OCS by the Numbers

A snapshot of our impact

  • $8.64B Appropriated by Congress across all OCS programs
  • 36.7M Individuals served across all OCS programs*

* This number represents an unduplicated count for each program, but an individual may have received assistance from more than one OCS program throughout the year. This figure also includes the total number of households served by the LIHEAP program, assuming one individual per household.

Affordable Housing and Supportive Services Demonstration (AHSSD)

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Community Economic Development Program (CED)

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Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)

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Diaper Distribution Demonstration & Research Pilot (DDDRP)

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Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

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Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP)

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Medical-Legal Partnerships Plus (MLP+)

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Rural Community Development Program (RCD)

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Social Services Block Grant (SSBG)

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Affordable Housing and Supportive Services Demonstration (AHSSD)


AHSSD | CED | CSBG | DDDRP | LIHEAP | LIHWAP | MLP+ | RCD | SSBG

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Appropriated by Congress

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Months allocated for each grant

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Grant recipients including eight community action agencies and one tribal nation

Community Economic Development (CED)


AHSSD | CED | CSBG | DDDRP | LIHEAP | LIHWAP | MLP+ | RCD | SSBG

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Appropriated by Congress

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Leveraged by the 13 grants that ended in FY23

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Leveraged per CED award dollar by the 13 grants that ended in FY23

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CED grants completed

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Total full-time jobs created by completed grants

Community Services Block Grant Program (CSBG)


AHSSD | CED | CSBG | DDDRP | LIHEAP | LIHWAP | MLP+ | RCD | SSBG

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Appropriated by Congress

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Individuals served

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Households served

CSBG eligible entities supported 4.4 million vulnerable individuals:


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Children ages 0 to 5 served

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Individuals with disabilities served

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Older adults (ages 65 and older) served

Diaper Distribution Demonstration and Research Pilot (DDDRP)


AHSSD | CED | CSBG | DDDRP | LIHEAP | LIHWAP | MLP+ | RCD | SSBG

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Appropriated by Congress

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Diapers distributed

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New grant recipients participating in the pilot program

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)


AHSSD | CED | CSBG | DDDRP | LIHEAP | LIHWAP | MLP+ | RCD | SSBG

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Total funding released

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Total occurrences of restored home energy

Funding used by service type:


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Households received heating assistance

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Households received crisis assistance*

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Households received cooling assistance

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Households received weatherization assistance

* Grant recipients do not report an unduplicated crisis count, but we estimate the number is 1.4 million.

5.9 million households served:


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Households included an individual with a disability

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Households included a young child

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Households included an older adult

Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP)


AHSSD | CED | CSBG | DDDRP | LIHEAP | LIHWAP | MLP+ | RCD | SSBG

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Total Individuals served

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Total households served

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Prevented disconnections

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Water services restored

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Reductions of current water bills

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Total water vendor partnerships formed

Medical-Legal Partnerships Plus (MLP+)


AHSSD | CED | CSBG | DDDRP | LIHEAP | LIHWAP | MLP+ | RCD | SSBG

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Appropriated by Congress

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Months allocated for each grant

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Partners participating in the funded medical-legal partnerships

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Grant recipients receiving funding to help meet medical-legal needs through the MLP+ program

Rural Community Development (RCD)


AHSSD | CED | CSBG | DDDRP | LIHEAP | LIHWAP | MLP+ | RCD | SSBG

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Appropriated by Congress

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Additional funds leveraged from other funding sources to support building and maintaining water management systems

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Multi-state regional nonprofits received awards, including two grant recipients focused on services for tribal communities

RCD improved water and wastewater services for:


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Individuals

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Households

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Communities across the United States

Social Services Block Grant (SSBG)


AHSSD | CED | CSBG | DDDRP | LIHEAP | LIHWAP | MLP+ | RCD | SSBG

Total SSBG expenditures by service areas:


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Individuals served

0%

Of those served were children

0%

Of those served were adults

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Child welfare and youth at risk

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Additional support services

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Day care for children

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Counseling and support

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Special services for individuals with disabilities

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Vulnerable and older adults

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Health and well-being

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Self-sufficiency

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Individuals served

0%

Of those served were children

0%

Of those served were adults

Total SSBG expenditures by service areas:


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Child welfare and youth at risk

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Additional support services

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Day care for children

Icon of two people talking symbolizing counseling services

Counseling and support

Icon showing different kinds of disabled people

Special services for individuals with disabilities

Icon of an elderly couple

Vulnerable and older adults

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Health and well-being

Icon of a person with an upwards pointing arrow beneath them symbolizing economic mobility

Self-sufficiency