Mission: To respectfully assist people to achieve and sustain self-sufficiency through

direct services, education, and community partnerships.

	News and Events
	Taste for Community Action 2012. Click here.
	Agency Grateful for Leadership Cayuga Group's Project Ideas. Click here.
	Agency's "Coolest Event" is Cited in The Nation Blog. Click here.
	Agency receives Grant Award from the Cayuga Community Fund. Click here.
	DVIP Receives Grant Award from the Zonta Club of Auburn. Click here.
	DVIP Staff Show Their Support for Take Back the Night. Click here.
	Agency Kicks Off Community Action Month by Planting Seeds. Click here.
	Agency Hosts Financial Literacy Workshop. Click here.
	Head Start Students Celebrate Earth Day Creating Art on Grocery Bags. Click here.
	Elements Salon and Day Spa to Hold Free Clothing Drive to Benefit C/SCAA. Click here.
	C/SCAA Wins Grant Award from Women's Fund of Central New York. Click here.
	Read Our April Article on Food Security in The Citizen. Click here.
	Family Fun Night at Head Start - A Big Hit! Click here.
	Bob Lyna and Richard Curry Perform for Head Start. Click here.
	Moravia School District Staff Donate to our Head Start Program. Click here.
	C/SCAA Head Start Students Practice Milking Betsy the Cardboard Cow! Click here.
	C/SCAA Kicks Off its 2012 Annual Feinstein Challenge. Click here.
	Tinkers Guild Presents a Donation to the Brendan McGrath Memorial Fund. Click here.

May is Community Action Month!

Cayuga/Seneca Community Action Agency, Inc. will call attention to problems facing low-income residents of Cayuga and Seneca Counties throughout May, during National Community Action Month. At least 12 percent of Cayuga County and 14 percent of Seneca County residents live in poverty. The rate of poverty is even higher (18 percent) for residents living in the City of Auburn in Cayuga County (Center for Governmental Research, Inc., 2012).

Last year, our Agency assisted 6,924 individuals through a variety of programs and services. For a more detailed listing of the impact of the Agency's programs and services, please download our brochure.

Please join us in a variety of activities in May to commemorate Community Action Month. We will have a kick-off event with children from our Head Start Program on May 1, to plant seeds and seedlings in our garden. We will have a Motorcycle Run on May 20 to raise donations of food and toiletries for our food pantry, and, we will have a garden event on May 30 to commemorate our activities during Community Action Month. For more details, download our press packet for a listing of scheduled activities, event flyers and our brochure.

Thank you for your continued commitment to our programs.

Self-Sufficiency Stories


Strengthening Family Foundations This winter, Mr. H came to the Family Development program in crisis. Mother, father and their children were going to be homeless by the end of the day. Both mother and father had recently lost their jobs and were forced to move in with Mr. H's father. However, when the strain of too many people in a small household became too much, they were told to leave. Read more...		Comprehensive Solutions The Agency has developed a partnership with Auburn Housing Authority (AHA) that has been extremely beneficial to the low income community. Because safe, affordable housing is critical for individuals and families to achieve self-sufficiency, Cayuga/Seneca Community Action Agency has developed a partnership with Auburn Housing Authority to address the barriers that people face in accessing subsidized public housing. Read more...
We assist more than 6,000 customers to move toward self-sufficiency each year.