Community Centre Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.

Community Centre Alliance (CCA) was incorporated in 2002 to reach into the communities where the majority of Income Support recipients live. Our organization has been a leader in developing innovative approaches to programming design and delivery. Since inception CCA has been providing programs and services in employment, literacy, education and economic development.

Our Mission: Community Centre Alliance Inc. is a not-for-profit, charitable organization that fosters the development of its community centre members and their residents through programming and partnership with other community centres, community leaders and stakeholders.

Our purpose is to improve social and economic conditions of individuals living on low income through the delivery of holistic programming focusing on employment, economic development, education and literacy. This is achieved through partnerships and policy development that supports poverty reduction.

CCA’s strength is in our unique partnership with the five community centres located in St. John’s low-income neighbourhoods of Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation. These neighbourhoods face many similar challenges such as low high-school completion rates, high rates of unemployment and multi-generational dependency on Income Support. The community centres collectively serve approximately 1100 housing units within these neighborhoods. They provide an environment where employment supports and homework and literacy programming are easily accessible to those who face these barriers. Our two partners in this project are Rabbittown Community Centre (RTCC) and MacMorran Community Centre (MCC).