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... > social science subjects > education > education studies > education policy > British education policy > community action programs
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > policing > policing strategies > community policing and problem solving > community action programs
... > social science subjects > sociology > social change > activism and social justice > political and social movements (North America) > community action programs
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > social change > activism and social justice > political and social movements (North America) > community action programs
... > social science subjects > sociology > social change > activism and social justice > social, health, and welfare rights > community action programs
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > social change > activism and social justice > social, health, and welfare rights > community action programs

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community action programs  

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  • The Community Action Program (CAP) was a U.S. federal initiative created through the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. An extension of President John F. Kennedy's commitment to anti-poverty, CAP was the initial centerpiece of the Johnson administration's war on poverty within the era's Great Society efforts. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Community Action Program]

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