Scott-Carver-Dakota Cap Agency Inc

PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH THE ASSISTANCE NEEDED TO ACHIEVE SOCIAL & ECONOMIC WELL-BEING.

FOOD PROGRAMS:THE FOOD & NUTRITION PROGRAMS INCLUDE FOOD SHELF, WIC, SNAP OUTREACH, AND SENIOR NUTRITION.THE FOOD SHELF UTILIZES A CLIENT-CHOICE MODEL TO PROVIDE A 7-DAY SUPPLY OF FOOD EACH CALENDAR MONTH. THE FOOD SHELF ALSO DELIVERS FOOD TO SENIOR HOUSING BUILDINGS AND PROVIDES POP-UP FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS IN SCOTT, CARVER AND DAKOTA COUNTIES. THE FOOD SHELF PROVIDED 95,419 RESIDENTS WITH 3,175,466 POUNDS OF FOOD. THE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) IS A NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM INTENDED TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH. WIC SERVES WOMEN WHO ARE PREGNANT, NURSING OR POSTPARTUM, INFANTS AND CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS THAT MEET THE INCOME GUIDELINES. EACH MONTH, WIC SERVED AN AVERAGE OF 2,000 PERSONS BY PROVIDING NUTRITION EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTING $1,483,694 IN FOOD VOUCHERS. THE SNAP (SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM) OUTREACH PROGRAM PROVIDED EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE TO 18,959 RESIDENTS OF SCOTT, CARVER AND DAKOTA COUNTIES. THE PROGRAM'S INTENT IS TO GET INDIVIDUALS APPROVED FOR EBT AND 1,084 INDIVIDUALS WERE APPROVED FOR SNAP WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE SNAP OUTREACH PROGRAM. THE SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM CONTINUES TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE, WELL-BALANCED MEALS TO ELDERLY AND DISABLED PERSONS IN CONGREGATE SETTINGS AND HOME DELIVERED MEALS TO HOME-BOUND INDIVIDUALS. SENIOR NUTRITION PROVIDED 136,602 NUTRITIOUS, HOT MID-DAY MEALS FROM 15 SENIOR NUTRITION SITES THROUGHOUT SCOTT, CARVER AND DAKOTA COUNTIES.

CHILD EDUCATION:HEAD START IS A BIRTH TO FIVE PROGRAM THAT PROMOTES SCHOOL READINESS FOR LOW INCOME CHILDREN WHILE SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WHOLE CHILD. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES CENTER-BASED EDUCATION, SOCIAL SERVICES, HEALTH, AND NUTRITION SERVICES TO MORE THAN 200 CHILDREN, AGES 3-4 YEARS OLD, LIVING IN SCOTT, CARVER, AND DAKOTA COUNTIES. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM OPERATES A HOME VISITING MODEL FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN BIRTH - 3 YEARS OLD, IN EARLY HEAD START, SERVING 100 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.FROM FALL 2020 TO WINTER 2021, 3 AND 4-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN IN OUR PROGRAM HAD AN AVERAGE PROFICIENCY INCREASE FROM 56.9 % TO 80.5% IN SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL MATURITY, COGNITIVE, LANGUAGE, LITERACY, MATHEMATICS, AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT. OF THE CHILDREN ENROLLED IN OUR PROGRAM, 100% ARE UP TO DATE ON MEDICAL AND DENTAL EXAMS. 100% OF OUR HEAD START FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN A GOAL SETTING PROCESS RESULTING IN A FAMILY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.

HOUSING:CAP'S HOUSING PROGRAMS PROVIDED STABILITY TO OVER 311 HOUSEHOLDS A YEAR THROUGH SERVICES SUCH AS EMERGENCY, TRANSITIONAL, RAPID, REHOUSING AND PERMANENT HOUSING PROGRAMS. THESE HOUSEHOLDS CONSISTED OF A TOTAL OF 643 PERSONS. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS, SHORT-TERM ASSISTANCE, HOMELESS PREVENTION, AND OTHER WRAP AROUND SERVICES TO ASSIST PERSONS IN NEED OF HOUSING.

