Community Action Agency Of Siouxland

We are dedicated to building partnerships within communities to alleviate the conditions and causes of poverty.

Description:
The Community Action Agency of Siouxland offers assistance through a number of programs, including Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, Weatherization, Family Development and Self-Sufficiency, George J. Williams Memorial Food Bank, Transitional and Affordable Housing, Crossroads Shelter for Homeless Women and Children, Woodbury County General Relief and Emergency Assistance, Early Childhood Programs, Child and Adult Food Care Program, Senior Community Services Employment Program and AARP Money Management.

History:
The Community Action Agency of Siouxland has been helping people, changing lives since its incorporation
in 1971. Although its programs have changed, the goal of the nonprofit organization has always remained the same - to help provide the tools necessary for low-income individuals to become self-sufficient. Through its many programs, the Community Action Agency of Siouxland helps more than 16,000 people each year, primarily from Woodbury County.

Community Action Agencies (CAAs) were first formed in the 1960s as part of President Lyndon Johnson’s war on poverty. Today there are approximately 1,000 CAAs in the United States. Eighteen are in Iowa.

Contact people:

Jean Logan, Executive Director, (phone), (email) Mary Bertram, Development Director, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (712) 274-0368

Address:

2700 Leech Ave. Sioux City, IA 51106 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.caasiouxland.org

Directions:

Corner of Leech Ave. & S. Fairmont   Nearest Bus Stop: Corner of S. Fairmont and Leech Ave., 0 minute walk

Last updated on April 10, 2009