Temporary Hours Update for Client Services (Food Pantry, Rent/Utility Assistance, etc) as we hire for a Family Development Specialist in Fort Madison: https://caofseia.org/employment/ Fort Madison Eichacker Community Action Center Keokuk Marie Tallarico Community Action Center Head Start and WIC locations, days, and hours remain unchanged. All locations CLOSED on Monday, September 1, 2025 for Labor Day. More location information can…
Read the document here: https://hhs.iowa.gov/media/14188/download?inline NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGIowa Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program DES MOINES – Iowans have an opportunity to inspect and comment on Iowa’s proposed FFY 2026 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) State Plan.The LIHEAP program, is designed to aid qualifying low-income Iowa households (homeowners and renters) in the payment of a portion of their residential…
As of August 1, 2025 Community Action of Southeast Iowa will no longer be administering the Individual Assistance Grant Program (IIAGP) or Disaster Case Advocacy Program (DCA). Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) are taking over the administration of both of these programs. To learn more, please visit https://homelandsecurity.iowa.gov/disasters/individual-disaster-assistance-programs or email: individualdisasterassistance@iowa.gov
Applications are now open for the Burlington Paint-A-Thon! Take a look at our Paint-A-Thon Webpage for more information and application. Eligible homes are to be single story or small one and a half story houses owned by a person 55 or older, OR disabled, OR a single parent, OR a veteran, with limited income, who is unable to afford to…
Community Action is a local food giveaway site for the summer kids food program, Healthy Kids Iowa, for the counties of Des Moines, Henry, and Louisa. (In Lee County for the same program: Fort Madison, Community Services Fort Madison Food Pantry or the Salvation Army, in Keokuk the Salvation Army.) One page handout of locations, dates and times for giveaway…
Find center locations and open hours on our webpage: https://caofseia.org/about-us/locations/
All locations will be closed on Monday, May 26th for Memorial Day. The Burlington Neighborhood Center will be closed Friday, May 30th due to staffing.
2025 Recap: May 2025 Join us this month as we highlight Community Action, spread awareness, celebrate a rich history, and press onward in our mission. Community Action of Southeast Iowa has been helping people and changing lives for 59 years! In fiscal year 2024 we served 14,026 individuals; that’s 14% of the population in Des Moines, Lee, Henry, and Louisa Counties. Our…
We’re selling $10 gift certificates for Jim’s Greenhouse. Purchase gift certificates at our Central Office (Burlington) or from a committee member starting Monday, April 14, 2025. Certificate sales close on Friday, May 2nd. Certificates can be used through May 31, 2025 on anything at Jim’s Greenhouse, 2407 280th St, Montrose, IA. Proceeds go to the Community Action of Southeast Iowa…