/02242011 by Central Missouri Community Action

Table of Contents February 24, 2011 Board Meeting All Board Members Receive: Cover Letter Agenda Consent Agenda Documents:

Approved Action by Committee January Financial Reports January Credit Card Statements Head Start Reports

Director’s Report a. b. c. d.

CSBG Talking Points Press Release - Core Funding for 19 Local Community Action Agencies at Risk SAVE for ALL Don’t Compromise the Future: Community Action is the Nation’s Best Hope to “Win the Future”

Head Start Directors Report Action Item Documents:

Micro Enterprise Loan Fund Memo Grant Summary Sheet - Revolving Loan/Microenterprise Project Grant Summary Sheet - USDA Micro entrepreneur Assistance Program Recommendations Memo - Microenterprise Loan Program

Additional Items

HS Policy 1) Lead

For those who do not have internet access: Policy Council Mailing For those on the Finance Committee: Agenda th Minutes of November 30 Finance Committee Meeting (included in January’s packet) Complete Financial Report for January

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CENTRAL MISSOURI COMMUNITY ACTION NOTICE OF MEETING Notice is hereby given that the CMCA Board of Directors will conduct a meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at the Central Office Large Conference Room, 807 B North Providence Road, Columbia, Missouri. Central Missouri Community Action Strategic Commitments (SC) SC 1. Engage the community to assure that all people have their basic needs met. SC 2. Enhance community capacity to ensure all individuals have lifelong learning opportunities. SC 3. Build community capacity to enhance economic and community assets. SC 4. Build relationships across class and race lines. SC 5. Develop an innovative, caring agency dedicated to being an influential leader in our communities.

AGENDA I.

Call to Order and Welcome

II.

Consent Agenda Items - Requires Action A. B. C. D. E.

III.

Agenda Board Committee Meeting Ratifications January Financial Reports January Credit Card Statements Head Start Reports

Action Items A. Micro Enterprise Loan Fund B. ERSEA

IV.

Board Training - Sunshine Law

Program Updates A. B. C. D. E.

VI.

VII. VIII.

Fund Development - Trina Almond Head Start - Beth Vossler Early Head Start - Melissa Chambers Family Development Services - Bryon White a. Connecting for Children - Rebecca Karlinsky Child Services - Wendi Matlick

Executive Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Report a. Transformational Plan b. Discussion: White House/Congressional Budgets Other Business Adjournment CMCA Mission: To empower individuals and families to achieve self-reliance

CMCA is committed to equal opportunity. If you are disabled and need an accommodation such as an interpreter for the hearing-impaired, please contact our office. A three-day notice is required for scheduling. Representatives of the news media may obtain copies of this notice by contacting: Leah Patrick, Executive Assistant CMCA 807-B N. Providence Road, Columbia, MO 65203 Phone: (573) 443-8706, Ext. 1026

CENTRAL MISSOURI COMMUNITY ACTION Board Report JANUARY 31, 2011 Program Code

Line Item Budgets

91,92 HS EXPANSION 140,141 WX-ARRA 142,142A ENERGIZE MO HOUSING INITIATIVE (WX INNOV) 106,107,108 HPRP 96,97 EHS EXPANSION

HS EXPANSION ( Inkind)

Contract Dates

Budgeted

YTD Expended

Unexpended

% of Year

% Expended

09/30/10-09/29/11 04/01/09-03/31/12 07/01/10-03/31/12 10/01/10-09/30/11 09/30/10-09/29/11 TOTAL

$142,603.00 $5,336,253.00 $1,500,000.00 $322,214.00 $1,426,418.00 $8,727,488.00

$36,459.22 $2,041,284.40 $226,298.64 $123,125.81 $500,387.82 $2,927,555.89

$106,143.78 $3,294,968.60 $1,273,701.36 $199,088.19 $926,030.18 $5,799,932.11

33.33% 61.11% 33.33% 33.33% 33.33%

25.57% 38.25% 15.09% 38.21% 35.08%

09/30/10-09/29/11

$35,651.00

$3,769.44

$31,881.56

33.33%

10.57%

Central Missouri Community Action January-11

Ratio Analysis Liquidity Ratio â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Is also referred to as solvency ratios to indicate the ability of the agency to meet financial obligations over the short term.

