Iowa Community Action Association - News - 18 State Agencies Continue to Help Iowans in Need
Iowa Community Action Association - News - 18 State Agencies Continue to Help Iowans in Need
Northeast Iowa Community Action Corp Operation: New View Community Action Agency Operation Threshold North Iowa Community Action Organization Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc. Mid-Sioux Opportunity Community Action Agency of Siouxland West Central Community Action New Opportunities, Inc. MATURA Action Corporation South Central Iowa Community Action Program Des Moines Community Action Agency Red Rock Area Community Action Program Mid-Iowa Community Action Hawkeye Area Community Action Program Community Action of Eastern Iowa Community Action of Southeast Iowa Southern Iowa Economic Development Association

Last year 1,905 Iowa families reduced their heating costs through weatherization programs, and 14,363 families received financial support for emergency energy assistance (Read More).
"I have a better idea of how important credit is. There are many ways to make up for mistakes made in the past. I have a very good feeling about the future now compared to before the class. Thank you."
Contribute to ICAA
VIEW MORE »
Executive Committee Call
Monday, September 13, 2010 13:00 PM
Budgeting to Create Savings Financial Literacy Class
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 18:00 PM
CANCELED: Admin Officers: Fiscal Meeting
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 13:00 PM
Cadmus Energy Wise Train-the-Trainer Event for FaDSS Coordinators and Head Start
Thursday, September 16, 2010 9:00 AM
Debt Reduction & Asset Building Financial Literacy Class
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 18:00 PM
SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend  

18 State Agencies Continue to Help Iowans in Need

Des Moines Register - By STATE SEN. JACK HATCH • Senate District 33
In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson stated that this country would fight poverty. Forty-six years later, the Iowa Community Action Agencies are continuing to fight day after day for the Iowans who still live in poverty.

This year, 18 community action agencies enrolled more than 101,400 households (254,449 individuals) in the LIHEAP program, a federally and state-funded program to provide low-income Iowans heating assistance.

Year after year, the legislature listens to the burdens of these agencies in trying to help Iowans from cold winter days. Last year we had 95,234 households; 10 years ago we had just over 60,250. The fact that each year individual assistance continues to grow is recognition that Iowans will always need help from the government; and these low-income Iowans are proud but poor.

Read Full Article »