Gateway Community Action Partnership (formed and incorporated as Tri-County Community Action Agency Inc.) is the designated Community Action Program (CAP) for Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties in Southern New Jersey and also provides services in Atlantic, Camden, Cape May and Mercer counties, as well as Philadelphia, Pa. As a CAP, Tri-County helps low- and moderate-income residents identify and overcome barriers to self-sufficiency. The agency's more than 700 employees form a network of professional teachers, social workers, counselors, nutritionists and program planners, all dedicated to making our communities better places to live and work for all residents. The staff is guided by President & CEO Albert B. Kelly, founder of Gateway, and Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer Edward Bethea. Together, the agency's senior management team has more than 45 years experience in the community service field.Since becoming a CAP in 1987, Gateway has worked with residents, governments, other agencies and private sector institutions to help tens of thousands of local residents help themselves. Gateway CAP provides child care for more than 2,000 children daily, builds high-quality affordable housing, collaborates to do economic development, operates the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) program, provides literacy services, assists families maintain stable households, promotes fiscal stability through matched savings programs and serves as an advocate for children and families at the local, state and federal levels. Gateway CAP is a private, non-profit, community based organization with a federal 501-C-3 designation by the IRS. As of January 2019, Gateway CAP operates programs in core areas, including housing, early childhood education, health services, literacy, emergency services and community development with an annual budget of approximately $60 million to serve more than 50,000 clients annually in its coverage area.