South Central Iowa Community Action Program Inc

Low income home energy assistance program (liheap) - program aids low-income families and individuals in paying their household heating costs and providing new furnaces and air conditioners. During the fiscal year, 1,830 individuals/households were provided with assistance.

Empowerment area programs - programs include the parents as teachers program which is a parent education and support program offered to families with children ages birth to kindergarten entry. The program offers 4 main components to its participants: home visits, developmental screenings, group meetings, and a resourse network

Child development programs - provide child development services forthree to four year old children who are determined to be at risk.

Development and self-sufficiency services to families enrolled in thestate's family investment program who are determined to be at risk oflong-term welfare dependency.

Community service block grants (csbg) - provides funding for theadministration of human service programs or provides direct support tothe individual programs which require co-funding to complete theiractivities.

Weatherization assistance programs - program for low-income householdsto help weatherize their homes with such things as insulation, windows,doors and furnaces. During the fiscal year, 1,830 households eligiblefor assistance and 3 homes weatherized.

Local and other programs, including wrap-around child care, housingpreservation, embrace iowa, emergency assistance, tenant based rentalassistance, home energy savers, sexual abuse prevention, and otherlocal programs.

Child and adult care food program - provides assistance for food and nutritional needs of low income families' children enrolled in head start centers and family day care homes