Current Ratio =

Current Assets divided by Current Liabilities

Compares assets expected to be available as cash within the next year with liabilities that will become due within the next 12 months. This ratio should be 1.21 or higher. Current Assets Total Cash Receivables Investments Total

January 31, 2011 ratio =

1,652,203.07 1,047,239.31 237,849.80 2,937,292.18

Current Liabilities Accounts Payable 1,282,804.76

2.29

Cash Ratio = Cash + Cash equivalents divided by Current Liabilities Relates current liabilities to the agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most liquid assets: cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments. This ratio should be .50 or higher. Cash + Cash Equivalents Total Cash $1,652,203.07 Investments $237,849.80 Total $1,890,052.87

January 31, 2011 ratio =

Current Liabilities Accounts Payable

1.47

$ 1,282,804.76

Central Missouri Community Action Balance Sheet - HOUSING DEVELOPMENT BALANCE SHEET-BOARD As of 1/31/2011

Vandalia Housing

Columbia Affordable Housing

CMCA Real Estate

Warnhoff Subdivision

CHDO

Fulton Affordable Housing

Section 8

Columbia Oaks Centralia

Total

Assets Cash (139,711.39)

29,855.54

(316.25)

(3,232.76)

55,821.77

(2,562.83)

194,997.10

(13,930.43)

120,920.75

15,200.00

65,533.98

0.00

299,466.51

20,945.40

694.10

13,044.19

414,884.18

85,460.55

13,536.32

625,506.00

0.00

80,082.49

10,000.00

0.00

814,585.36

0.00

(125,533.97)

0.00

(125,533.97)

0.00 (39,050.84)

0.00 108,925.84

0.00 499,655.78

0.00 (3,232.76)

0.00 435,370.77

0.00 28,382.57

46,096.45 241,787.65

0.00 (886.24)

46,096.45 1,270,952.77

0.00

(0.20)

99.47

0.00

53,552.31

113.09

53,764.67

57,868.11 57,868.11

0.00 (0.20)

533,651.23 533,750.70

0.00 0.00

0.00 53,552.31

0.00 113.09

591,519.34 645,284.01

(94,736.31)

112,267.39

(32,178.16)

(2,987.51)

434,305.61

28,729.86

193,630.31

(997.03)

638,034.16

(2,182.64) (96,918.95)

(3,341.35) 108,926.04

(1,916.76) (34,094.92)

(245.25) (3,232.76)

1,065.16 435,370.77

(347.29) 28,382.57

(5,394.97) 188,235.34

(2.30) (999.33)

(12,365.40) 625,668.76

(39,050.84)

108,925.84

499,655.78

(3,232.76)

435,370.77

28,382.57

241,787.65

(886.24)

1,270,952.77

Receivables Fixed Assets Contra Fixed Assets Other Total Assets Liabilities Accounts Payable Long Term Payables Total Liabilities Net Assets Fund Balance Excess Revenue/Expendi... (Loss) Total Net Assets Total Liabilities and Net Assets

Central Missouri Community Action Statement of Revenues and Expenditures - CMCA -REVENUE AND EXPENSE GROUP REPORT-BOARD From 10/1/2010 Through 1/31/2011

Employment & Training

Community Services

Early Childhood

Foster Grandparents

Energy

Weatherization

Housing Development

Area Housing Dev.

Adm/Corporate

Total

Revenue 727,452.00

169,169.42

2,815,691.02

119,467.38

1,155,263.38

996,874.43

67,021.69

0.00

175,133.56

6,226,072.88

Federal/State In-Kind Local Total Revenue

0.00 0.00 0.00 727,452.00

0.00 0.00 7,656.74 176,826.16

0.00 54,928.58 49,212.24 2,919,831.84

0.00 2,426.45 0.00 121,893.83

0.00 0.00 0.00 1,155,263.38

9,555.00 0.00 0.00 1,006,429.43

0.00 0.00 1,065.16 68,086.85

0.00 0.00 750.00 750.00

0.00 0.00 415,839.84 590,973.40

9,555.00 57,355.03 474,523.98 6,767,506.89

Expense Salaries Fringe In-Direct Consultant Travel Space Cost Consumable Supplies

