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Causes: Human Service Organizations, Human Services
Mission: Community action, inc. Will be a community catalyst to provide and coordinate activities which promote family self-sufficiency and advance community prosperity.
Programs: Medical transportation - provides non-emergency mileage reimbursement and para-transit transportation to covered services to persons with a valid department of human services pa access card.
weatherization project - installs housing materials to reduce energy consumption and health and safety concerns; also provides energy conservation education.
homeless services - provide emergency shelter, transitional housing, help in locating residence, case management, limited financial assistance and advocacy services.
all other accomplishments other program services:domestic violence intervention/prevention - provides emergency shelter, 24 hour hotline, educational programs, options counseling, legal advocacy and group support to victims of domestic violence. Family/food services - provides limited assistance for rent, mortgage, utility bills, and food; offers assistance in the completion of food stamp applications. Case management - staff work closely with families to develop goal plans so they may work towards overcoming barriers and achieve self-sufficiency. Housing - maintains decent, safe, and affordable housing. Nurturing parenting - provides home based case management focusing on parenting work, strategies, and skills. Financial fitness - provides home based case management focused on household spending and budget monitoring. Adult education - provides individual instruction for adults via tutor or classroom to improve skills in reading, math, job readiness, college/technology training, computer, or to prepare for the general education development (ged) exam. Youth opportunities - community action, inc. Partners with others to provide youth with mentoring activities, financial literacy, and work readiness education and skills. Information technology - provides technology consulting including: networking, software development; and the sale of technology hardware, software, and accessories. A 990-t is filed for unrelated business income. Senior corps - rsvp - utilizes talents of persons age 55 and over to meet community needs through volunteering at non-profit organizations. New choices career development - provides skills and knowledge to enable individuals to make new career choices. Total for all other program services: