Central Florida Community Action Agency

Fact Sheet

Name of Organization: Central Florida Community Action Agency, Inc.
Type of Organization: Private, nonprofit, community-based organization
Acronym: CFCAA
Goal: Reduce poverty and help low-income individuals become self-sufficient
Mission Statement: “Central Florida Community Action Agency is committed to
helping people strengthen their lives through community partnerships.”
Incorporation Date: 1981
Counties Served: Alachua, Marion, Levy
Programs offered:

• Family Self-Sufficiency Program
• Weatherization Assistance
• Energy Assistance
• Meals on Wheels  (offered only in Newberry).

Chief Executive Officer: Robert W. Wilford
Board of Directors:
The Board of Directors is comprised equally of members of the public sector, private sector and community (low-income) sector.

Alachua County

• Charles J. Harris, Jr., Treasurer (Private sector)
• Freddie Warmack (Public sector)
• Mary Lou Wilkerson (Community sector)

Levy County

• Mylonia Viaggio, Secretary (Private Sector)
• Carl Tummond (Public sector)
• Vacant (Community Sector)

Marion County

• Tina Albritton (Private sector)
• Brad Nimmo, Chair (Public sector)
• Lena Smith, Vice Chair (Community sector)

About Community Action Agencies:

• Community Action Agencies were established under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to fight America’s War on Poverty.
• Today, there are approximately 1,000 Community Action Agencies in the United States.

Contact information:
2606 N.W. 6th St.
Gainesville, FL 32609
(352) 373-7667
Fax: (352) 378-2168