaged, BCCAP delivers services through five (5) operational and support divisions:
BCCAP is a 501(c) 3, not-for-profit community action agency. Bergen County Community Action Partnership has a proven track record of more than 40 years duration in providing comprehensive quality services to low income residents of Bergen County. BCCAP has been cited as, and is generally considered to be, one of the leading community action agencies in the State of New Jersey. We have established affiliations with numerous other community agencies in order to address poverty-based needs, needs that show no evidence of abatement in the foreseeable future. |
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Our Real Estate and Economic Development Division is responsible for the property management of all BCCAP sites, and also includes the Weatherization Assistance and
Home Energy Assistance programs. This division also manages the
activities of CHIP (Community Housing In Partnership), an
affiliated corporation certified by NJ as a Community Housing Development
Organization (CHDO). The Finance Division provides sound fiscal management of the agency. It ensures maintenance of appropriate agency-wide records as well as accurate and timely submission of all reports. The Division of Research and Development provides planning and grant-writing for agency-wide resource development. The division is the Agency's primary arm in the areas of public, media and community relations. |