356,200.78 101,185.60 20,372.14 491.72 131.00 15,038.49 32,087.97

169,660.31 46,147.07 31,507.87 15,413.43 7,771.01 38,208.11 8,179.66

1,279,693.33 448,560.92 252,325.86 48,130.33 28,321.13 153,931.43 233,131.56

25,184.81 7,772.23 5,181.63 52.06 0.00 2,517.40 3,699.36

69,176.60 20,792.02 13,135.42 165.54 0.00 8,269.54 2,922.70

225,892.07 100,508.37 47,654.46 651.82 554.05 24,756.08 191,096.03

32,453.51 10,483.30 6,268.77 4,064.21 2,164.77 8,452.46 3,086.54

4,367.40 1,067.04 793.43 3,952.76 470.46 561.35 847.94

236,365.71 69,322.15 5,390.77 7,042.24 11,378.04 22,610.73 17,963.79

2,398,994.52 805,838.70 382,630.35 79,964.11 50,790.46 274,345.59 493,015.55

Equipment Contractual Participants Other In-Kind Total Expense

0.00 0.00 99,361.89 18,727.16 0.00 643,596.75

0.00 0.00 2,611.60 31,192.60 0.00 350,691.66

0.00 211,494.44 155,312.64 138,159.09 6,527.58 2,955,588.31

0.00 0.00 81,505.35 3,283.97 2,426.45 131,623.26

0.00 0.00 779,506.70 6,906.70 0.00 900,875.22

49,251.48 66.86 153,313.87 19,341.51 0.00 813,086.60

0.00 2,829.50 0.00 10,649.19 0.00 80,452.25

0.00 0.00 1,081.00 1,002.40 0.00 14,143.78

0.00 0.00 98,172.35 62,073.54 0.00 530,319.32

49,251.48 214,390.80 1,370,865.40 291,336.16 8,954.03 6,420,377.15

83,855.25

(173,865.50)

(35,756.47)

(9,729.43)

254,388.16

193,342.83

(12,365.40)

(13,393.78)

60,654.08

347,129.74

Total Revenues (Expenditures)

Date: 2/17/11 11:16:45 AM

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Central Missouri Community Action Balance Sheet - AREA DEVELOPMENT HOUSING PROJECTS-BOARD As of 1/31/2011

Woodcrest Village

Prior Devel. Fees

Abbey Orchard

Hanover Gardens

North Central

AHAP

HDC Properties

Rehab Properties

CHAPEL HILL

WEATHE... ROCK

Total

Assets Cash 127,859.91

0.00

51,643.36

7.09

4,975.21

21,876.32

(23,876.38)

0.00

182,485.51

319,032.86

0.00

14,214.97

0.00

333,247.83

0.00

30,000.00

0.00

30,000.00

0.00 446,892.77

0.00 0.00

0.00 51,643.36

0.00 30,007.09

0.00 4,975.21

0.00 21,876.32

0.00 (9,661.41)

0.00 0.00

0.00 545,733.34

0.00

1,836.18

0.00

1,836.18

0.00 0.00

0.00 1,836.18

0.00 0.00

0.00 1,836.18

446,892.77

0.00

51,643.36

30,007.09

6,565.98

22,176.32

5.42

0.00

557,290.94

0.00 446,892.77

0.00 0.00

0.00 51,643.36

0.00 30,007.09

(1,590.77) 4,975.21

(300.00) 21,876.32

(11,503.01) (11,497.59)

0.00 0.00

(13,393.78) 543,897.16

446,892.77

0.00

51,643.36

30,007.09

4,975.21

21,876.32

(9,661.41)

0.00

545,733.34

Receivables Fixed Assets Other Total Assets Liabilities Accounts Payable Long Term Payables Total Liabilities Net Assets Fund Balance Excess Revenue/Expenditures (Loss) Total Net Assets Total Liabilities and Net Assets

Central Missouri Community Action Balance Sheet - AGENCY BALANCE SHEET-BOARD As of 1/31/2011

Current Year Assets Cash CASH IN BANK CASH IN BANK-PAYROLL CASH IN BANK -HOUSING CHDO SAVINGS CASH IN BANK- CORPORATE AHAP- TAX CREDIT CMCHDC PROPERTIES CASH ACCT PETTY CASH Total Cash Receivables ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE HIP MATERIALS HIP LABOR NOTES RECEIVABLE PRE-PAID EXPENSE ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION-EQUIP ACCUM DEPRECIATION-VEHICLE Other Total Receivables Fixed Assets INVENTORY REAL ESTATE & BUILDING PROPERTY - LAND PROPERTY-RENOVATIONS EQUIPMENT VEHICLES WEATHERIZATION CREW INVENTORY Total Fixed Assets Contra Fixed Assets EQUITY -BUILDINGTotal Contra Fixed Assets Other INVESTMENTS Total Other Total Assets

