Iowa Community Action Association - Community Services
Iowa Community Action Association - Community Services
Northeast Iowa Community Action Corp Operation: New View Community Action Agency Operation Threshold North Iowa Community Action Organization Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc. Mid-Sioux Opportunity Community Action Agency of Siouxland West Central Community Action New Opportunities, Inc. MATURA Action Corporation South Central Iowa Community Action Program Des Moines Community Action Agency Red Rock Area Community Action Program Mid-Iowa Community Action Hawkeye Area Community Action Program Community Action of Eastern Iowa Community Action of Southeast Iowa Southern Iowa Economic Development Association


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CSBG - Community Services

The Bureau of Community Services administers three anti-poverty programs: Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), Family Development and Self-Sufficiency Grant program (FaDSS), and the Community Food and Nutrition Grant Program (CFNP).

The CSBG funds are distributed to Iowa's 18 community action agencies. The Iowa agencies create, coordinate, and deliver many programs and services to low-income Iowans. The CSBG funds the central management and core activities of these agencies. The impact of these funds is felt throughout the community. The agencies use the funds to mobilize additional resources from local businesses and foundations, as well as other public sources, to combat the central causes of poverty in their communities and to assist low-income individuals achieve self-sufficiency and ensure their basic needs are met.

In partnership with the Iowa Department of Human Services, the bureau administers the FaDSS Grant program. FaDSS provides services to Family Investment Program families facing multiple barriers to self-sufficiency. The FaDSS program provides comprehensive in-home services through certified Family Development Specialists. The FaDSS program is a nationally recognized model which has demonstrated that it pays off, both in social and economic terms, to invest in high quality intensive services by partnering with families at risk of long term welfare dependency.

For More Information Visit the Iowa Dept. of Human Rights Web Site »