Introduction

“It takes a village.” We’ve heard that saying many times in reference to raising children. However, we believe the saying can apply to so much more, because here at Indianhead Community Action Agency, we see it in action every day.

ICAA operates many programs from Head Start to Small Business Development to Weatherization to Safe at Home. The programs in which we work may be diverse, but the uniting factor that drives all of us at ICAA is our vision to eliminate poverty through increasing self-sufficiency. Through that, we get to become part of the village that helps individuals like Rachel to achieve her dream.

Rachel and her mother Sandra had a long-time dream of doing something that they already did every day, but for their own business and not for someone else. In October of 2017, their desire of bringing quality Mexican restaurant to

Photo credit: Rachel Aranda

downtown Hayward, WI was realized. ICAA’S Small Business Development had the privilege of coming along side Rachel to help with a business plan as well as providing technical assistance for the business. The family was able to obtain a loan and open their restaurant.

Successes like this are what bring us to work each day. On any given day, we might be able to help a small business get it start, provide quality education to a child, enable a senior Successes like this to stay longer in their own home, or give support to a are what bring us to domestic abuse survivor. Read on for more stories, to work each day. learn more about us, and to see how you can become part of this village. It takes a village. It takes communities working together. It takes YOU!