638,529.48 818,744.43 102,905.88 55,814.67 7,667.08 4,975.21 21,876.32 1,690.00 1,652,203.07 762,532.35 94,374.62 102,561.95 720,178.75 111,370.84 (187,600.61) (560,566.34) 4,387.75 1,047,239.31 3,137.59 625,637.28 381,524.88 38,506.00 804,779.51 775,773.40 33,769.56 2,663,128.22 (268,258.59) (268,258.59) 237,849.80 237,849.80 5,332,161.81

Liabilities Accounts Payable Long Term Payables Total Liabilities

1,282,804.76 591,519.34 1,874,324.10

Net Assets Fund Balance EQUITY-PROPERTY FUND BALANCE RESERVE ACCOUNT Total Fund Balance Excess Revenue/Expenditures (Loss) Total Net Assets

172,632.14 2,184,252.24 753,823.59 3,110,707.97 347,129.74 3,457,837.71

Total Liabilities and Net Assets

5,332,161.81

Date: 2/17/11 11:17:05 AM

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CENTRAL MISSOURI COMMUNITY ACTION Board Report JANUARY 31, 2011 Program Code

Performance Based Programs

10,B,C,S CSBG PHA7 HOUSING - Section 8** 27 STATE CHILD CARE-DFS & PARENTS 27E CHILD CARE EXPANSION

Contract Dates

Contract

YTD

TOTAL BUDGET

Amount

Earned

Expended

REMAINING

10/01/10-09/30/11 10/01/10-09/30/11

$564,069.00 $227,574.00

$169,326.00 $64,819.89

$330,349.11 $72,458.53

05/01/10-04/30/11

$371,968.00

$273,955.22

10/01/10-09/30/11

$222,663.00

$33,524.83

$1,386,274.00

$541,625.94

TOTAL

% of Year

% of Contract Earned

($161,023.11) ($7,638.64)

33.33% 33.33%

30.02% 28.48%

$278,562.72

($4,607.50)

75.00%

73.65%

$64,768.55

($31,243.72)

33.33%

15.06%

$746,138.91

($204,512.97)

**Does not reflect direct participant benefits (see below)

Line Item Budgets 12 FAMILY SUPPORT-Mexico United Way

Contract Dates

Budgeted

YTD Expended

Unexpended

% of Year

% Expended

79 LIHEAP

01/01/11-12/31/11 07/01/09-06/30/11 10/01/10-09/30/11

$9,600.00 $713,096.00 $1,716,907.38

$1,141.22 $711,298.62 $900,943.99

$8,458.78 $1,797.38 $815,963.39

8.33% 79.16% 33.33%

11.89% 99.75% 52.47%

69 DOLLAR MORE

10/01/10-09/30/11

$47,823.65

$9,121.00

$38,702.65

33.33%

19.07%

10/01/10-09/30/11

$22,492.82

$7,013.00

$15,479.82

33.33%

31.18%

35 VITA IRS

07/01/10-06/30/11

$6,541.00

$5,530.67

$1,010.33

58.33%

84.55%

93 THRIVE

07/01/10-05/31/13

$44,817.00

$0.00

$44,817.00

20.00%

0.00%

05/01/10-04/30/11

$3,829,129.00

$2,579,127.29

$1,250,001.71

75.00%

67.36%

40,41,42 WEATHERIZATION - DOE & 16-AMUE-07-Elec

06A LISC

20,21,22,24S HEAD START 70,71,72 EARLY HEAD START

05/01/10-04/30/11

$402,212.00

$316,481.11

$85,730.89

75.00%

78.69%

88 CONNECTING FOR CHILDREN

09/30/10-09/29/11

$483,352.00

$112,274.42

$371,077.58

33.33%

23.23%

89 I CAN

09/30/10-09/29/11

$340,990.00

$264,679.25

$76,310.75

33.33%

77.62%

25 USDA

05/01/10-04/30/11

$281,732.00

$205,833.75

$75,898.25

75.00%

73.06%

07/01/10-06/30/11

$384,501.00

$241,055.69

$143,445.31

58.33%

62.69%

105 EHS STATE 61B,C GUARD AT HOME 09A,09D,09Y WIA-Adult & Dislocated Workers,Youth 07,07A,07B MO WORK ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CAP) 08O ONE STOP 15 STATE TRANSPORTATION 10-CC CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 14 FOSTER GRANDPARENTS

