Category: News

Governor Kotek’s 2023 Emergency Order Yields Results in Marion and Polk Counties

Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency utilizes 2023’s emergency funding to increase homelessness prevention and sheltering. One year after Gov. Tina Kotek declared a homelessness state of emergency in January 2023, Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency (MWVCAA) is reporting success in…

MWVCAA is a Day 1 Recipient

SALEM, Ore. – (Nov. 21, 2023): Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency (MWVCAA), a leading nonprofit aiding Marion and Polk County residents experiencing poverty and homelessness, today announced that it has received a $5 million grant from the Bezos Day 1…

Community Action Newsletter – July 2021

Have you heard all the great things we’ve been up to this summer? From details about the amazing work our outreach teams accomplished during the record setting temperatures to increasing our onsite activities for youth, read all about it in…

Community Action Newsletter – May 2021

We are cultivating community here at Community Action. Read this month’s edition of the Community Action newsletter to find out how you can join us, and say “Challenge Accepted.”  Read newsletter

Community Action Newsletter – April 2021

Did you see us rolling by in the parade? All this month, we will be raising awareness about the issue of child abuse and taking positive action to promote child and family well-being. Read all about it in this month’s…

Community Action Newsletter – March 2021

We weathered the storm together! In this month’s edition of the Community Action newsletter, we discuss how our teams have gone above and beyond and how our youth art group is getting creative each and every Saturday.  Read newsletter