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- EIN 42-0898405
- (319) 393-7811
- 1515 Hawkeye Dr Hiawatha IA 52233-1102 USA
- www.hacap.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Food, Food Banks & Pantries, Food Programs, Human Service Organizations, Human Services
Mission: The mission of hawkeye area community action program, inc. (hacap) is to help people develop the skills necessary to become successful and build strong communities. To achieve this hacap will strive to: identify the causes and extent of poverty in our communities and locate individuals in need; identify and mobilize all available local resources and community facilities to assist the disadvantaged in securing needed services; provide maximum participation of disadvantaged people in the planning, operation and evaluation of hacap programs through our boards and councils; to make the community aware of hacap and the needs of disadvantaged people; to provide decent housing that is affordable to low-income and moderate-income persons.
Programs: Food and nutrition - services include:-channeling donated and purchased food to various community outlets that feed the needy. -reimbursing registered home family day care providers for providing usda approved meals and snacks to children in their care. -providing prenatal and nutritional education and social assessment for pregnant women. -providing assessment and outreach for low-cost or no-cost health insurance. -providing well child care for children from birth through 21 years of age. -administering the usda funded supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (wic). -providing oral health education and screening for children from birth up to age 21. -providing nutritious meals and snacks that meet daily nutritional requirements for children and seniors. -providing meals, medical information, medical equipment loans, and some property maintenance services for the elderly.
children - services include:-increasing quality child care capacity by providing training opportunities to child care centers and family day care homes. -providing safe shelter for children during times of family crisis. -head start and early head start programs to provide comprehensive child development for children from birth to age five, pregnant women, and their families. -strengthening the quality and expanding the availability of child care for families with young children. -providing opportunities for parents to strengthen parenting skills.
energy - services include:-energy efficiency education, budget counseling, and incentives for qualified households. -energy crisis and bill payment assistance to elderly, disabled, and low-income households. -weatherization assistance program to reduce personal utility costs by improving the housing stock of low-income individuals and families. -housing rehabilitation to improve the safety of housing stock for low income households.