Serving Cameron, Elk, McKean and Potter Counties
NTCAC provides a variety of services encompassing these four counties, from homeless prevention, to Head Start and Weatherization Assistance.
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Programs and Services
From Pre-School Services to Weatherization and more, we can help.
Convenient Hours – 8am-4pm Mon. – Fri. (Other hours by appointment)
NTCAC is currently open for business with limitations due to the COVID19 pandemic. To be sure we can provide the best possible service, please call for an appointment prior seeking services
Single Point of Contact for a variety of programs, services and referrals
NTCAC is the main point of contact for Weatherization, Energy Assistance, Head Start, Food and Nutrition, and Homeless Prevention Assistance. Our staff are well trained and will make referrals to other providers and services if needed.
Friendly, Caring and Compassionate staff
Our staff are well trained, experienced and offer compassionate assistance as a team dedicated to providing you with the best possible services to help you through most any crisis.
Let us introduce ourselves
A few words about us
Northern Tier “Community Action” is a community based Not-For-Profit organization serving the four counties of Cameron, Elk, McKean and Potter and has been in continuous operation since 1966 when it was established as part of this nation’s War on Poverty. Community Action is governed by an eighteen member, volunteer tri-partite Board of Directors. Six members are publicly elected officials or their designees, six are representatives of our client population and six represent the private sector.
Overcoming the multitude of roadblocks to self-sufficiency facing low-income individuals and families every day is the mission of Community Action.
Community Action programs and services; while funded individually through various agencies, are largely made possible by the Community Services Block Grant through the Department of Community and Economic Development. The Community Services Block Grant was created by the federal Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981 to provide a wide range of services to assist low-income people in attaining the skills, knowledge and motivation necessary to achieve self sufficiency.
These grants provide a variety of antipoverty services such as: Case Management, Emergency Food, Housing, Child Care Information Services, Head Start, Early Care and Education, Financial Management Assistance, Nutrition programs, Energy Assistance and Conservation, Weatherization, Food Banks, and Homeless Prevention programs.
Our Mission Statement
Northern Tier Community Action is dedicated to providing families and individuals in Cameron, Elk, McKean & Potter Counties with resources to alleviate poverty and promote self-sufficiency.
We are here to help.
Visit Northern Tier Community Action Corporation
To be sure we can provide the best possible service, please call for an appointment prior to seeking services.
Our hours are 8:00 am – 4:00pm, Monday through Friday. Other hours by appointment.
$ 6.9 Million
Agency-wide Budget
2550 people
served last year
1250 households
served last year
85 Staff
working for you
58 Years
of helping our communities
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Latest News
Home Program Contractor Bids – 07/08/2025
HOME Program bids are now open for Contractors on a home in Elk County.
Sealed bids will be accepted until July 8th @ 9am by emailing, mailing, or dropping off here at Northern Tier. MUST PUT ATTN: KIM ANDRUS on Sealed Envelope. NO FAXES…
Public Notice – ESG Meeting 06/25/25
Northern Tier Community Action Corporation will host a public meeting regarding application for the Emergency Solutions Grant, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at 10:00 am in the Conference Room at 135 West Fourth Street, Emporium, PA 15834.
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Food Pantry Open House – 10/11/24
Northern Tier Community Action Corporation and the Cameron County Ministerial Association will be holding an Open House for the new Cameron County Community Food Pantry at 75 South Maple Street in Emporium from 3:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. on October…
New Food Pantry Location and Traffic Instructions
Starting in October 2024 the Cameron County Food Pantry will move to 75 ½ South Maple Street in Emporium.
Distribution times will remain the same, the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 1:00PM – 3:00PM.
This will be a Drive Through…
Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) Closing Notice – 08/27/24
The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) is now closed in both Cameron and Elk Counties. We are no longer accepting applications. Please review other possible options for assistance in our Housing and Energy Assistance sections of this…
Snow Removal Bid 2024
Northern Tier Community Action Corporation Head Start is soliciting bids for snow removal for the designated parking areas at two center sites in Johnsonburg and Coudersport. Bids must be calculated on a cost per plowing basis and submitted…
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Northern Tier Community Action Corporation
135 W. 4th St.
P.O. Box 389
Emporium, PA 15834
(814) 486-1161
Opening Hours
Mo-Fr: 8:00am – 4:00pm
*Closed to visitors until further notice, please call and we will help*