May is Community Action Awareness Month

May is Community Action Awareness Month. Community Services of Northwest Missouri put on a display at the Courthouse Monday showing some of the programs that Community Services offers to area residents. The following are some of the programs offered:

We teach and educate people to become self-sufficient.
--Step Up to Leadership
--Individual Development Accounts
--Back to School Fair
--Budget Counseling and Tax Preparation
--Nutrition Counseling
--Poverty Simulations

We feed people.
--Commodities --  2nd Harvest Food Program
--Senior Box Program
--Backpack Buddies
--Summer Feeding Program
--Community Gardens
--Community Meals

We keep people warm.
--Energy Assistance Program
--Emergency Crisis Intervention Program
--Weatherization of Homes

We keep people in their homes.
--Rent Assisstance 
--HUD Section 8

We repair homes.
--Home Sealers LLC
--HeRO Program

We teach preschoolers and their families.
--Head Start 
--Parent meetings

We play Santa Claus.
--Christmas in July
--Holiday Gift Programs at Christmas

We administer funds to help those in need in our communities during hard times and disasters.
--Salvation Army
--Emergency funds for each county.

We partner with other agencies to provide our programs and meet the needs of clients.
For more information about any of these programs, contact Mary Jo Fletchall at (660) 564-2182 or visit the office in the basement of the Grant City United Methodist Church during posted business hours.