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Nonprofit representatives seek continued city funding; agencies describe local services and space needs
Summary
Representatives of Northeast Iowa Community Action, the Waverly Senior Center, Waverly Chamber/Main Street, the Human Equity and Diversity Commission and Heritage Days presented budget requests to the council and described services, volunteer capacity, facility needs and how small city grants are spent in Waverly.
Several nonprofits and volunteer organizations presented their 2025 funding requests during the Jan. 25 meeting.
Northeast Iowa Community Action (NEICAC): Carly Schmelzer, operations and development director, described LIHEAP heating assistance, emergency rent and utility assistance, Head Start and pantry operations that served Waverly households in the agency’s most recent program year. NEICAC reported it served more than 800 Waverly residents with roughly $120,000 in direct assistance to households and said most of the funds are federal grants administered locally. Schmelzer asked the council…
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