Community Action Highlights

HEAD START

• 441 Children & Families enrolled in Head Start receiving comprehensive family and children services
• 85 Children in extended care
• 224 Families who learned and exhibited improved parenting skills
• 4 Expectant mothers or mothers of birth to 3 year old children in Early Head Start

YOUTH SERVICES

• 234 Troubled youth received counseling
• 160 Children received Christmas presents

EMPOWERMENT SERVICES

Housing

• 1,037 Families received housing counseling
• 294 Foreclosures prevented through mortgage default counseling
• 350 Seniors obtained a reverse mortgage enabling them to live in their home
• 83 Individuals approved as first time home buyers and purchased home
• 28 Families who purchased homes

Senior Nutrition & Other Assistance

• 48,000 Senior citizens received meals
• 150 Families provided with emergency food
• 11 Families received help in obtaining a car

Micro Enterprise

• 15 Micro Enterprise Course participants
• 15 New, emerging or small business owners attended business development workshops

Woodside Gardens

• 240 Children received full backpacks
• 35 Children received after school homework assistance
• 40 Children attended summer camp
• 170 Children received Christmas presents
• 25 Families received Thanksgiving dinners
• 10 Mothers of Pre-Schooler groups

ENERGY SERVICES

• 6,663 Households provided energy assistance
• 1,980 MEAP applicants referred for Full Weatherization Services
• $ 5,150,246 Heat & utility assistance distributed to county residents

ADMINISTRATION

• 15 Board Members
• 96 Employees
• 50 Agency Volunteers
• 5,684 Agency Volunteer Hours
• $ 38,436 Cash Donations to Agency
• $ 946,158 Value of Goods and Services Donated to the Agency