Making a Difference

The Lorain County Community Action Agency (LCCAA) has been making a positive difference in our county since it was incorporated in 1966. LCCAA is committed to improving the social well-being, economic capacity and opportunities for low- to moderate-income individuals and families.

In the past year, 18,000 Lorain County Residents received assistance from the Housing, Energy and Emergency Assistance programs of Lorain County Community Action Agency. LCCAA programs include Head Start Education, Housing and Energy Services, Home Ownership Training, Certified HUD Housing Counseling Agency, Financial Literacy Training, Emergency Energy Conservation, and the Home Weatherization Program.

Featured News:
LCCAA Head Start Centers Seeing Stars as They are Recognized for Quality

Our Hopkins-Locke Head Start Center located at 1050 Reid Avenue in Lorain recently joined our Hamilton and Oberlin sites as Step Up to Quality (SUTQ) star-rated sites. SUTQ is a voluntary rating system that recognizes and promotes early care and education programs that meet quality benchmarks set higher than minimum health and safety licensing standards. Included in the benchmarks are low child-to-staff ratios, group sizes, accreditation, staff education, specialized training, improved workplace characteristics and early learning standards. This makes our Hopkins-Locke site one of the largest preschool centers in Ohio to receive a Star.

A "Star Celebration" was held in December with staff, our Head Start families, and community members. Joining the celebration were (pictured above - left to right) Lorain Councilman Mitchell Fallis; City of Lorain Auditor, Ron Mantini; LCCAA Executive Director, William T. Locke; Lorain Councilwoman, Anne Molnar; Lorain City Schools Superintendent, Dr. Cheryl Atkinson; Lorain Mayor, Tony Krasienko; and Hopkins-Locke Site Coordinator, Deanna Gregg. Our teachers and children were in the "star spirit" as well, including (pictured below) head teacher Yolanda Horton and some of her students.

                                      


Our Quality Programs

The Lorain County Community Action Agency aims to reduce the incidence and impact of poverty by strengthening and empowering individuals, families, and communities. We strive to help others through our many programs to seek self-sufficiency through the pursuit of values, expectations and the development of responsibility.

The Lorain County Community Action Agency aims to reduce the incidence and impact of poverty by strengthening and empowering individuals, families, and communities. We strive to help others through our many programs to seek self-sufficiency through the pursuit of values, expectations and the development of responsibility.

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Head Start Early Childhood Education Program

The Head Start program provides comprehensive child development services to economically disadvantaged children and families, with a special focus on helping preschoolers develop the early reading and math skills they need to be successful in school.
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Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)

HEAP provides a one-time utility payment to eligible households with disconnection or threat of disconnection to their home energy source, and it is designed to help eligible low-income Lorain County Residents meet the high costs of home energy. Read more about HEAP...

Home Weatherization Assistance Program (HWAP)

HWAP is a no-cost energy assistance program designed to increase the energy efficiency of dwellings owned or occupied by income-eligible residents, reduce participants’ household energy expenditures and improve participants’ health and safety. Read more about HWAP...

Housing and Foreclosure Prevention

Housing and Foreclosure Prevention provides HUD-certified services to promote homeownership, foreclosure prevention, and affordable housing.
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