CAMBA,_Inc
CAMBA, Inc.
Nonprofit organization in New York, U.S.
CAMBA, Inc. is a Brooklyn-based nonprofit organization that provides social services to New Yorkers in need. CAMBA, which stands for Church Avenue Merchant Block Association, was founded in 1977 as a merchant association in Flatbush that worked to reduce crime and beautify the community.[1] In 1982, Joanne M. Oplustil became CAMBA's CEO and she continues to serve in that role today.[2] Since then, the organization has expanded to offer services to a growing population of immigrants and refugees.
Today, CAMBA's 160 program sites provides healthcare, education and youth development, family support, legal services and housing services to 45,000 New Yorkers every year. In the model of settlement housing, CAMBA created the affiliated nonprofit, CAMBA Housing Ventures, in 2005 to offer affordable and supportive housing to New Yorkers in housing crisis.[3]