07/01/10-06/30/11

$20,000.00

$0.00

$20,000.00

58.33%

0.00%

07/01/10-06/30/11

$1,088,465.38

$324,420.68

$764,044.70

58.33%

29.81%

10/01/10-06/30/12

$2,033,745.00

$225,823.27

$1,807,921.73

19.05%

11.10%

07/01/10-06/30/11

$1,650.00

$177.80

$1,472.20

58.33%

10.78%

07/01/10-06/30/11

$5,000.00

$2,506.00

$2,494.00

58.33%

50.12%

05/01/10-03/31/11

$5,500.00

$3,458.96

$2,041.04

81.82%

62.89%

01/01/11-12/31/11 TOTAL

$358,292.00 $11,795,846.23

$30,149.11 $5,941,035.83

$328,142.89 $5,854,810.40

8.33%

8.41%

83 DEVELOPMENT FUND

07/01/10-06/30/11

$48,077.00

$29,097.77

$18,979.23

58.33%

60.52%

00 ADMINISTRATION (included in above totals)

10/01/10-09/30/11 10/01/10-09/30/11

$1,137,356.00 $1,318,980.00

$355,151.42 $444,673.23

$782,204.58 $874,306.77

33.33% 33.33%

31.23% 33.71%

PHA7 SECTION 8- Participant Benefits

Agency Contract Totals

$14,549,177.23

$7,160,945.74

$6,543,583.43

23 HEAD START NON FEDERAL ( Inkind)

05/01/10-04/30/11

$957,282.00

$334,680.55

$622,601.45

75.00%

34.96%

73 EARLY HEAD START ( Inkind)

05/01/10-04/30/11

$100,553.00

$59,422.51

$41,130.49

75.00%

59.10%

88I CONNECTING FOR CHILDREN (Inkind)

09/30/10-09/29/11

$120,838.00

$24,143.48

$96,694.52

33.33%

19.98%

89I I CAN (Inkind)

09/30/10-09/29/11

$85,248.00

$48,228.80

$37,019.20

33.33%

56.57%

105I EHS-ST (Inkind)

07/01/10-06/30/11 01/01/11-12/31/11

$57,675.15 $80,785.00

$15,744.59 $2,361.75

$41,930.56 $78,423.25

58.33% 8.33%

27.30% 2.92%

16 FGP NON FEDERAL (Inkind)

JANUARY 2011 Monthly Enrollment_Attendance Report Attendance HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START CACFP MEALS PROVIDED Site Name

ADA

#DSS Child Care Subsidy

# Breakfast

# Lunch

# PM Snack

Community Early Learning

75%

Community R-VI*

92% 88%

Lakeview

2102

WFSC

81%

250 653

233 651

0 548

1211

Bear Creek CFDC

64%

16 4

2202

Centralia Park

81% 85%

2203

150 647

291 512

134 413

Local ID County 2104 2103 2101

1200

AUDRAIN

BOONE

Pregnant Moms

2213

Tiger Paws

NA 77%

NA 27

NA 503

NA 512

NA 413

2209

Field

75%

77%

279 516

258

Callaway County

283 338

174

147

2301

CALLAWAY

469

2409

Capital Early Learning

91%

170

2401

Cole East

78%

605

790

486

2406

Cole West

72%

207

381

171

2407

JC Daycare**

87%

2408

Open Book**

81%

Clubhouse

197

367

164

2501 2602 2601 2701 2852 2851

COLE

COOPER HOWARD MONITEAU OSAGE

78%

Glasgow

87%

Howard County

244

411

239

Moniteau County

72% 78%

244

411

239

Chamois

79%

321

319

271

Linn

84%

234

222

219

80.11%

102

5046

6069

4171

TOTAL *CACFP Reimbursement collected by partner. **DSS Reimbursement collected by partner.

ADA:

Average Daily Attendance (ADA) is tracked and analyzed in accordance with 1305.8 of the Head Start Performance Standards.

DSS Child Care Subsidy:

For the purpose of this report, we are only reporting the children for whom we receive DSS reimbursement. (Those that are enrolled in a full-day classroom.) For more information on the DSS/Child Care Assistance Program, please visit http://dss.mo.gov/cd/childcare/pdf/ccare.pdf.

