(Cass Co) The Cass County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday received a report from Wendy Mueller, Executive Director of West Central Community Action.
Mueller said in Fiscal Year 22 they served 550 households, consisting of almost 1,200 individuals in Cass County, an increase of 60 households over last year.
Services West Central Community Action provide include Head Start, Early Head Start, Childcare Resource and Referral, Child and Adult Care Food Program, Weatherization, Low Income Energy Assistance Program, Emergency Crisis Payments, Family Development and Self Sufficiently Program, WIC, and a new program this year is the Low Income Water Assistance Program.
Mueller requested $4,500 in funding, a slight increase of $500 from last year. Mueller said they have not asked for increases since 2016.
Mueller said 1.7 million dollars worth of services were provided by West Central Community Action throughout Fiscal Year 2022.
