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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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    PAT Program Participant

    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

Update: Finding Stability & Hope: Alyssa's Journey

A year ago, we learned about Alyssa’s journey with Kory Arnold, our Self-Sufficiency Manager, who was able to help her find housing when she and her three children were living in a homeless shelter. Since this time, she has continued her work with Kory and also began working with a Family Development Coordinator, Alissa Patterson.

There have been many obstacles that Alyssa has faced in the past year. The biggest was finding housing before her temporary housing ran out. She struggled to find a job that would work with her daycare schedule. She had to move in with a friend once her housing ran out. 

With Kory's guidance, Alyssa was able to find a job that pays her enough to support her children, which gave her a better chance to secure housing. Just last month, Alyssa was approved for a new apartment and moved in with her children. She has also been working with our Early Childhood and Family Development program to ensure her youngest is prepared for kindergarten and is on track developmentally.

Alyssa is always open to any suggestions that she receives to help herself and her children. She always attends the Parents as Teachers sessions, and even as she is unhoused, she meets with Alissa Patterson in public areas to continue the lessons with her children. As she continues to work with us, we have been helping her advocate for herself and putting her in contact with other community organizations. We look forward to seeing how Alyssa continues to make progress over the next year.

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