Bergen County Community Action Partnership, Inc.

The Bergen County Community Action Partnership, Inc. (BCCAP) is a 501 (c) (3), not-for-profit Community Action Agency. Established in 1967, BCCAP is Bergen County’s designated anti-poverty agency. BCCAP’s mission is “to change lives through education, economic opportunities, healthcare, housing, and human services.” The agency responds to the emergency and long-term needs of low-income persons through an array of services designed to relieve the crises associated with poverty and facilitate the transition to, and attainment of, self-sufficiency. BCCAP has carefully constructed a continuum of care for its clientele; a series of inextricably linked programs which encompass housing and shelter, education and training, and a range of clinical and support services. BCCAP provides a wide range of programs to assist the poor, the homeless, substance abusers, children, senior citizens, foreign born, and others. BCCAP delivers services across a broad spectrum, from identifying needs to providing permanent housing. Services are provided through the operation of approximately 150 housing (shelter, transitional and permanent) units, comprehensive housing support services, a halfway house for recovering male substance abusers, a drop-in meal program, adult education, employment training and permanent job placement, four early childhood education centers and several other human services facilities.