| WCCS: Agency History
Warren County Community Services, Inc. (as the agency is known today) began in 1966. A group of persons involved with anti-poverty activities in the Kennedy-Johnson years chartered the non-profit corporation as Warren County Community Action, Inc.
During the 1960’s and 1970’s the agency was involved in analyzing needs of low-income families in Warren County. Major focus was on program development and service delivery.
During these years many new programs were developed including Head Start, Youth Programs, Outreach Activities, Weatherization, various transportation activities and services for the elderly. The name was changed from Warren County Community Action, Inc. to Warren County Human Services after a merger of the corporation with smaller non-profit groups.
By 1980 the agency had found a new location on the campus of Otterbein Lebanon Home, where administrative offices are still found today. Sharing space at this location with the Warren County Council on Aging, Inc., the two agencies were merged to form one corporation by the early 1980’s. The new name for the corporation was Warren County Community Services, Inc. Today the agency provides a wide variety of services and programs for Warren County citizens of all ages.
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