Skip ACF banner and navigation
Department of Health and Human Services logo
Questions?  
Privacy  
Site Index  
Contact Us  
   Home   |   Services   |   Working with ACF   |   Policy/Planning   |   About ACF   |   ACF News Search  
Administration for Children and Families US Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Community Services (OCS)


photo of a city skylineWelcome to the Office of Community Services Website!

The Office of Community Services (OCS) supports the 3,000+ neighborhood-based Community Action Agencies (CAAs) and Community Development Corporations (CDCs) that address the economic and social needs of the urban and rural poor at the local level by providing grant monies and technical assistance to these organizations.

OCS represents a modest collection of discretionary and block grant resources. We award approximately $4 billion in block grants and approximately $47 million in discretionary grants. OCS also supports programs that address the problems of family violence, community food and nutrition, energy assistance for low income populations and, for the first time, the option for Native Americans to administer welfare support programs.

We are currently expanding this Website to better meet your needs. We hope that information contained on this Website will provide insight to you regarding the types of funding that are available through our office and how they can be accessed. We want you to come back frequently to view our new additions. Your comments and suggestions are welcomed. Please write or call, using the address and appropriate phone numbers listed on these Website pages. We look forward to working together with you to meet the challenges of developing self-sufficient families and building sustainable communities.


Mission | Programs | What's New


Programs

Funding Opportunities


Send questions or comments to: Feedback.

Revised on4/13/2004