Akron Summit Community Action Agency

Community services:community service programs provide emergency services to low-income families and individuals. Job training (cdl and other) is provided through comunity services. The akron summit eitc program provides face-to-face free tax preparation by internal revenue service (irs) certified volunteers who prepare federal, state, and city of akron returns at no cost. The chore program provides needed assistance to low income elderly and disabled to help maintain their homes.

Energy assistance:the emergency home energy assistance program (e-heap) assists low-income households that are threatened with a utility shut-off notice or that have run out of bulk fuel, such as oil or propane.the winter crisis program (wcp) assists low-income households in danger of having their gas or electric utilities disconnected, have already had services disconnected, or those with less than a ten day supply of bulk fuel.through the summer crisis program (scp), assistance is made to eligible households with an electric utility payment.throughout the year, akron summit community action, inc. Also enrolls or re-verifies gas and electric utility customers in the percentage of income payment plan (pipp). Pipp is an extended payment arrangement that requires regulated gas and electric companies to accept payments based on a percentage of the monthly household income.

Food programs.

Other programs and discretionary activities:hub: the purpose of the pathways hub community action is to reduce infant mortality in summit county by focusing efforts on improving access to primary care and eliminating social disparities such as poverty, social economic status, access to healthcare and others that attribute to poor birth outcomes. The hub also operates the adm addiction helpline that assists individuals seeking treatment for an addiction to alcohol, drugs or gambling.

Senior services: the foster grandparent program provides seniors age 55 and older an opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors and caregivers for children and youth with special needs.