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MISSION STATEMENT
Reduce poverty in communities served by Greater Bergen Community Action by addressing the causes and conditions of persistent economic instability.

Making an Impact

50,000

$350 million

$54.2 million

PEOPLE SERVED​
INVESTED IN OUR COMMUNITIES OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS
IN GRANTS PAID DIRECTLY TO SMALL BUSINESSES

241,707

MEALS DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN NEED

3,297

1,976 

UNDERBANKED HOUSEHOLDS PROVIDED QUALITY BANKING SERVICES BY 1ST BERGEN FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
CHILDREN GOT A HEAD START WITH EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

GBCA BY THE NUMBERS

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SERVICES

Early Childhood Education

​At GBCA Head Start/Early Head Start, our goal is to not only get your child ready for kindergarten, but to prepare your entire family for life beyond the program. Our extensive services and resources range from early childhood education to health, nutrition, parent education, family counseling, financial counseling, and more.

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Adult Education & Training

Utility Assistance

The Education and Training Center offers skills and knowledge to lower-income adults which will help them better perform daily activities of living, achieve greater success in the job market, and support their desire for a better future in the USA.

Home energy assistance programs help income-qualified individuals experiencing a financial challenge pay their energy bill and remain in their home.

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Housing/Financial Counseling

We help individuals and families gain greater stability in their financial lives through financial literacy education and housing counseling. We also have an affiliated credit union, 1st Bergen Federal Credit Union, open to all who live, work, worship, volunteer, or conduct business in Bergen County.

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CHIP (Affordable Housing)

Business Opportunities

GBCA provides affordable housing for low and moderate income persons, first-time home buyers, and individuals with special needs by construction and renovating residences for multiple dwelling unit rentals and for single family ownership.

A progressive not-for-profit company, GBCA makes strategic investments in the community through innovative business ventures such as community redevelopment, solar energy and a federal credit union.

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Greater Bergen Community Action, Inc. - GBCA is a 501(c) (3), not-for-profit Community Action Agency. Established in 1967, Greater Bergen is part of a nationwide network of poverty-fighting enterprises which were established as part of the nation’s effort to address the intractable and persistent problem of poverty in America.

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GBCA Headquarters
392 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
201-968-0200

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Registered 501(c)(3). EIN: 22-1818014

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