Organizations Filed Purposes:
MICA PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO PEOPLE IN VULNERABLE SITUATIONS. WE EQUIP THEM TO ACHIEVE STABILITY, SECURITY AND SUCCESS. WE COLLABORATE WITH FAMILIES AND PARTNERS TO CREATE COMMUNITIES WHERE FEWER PEOPLE FIND THEMSELVES IN POVERTY, AND THOSE WHO DO HAVE A PATH OUT.
TO EQUIP INDIVIDUALS IN VULNERABLE SITUATIONS TO ACHIEVE STABILITY, SECURITY & SUCCESS.
CHILD DEVELOPMENT - HEAD START & EARLY HEAD START: MID-IOWA COMMUNITY ACTION, INC. (MICA) WAS FUNDED TO SERVE 208 HEAD START AND 76 EARLY HEAD START CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. HEAD START SERVED A TOTAL OF 256 PRESCHOOL CHILDREN AND EARLY HEAD START SERVED A TOTAL OF 119 INFANTS AND TODDLERS AND 7 PREGNANT WOMEN DURING THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR.INFANTS AND TODDLERS ENROLLED IN THE MICA EARLY HEAD START (EHS) PROGRAM RECEIVED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES THOUGH CENTER-BASED PROGRAMMING OR HOME-BASED PROGRAMMING. PRESCHOOLERS ENROLLED IN THE MICA HEAD START (HS) PROGRAM RECEIVED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES THROUGH CENTER-BASED PROGRAMMING. CHILDREN RECEIVING SERVICES IN CENTER-BASED PROGRAMMING WERE PROVIDED WITH NUTRITIOUS FOOD THAT MET USDA CHILD AND ADULT FOOD CARE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. SEE SCH O.ENROLLED CHILDREN RECEIVED SCREENINGS INCLUDING DEVELOPMENTAL, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL, HEARING, VISION, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, NUTRITION AND BLOOD LEAD LEVEL SCREENINGS.OF THE HEAD START CHILDREN SERVED, 17% HAD A DIAGNOSED DISABILITY AND 11% OF THE EARLY HEAD START CHILDREN SERVED HAD A DIAGNOSED DISABILITY. ALL EHS AND HS CHILDREN WITH A DIAGNOSED DISABILITY RECEIVED INTERVENTION SERVICES. FAMILIES OF ENROLLED CHILDREN RECEIVED ASSESSMENT AND REFERRAL SERVICES, HOME VISITS, SOCIALIZATION OPPORTUNITIES, PARENT EDUCATION TRAINING AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, E.G. POLICY COUNCIL.
WEATHERIZATION & ENERGY PROGRAMS: THE WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN WEATHERIZING THEIR HOMES. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, MICA COMPLETED THE WEATHERIZATION ON 54 HOMES AT AN AVERAGE COST OF $8,774 EACH. ANOTHER 47 HOMES WERE SURVEYED AND NOT FOUND SUITABLE FOR WEATHERIZATION DURING THIS TIME. THIS MADE FOR A TOTAL OF 101 HOMES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.THE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN PAYING THEIR HEAT BILLS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019, MID-IOWA COMMUNITY ACTION, INC (MICA) PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO 4,589 FAMILIES.UNDER THE PROJECT UTILITIES PROGRAM, 567 FAMILIES RECEIVED ASSISTANCE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.UNDER THE HOME ENERGY SAVERS PROGRAM, 5 FAMILIES RECEIVED WEATHERIZATION RELATED HOME IMPROVEMENTS.
HEALTH & NUTRITION: PROGRAMS FOCUS ON REFERRAL SERVICES, CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH HEALTH CARE, DENTAL CARE, AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN THEIR AREA. PROGRAMS ALSO PROVIDE EARLY AND PERIODIC SCREENINGS AND REFERRALS FOR CHILDREN, SO PARENTS CAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR CHILDREN'S HEALTH. PROGRAMS INCLUDE: WOMEN, INFANTS & CHILDREN (WIC) WHICH PROVIDES NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION TO ELIGIBLE LOW INCOME WOMEN WHO ARE PREGNANT, ARE BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS, OR WHO HAVE AN INFANT CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF FIVES YEARS. 6,596 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN WIC DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. DENTAL - A FULL SERVICE DENTAL CLINIC IN AMES WHICH SAW 1,244 PATIENTS THROUGH 3,006 APPOINTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR, THE I-SMILE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN'S DENTAL CARE, AND SEALANTS APPLIED IN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO 3RD AND 7TH GRADERS. MICA'S SEALANT PROGRAM PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO 2,057 CHILDREN DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. CHILD AND MATERNAL HEALTH - ASSESSES CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT AND RECOMMENDS LOCAL RESOURCES, PROVIDES RESOURCES TO HELP WITH ACCESS TO HEALTH AND DENTAL INSURANCE, AND INCLUDES THE BREASTFEEDING PEER COUNSELORS PROGRAMS AND OTHERS. MICA PROVIDED THESE SERVICES TO 2,436 CHILD HEALTH PARTICIPANTS AND 146 MATERNAL HEALTH PARTICIPANTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Arlene Mcatee | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $103,535 |
| Clarissa Thompson | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $72,950 |
| Amanda Mccoy | CFO | 40 | $66,433 |
| Steve Salasek | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Hilpipre-Ex Officio | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Valerie Ruiz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Smith | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kim Riley | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Clinton Darrel Glenn | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Heddens | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Renee Mcclellan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Harris | NOMINATING CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Ross Haenfler | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Amanda Harris | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
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