Apply for energy assistance Please see the Energy Assistance page here for a list of documents that are required before applying. |
Host Agencies Hire Participants!!We would like to acknowledge and thank the following agencies for rising to the occasion in hiring Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) Participants in fiscal year 2018-2019.
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Head Start / Early Head StartNow taking applications for Head Start and Early Head Start for the 2019-2020 school year. Please call 712-274-1610 for information. |
Community Action Agency of Siouxland
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Community Action Agency of Siouxland is a community-focused nonprofit organization. We are dedicated to helping people and changing lives.
The Facts On:
Food & Nutrition
Access to healthy food is the basis for successful living.
50%
Percentage of Woodbury County school children enrolled in the free or reduced lunch program.
19%
Percentage of Iowans recieving Food Assistance from SNAP.
1312
Number of Woodbury County families helped by Community Action with food in 2014
The Facts On:
Children & Families
Low-income families need assistance with preparing their preschool children for school.
80,000
Number of low income families in Iowa with children
42%
Percentage of children in Woodbury County attending pre-school in 2013
20,000
Number of children in Iowa at or below 200% of poverty not in pre-school in 2013
The Facts On:
Weatherization
and Energy Assistance
CAA Siouxland's
weatherization and energy assistance services ensures low-income household's save energy and stay warm in cold weather.
2452
Number of households assisted with energy costs in Woodbury County in 2014
79
Number of households benefitting from weatherization services in Woodbury County in 2014
The Facts On:
Seniors
in Crisis
commonly need employment re-training.
$15,528
Average social security annual income
$15,754
135% of 2014 Federal poverty level
The Facts On:
Homelessness
Approx.
100 – 140individuals on any given night in Siouxland are staying in an emergency shelter.
Greater than
300families and individuals on any given night in Siouxland are living on the streets in Siouxland.
More than
10,033of Iowa’s children experience homelessness each year according to the data collected by the McKinney-Vento Educational Programs. Iowa ranks 20th in the number of homeless children and 31st in the percentage of children who are homeless. Of the 142,000 children living in poverty in Iowa, seven out of every one hundred (7%) are homeless.