$3.4 million awarded to assist self-sufficiency programs for low-income residents

$3.4 million has been awarded by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) to various programs helping low-income residents to become self-sufficient. 

“Many Alabamians through unforeseen events can be temporarily derailed from a successful path in life,” said Gov. Kay Ivey in an announcement. “The support provided through the Community Services Block Grant program helps those people get their lives back on track. I am pleased to support this program.”

Funding will be used to train participants in getting and maintaining work for themselves. 

The following serve residents in the Black Belt: 

Pickens County Community Action Committee and Community Development Corp. Inc. – $17,048 (Pickens County)

Community Service Programs of West Alabama Inc. – $308,333 (Bibb, Choctaw, Dallas, Fayette, Hale, Greene, Lamar, Perry, Sumter and Tuscaloosa counties)

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Montgomery Community Action Committee and Community Development Corp. Inc. – $170,144 (Montgomery County)

Macon-Russell Community Action Agency Inc. – $77,573 (Macon and Russell counties)

Organized Community Action Program Inc. – $161,741 (Bullock, Butler, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Lowndes and Pike counties)

Community Action Agency of South Alabama – $240,310 (Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Marengo, Monroe, and Wilcox counties)

Southeast Alabama Community Action Partnership Inc. – $172,297 (Barbour, Coffee, Geneva, Henry and Houston counties)

“ADECA is pleased to join with Gov. Ivey in this program that allows people the opportunity to improve their circumstances and lead good, productive lives,” ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell said.