Mid-Iowa Community Action -Mica- Incorporated

The weatherization program provides assistance to low-income households in weatherizing their homes. During this fiscal year, mica completed the weatherization of 72 homes at an average cost of $20,876.61 each. Another 26 homes were surveyed and not found suitable for weatherization during this time. This made for a total of 98 homes for the fiscal year. The low-income home energy assistance program provides assistance to low-income households in paying their heat bills. During the fiscal year ending september 30, 2024, mid-iowa community action, inc (mica) provided assistance to 3,407 families. Under the project utilities and embrace programs, 903 families received assistance during the fiscal year.

Programs focus on referral services, connecting people with health care, dental care, and mental health care providers in their area. Programs also provide early and periodic screenings and referrals for children, so parents can make informed decisions about their children's health. Programs include women, infants & children (wic) which provides nutritional assistance and education to eligible low-income women who are pregnant, are breastfeeding mothers, or who have an infant child under the age of five years. 6,057 individuals participated in wic during the fiscal year. Dental - the i-smile program for children's dental care, and sealants applied in local school districts to 3rd and 7th graders. Mica's sealant program provided assistance to 825 children during the fiscal year. Child and maternal health - assesses children's health and development and recommends local resources, provides resources to help with access to health and dental insurance, and includes the breastfeeding peer counselors' program and others. Mica provided these services to 3,496 child health participants and 121 maternal health participants during the fiscal year.

Family development - programs designed to help low-income families rise out of poverty. The organization's family development model utilizes one-on-one meetings with families to develop goals, manage finances, and provide support and assistance. The organization maintains five family development centers that serve as a base of operations for these services in hardin, marshall, tama, story and poweshiek counties.