In celebration of May as Community Action Month, Community Services Employment Training (CSET) is showcasing its impact to the community by highlighting participant success stories, impactful numbers, and honoring its employees of the year. As the Community Action Agency in Tulare County, CSET addresses the developing needs of individuals, youth, and families living in poverty. Annually, CSET serves more than 13,000 local residents through a variety of services including job training, financial strengthening, housing, food insecurity, utility assistance, family services, and much more.

Join us all month long through our social media channels and website to celebrate Community Action Month. We welcome the community to learn more about our services and programs and how Community Action agencies like CSET help local families achieve economic stability.

CSET is a member of the National Community Action Partnership and the Community Action Network. More than a thousand agencies nationwide are celebrating May as Community Action Month and are working daily to create opportunities, transform the lives of individuals, and improve communities.

Community Action History

Community Action comes out of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty and from the advocacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 created the Community Action Network of national and locally-focused organizations that connect millions of children and families to greater opportunity.

Community Action Agencies were created in 1964 as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty. CSET is the Community Action Agency for Tulare County.