Programs and Services
Broadly, the Kentucky Association for Community Action engages in three levels of action: directly administered  programs such as LIHEAP , RCAP , Housing , for people and communities in need and technical assistance to local Community Action Agencies across Kentucky such as DSM , CSBG , OCS , Weatherization, REACH , and Others including Advocacy .

The basis upon which all Community Action Agencies (CAA's) operate is the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), which is operated by all 23 agencies in Kentucky and 1,000 CAA's nationwide.

KACA represents the 23 CAA's that provide direct social services to Kentuckians with low and moderate incomes in all 120 counties in the state. Those agencies collectively manage a budget of $150 million, and employ nearly 4,000 people, all engaged in the administration of programs to fight poverty in a comprehensive nature. The range of services these agencies provide varies with the needs of the individual communities as identified by a comprehensive community needs assessment process and includes:

• services for children, families, and senior citizens - such as Head Start, Child Care, Family Preservation, Family Reunification, Meals on Wheels, Foster Grand Parents;
• basic needs including energy assistance, housing, weatherization and other conservation programs, and emergency assistance;
• individual opportunity programs such as education, employment training, and transportation.