OUR MISSION

HELPING PEOPLE. CHANGING LIVES. ENGAGING COMMUNITIES TO END POVERTY.

Community Action Partnership of Greater St. Joseph began its service to Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton and DeKalb counties in 1965. Today, we continue to be an organization that relies on the generosity of others to make a difference in the lives of those in need and encourage a hand up towards self-sufficiency. Since that time, we’ve grown to become one of the region’s largest non-profit 501(c)(3)s dedicated to engaging communities to end poverty.

Community Action Partnership of Greater St. Joseph is an agency of the statewide Missouri Community Action Network. Together, Missouri’s 19 Community Action Agencies are helping people and changing lives in all 114 counties. Learn more at www.missourican.org.

Community Action Partnership

Leadership Staff

Whitney Lanning
Executive Director
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Tonika Starks
Director of Human Resources
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Ashley Phillips
Early Childhood Programs Director
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Amanda Weston
Family Services Director
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Doug Evenson
Housing Director
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Chris Wilson
IT Director
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Angi Duty
Community Services Director
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Board of Directors

President
Megan Thomson
Vice President
Robin Kilgore
Secretary
Penny Graeff
Treasurer
LaTonya Williams
Member At Large
Gretchen Herndon
Board Member
Joyce Starr
Board Member
Richard Riddell
Board Member
Terri Lowdon
Board Member
Shy'Keshia Moore
Board Member
Mike Barnes

Upon declaration of the “War on Poverty,” which resulted from the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson created what has grown to over 1,000 Community Action Agencies across the nation – together Helping People, Changing Lives.

Since our creation on April 14, 1965, Community Action Partnership of Greater St. Joseph has been partnering with low income families, individuals and communities in Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton and DeKalb Counties, Missouri to help them achieve economic and social stability; to build community, and to advocate for social and economic justice.

Community Action Partnership of Greater St. Joseph provides emergency assistance for low-income individuals and families in the form of utility assistance. We work to create safe and affordable housing opportunities through our Housing Development program. Our Head Start and Early Head Start programs provide early childhood education, nutrition, mental health, and social services to low-income children and their families.

Agency Reports

Holding Hands Icon Code of Ethics
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Community Needs Assessment
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Join Us

We invite you to join us in becoming a Community Action Supporter by volunteering, advocating, or making a donation.

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To learn more about the War on Poverty, to take a tour of our programs or simply come in to visit and chat about how you can take action against poverty, email us at info@capstjoe.org.