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Causes: Food, Food Banks & Pantries, Health, Health (General & Financing), Homeless & Housing, Housing Development, Construction & Management, Human Service Organizations, Human Services
Mission: To provide relief to those in poverty by providing support to the low-income population in the area served through the means of the administration of community action programs and assistance.
Programs: Head starthead start promotes the school readiness of low-income preschool children (ages 3 to 5), including children of federally recognized indian tribes, alaska natives, and migratory seasonal and farm workers, and infants and toddlers (birth through age 3) by enhancing their cognitive social and emotional development in learning environments that support their growth in language, literacy, mathematics, science, social and emotional functioning, creative art, physical skills, and approaches to learning. Parents receive social services and participate in various decision-making processes related to the operation of the program.
community services block grant(csbg)csbg provides assistance to other programs and activities to ameliorate the causes and consequences of poverty and to revitalize low-income communities.
special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (wic)wic provides supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, and referrals to health care for low-income persons during critical periods of growth and development. Such persons include pregnant women, breast-feeding women up to one year postpartum, non-breast-feeding women up to six months postpartum, infants (persons under one year of age), and children under age five determined to be at nutritional risk. Intervention during the prenatal period improves fetal development and reduces the incidence of low birth weight, short gestation, and anemia.
program expense revenueblue river child development center $ 249,520 $ 194,209food pantries 123,335 23,308clothing 196,080 98,064emergency shelter grant program 177,122 --commodity supplemental food program 282,776 --foster grandparents 253,433 --lieap 168,207 --weatherization assistance 181,316 --school partnership 142,874 142,874child & adult care food program 107,842 --loan programs 159,323 77,204supportive housing program 191,558 --regional rehab/homeowner's program 425,893 135,019housing projects 869,785 749,202support services veteran families 134,221 --other programs 532,651 322,058