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Causes: Human Service Organizations, Human Services
Mission: The mission of saginaw county community action committee, inc. Is to fully participate in the development, planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs to serve low income communities. The organization will serve as a proactive and dedicated community organization striving to mobilize all available local, state, private, and federal resources to help empower economically challenged families and individuals to become self-sufficient citizens, and to substantially improve the standard and quality of community life.
Programs: Weatherization and energy assistance -weatherization activities reduce heating and cooling costs for low-income families, particularly for the elderly, people with disabilities, and children, by improving the energy efficiency of their homes while ensuring their health and safety. During the year, 42 households were served by this program.
community services - community services programs are administered by the agency for participants who meet the federal poverty income guidelines. Programs and services are designed to reduce poverty, revitalize low-income communities and empower low-income families to become self-sufficient. During the year 2,030 individuals benefited from this program.
food program - food program activities consist of commodity foods that are made available by the u. S. Department of agriculture to local agencies to distribute to low-income households. During the year 8,400 households benefited from this program.