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Community Action agency asks Decorah for continued support after Head Start funding cuts
Summary
Trisha Wacken Wilkins of Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation told the council the agency served hundreds of Decorah residents last year, reported a nearly $600,000 state funding cut to Head Start, and requested continued city funding under the agency's dollar‑per‑capita model.
Trisha Wacken Wilkins, CEO of Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation, provided city officials with program data and a funding request on Dec. 15, saying the agency serves more than 9,000 individuals across seven counties and that, in Decorah alone, community action served 337 individuals last year totaling about…
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