Online Application for Head Start and Early Head Start Or contact any of the Head Start Locations Parent Update Letters can be found on our main Head Start webpage. Description of Programs Classroom Locations and Facebook links For More Information and Reports
Join us this month as we highlight Community Action, spread awareness, celebrate a rich history, and press onward in our mission. Community Action of Southeast Iowa has been helping people and changing lives for 58 years! In fiscal year 2023 we served 14,657 individuals; that’s 14% of the population in Des Moines, Lee, Henry, and Louisa Counties. We work every…
Disasters have been declared for Des Moines, Lee, and Henry Counties due to the storms on April 16, 2024. This activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program and the Disaster Case Advocacy Program in these counties. The Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program (IIAGP) provides grants of up to $5,000 for households with incomes up to 200% of the federal poverty…
Our Public Relations Committee is selling 10 inch hanging baskets for $16 each. There are five to choose from: Details: The great majority of our agency funding must be spent in specified areas. Money raised through this fundraiser allows us to spend small amounts towards supporting public relations and employee wellness for our agency. This may include ads, logo items/swag,…
Voting is open February 26 – March 3, 2024 See our current board members here: https://caofseia.org/about-us/board/board-members/ Take a look at past board agendas and minutes here: https://caofseia.org/about-us/board/ Hear from a few past board members on our YouTube playlist of board member mini interviews.
*3.1.24 Update The below state survey is now closed. If you’ve been a client of Community Action in the past 12 months please take this survey. Iowa’s Community Action Network is conducting a study of the needs individuals and families may be experiencing in their lives. Information for the study will be collected by surveying our customers. The results will…
We are working with Staats in Mt Pleasant Iowa that you can order agency apparel. There are five Community Action options ranging in price from $11 – $31. Order online here: https://caofseia.orderpromos.com/ Order and pay online before Wednesday November 1, 2023. We plan to have orders completed and delivered to be picked up at your local Community Action location around…
Disasters have been declared for Des Moines and Lee County: Online applications, more information, and links to the governor’s proclamations can be found here: https://homelandsecurity.iowa.gov/assistance/ Iowa Individual Disaster Assistance Grant Program (IIAGP) offers grants to families whose household’s annual income is at 200% or less of the federal poverty level ($29,160 for a household of one, $60,000 for a household…
From Iowa Health and Human Services (HHS): Beginning July 1, 2023, Iowa Departments of Aging, Human Rights, Early Childhood Iowa, Iowa Child Advocacy Board and Volunteer Iowa joined the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) as the new organizational structure for state government went into effect. As part of this transition, Iowa HHS is working to ensure…
Iowans have an opportunity to inspect and comment on Iowa’s proposed Federal Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) State Plan and Application. The purpose of the federal CSBG Program is to provide assistance to states and local communities, working through a network of community action agencies and other neighborhood-based organizations, for the reduction of poverty, revitalization of low-income…
There are different ways to measure poverty. It can be confusing with different levels of poverty, different ways it is calculated, and the way different programs use different amounts. This longer article explains some of those factors, the pros and cons of the different measures, and has several links for more information. https://www.childtrends.org/publications/knowing-the-strengths-and-limitations-of-poverty-measures-can-help-us-better-understand-poverty https://cms.childtrends.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/povertymeasures_childtrends_may2023.pdf