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.
BCCAP exists to combat the causes and reduce the effects of poverty in Burlington County by:
Dr. Silas M. Townsend is the Executive Director of BCCAP.
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
Mayor Sidney Camp
Deputy Mayor Louise Campbell
Lynette Clemons
Patricia Dixon
Raja L. Gilyard
Oprah Hodge
Beatrice Holley
Valerie Holman
W. Frederick C. Knighten, III
Colleen Majors Jennifer Martin
Committee Member John McElwee
Debra Moore Dorothy Murphy
Barbara Nixon
Fernand Ouellette
Councilwoman Rovenna Overton
Altona Payne Rose Richardson
Mayor Dennis Roohr
Kathryn Townes
Erma Tucker
Melvin Warren
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