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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Community & Neighborhood Development, Economic Development
Mission: The mission of the st. Clair county community action agency is to improve the quality of life for individuals in their communities with a focus on providing direct assistance to individuals and families in their effort to attain self-sufficiency and lead enriched productive lives. To further its mission the organization works to develop, implement, administer, and sponsor emergency services, social services, affordable housing, and economic development programs designed to improve the quality of life for income eligible, and very low-to-medium income st. Clair county residents.
Programs: Low income home energy assistance program (liheap):served 4,234 st. Clair county residents, providing one-time energy assistance to income-eligible households and/or providing re-connection assistance payments for residents involuntarily disconnected from their primary and/or secondary utilities. Another 798 were enrolled in the percentage of income payment plan program (pipp). Pipp helps clients mange their energy bills year-round. In addition, liheap provided 7 households with furnace assistance to replace or repair furnaces to restore a home heating source for homeowners. The purpose of the program is to assist low-income households by reducing home energy costs through direct financial assistance, energy counseling, outreach, and education.
weatherization program:provides help to low-income residents to save energy and money, while increasing the comfort of their homes. This is accomplished by repairing or updating the heating source (furnace) as well as dealing with insulation, air sealing, and taking care of any safety issues in the home. The program served 143 individuls in 79 homes during the year.
community services program:served 9,659 clients in the area of intake, information and referral, rent/deposit/mortgage assistance, utility assistance, medical, dental, prescription, temporary emergency housing, family and community development, hotel/motel assistance, food vouchers, and scholarships.