About BCCAP

History of BCCAP

Burlington County Community Action Program (BCCAP) is a private, non-profit social service agency established in 1965 to serve the low-income population of Burlington County. BCCAP is governed by a 21-member Board of Trustees, including one-third representation from the private sector, one-third from elected public officials, and one-third from the low-income population.

Our Mission

BCCAP exists to combat the causes and reduce the effects of poverty in Burlington County by:

• Promoting self-sufficiency.
• Removing barriers to self-sufficiency.
• Maximizing participation of our customers in the development and implementation of our programs.
• Testing new approaches to solving basic causes of poverty.
• Supporting self-help groups that promote self- sufficiency.
• Working to better organize services related to the needs of the poor.
• Broadening resource base of programs directed to the elimination of poverty.

Executive Director

Dr. Silas M. Townsend is the Executive Director of BCCAP.

Board of Trustees

William C. Probsting, President
Mary A. Lawrence, 1st Vice-President
Henry Gilyard, 2nd Vice-President
Henry Adams, Treasurer
Odessa J. Johnson, Secretary
Beatrice Admore
Timothy Barnes
Alphonso Bullock
Mayor Sidney Camp
Councilwoman Louise Campbell
Lynette Clemons
Dr. Gail G. Cook
Patricia Dixon
Raja L. Gilyard
Oprah Hodge
Beatrice Holley
Valerie Holman
Fred Jones
Jennifer Jones
W. Frederick C. Knighten, III
Councilman Joseph Maroccia, Sr.
Committee Member John McElwee
Debra Moore
Dorothy Murphy
Barbara Nixon
Fernand Ouellette
Altona Payne
Mayor Dennis Roohr
Kathryn Townes
Erma Tucker
Melvin Warren
Katrina Wright, Esquire