Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency

The Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA) was incorporated in April 1965, as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and established as a Community Action Program (CAP) for the Northeast Minnesota counties of St. Louis, Lake, and Cook in response to the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act. The Agency is governed by a 27-member Board of Directors, representing an equal cross-section of low-income individuals, public officials, and private sector parties. Employing over 365 full- and part-time employees and utilizing more than one thousand volunteers across 10 counties, AEOA is widely recognized as a primary support resource for the region’s low-income population.