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A Part of America's Poverty-Fighting Network

Tri County Community Action has been helping people and changing lives throughout Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry Counties for over 50 years. Offering a comprehensive approach to individual, family, and neighborhood success, Tri County Community Action provides a myriad of programming and initiatives around early childhood and family development; employment, education and financial empowerment; housing security; and community development - all to create strong families and thriving communities.

Tri County Community Action’s Promise is to care about the entire community and acknowledges that even today, structural inequities leave some behind. At Tri County Community Action, we are committed to fostering a culture of belonging, and making all communities a better place to live.

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    I enjoy the [PAT] program because I get to connect with the people who work at Tri County Community Action and other parents.

Our Impact This Year

Everything we do is aimed at disrupting and permanently breaking the cycle of poverty for everyone living in our community. 

Did you know that right now, 51,419 of your neighbors, friends, co-workers, and family members are economically insecure? 

Last year, 38% of the people we helped were working and providing the sole source of income for their households - 63% were women, and 51% of households had children in the home. These were and are hard-working, caring, and productive members of our community - they are YOU - and we helped 31,664 of you stabilize, sustain, and take steps toward economic independence. 

December 31, 2025

Ann's Story: Short-Term Assistance for Long-Term Success

Katie Roberts, a Self-Sufficiency Coordinator, works closely with clients in Perry County who are navigating a wide range of challenges. Financial hardship is often only one of the many barriers they face on their path toward independence. For Ana, poverty and an abusive relationship left her feeling trapped with no way out. With nowhere else to turn, she reached out to Katie, who helped her begin her journey toward safety and financial stability.

Through a referral from the Capital Area Behavioral Health Collaborative program, Katie was able to help Ana escape her abusive situation and secure housing for herself and her two daughters, Samantha and Sandy. Now that Ana is safe, Katie has begun short-term case management and is encouraging her to enroll in Tri-County Community Action’s long-term case management program for continued support.

Katie also connected Ana with food donations, as she had lost access to her benefits during the government shutdown and had no other resources to turn to. Although they have only been working together for a short time, Katie and Ana have already identified several goals for the future—goals they hope to pursue through our long-term case management program.

One of the priorities is ensuring that Ana’s daughters are on track developmentally. Katie referred the family to our Family Development Program, where they can be assessed and potentially enrolled in services tailored to their needs. Katie is also supporting Ana in exploring additional education or training opportunities so she can build a career that provides long-term stability for her family.

As Ana continues to receive guidance and support from Katie, we look forward to seeing her and her family achieve these goals and more through our programs and the resources available in our community. If you or someone you know is facing a similar situation, we encourage you to contact us at communications@cactricounty.org to learn how we can assist you.

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