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The Public Works Department of Pascagoula consists of both public works and public utilities. Pascagoula public works department has several divisions that include a beautification division, property maintenance, street division, natural gas and sanitary sewer and water division. Its property maintenance division provides the upkeep for all city buildings as well as maintenance to city vehicles and equipment. Its beautification division is responsible for maintaining city property, ditch cleaning and the Scranton Nature Center. The solid waste division is responsible for removal and disposal of all solid waste on city and publicly owned property. The street division maintains streets within the city limits of Pascagoula. The street crews support the public utilities, public works, and recreation departments. These partnering efforts include correction and replacement of driveways, culverts, and sidewalks.

ackson County Civic Action Committee, Inc was founded on Aug. 31, 1965. The nonprofit, tax-exempt agency is a member of the Community Action Partnership. JCCAC is led by Executive Director Diann Payne and a Board of Directors selected from the community. JCCAC is one of more than a thousand Community Action Agencies ( CAA ) across the country founded as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society In his State of the Union address on January 8, 1964, President Johnson proposed legislation he dubbed the War on Poverty. The Economic Opportunity Act passed on August 20, 1964. It created the now-defunct Office of Economic Opportunity. The OEO would found programs such as Head Start, Volunteers In Service To America ( VISTA ) and Job Corps as well as Community Action Programs The purpose of the Community Action Agencies is to empower the poor in effort to fight poverty. CAAs rely heavily on volunteer work and are funded largely through the Community Service Block Grant program. These Agencies work to promote self-sufficiency. Boards of CAAs are populated by representatives from public officials, the private sector and the poor. CAAs help their communities by promoting volunteerism and citizen participation, providing utility bill assistance for low-income individuals, administration of Head Start pre-school programs, job training and operating food pantries. JCCAC, in partnership with the America's Promise Alliance, facilitates a number of programs directed at youth and education. America's Promise was founded in 1997 with General Colin Powell as Chairman and is currently chaired by his mother, Alma Powell. America's Promise Alliance is a cross-sector partnership of more than 300 corporations, nonprofits, faith-based organizations and advocacy groups. America's Promise has established its list of five Promises: Caring Adults, Safe Places, A Healthy Start, Effective Education and Opportunities to Help Others. Through these promises, JCCAC is hoping to reduce Mississippi's already grim drop-out rate. In 2007, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Promise Zone was established. As lead agency, JCCAC facilitates a number of programs aimed at reducing the drop-out rate and improving the lives of local children. Through school-based programs, JCCAC has formed partnerships with area public schools to implement valuable programs to a large number of students.