Lima Allen Council on Community Affairs (LACCA) was founded in 1993 as a result of the collapse of the former community action program serving Allen County. After nearly three years of effort by the United Way of Greater Lima, the Black Ministerial Alliance, Lima Mayor David Berger and the Allen County Commissioners, LACCA was designated as the community action agency for Allen County, Ohio, on February 1, 1994.
Upon opening, LACCA operated two emergency assistance programs, the local Federal Emergency Management Assistance and the Home Energy Assistance Program, with four employees and a budget of $345,000.00. September 12, 1994 a Microenterprise Coordinator was hired and the Allen/Lima Enterprise Assistance Program became the first program created by the new Community Action Agency.
Nineteen years later with an operating budget of over $6.3 million dollars and 115 employees, LACCA offers seventeen programs. LACCA has an annually revised Strategic Plan that focuses on meeting the needs of the community. As community needs change – our plans change – LACCA is – “On the Move”.