CACFP Meals Provided:

For more information regarding the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), please visit http://www.fns.usda.gov/CND/Care/CACFP/aboutcacfp.htm.

JANUARY 2011 Monthly Enrollment_Attendance Report

Local ID 2104 2102 1200 1211 2301

Early Head Start County Site Name AUDRAIN BOONE CALLAWAY

2409 2407

COLE

2408

Income Eligibility 0-100% 101-130

F.E.

Enrolled

Waitlist

>130

Foster

Homeless

Public Asst.

Concern

Disability

Community Early Learning

WFSC

Bear Creek

Tiger Paws

Callaway County

Capital Early Learning

JC Day Care

Open Book

0 0

2501

COOPER

Clubhouse

2601

HOWARD

Howard County

2701

MONITEAU

Moniteau County

Chamois

0 1

Linn

190

204

2 115

F.E.

Enrolled

Waitlist

>130

Foster

Homeless

Public Asst.

Concern

Disability

2852 2851

OSAGE

PRENATAL FAMILIES Local ID County

Site Name

2104

Community Early Learning

2102

AUDRAIN

1200 1211

BOONE

1213 2301

WFSC

Bear Creek

Tiger Paws

Central Office

Income Eligibility 0-100% 101-130

Callaway County

2401

Cole

2409

Capital Early Learning

JC Day Care

Open Book

2407

CALLAWAY

COLE

2408

2501

COOPER

Clubhouse

2601

HOWARD

Howard County

2701

MONITEAU

Moniteau County

2852 2851

OSAGE

Chamois

Linn

F.E.

Enrolled

Waitlist

0-100%

101-130

>130

Foster

Homeless

Public

Concern

Disability

EHS PROGRAM TOTALS

204

225

128

110.29%

48.53%

62.75%

7.35%

3.43%

1.47%

14.22%

21.08%

0.00%

10.00%

<35%

<10%

Mandated Requirements Enrolled:

Cumulative number of children served during the reporting month.

Vacancies:

All Terminated Children were NOT replaced within 30 days. in accordance with HSPPS 1305.7 vacancies do not have to be filled within the last 60 days of a program year..

FE:

Funded Enrollment

10% or >

JANUARY 2011 Monthly Enrollment_Attendance Report HEAD START Enrollment Head Start Local ID County 2102 2101 AUDRAIN 2103 2202 2203 BOONE 2213 2209 2301 CALLAWAY 2401 COLE 2406 2501 COOPER 2601 HOWARD 2602 2701 MONITEAU 2851 OSAGE 2852

Monthly Totals: Site Name WFSC Lakeview Community R6 Centralia Park Tiger Paws Field Callaway County Cole East Cole West Clubhouse Howard County Glasgow Moniteau County Linn Chamois

F.E. 38 20 20 30 60 30 30 38 78 40 40 36 20 36 18 18 552

Enrolled 39 22 20 31 62 34 32 39 89 41 42 31 20 36 20 20 578 104.71%

Waitlist 18 9 2 105 22 66 7 1 5 17 5 3 260 47.10%

Income Eligibility 0-100% 101-130 21 4 14 0 13 3 19 7 34 3 13 0 22 0 27 1 4 47 19 3 25 1 23 1 12 4 25 0 11 2 15 1 340 34 61.59% 6.16%

Mandated Requirements

<35%

>130 2 0 4 1 4 1 0 1 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 24 4.35% <10%

Foster 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 1.09%

Homeless 2 3 0 0 2 6 3 3 9 4 3 0 1 5 3 0 44 7.97%

Public 8 4 0 4 19 13 7 7 24 15 12 5 2 5 4 1 130 23.55%

Concern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%

Disability 2 0 4 3 3 6 1 3 7 6 2 2 3 5 1 3 51 9.24% 10% or >

Enrolled:

Cumulative number of children served during the reporting month.

Vacancies:

All Terminated Children were not replaced within 30 days; the end of the part-day program option is less than 60 days away. In accordance with PS 1305.7. See ChildPlus Report 2210 in Enrollment Binder.

FE:

Funded Enrollment

*FE:

Current Enrollment during the summer months when part-year classrooms are not open.

