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Community action agency seeks continued funding as demand and federal uncertainty rise
Summary
Northeast Iowa Community Action asked supervisors to continue prior funding, reporting it served 886 Winneshiek County individuals and provided roughly $380,499 in county financial assistance; the agency said federal funding volatility and a recent government shutdown created operational uncertainty.
Trisha Wilkins, CEO of Northeast Iowa Community Action, presented the agency’s annual funding request and described program activity in Winneshiek County and the agency’s broader seven‑county service area.
Wilkins said the agency is mostly federally funded — roughly 75–78% of a $12 million agency budget — and that federal funding uncertainty (including a recent shutdown) had a material effect on operations. She reported that the agency served 886 individuals in…
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