SW WI Community Action Program Inc.
Cause Area
- Hunger
Location
149 N. Iowa St.Dodgeville, WI 53533 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
OUR MISSION IS TO SIGNIFICANTLY AND MEANINGFULLY INVOLVE LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN DEVELOPING AND CARRYING OUT ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMS, MOBILIZE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESCOURCES IN SUPPORT OF ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMS, PLAN AND EVALUATE BOTH LONG AND SHORT-RANGE STRATEGIES FOR OVERCOMING POVERTY IN THE COMMUNITY, SERVE AS AN ADVOCATE OF LOW-INCOME PEOPLE ON MATTERS OF PUBLIC POLICY WHICH AFFECT THEIR STATUS, PROMOTE INSTITUTIONAL IMPROVEMENTS AND DESIRABLE CHANGES IN SOCIAL POLICY
Description
OUR HEAD START PROGRAM PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND NUTRITIONAL SERVICES TO CHILDREN FROM QUALIFIED LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN 2010, 326 CHILDREN WERE ENROLLED, 305 CHILDREN COMPLETED AGE-APPROPRIATE HEALTH EXAMS, AND 305 CHILDREN WERE UP TO DATE ON IMMUNIZATIONS ALSO, 297 CHILDREN COMPLETED DENTAL EXAMS AND 51 CHILDREN WITH A DIAGNOSED SPECIAL NEEDS WERE SERVED BY THE PROGRAM