Central Missouri Communit y Act ion HEAD START PROGRAM

Quality Assurance Summary Report

ONGOING MONITORING for the Month of: February 2011 SUMMARY OF ONGOING MONITORING ACTIVITIES Different data sources were utilized by the team during this monitoring period; review of Participant Files, classroom observations, review of Child Plus reports (database), etc. Strengths were identified by the team along with areas needing improvement. The monitoring emphasis for the month is reviewed using the OHS Monitoring Tool, review of the program work plan, policy, procedure, forms and formats. Monitoring Emphasis for the month: Nutrition and Family Development Performance Indicators HEAD START EARLY HEAD START As of 2-10-11

2009-2010 PIR

2008-2009 PIR

As of 2-10-11

2009-2010 PIR

2008-2009 PIR

01. Children up to date on a schedule of Preventative and Primary Health Care:

25%

92%

91%

13%

80.38%

94%

02. Children needing medical treatment:

3.75%

0.00%

2.38%

0.00%

03. Children receiving medical treatment:

100%

90.91%

75.0%

48%

67.14%

17%

20.89%

31%

19%

33.33%

18%

97%

97.18%

101%

79%

74.16%

73%

82%

96.34%

94%

77%

98.12%

89%

79%

56.76%

77%

52%

89.47%

100%

04. Children completing dental exams since last years PIR: (Preschool Only) 05. Children needing dental treatment: (Preschool Only) 06. Children receiving dental treatment: (Preschool Only) 07. Children with up-to-date, or all possible, immunizations: 08. Children enrolled in Medicaid, SCHIP, or Paid Health Insurance at EOY: 12. Classroom teachers with an ECE or related degree ( AA, BA or graduate):

Strengths The following are the strengths identified by the monitoring team:

Community & Partnership Development Health Interns working on Prenatal program development and Self Assessment Immunizations and Action Plans

Areas in Need of Improvement Possible Systems Issue(s)

Tracking of Degree Attainment Family Development goal setting data entry and documentation

Plan of Action

Potentially track degree attainment in Childplus, but now have up-to-date excel file Family Development entry pilot at 2 sites to see if information can be streamlined

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Director’s Report - Darin Preis darin-preis@ShowMeAction.org 573-443-8706 x1025 573-864-2281 cell February 2011 Central Missouri Community Action Strategic Commitments (SC) SC 1. Engage the community to assure that all people have their basic needs met. SC 2. Enhance community capacity to ensure all individuals have lifelong learning opportunities. SC 3. Build community capacity to enhance economic and community assets. SC 4. Build relationships across class and race lines. SC 5.Develop an innovative, caring agency dedicated to being an influential leader in our communities.

I’m looking forward to seeing you at the meeting next Thursday. My report will be a short one this month as the majority of what needs to be mentioned is outlined in documents following this report. Please review these documents thoroughly as the majority of this month’s board meeting will consist of a discussion surrounding the President’s proposed budget. I’m looking forward to your feedback. The Director’s Report for this month can be accessed by clicking on February 24, 2011 at http://www.showmeaction.org/board/meetings.html and all previous reports are available at http://www.showmeaction.org/board/archives.html. COMMUNITY SERVICES CSBG Contract The Community Services Plan has been finalized and the CSBG contract signed with the Division of Family Support. The plan allows for CMCA to earn $564,069 of CSBG funds during the original contract period. As reported in January, it was expected that CMCA would receive a supplemental contract midyear to increase CSBG earnings to $812,996 – the equivalent of FY10 funding level. Because of the Federal Budget debate, this supplemental is not guaranteed. As is historically practiced, the amount of the mid-year supplemental contract depends on the Federal Budget and the final CSBG Allocation passed by Congress. Because Congress has not yet passed a FY11 budget (we are working under a Continuing Resolution) we are in a “wait and see” mode. The House of Representatives has submitted a FY11 budget that will cut CSBG nearly 50% for the current fiscal year. The Senate has not recommended any cuts to CSBG at this time. A budget of some kind or a continuation of the current Continuing Resolution must be passed by March 4, 2011. Hopefully, we will have better information by then on what our current CSBG funding will look like. In the event that our CSBG Base of $564,069 is the maximum funding that will be available this year, we will rework the CSBG budget. This will mean a complete restructuring of the Community Services Department for CMCA and a reduction in the services we are able to provide to families and the community. Because of impeding cuts to CSBG, CMCA will not be able to complete all of the Community Collaboration Resource Distribution (CCRD) projects originally written into our FY11 Community Service Plan. The following project has been cut from the plan: • Community Action Teams – This project is a continuation of the CAT project developed through the CSBG ARRA contract. Community Action Teams, or CATs, will utilize the information and work started during the Mid-Missouri Community Alliance Summit to develop local strategies to

