INTER-LAKES COMMUNITY ACTION

Food program: the food program for 60's plus dining, offers persons age 60 and above, a balanced meal to help senior adults remain healthy and independent through good nutrition. The program provides free and reduced meals to elderly individuals in both a congregate and home delivered setting. Dining sites are located in 40 communities, 53 sites including 28 congregate sites. 60's plus dining served 224,381 eligible meals in fiscal year 2024. Under the food program for early childhood, children enrolled in the program receive funding for a nutritious and balanced breakfast, lunch, and snack.

Community service: the community service programs offer persons of all ages services to meet their needs, including assistance with money management, income tax assistance, saving plans, nutrition, oral health, safety, school supplies, youth recreation, clothing, emergency services, and homelessness. Information and referral services to other federal, state, local and private programs and services are provided to individuals to meet their needs more effectively. Community service programs promote self-sufficiency by identifying the participants goals, the activities and resources needed to reach those goals, and the timeline for doing so.

Homeless housing programs - homeless housing programs assist families with children and individuals that are homeless or at risk of homelessness to retain or obtain housing, find appropriate permanent housing and move towards economic and social self sufficiency. These programs offer several components including rental assistance, case management, and educational/employment assistance. The security deposit and first months' rent program is used for extremely low and very low income households that are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless, so that they may obtain housing that is affordable, decent, safe and sanitary. The supported housing for addiction recovery and empowerment program provides structure and support outside of a formal treatment setting.

Weatherization energy assistance - the weatherization assistance program helps low income households offset the high cost of energy through conservation. Contract labor and materials are supplied to qualified households at no cost. Weatherization measures include weather stripping around doors and windows; caulking and sealing cracks and holes in the structure of the building; insulating attics, walls and floors; installing windows; repair, tune up or replacement of nonfunctional furnaces; and assistance in meeting health and safety requirements.

Housing programsthe housing programs provide no-interest home repair loans to low-income households, provide down payment assistance, offer information and knowledge about purchasing a home, teach homeowners how to rehab their existing home, offer families an opportunity to work with other families to build their own new home, help families with children who have a poor rental history to obtain a safe and affordable home, offer education and counseling to families who want to purchase a home, provide security deposit assistance, and includes housing rentals.

Discretionary