Jefferson Franklin Community Action Corporation

Public housing authority-provides rental and homeownership assistance to approximately 1,000 families in Jefferson and Franklin counties in Missouri through the mainstream, housing choice vouncher and emergency housing voucher programs.

The head start/early head start programs program is funded to provide education services to approximately 487 income eligible prenatal women, infant, toddler and preschool children and their families. The program provides services in 31 classrooms at 15 locations and offers in home education services throughout Jefferson and Franklin counties. The program employs approximately 107 staff who hold a bachelor or associates degree, family development credential, and/or parent's as teachers certification. The program collaberates with 24 school districts and 6 Community child care partners to ensure positive child outcomes for school and life-long learning.

The emergency rental assistance program is a federally funded program from the american recovery act. This program provides assitance to income eligible individuals who have a need related to the covid 19 pandemic. Services can include rental payments (including arrears and future payments) to landlords, payments to utility companies, assistance with legal fees related to eviction and costs related to security deposits to avoid homelesness. During the fiscal year this program served approximately 858 income eligible participant households.

Other programs to help the economically disadvantaged.