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Helping people help themselves. |
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Phone: 319-753-0193 Fax: 319-753-0687 Email: communityaction@caofseia.org |
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Central Office Community Action of Southeast Iowa 2850 Mt Pleasant St Suite 108 Burlington, IA. 52601 319-753-0193
Community Action Agencies across the country have been waging a war on poverty since 1964 when President Lyndon Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity Act into law. This states in part: “It is the policy of the United States to eliminate the paradox of poverty in the midst of plenty in the nation by opening to everyone the opportunity to work, and the opportunity to live in decency and dignity.”
Community Action of Southeast Iowa continues to work toward that goal to help people out of poverty, assist them in obtaining decent and affordable housing, adequate nutrition, employment, affordable and quality childcare, education and training so they may become self-sufficient and improve their quality of life. Our challenge is to design and implement programs to address these needs.
We welcome you to our website and challenge you to join us in the battle against poverty by becoming a “Friend of Community Action.”
At Community Action of Southeast Iowa, we believe in individuals and their abilities and potential. We also believe that creating stronger, more self-sufficient individuals and families benefits the entire community.
Community Action of Southeast Iowa is one of eighteen Community Action agencies in the state of Iowa. The agency operates programs in Des Moines, Henry, Lee and Louisa counties and the WIC program in Muscatine County.
Community Action provides emergency assistance such as shelter, food and clothing and so much more to area residents and the homeless through the agency’s five Community Action Centers.
Your Support is Important
Your donation will be used to: 1. Support and keep the Centers in the four county area open in order to serve individuals in crisis. 2. Support and maintain the Medication Assistance Program (MAP). MAP does not receive any federal or state funding. 3. Help families who are in the Family Development and Self-Sufficiency Program (FaDSS) become self-sufficient.
Become a Friend of Community Action
· Share the opportunity as we go into the future to help families who live in your community and are facing crisis everyday. · Become a charter member of Friends of Community Action. · Receive the quarterly newsletter.
Memorials
Honoring or memorializing a loved one through a donation to Community Action is a meaningful way of paying tribute to someone special and help those in need.
Please remember Community Action when you are doing your estate planning. Include us in your will and bequests to help people in need in southeast Iowa.
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