Serving Illinois individuals, families and children in Bond, Clinton, Marion and Washington counties since 1967.
Serving Illinois individuals, families and children in Bond, Clinton, Marion and Washington counties since 1967.
BCMW Community Services was incorporated in 1967 and is a 501c (3) organization.
The agency is governed by a fifteen-member tripartite board of directors with equal representation from public, private, and low-income entities.
In 1964 the War on Poverty began with the passage of President Lyndon Johnson’s Economic Opportunity Act. BCMW shortly thereafter started administering anti-poverty programs that provided access to support programs that continue today.
BCMW is a member of the Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies (IACAA).
BCMW is one of thirty-five Community Action Agencies (CAA) in Illinois. All 102 Illinois counties are covered by a CAA. CAA's provide anti-poverty programs to help stabilize the lives of low-income families and individuals through programs designed to reduce poverty and its manifested effects.
CAA's provide anti-poverty programs to help stabilize the lives of low-income families and individuals through programs designed to reduce poverty and its manifested effects. Community Action changes people's lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live.
BCMW Community Services is dedicated to empowering individuals to overcome poverty in all its forms and manifestations.
We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.
