Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries

Building the capacity of Houston’s social service safety net

Rockwell Fund is proud to partner with the Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries, Inc. (ACAM), a management support organization (MSO) assisting a network of partner community assistance ministries (CAMs) through high-impact collaboration, training, and administrative management services. Network agencies provide opportunities for families and individuals to meet and rise above their basic needs.  For 17 years ACAM has assisted families within the Greater Houston region during economic downturn, natural disasters, medical bankruptcy, and other community and family crises.

ACAM was first established in 2004 as a project called ZCAM, founded with funds from Rockwell and other philanthropic organizations. As the organization has developed, its mission strategically evolved, beginning in 2004 as a management support pilot with one staff person and a $600,000 budget. In 2011, ACAM was established as a 501(c)3 nonprofit with capacity building as the chief focus.  By 2013, collaborative initiatives had become the bedrock for building the network’s collective capacity, and in 2020, ACAM doubled staff size and budget in response to the great community need created by the COVID-19 crisis.

Today with 5.5 staff, 2 AmeriCorps VISTA service members, 11 contract staff, and a $3.3M budget, ACAM advances collaboration to create community-wide solutions for thriving nonprofits, neighborhoods, and families.  ACAM currently partners with 53 basic needs organizations serving extremely vulnerable clients, as well as an additional 17 cross-sector partners.

3555 Timmons lane, SUITE 950, HOUSTON, TX 77027