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Northeast Kingdom Community Action or NEKCA is a non-profit 501(c)3 government community agency in the Northeast Kingdom area of the U.S. state of Vermont founded in 1964 to address the needs of disadvantaged residents. It has Executive Offices in the historic US Customs House Building at 70 Main Street in Newport, Vermont. It has administrative offices in St. Johnsbury and Newport with satellite facilities in Island Pond and Canaan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Us Home Page ) 〕 For the fiscal year ending 2004, the agency reported a gross income of $5,147,565. The Executive Director is Joe Patrissi. The President of the Board of Directors is Mary Grant, Vice President is Kenn Stransky, Treasurer is Harold Nadeau and Sec. is Eugene Levine. The agency administers a Head Start program.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=U.S. Department of Education )〕 and over 100 other programs aimed at low income Vermonters. NEKCA maintains several services for youths: transition services from foster care and for the homeless; program for runaways; court diversion for non-violent crimes; Vermont Youth Development Corps/Americorps; Juvenile restorative program ensuring youths responsible make restitution as required; street checkers on probabationers; street (peer) outreach; and Teen Center.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CAYS Home Page ) 〕 They serve about 6,000 families annually. The agency advises micro-businesses in the process of starting up.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Micro Business Development Program ) 〕 An outreach department assists low income residents in getting help they need by referrals, advocacy and case management.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Outreach Home Page ) 〕 24-hour support is provided to victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence and abuse.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Step ONE Home Page ) 〕 They provide workforce training and development to people who have significant barriers to employment.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Careers Home Page ) 〕 It formerly managed a program to facilitate visits between non-custodial parents and their children. A Community Coordinating Council helps coordinate efforts to aid the poor with th this organization, the Northeast Kingdom Mental Health, Northeast Kingdom Mental Health, Parent Child Centers, Youth Services, The Youth Wellness Center, Northern Counties Health Care, Umbrella, Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, Adult Basic Education, Area Agency on Aging and other social agencies. They attempt to educate the public to be aware of the concerns of the homeless. Two radio stations, WMOO and WIKE, hold a three-day, 24-hour, on-air fundraiser to benefit the agency. In 2008, it was attempting to convert a building to a transitional shelter for parolees in Newport. In the winter of 2003-4, the agency provided fuel assistance to 461 applicants, and denied 206 because they did not meet income criteria. ==History== The original organization was Orleans County Council of Social Agencies (OCCSA), founded as a Community Action Program in 1965 as part of the War on Poverty. It was headquartered at the Old Customs building on Main Street, Newport. OCCSA founded a spectrum of agencies which still exist: Rural Community Transportation, Northern Communities Investment Corporation, and Gillman Housing, among others.〔 The successor NEKCA agency was established in 1980.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Northeast Kingdom Community Action」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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