MID-SIOUX'S 6TH ANNUAL COMEDY NIGHT
Featuring Comedian: Jeff Harms
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Avalon Ballroom, 114 Fulton Street, Remsen, IA
$25 for Meal & Entertainment
6:00 P.M. - Social Hour
6:45 P.M. - Meal
8:00 P.M. - Comedian
MID-SIOUX OFFERS HEATING ASSISTANCE
Mid-Sioux Opportunity, Inc. will be taking applications through April 15, 2008 for the Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program (LiHEAP). This program is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Iowa Department of Human Rights/DCAA, and has been established to help qualifying low-income Iowa homeowners and renters pay for a portion of their primary heating costs.
In Plymouth County, applications will be accepted Monday through Wednesday and Friday from 9:00-12:00 & 12:30-4:00 at 180 10th Street SE in Le Mars and on the first and third Thursday of each month from 9:30-12:00 & 12:30-2:30 at 240 4th Street in Akron. Contact Mid-Sioux Opportunity Outreach Coordinator, Sue Reed, at 712-546-6603 or 712-568-2242, e-mail address is reach2@frontiernet.net.
In Lyon County, applications will be accepted Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9:00-12:00 & 12:30-4:00. at 302 S. Lincoln in Rock Rapids. Contact Mid-Sioux Opportunity Outreach Coordinator, Erin Scholtens, at 712-472-3746, e-mail address is lyonmso@hickorytech.net.
Applicants will need to furnish a copy of their most recent heating, electric, and telephone bill and proof of all household members’ gross income for the past three months (13 weeks) or for the past calendar year (12 months). This program is not designed to pay a household’s total energy costs. It will provide supplemental assistance based on several factors including household income, household size, and type of heating fuel. After a household is approved for assistance, a one-time payment will be made to the primary fuel vendor. Payments will be credited on a first come/first served basis as the Iowa Department of Human Rights makes funds available. All payments are subject to availability of funds. Eligibility for participation is established according to the following federal income guidelines:
MAXIMUM INCOME PER HOUSEHOLD |
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HOUSEHOLD SIZE |
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THREE MONTH INCOME |
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ANNUAL GROSS INCOME |
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1 |
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$3,828.75 |
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$15,315.00 |
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2 |
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$5,133.75 |
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$20,535.00 |
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3 |
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$6,438.75 |
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$25,755.00 |
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4 |
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$7,743.75 |
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$30,975.00 |
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5 |
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$9,048.75 |
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$36,195.00 |
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For families with more than five members, add $1,305.00 / $5,220.00 for each additional member. |
ELDERLY AND DISABLED APPLICATIONS WILL BE TAKEN STARTING OCTOBER 1, 2007.
*Medical Waiver: Households, who are over LiHEAP regular income guidelines, may be eligible for LiHEAP benefits through our medical waiver component. The medical expenses must be documented, paid, and non-reimbursable. For more information, contact your local outreach office or call the central office at 1-800-859-2025 or TDD 1-800-735-2942/Voice 1-800-735-2943. Visit us on the web at www.mid-siouxopportunity.org.
Greater Sioux Community Health Center
The Iowa Department of Public Health awarded the Community Health Centers Incubator Grant to the Greater Sioux Community Health Center, Inc. The $650,000 grant is awarded to establish a primary health care center in Sioux County to help them qualify for federal funding. The health center will be located at 334 1st Ave NW, Sioux Center in a newly remodeled facility and is expected to be open to serve families within 120 days of receiving funding.
The Greater Sioux Community Health Center (GSCHC) will not be a free clinic. Services will be offered on a sliding fee scale based on a client's ability to pay. Each visit will have a minimum fee, similar to a co-pay. The health center will be open to serve all members of the community.
The dream of a local community health center began in 2001 when the need to increase health care access for the uninsured and underinsured in Sioux County became apparent. Sioux County's increasing poverty rate, minority population, low rate of first trimester prenatal care, lack of affordable dental care, and high rate of elderly residents all combined to make Sioux County eligible to apply for federal funding to establish the Greater Sioux Community Health Center.
The 20 member steering committee along with a grant writing team, applied for the federal U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant in December 2006. While GSCHC did not receive the grant, the application scored high enough for the project to qualify for state funding.
Dick Sievers, Executive Director; Cindy Harpenau, WIC/MCH Director; and Melissa Juhl, Development Director; were members of the initial steering committee and now have become GSCHC Board Members. All three will continue to serve on the board, assist the new Executive Director in opening the health center with state funds, and will continue to apply for long-term federal funding for the GSCHC.
Health centers first began providing services in the United States in 1965. Today, community health centers are the health care home for 14 million Americans at more than 3,000 clinics across the country.
If you are interested in more information about the Greater Sioux Community Health Center or are interested in someone coming to make a presentation to your organization, please contact Melissa Juhl at 712-786-3480 or at mjuhl@mid-siouxopportunity.org.
Please click here for more information Greater Sioux Health Center.
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