Mid-Cumberland Community Action Agency is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping families and individuals achieve self-sufficiency. The agency does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, color, sex, age, disability, or veteran status. Since 1971, Mid-Cumberland Community Action Agency has helped low-income residents of Middle Tennessee become self-sufficient. Community Action Agencies were created as a result of the Economic Act of 1964 to fight America's war on poverty. MCCAA receives funding from the Tennessee Department of Human Services through the Community Services Block Grant and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It also receives funding from the United Way and private investment contributions.