The Pine Belt Multi-Purpose CAA, Inc. is a private non-profit agency established in 1980 as apart of the nation "War on Poverty" designed to alleviate poverty conditions existing in six North and Central Louisiana Parishes: Bienville, Jackson, Morehouse, Red River, Sabine and Winn. The human service agency serves low income residents through its central office (Jackson Parish), five outreach centers, and seven Head Start Centers.

The agency's guiding principle is that posit 

ive social, educational and health intervention will assist low-income people to greater self-sufficiency, thus enhancing the quality of life. As the designated Northeast Louisiana official anti-poverty agency, Pine Belt continues to implement the philosophy of self-help through a decentralized neighborhood based structure and a process that provides innovative, practical and timely programs and services with opportunities for people to improve their economic status and reach their full potential.

The agency employees 86 local residents in six parishes. An eighteen member board of directors serving three sectors ( public, private, and low-income) governs all agency  programs and activities. The agency operates the federally funded Head Start program, which is also under the auspices of a nine-member policy council advisory group. These governing bodies ensure that the Executive Director will be ultimately responsible for the oversight and administration of all programs according to the grantor's rules and regulations.

The agency's vision is to conquer the ever increasing challenges of successful Community Action throughout our service delivery area with a renewed commitment to empowering people on the road to greater self-sufficiency.

• CACFP (Child & Adult Care Food Program)
• CHDO (Community Housing Development Program)
• Christmas Food Basket
• Clothing Bank
• Commodities Distribution
• Community Garden
• Community Service Block Grant
• Disaster Relief Assistance
• Emergency Food & Shelter
• Head Start
• Healthy Community Initiatives
• Healthy Moms/ Healthy Babies
• Medicaid Enrollment
• One-Stop Shop Collaboration
• Prescription Assistance
• Resource and Referral
• School Supplies and Uniforms
• Section 8 Housing
• Senior Food Boxes
• SNAP (Formerly Food Stamps)
• SYEP (Summer Youth Employment Program)
• Enrollment
• Summer Feeding
• Tobacco-Free Living Campaign
• VITA Income Tax Services
• Work Experience
• Workplace Wellness
• Youth Mentoring