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Mid Iowa Community Action reports rising demand for food and energy assistance; warns of federal funding threats
Summary
Mid Iowa Community Action told the Story County Board that emergency food and crisis energy assistance requests have risen sharply; the agency warned about proposed federal cuts to LIHEAP, Head Start and CSBG that could affect services.
Robin Belden, Story County director for Mid Iowa Community Action (MICA), told the Story County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that the agency saw a sharp increase in demand for food pantry and energy-assistance services during the most recent reporting window.
Belden said the agency’s emergency food pantry helped roughly 500 more unique individuals and 244 more households in the latest comparison window, and that in a…
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