Sieda Community Action

Child education:the organization's head start program is a preschool experience for low-income and disabled children 3-5 years of age. Head start is a holistic approach to early childhood education that addresses not only the educational needs of the children but also the health, nutrition, social, mental health and literacy needs as well. Multi-cultural classrooms serve children who are unable to speak english or speak english as a secondary language.children attend preschool classes four days a week. Meals and snacks are served. In addition to the classroom activities, children and their parents take part in field trips to expose them to educational and cultural activities in their communities.

Substance abuse:the organization's substance abuse services program is licensed by the Iowa department of public health. Behavioral health and treatment services provides outpatient substance abuse treatment and evaluation services. The program begins with the thorough evaluation of the treatment needs of clients followed by the Development of a comprehensive treatment plan intended to address the specific concerns identified by the client. Aftercare and referral are also available.

Energy assistance:the energy assistance program is available to assist with partial payment of heating costs for qualified applicants. Applications may be made at any of the neighborhood resource centers. The program provides several types of assistance. The amount of the payment is based on the family income, number of individuals in the family, type of housing and type of heating fuel used.

Community services

Food programs

Weatherization assistance:our organization's weatherization services is contracted through federal and state grants. Weatherization services help reduce the heating and cooling costs for low-income persones, by improving the energy efficiency of their homes.

Discretionary activities-we added a daycare center and became fiscal agent for Iowa Community Action.

Family Development