Community Action Committee of Danbury, Inc. (CACD) is a non-profit organization that offers a myriad of services to low-income families and individuals. The agency’s major source of funds is Federal, State, and local grants. CACD also receives sources of funds from private grants to supplement federal and state funding.  As part of the national network of Community Action Agencies, CACD has a long history of helping low-income families and individuals overcome poverty and improve self-sufficiency.  CACD was established in 1967 and has been providing service to the low-income people for more that forty years. The agency typically serves over 14,000 individuals on a yearly basis.

CACD serves 19 towns in Northern Fairfield and Litchfield Counties in Connecticut. Most of its client base comes from the eight towns that comprise of the Greater Danbury area (Bethel, Brookfield, Danbury, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Redding, and Ridgefield). Nearly 90% of the population within the service delivery area lives in the eight towns that comprise of the Greater Danbury Area. The Towns in the Northern part of the territory are smaller and the populations are more widely dispersed. None of these towns has a population exceeding 10,000. Clients obtain access to services at CACD’s Danbury office, the Early Childcare Center, or the Hispanic Center of greater Danbury, Association of Religious Communities, and Danbury Youth Services. Clients in Towns outside Danbury locations clients obtain services through town social workers or municipal agents.

 CACD’s major programs include: Energy Assistance a program that helps low-income people pay their heating bills; Action Early Learning Center, a NAEYC-accredited early childcare center that serves 125 children from low-income families; Neighborhood Services, is a group of programs that helps people in crisis situations such as Housing Mediation, Eviction Foreclosure Prevention Program, Diaper Program, Food Pantry, and FEMA – Utilities and rental assistance;  Individual Development Accounts(IDA) that provides matching funds to eligible clients for the purchase of a first home, opening a small business, and pursuit of a higher education; our VITA  income tax program continued to grow in 2010 over 100% and returned over $150,000 in the Earner Income Tax Credit to community citizens; other financial literacy programs include Money Matters and Smart Money.  CACD has formal and informal collaborations with over forty social service agencies.

CACD‘s mission since establishment in 1967, is to overcome poverty and improve self-sufficiency for each client who seeks service from our agency. Each year CACD has seen an increase in clients coming in for services. CACD is a fixture in its service delivery area and continues to serve the low-income population.