JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMITTEE FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY WAS ORGANIZED AND INCORPORATED UNDER THE ALABAMA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ACT OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA IN ORDER TO FORMULATE A "COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM" UNDER THE TERMS OF THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACT OF 1964. JCCEO SEEKS TO REDUCE POVERTY AND HELP LOW-INCOME CITIZENS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA TO MEET CRITICAL NEEDS AND BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT.