Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS AND PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
TO PROVIDE GREATER USE OF NEW TYPES OF SERVICES & INNOVATIVE APPROACHES IN ATTACKING THE CAUSES OF POVERTY, SO AS TO DEVELOP INCREASINGLY EFFECTIVE METHODS OF EMPLOYING AVAILABLE RESOURCES & TO PROVIDE MAXIMUM FEASIBLE PARTICIPATION OF THE ECONOMICALLY & MENTALLY DISADVANTAGED & ELDERLY IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL PROGRAMS & PROJECTS DESIGNED TO SERVE THIS CLIENTELE.
ENERGY ASSISTANCE - DESIGNED TO ASSIST LOW INCOME FAMILIES WITH THE HIGH COST OF HOME ENERGY. THE ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HEATING SEASON BEGINS IN NOVEMBER AND WESTERN INDIANA COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY, INC. PROVIDED SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 4,504 HOUSEHOLDS IN 2019.
CHILD EDUCATION - HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START ARE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE SCHOOL READINESS BY ENHANCING THE SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL, HEALTH, NUTRITIONAL, SOCIAL AND OTHER SERVICES TO ENROLLED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. OUR HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS PROVIDE DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON HELPING CHILDREN DEVELOP THE EARLY READING AND MATH SKILLS THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL. PRENATAL EDUCATION IS ALSO PROVIDED TO PREGNANT MOTHERS. WICAA HEAD START SERVICES ARE CONDUCTED IN LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTERS THAT PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO 290 ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN 2019. WICAA EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS SERVED 25 ELIGIBLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH HOME-BASED SERVICES IN 2019. STAFF RECOGNIZES THAT PARENTS ARE THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT TEACHERS OF THEIR CHILDREN. WE WELCOME PARENT ENGAGEMENT AND WORK AS PARTNERS WITH PARENTS TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM THAT BEST MEETS THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILD. HOUSEHOLD INCOME ELIGIBILITY IS BASED UPON 100% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. TO BE AGE ELIGIBLE FOR EARLY HEAD START SERVICES CHILDREN MUST BE YOUNGER THAN 3 YEARS OLD OR A PREGNANT MOTHER. TO BE AGE ELIGIBLE FOR HEAD START SERVICES A CHILD MUST BE AT LEAST 3 YEARS OLD BY BY AUGUST 1ST, WHICH IS THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CUT-OFF DATE.
FOOD PROGRAMS - THE WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN PROGRAM (WIC) IS A SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR PREGNANT WOMEN, BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS, POSTPARTUM NON-BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS (UP TO SIX MONTHS AFTER DELIVERY), INFANTS AND CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE. THE WIC PROGRAM PROVIDES AT NO COST TO THOSE WHO QUALIFY, CHECKS FOR SPECIFIED NUTRITIOUS FOODS SUCH AS MILK, CEREAL, FRUIT JUICE, EGGS, CHEESE AND PEANUT BUTTER. BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE, AND FORMULA IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR INFANTS WHO ARE NOT BREASTFED. PARTICIPANTS RECIEVE INDIVIDUAL NUTRITION COUNSELING, NUTRITION CLASSES, AND HEALTH CARE REFERRAL. OVER 6,400 CLIENTS WERE SERVED IN 2019.
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 |
|---|
| Carole Barr | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 37.5 | $95,739 |
| Deborah Kearschner | FINANCE DIRECTOR | 37.5 | $57,587 |
| Dot Hamann | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Rose Mary Price | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| John Mace | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Judy Anderson | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Marlena Johnson-Hill | PRESIDENT (THRU MAY) | 1 | $0 |
| Tonya Wilson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Treash | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michel Starkey | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jared Price | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Courtney Palmer | BOARD MEMBER (THRU OCT.) | 1 | $0 |
| Madonna Nally | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Patricia Hoopengarner | BOARD MEMBER (THRU NOV.) | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Beth Harris | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Donna Graham | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Fields | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kelly Coy | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Cesinger | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Samantha Bowman | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Duke Bennett | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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