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Head Start: A quality educational and social experience for children of low- to moderate- income families ages birth to 5 years, and expectant mothers.
Early Head Start: Early Head Start provides full year/full day childcare for employed low-income families with children from birth to three years of age, and offers services to expectant mothers.
Foster Grandparent Program: The Foster Grandparent Program provides an opportunity for low-income senior citizens to love, nurture, and educate at-risk and special needs children in school or childcare environments.
Literacy After School Summer Enrichment: Summer literacy programs, including fun short field trips, for K-6th grade youth.
Fatherhood/Male Involvement: Parenting activities for fathers and father figures that teach them positive parenting
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA): Community Action's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is a free program for low- to moderate-income working families to make them aware of Federal and Michigan tax credits, and to assist them in receiving their credits and refunds without fees or interest.
Home Weatherization: Community Action’s Home Weatherization program provides weatherization services to save energy and lower utility bills for those meeting the low-income guidelines below.
Walk for Warmth: This is the Agency’s annual fund-raiser for household utility relief, which is held every 4th Saturday in February.
CDBG Home Rehabilitation: Home rehabilitation and emergency repairs
Minor Home Repair: Provides minor home repair for low-income homeowners living in Calhoun County.
HOME Rehabilitation Program: Provides major home repairs to houses within the City of Battle Creek, with repair cost limits up to $45,000.
Emergency Services: Assists adults who are homeless and at risk of homelessness with eviction prevention and utility assistance.
Transportation: Vans with and without lifts are available to transport seniors over age 60 and disabled persons 18 years of age and over to medical appointments, employment sites, congregate meal centers, grocery shopping, and other necessary trips.
Congregate Meals: The Congregate Meal Program provides seniors 60 years of age and older with hot, nutritious meals during the week at Dining Centers located throughout Calhoun and Branch counties. These Centers give seniors the opportunity to socialize with existing friends or make new ones. Some congregate dining centers have extended hours and additional activities.
Home Delivered Meals: The Home Delivered Meals program provides homebound seniors (ones who are unable to cook and shop for themselves) with hot, nutritious meals Monday through Friday.
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP): Provides nutritious food for pregnant and breastfeeding women, children under six years of age who are not receiving WIC, and seniors 60 years of age and over.
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP): Low-income individuals and families can obtain food every three months through The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).
Senior Activity Centers: Senior Activity Centers are Senior Dining Centers that have expanded hours and additional social, recreational, and volunteer opportunities for seniors.
Fresh Food Initiative: The Food Bank of South Central Michigan each summer provide wholesome, fresh food items to low-income individuals and families in Branch County. Starting each June, Fresh Food Initiative (FFI) distributions run from 10:00 am to 12:00pm on Friday until late September. For more information on where distributions are held please contact the Food Bank at (888) 895-3663.