Saint Mary Community Action Agency, Inc.

The St. Mary-Vermilion Community Action Agency, Inc. (CAA of St. Mary-Vermilion) is a tax-exempt 501c (3) human service organization that has been in existence since 1967.
The agency has been an effective nonprofit mechanism for providing quality human services to minorities and economically disadvantaged residents of the District of St. Mary since its inception and the District of Vermillion since 2000.
Both parishes of St. Mary and Vermilion are rural geographical areas with a combined population of almost 110,000.
The composition of the board reflects the private sector, the public sector and the target sector of the communities.
Ms. Almetra J. Franklin, Chief Executive Officer/Head Start Administrator and six Senior Program Managers lead the administration of the agency.
The St. Mary Community Action Agency employs 205 full-time, 25 part-time and 25 contract employees.
The St. Mary's Community Action Agency is responsible for 15 "Head Start" centers, 2 district service centers, a housing unit plot, a JAG/Youth Development plot, a 32-unit residential development, 15 multi-apartment housing units, 7 one-apartment residential units for the elderly, a retirement home, a home improvement training laboratory, one central office plot and one extended central office plot.