CREATING 
COMMUNITY 
SOLUTIONS

The Community Planning & Advocacy Council is a 501©3 non-profit organization.

Our mission is to advance social, racial, and economic justice, promote successful individuals, strong families, and thriving communities.  C.P.A.C. was founded in 1938. Our tagline is "Creating Community Solutions." 

WHAT WE DO:

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• Create community solutions by partnering with 300 social service agencies, health agencies, and numerous public and private organizations.

•  Lift the community voice in planning and advocacy by; promoting coordination and collaboration in service delivery systems, focusing on strength-based approaches, ensuring equitable access, and eliminating implicit bias.

• Convene the community to plan around specific target populations and systems coordination; conducts procurement processes for local, state, and federal government funds; provides continuous quality improvement through monitoring and evaluation of funded services and data management information systems.

• Create community solutions under the framework of the Camden County Covenant for Children, Youth, and Families by mobilizing the greater Camden County community to advance child, youth, and family well-being through planned and intentional collaboration and concrete actions and outcomes. 

• Provide health planning and advocacy in the Greater Camden County and South Jersey Regions

• Serve as the Camden County Human Services Advisory Council. In this capacity, plans, advocates and coordinates the County’s human services programs. 

• Administer, oversee, and/or plan for several Camden County resources: i.e., 

The Human Services Advisory Council (HSAC), the Community Leadership Advisory Council, The Homeless Network Planning Committee (HNPC), the Children’s Inter-Agency Coordinating Council (CIACC), the Management Assistance Program (MAP), the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), Senior Companion Program (SCP) for Camden, Gloucester, and Burlington Counties, and the Camden County Council for Young Children (CCYC). 

• ​Regionally administer the Southern New Jersey Continuum of Care (SNJCoC) for Camden, Gloucester, Cumberland, and Cape May Counties for homeless prevention.

Board Members