FOOD PROGRAMS:THE FOOD & NUTRITION PROGRAMS INCLUDE FOOD SHELF, WIC, SNAP OUTREACH, AND SENIOR NUTRITION.THE FOOD SHELF UTILIZES A CLIENT-CHOICE MODEL TO PROVIDE A 7-DAY SUPPLY OF FOOD EACH CALENDAR MONTH. THE FOOD SHELF ALSO DELIVERS FOOD TO SENIOR HOUSING BUILDINGS AND PROVIDES POP-UP FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS IN SCOTT, CARVER AND DAKOTA COUNTIES. THE FOOD SHELF PROVIDED 95,419 RESIDENTS WITH 3,175,466 POUNDS OF FOOD. THE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) IS A NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM INTENDED TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH. WIC SERVES WOMEN WHO ARE PREGNANT, NURSING OR POSTPARTUM, INFANTS AND CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS THAT MEET THE INCOME GUIDELINES. EACH MONTH, WIC SERVED AN AVERAGE OF 2,000 PERSONS BY PROVIDING NUTRITION EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTING $1,483,694 IN FOOD VOUCHERS. THE SNAP (SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM) OUTREACH PROGRAM PROVIDED EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE TO 18,959 RESIDENTS OF SCOTT, CARVER AND DAKOTA COUNTIES. THE PROGRAM'S INTENT IS TO GET INDIVIDUALS APPROVED FOR EBT AND 1,084 INDIVIDUALS WERE APPROVED FOR SNAP WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE SNAP OUTREACH PROGRAM. THE SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM CONTINUES TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE, WELL-BALANCED MEALS TO ELDERLY AND DISABLED PERSONS IN CONGREGATE SETTINGS AND HOME DELIVERED MEALS TO HOME-BOUND INDIVIDUALS. SENIOR NUTRITION PROVIDED 136,602 NUTRITIOUS, HOT MID-DAY MEALS FROM 15 SENIOR NUTRITION SITES THROUGHOUT SCOTT, CARVER AND DAKOTA COUNTIES.

CHILD EDUCATION:HEAD START IS A BIRTH TO FIVE PROGRAM THAT PROMOTES SCHOOL READINESS FOR LOW INCOME CHILDREN WHILE SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WHOLE CHILD. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES CENTER-BASED EDUCATION, SOCIAL SERVICES, HEALTH, AND NUTRITION SERVICES TO MORE THAN 200 CHILDREN, AGES 3-4 YEARS OLD, LIVING IN SCOTT, CARVER, AND DAKOTA COUNTIES. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM OPERATES A HOME VISITING MODEL FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN BIRTH - 3 YEARS OLD, IN EARLY HEAD START, SERVING 100 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.FROM FALL 2020 TO WINTER 2021, 3 AND 4-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN IN OUR PROGRAM HAD AN AVERAGE PROFICIENCY INCREASE FROM 56.9 % TO 80.5% IN SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL MATURITY, COGNITIVE, LANGUAGE, LITERACY, MATHEMATICS, AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT. OF THE CHILDREN ENROLLED IN OUR PROGRAM, 100% ARE UP TO DATE ON MEDICAL AND DENTAL EXAMS. 100% OF OUR HEAD START FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN A GOAL SETTING PROCESS RESULTING IN A FAMILY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.

HOUSING:CAP'S HOUSING PROGRAMS PROVIDED STABILITY TO OVER 311 HOUSEHOLDS A YEAR THROUGH SERVICES SUCH AS EMERGENCY, TRANSITIONAL, RAPID, REHOUSING AND PERMANENT HOUSING PROGRAMS. THESE HOUSEHOLDS CONSISTED OF A TOTAL OF 643 PERSONS. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS, SHORT-TERM ASSISTANCE, HOMELESS PREVENTION, AND OTHER WRAP AROUND SERVICES TO ASSIST PERSONS IN NEED OF HOUSING.