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Board signs letters supporting Community Action Agency programs including Head Start, CSBG and energy assistance
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved letters of support for Community Action Agency funding applications, with the agency describing Head Start, Early Head Start and CSBG program reach and impact in Woodbury County.
Woodbury County supervisors voted unanimously to sign letters of support for Community Action Agency funding programs, including Head Start, Early Head Start and the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG).
Community Action representative (listed in the agenda as Gene Logan) told the board that the agency brings federal and other grant dollars into the county and outlined program scale: Head Start and Early Head Start enrollments, a Preschool Initiative for 3- to 5-year-olds, and services for pregnant women and families. The presenter said the agency helps thousands of people across Woodbury County through multiple programs and uses CSBG funds to backfill program shortfalls such as preschool classroom funding.
The agency raised specific figures during the presentation: the energy assistance program helped 3,407 families last year; the agency serves roughly 353 preschool children, 179 of them in the Preschool Initiative, and Early Head Start served about 177 children ages 0—2 with services for pregnant women. The agency also said it serves thousands countywide using combined federal, state and local resources.
Supervisors voted 5-0 to approve letters of support for the agency's federal and state funding applications; witnesses noted the programs are comprehensive and include family supports beyond classroom instruction. The board's letters will accompany the agency's applications to state and federal programs.
