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WATERVILLE — Community Action Network celebrates its 55th year of helping American families and communities overcome obstacles to poverty, and Kennebec Valley Community Action Program, is celebrating its 54th.
More than 1,000 agencies across the country are working every day to create opportunities and transform the lives of their neighbors, making communities stronger and helping families across the US thrive, the organization said in a news release.
This year, KVCAP, based in Waterville, a member of the Community Action Network, will commemorate 54 years of service helping families throughout central Maine.
To celebrate Community Action and raise awareness throughout the region, KVCAP will host its 5th Annual Community Celebration from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at Educare Central Maine.
The event will offer a climbing wall, face painting, a petting zoo and variety of other hand-on activities. Children will have the opportunity to meet with some of their favorite princesses, superheroes and TV characters. A barbecue will be held from noon to 1 p.m. All event activities, are free, including the barbecue.
“Each May, during Community Action Month, we reflect on the positive impact KVCAP and our network has had on families,” said KVCAP CEO Suzanne Walsh. “Last year alone, we served nearly 20,000 people in Kennebec, Somerset, Lincol, and Sagadahoc counties. And nationally, Community Action Agencies served over 15 million with immediately needed services such as shelter and food, and also long-term solutions like education and job placement.”
Community Action Agencies serve 99 percent of American counties with life-changing services to help families achieve financial stability. All agencies are locally controlled and represented by private, public, and low-income sectors of the community.
“We are proud of our communities’ assistance in the development and oversight of our programs,” said Walsh. “Their engagement helps us to be more effective by determining the needs of the communities we serve.”
