Our History

In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson and Sargent Shriver launched the War on Poverty to right the wrongs carried out against the poor and minorities. In this broad legislation, Community Action Agencies were launched and OCCAC was born - bringing local leaders together to solve local problems.

Office: (509)422-4041
Toll free 1-877-641-0101
424 South 2nd Avenue
PO Box 1067
Okanogan, WA 98840
Email: Lael Duncan

Our Mission

OCCAC is a community building organization. We work with community members of all groups to raise the poor out of poverty, to feed the hungry, to provide affordable housing for all, to empower community members through education, and in the process to return prosperity and hope for the future to our county.

For the last 45 years, Community Action has been the cornerstone of the community effort to end poverty. From providing emergency services to low income families in crisis, to services that help build individual skills with the goal of self-sufficiency, Community Action fights poverty through education and empowerment.