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HACAP summarizes food, housing and Head Start services; asks county to name board representative
Summary
HACAP told supervisors it served nearly 1,600 people in Benton County last year, delivered thousands of meals, operates Head Start slots and provides below‑market housing; the agency asked the county to name a representative to its board.
Representatives of HACAP briefed Benton County supervisors on last year’s services in the county and thanked the board for financial support.
HACAP’s presenter (name not specified) told supervisors the agency uses county funding to support three primary activities in Benton County: the Fourth Street Diner and Senior Center in Vinton, the Belle Plaine senior dining program (about 40 meals per day), and a small affordable‑housing program in Belle Plaine that provides three apartments and one house at below‑market rents. HACAP said the Vinton site serves about 90 meals per day including Sunday service and that the program also distributes food through partner pantries, delivering over 300,000 pounds of food to partner agencies.
HACAP provided aggregate service numbers: roughly 1,600 people in 942 households received assistance; the presenter said direct assistance totaled about $489,128 and food assistance totaled about $537,000 (a combined approach the agency presented as roughly $1.3 million in assistance delivered locally). The agency described weatherization and furnace replacements performed for a small number of households and noted veterans’ households served.
HACAP also described its Head Start program (16 full‑day, full‑year slots) to support early childhood education and parental workforce participation. HACAP asked the county to appoint a representative to its board of directors; the presenter said HACAP meets the last Thursday of each month and will provide an orientation packet to a new county board designee.
Why it matters: HACAP delivers nutrition, housing and energy assistance to vulnerable residents; county funding helps sustain local congregate meals, home delivery and small affordable‑housing units.
Supervisors thanked HACAP and signaled they will appoint a representative. HACAP said it would follow up with meeting dates and a board packet for the county appointee.
