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Causes: Human Service Organizations, Human Services
Mission: To provide specific assistance and education to low income, disadvantaged individuals.
Programs: Headstart - to proivde pre-school services to low-income families to help their children get a headstart on school.
section 8 housing
weatherization - to weatherwize the dwelling units of low-income individuals to help keep energy costs to a minimum and to use their heating more efficiently.
community service bloack grant (csbg)- is to help low-income people who own houses with repairs to their homes. Energy assistance - to provide specific assistance to individuals to help meet high costs of home energy and to insure that their heat is not disconnected due to failure to pay. Other- several other programs to help low-income or other individuals who are in need of help. Foster grandparents - to provide a program where senior citizens help children from low-income families by spending time and doing activities with them. Women, infant, children (wic) - is a program to help with dietary needs of women who are pregnant or nursing an infant and children up to age 5.