
Okanogan County Community Action Council (OCCAC)

About
For over 50 years, Okanogan County Community Action Council (OCCAC) has been serving Okanogan County residents. As a cornerstone of the community, OCCAC started with just a few people dedicated to change. Today, OCCAC is now a movement dedicated to the idea that each person has something to give to the community and in turn, each of us will be enriched in the process. OCCAC offers over 45 different programs and services to meet their community’s unique needs. Please visit their website to learn more about this Community Action Agency’s rich history and for program eligibility.
OKANOGAN COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL MISSION: “Leading a revolt on poverty through education, empowerment, and engagement.”
OKANOGAN COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL VISION: “Our vision for the future does not include people living in poverty but rather – communities where people are housed, have their needs met, and they give back to their community.”
Services
- Adult Education
- This service area includes programs such as GED classes, citizenship services, ELL, and cooking and nutrition.
- Children & Youth Services
- This service area includes programs such as after school and summer programs, head start, childcare, and housing services for youth.
- Disability + Senior Services
- This service area includes programs such as adult day centers, food home delivery, housing services, and utility discounts.
- Transportation
- This service area includes programs such as bus passes, gas cards, medical transportation and van service.
- Employment Assistance
- This service area includes programs such as career planning, social enterprises, job assistance, vocational skills and training and WorkFirst community jobs.
- Emergency Services
- This service area includes programs such as food banks, emergency shelters, motel vouchers and rental/mortgage assistance.
- Energy Assistance & Weatherization
- This service area includes programs such as emergency shut off prevention, energy assistance, heating system repairs, minor home repair and weatherization.
- Food & Nutritional Programs
- This service area includes programs such as food banks, meal sites, and SNAP (food stamps).
- Healthcare
- This service area includes programs such as child dental services, mental health services and substance abuse prevention and counseling.
- Housing Assistance
- This service area includes programs such as affordable housing, permanent supportive housing, rental assistance, and homelessness prevention and rapid rehousing.
- Money Management
- This service area includes programs such as credit builder loans, financial counseling and education, foreclosure prevention loans and free tax preparation assistance.,
- Veterans
- This service area includes programs such as counseling for veterans, housing services for veterans, and supportive services to veterans and families.
- Victim & Legal Services
- This service area includes programs such as crime victims advocacy, domestic violence prevention, legal referrals and services, and voicemail.
Programs
- Adult Basic Education
- Bus Passes/Tokens
- Career Planning
- Citizenship Services
- Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
- Cooking/Nutrition Education
- Crime Victims Advocacy
- Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
- Emergency Funds
- Emergency Shelter - Adults
- Emergency Shelter - Women
- Emergency Shelter-Families/Youth
- Emergency Shelter-Youth
- Emergency Shut Off Prevention
- Energy Assistance
- Energy/Utility Assistance
- Family Support Centers
- Financial Counseling
- Financial Education/Budgeting
- Financial Literacy
- Food Bank/Pantry
- Food Drives
- Food Home Delivery
- Free Tax Preparation Assistance
- Gas Cards
- Heating System Repairs
- Homelessness Prevention/Rapid Rehousing
- Housing Counseling & Placement/Case Management
- Housing Purchase, Repair, Rehabilitation
- Housing Services-Seniors
- Housing Services-Special Needs
- Housing Services-Veterans
- Housing Services-Youth
- Job Assistance-Offender/Re-Entry
- Job Assistance-People with Disabilities
- Job Search/Employment Assistance
- Legal Referrals
- Life Skills Training
- Limited Language Assistance
- Mental/Behavioral Health Services
- Minor Home Repair
- Mobile Food Distribution
- Mortgage Assistance Loans
- Motel Vouchers
- Permanent Supportive Housing
- Rental/Mortgage Assistance
- Seasonal/Winter Shelter
- Senior Case Management
- Senior Energy Program
- Senior Nutrition Program
- Senior Utility Discounts
- Substance Abuse Prevention & Counseling
- Summer Food Program
- Supportive Services to Veterans/Families
- Tenant/Renter Education
- Veterans Assistance
- Weatherization
- WorkFirst Community Jobs
- Youth Job Program/Training
