Other Agency Programs

I CARE

Sponsored by MidAmerican Energy, we administer the ICARE program. MidAmerican customers make a donation to help others pay a portion of their heating bills; 25% of the donation is matched by MidAmerican. We distribute the contributions to those in need of help with their energy bill.

General Assistance

Our Community Services Department is our first point of contact for people who come to us for help. The Community Action Agency of Siouxland began administering the General Assistance program for the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors in August 2003. Households receiving help from the General Assistance program must be at or below 100% of Federal Poverty guidelines. The program can assist families with a portion of heating or water utilities, burials, medical expenses, rent or mortgage payments, bus tokens, cab fare or a one way bus ticket.

Angel Cars

Angel Cars is an initiative to refurbish and distribute donated autos for the sole purpose of liberating and empowering single parents that are lacking accessible transportation by giving them ownership of their own vehicles.

  1. Recipient requirements:

  2. 1. You must live in Woodbury County
  3. 2. You must be a single parent living with child(ren)
  4. 3. You must have no operational vehicle
  5. 4. You must be working
  6. 5. You must have a valid driver's license
  7. 6. You must be able to obtain vehicle insurance
  8. 7. You must have a good driving record
  9. 8. You must be able to pay for license plates, tax, and registration fees

Angels Cars Application

WE CARE

Employees of the Community Action Agency of Siouxland contribute to the WeCare program that allows us to help families with emergencies. We often get requests for assistance that the programs we administer aren’t designed to assist with. The WeCare program allows us to help someone that needs just a little extra help.

Support Siouxland Soldiers

We are the fiscal agent for Support Siouxland Soldiers. We assist the organization in processing applications for veterans that are homeless or on the brink of becoming homeless by providing assistance with rent, mortgage and utility payments.

Embrace Iowa

The Des Moines Register operates the Embrace Iowa campaign. The paper publishes a series of articles that feature low-income families. Donations are distributed to the 18 Community Action Agencies in Iowa.

Holiday gifts & special projects

Through generous donations from churches, businesses, schools and individuals the Community Action Agency is able to provide clients with a merrier Christmas. Children are provided with toys while some families receive all the food needed to provide a wonderful Christmas or Thanksgiving meal.

Garden of Love (garden seeds)

Interfaith Resources collects and donates packages of garden seeds to our agency each spring. These seeds are made available to anyone that would like them to plant their own flower and vegetable gardens.

Participate in Up From the Earth

Up from the Earth is a voluntary system for connecting excess produce from home gardens to people in need. The program encourages home gardeners to "grow an extra row" and facilitates the gathering and distribution of excess fruits and veggies to those in need through existing food pantries. The Community Action Agency's George J. Williams Memorial Food Bank is one of the food pantries that receives food from the Up From The Earth program.

ECIP

Federal money for the Energy Crisis Intervention Program allows us to assist people at or below 175 percent of poverty. We can help by providing furnace repairs or replacements, by weatherizing homes or other necessary energy related items.