Programs

  • Community Development and Support Services

    WE ADDRESS ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WITH A MULTIFACETED APPROACH THAT INDIVIDUALLY CONFRONTS EACH CHALLENGE FACED BY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. AT OUR CORE, WE HELP THE PEOPLE WE SERVE TO BUILD A MORE SECURE FUTURE. WE UTILIZE COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS AND INPUT FROM COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ESTABLISH SERVICES. THIS FISCAL YEAR, WCCA SERVED 11,566 INDIVIDUALS FROM OVER 4,000 HOUSEHOLDS. OF THESE MORE THAN 1,200 (11%) WERE OVER THE AGE OF 65 AND OVER 4,800 (41%) WERE UNDER THE AGE OF 18. PROGRAM SPECIFIC SERVICE INCLUDES: HEAD START SERVED 157 HOUSEHOLDS; TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM SERVED 4 HOMELESS FAMILIES THROUGH RENT SUPPORT AND CASE MANAGEMENT; 16 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED PERSONALIZED FORECLOSURE COUNSELING; THE FOOD SHELF SUPPORTED 550 HOUSEHOLDS AND DISTRIBUTED EMERGENCY CLOTHING TO 69 HOUSEHOLDS THROUGH THE THRIFT SHOP; 359 HOUSEHOLDS HAD THEIR TAXES PREPARED BY OUR VOLUNTEERS; OUR AGING SERVICES HELPED 121 HOUSEHOLDS WITH AN OLDER ADULT MAINTAIN INDEPENDENT LIVING; ENERGY ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO 1,765 HOUSEHOLDS AND 55 OF THESE WERE ABLE TO HAVE WEATHERIZATION SERVICES COMPLETED; 459 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED BY A MNSURE NAVIGATOR. FINALLY, OUR WIC PROGRAM SERVED 2,683 INDIVIDUALS WHICH SURPASSED THE STATES EXPECTED CASELOAD FOR THE COUNTY. OUTCOMES DATA CAN BE FOUND IN OUR ANNUAL REPORT.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Oct 1, 2022 – Sep 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $5M