Community Action hopes to end Impact Week raising $10K for match Community Action Pioneer Valley Director of Communications and Development Jessye Deane says poverty is a public health issue that can affect the entire community. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Published: 5/5/2021 6:11:16 PM The largest anti-poverty agency in the area is celebrating the differences its 350 employees and 40 programs make for lower-income families living in Franklin and Hampshire counties by raising money during Impact Week, which ends Friday. This year marks the 57th year since President Lyndon Johnson established more than 1,000 Community Action agencies to help fight poverty, according to Community Action Pioneer Valley Director of Communications and Development Jessye Deane.