SENCA recognizes 51 Years of Service, celebrates May as Community Action Month

The year 2017 marks the 51st anniversary that Southeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership, Inc. (SENCA) has provided a variety of programs and services to help low-income households and communities throughout southeast Nebraska achieve their goal of economic stability.

On May 2, 1966, SENCA was incorporated by Evelyn Cooper of Humboldt and Cecil Davis of Pawnee City as a private, non-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation under the provisions of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. As a direct result of President Johnson’s War on Poverty, Community Action, Head Start, Job Corps and a variety of other programs were created to help ‘strike the causes of poverty’ and make life better for all people. SENCA is one of nine Community Action Agencies (CAAs) serving Nebraska and one of more than 1,100 CAAs nationwide.

SENCA focuses on three primary program areas: Community Economic Development; Family Outreach; and Youth Education. The business, property, policies, programs, and affairs of the corporation are determined and managed by a tripartite volunteer Board of Directors representing the six county service area of: Cass; Johnson; Nemaha; Otoe; Pawnee, and Richardson. SENCA also provides housing programs to Sarpy County and is the Weatherization provider to qualifying Douglas County residents.

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