Racine Kenosha Community Action Agency Inc

Programs: Weatherization/housing rehab: the weatherization assistance program provides services to low and moderate income racine and kenosha county residents. The focus of the program is to reduce energy consumption, educate customers in energy conservation techniques and help improve the health and safety of residential buildings while utilizing mechanical measures, inspection, and quality assurance. Services may consist of insulation, pipe wrap, heating system repair or replacement, refrigerator upgrade with energy star products and air sealing. Services are provided continuously during all twelve months of the year. 1,049 individuals in 384 households were served in 2014.

child education: the head start program provides an early childhood education experience along with family support services for 747 three to five year-old children and their families. Classrooms are located in racine and burlington to support income eligible racine county families. Full-day sessions are available to children whose parents work and/or attend school full-time.

nutrition: the women, infants and children program (wic) provides food and nutrition information to help keep pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants, and children under five years of age healthy and strong. In addition to regular clinics, evening, saturday and county clinics are supported to meet the needs of participating income eligible kenosha families. In 2014, an average of 4,139 individuals participated in wic each month. Nutrition and food security programs have increased access to safe, nutritious and locally grown foods for low-income families and senior citizens in racine and kenosha counties. The emergency food assistance program (tefap) and participating pantries distributed over 3. 4 million pounds of food to families in need in racine and kenosha, cupboard bound distributed 10,025 boxes of nutritious food and locally grown produce to racine low-income senior citizens, holiday food basket program distributed 2,000 holiday food baskets to racine families, senior citizens and disabled individuals in december and the senior fruit and vegetable voucher project connected 146 low-income senior citizens in kenosha to locally grown fresh produce in 2014.