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EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

• Head Start -  a family oriented comprehensive child development program designed to provide education, social services, health and nutrition services to income eligible families

• Early Head Start - home visits, developmental screenings, monthly parent meetings and trainings, and vision screenings and medical referrals to enhance the growth and development of infants, toddlers, and children

HOUSING

• Home Weatherization - an energy conservation program designed to repair and insulate the homes of low income individuals, senior citizens, and SSI recipients who own homes that are not energy efficient.
• Low Income Energy Education - funded by FIA/Michigan Public Services Commission (MPSC) to provide energy education workshops to low income clients.
• Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) - designed to help make funds available for roof repair, furnace repair and replacement, and other energy efficient improvements to low income owner occupied dwellings
• Home Ownership Counseling, Budget Counseling, Financial Counseling
• Multi Family Housing - Duvernay Park Apartments, Idlewild (Lake County)
• Low Income Senior Housing - Lawndale Apartments, Ludington (Mason County)
• Single Family Housing - Lake County

NUTRITION

• The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)  -  provides federally purchased surplus food to low income families

• Garden/Food Preservation - provides seeds and plants each year to families to encourage gardening.  Offers canning, drying, and freezing food workshops and loans roto tillers to participants

• Food Pantry - funded by the Emergency Food & Shelter Program (EFSP) to provide up to 30 days of food to families and individuals on emergency needs basis

• Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) -  provides nutritionally balanced food supplements to senior citizens and mothers, infants, and children on a monthly basis

EMERGENCY & OTHER SERVICES

• EFSP (FEMA) - a program for serving low-income individuals who have a documented need for help paying energy/utility costs and assistance with food and shelter

• Walk for Warmth - February fundraising event to provide funding for utility assistance to residents not served by other programs

• State Emergency Funds - designed to assist income eligible applicants with home ownership, relocation, or utility costs

• Winter Warmth - utility assistance

• FiveCAP, Inc. & WKLA Toys for Tots/Gifts for Teens Program - see below

• Emergency Food & Shelter Program - rent/utilities assistance

• EITC; Tax Assistance - free tax preparation by certified staff OFFERED MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT.

• Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) - washers/dryers to households with children

• Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) - Relocation Services; Home Ownership; Heat & Utility Services

• Advocacy

• Newsletter

• Information and Referral Services

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

• Lake County Enterprise Community - establishes a segment of Lake County as an enterprise community in which many facilities, infrastructure, businesses, and community programs are improved

• IDA Accounts - matches savings of  income eligible participants - LAKE COUNTY RESIDENTS ONLY - for $1,000 savings, you get a $1,000 match (1:1 match). Must have a savings goal of homeownership, business start-up or expansion, or continuing education.

FiveCAP, Inc. & WKLA/WMTE     

Toys for Tots / Gifts for Teens

MASON & MANISTEE COUNTIES

Distribution of toys and gifts to low-income families so that every child has a gift under their tree for Christmas. 

2007 Distribution Dates: December 18 and 19, 2007

For more information or to send a direct monetary contribution (ACCEPTED YEAR ROUND) which would be used to purchase toys: Send to FiveCAP, Inc., PO Box 37, Scottville, MI  49454 or call (231) 757-3785. 

WALK FOR WARMTH

Communities rally to raise funds to help low-income families and seniors with heating costs. There are many low-income people, maybe your neighbor or a family member, at risk of having their heat shut-off during these harsh winter months. We have all seen the increase on our personal home heating invoices. Families, many with young children, will have to make a tough choice between heating their home or paying other necessary bills, such as rent or even food costs. FiveCAP provides assistance to qualifying low-income households with funds raised by this annual "Walk for Warmth" fundraiser.

Walks were held on Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. throughout FiveCAP’s service area of Mason, Lake, Manistee, and Newaygo counties.

PICK UP A PLEDGE FORM TODAY! Available at any of our FiveCAP office locations: Scottville, Baldwin, White Cloud, and Manistee.