MCAEOC is committed to alleviating poverty and assisting low-income individuals and families to secure knowledge, skills and opportunities which will enable them to become self-sufficient and lead lives of dignity.
The Mississippi County, Arkansas, Economic Opportunity Commission, Inc. (MCAEOC) a non-profit organization which was organized and chartered in June 1965, has served as the major provider of Human and Social Service programs outside of State Government. MCAEOC is the lead entity and organizer for the Mississippi County Enterprise Community (MCEC) which has been designated as an Enterprise Community by United State Department of Agriculture (USDA). The designation has provided $3 million in Title XX grant funds which has the potential of leveraging an additional $10 million to Mississippi County within the next 10 years.
MCAEOC is committed to improving the socio-economic conditions of the residents of Mississippi County with a focus on job creation, training, housing and youth. An essential element of MCAEOC programs is the development and implementation of long term solutions. MCAEOC is successful at creation and implementing programs that meet the needs of local residents. Our programs address wide range of community issues and we are in a unique position to bring these diverse programs under one overriding mission of sustainability.
Through its neighborhood services centers and special projects, MCAEOC provides a community-based system of service provision to and advocacy for the poor to meet their needs and to enhance the quality of their lives, regardless of race, religion, sex, age, handicap or national origin. MCAEOC provides some services directly and refers people to other available services. Some of MCAEOC’s activities focus on meeting the immediate and basic needs of the poor (e.g.., food and shelter); other activities facilitate long term effects (e.g., education and employment).
MCAEOC is a leader in collaborative programming and in operating programs involving evaluations and data collection.