address causes and conditions of poverty at the local level. CMCA will serve as facilitators and supporter of these local efforts. Although we have removed this project from the CS plan, the work involving the Community Action Teams will continue throughout the CMCA service area as long as funding allows for staff to continue the coordinating efforts. The funds originally slated to be earned through this project, $160,000, will be earned instead through Family Development services. Those services have not changed and we will continue to provide the FD services to families. CSBG Contract work completed to date: CMCA has completed the first benchmark for the Leadership Development for all four classes as well as the second benchmark for the first class. We have also completed the first benchmark for the Poverty Simulation CCRD project and three of the benchmarks for the CSBG “Higher Ground” planning project. Classes for Step Up to Leadership will be hosted throughout the service area this year. Twelve week classes are scheduled to start as follows: • Boone County – February 9 • Callaway/Audrain: March 2 • Osage: March 24 • Cole/Moniteau: TBD • Cooper/Howard: TBD CMCA has hosted four (4) Poverty Simulations for various community groups so far this year. Poverty Simulation participants/hosts have been: • North Callaway High School, faculty and staff (Callaway County) • University of Missouri Service Learning Students (Boone County) • Tipton Public Schools, faculty and staff (Moniteau County) • Hickman High School, faculty and staff (Boone County) Additional Poverty Simulations are being scheduled in Cole, Howard and Callaway counties for the year. In addition, the Community Services staff has provided the following Family Development services from October 1, 2010 through January 31, 2011: • Comprehensive Intake Assessment and Referral – 2324 Units • Resource Distribution (Help Fast/Emergency Asst) – 280 Units • Family Support – 122 Units • Life Skills Learning – 145 Units • Targeted Coaching – 321 Units • VITA – 99 Units Foster Grandparent Program • The program completed the first year of a three-year grant award and the program’s requirements. • The 2nd year grant award for 2011 was received. The federal budget amount will be the same as 2010, $358,202. The state transportation grant (MEHTAP) was awarded at $5,000. • At present, 75 seniors are active participants in the program, 5 are inactive due to illness. Our plans for 2011 include placing more grandparents in Osage and Moniteau counties. LIHEAP

Winter LIHEAP has kept the Community Services staff very busy since October 1st. As of February 11, 2011 CMCA has processed 8,018 Energy Assistance Applications. Of those, 7,982 households have received non-crisis Energy Assistance. As of February 15, 2011 we have provided $1,040,952 of Winter ECIP (crisis) funds through 4,437 pledges on behalf of more than 2,860 households. Like CSBG, we are uncertain of the level of LIHEAP funding that will be available for the remainder of this program year. Although we have received an amendment to our current LIHEAP contact with the state, current funding for the ECIP crisis portion of the program is less than last year and is expected to run out by the end of February. Community Assessment Planning As required by many programs and funding sources, CMCA must complete a Community Needs Assessment every three years. The CMCA Coordinating Team attended the Regional Convening held with MOCA and NECAC on January 2, 2011 in Jefferson City where we developed a final plan to conduct the assessment. Surveys for current participants of all agency programs, community partners and the public have been developed and results will be collected through the month of March. CMCA Strategy Teams are collecting secondary data information as well as reviewing other community plans to gather information that will assist in the priority process that will be completed in June. The Board will be asked to participate in the agency self-assessment and to complete a board assessment that will be included in the final product. The final assessment will be due to the State in July. New CSBG State Director The Department of Social Services, Family Support Division has announced the appointment of Valerie Howard as the new Missouri CSBG/LIHEAP Unit Manager. Ms. Howard replaces Damion Trasada and will oversee CSBG, LIHEAP and WAP funding at the state level. DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATION The agency has ramped up its presence on Facebook through implementation of a Cause page and regular maintenance of our organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s page. Please find us and use this as a framework for inviting your personal network to get involved. A capital campaign is being explored in Boonville to support necessary improvements at Clubhouse Head Start. With the support of board member, Paul Davis, we have recruited the volunteer service of 11 community members. In the coming months, a fundraising plan will be developed. We hope to replicate this process in other areas of the agency. Please mark your calendar for the 3rd Annual Riding Out Poverty. On May 21, 2011, we will join other bicyclists on the Katy Trail. This is a great opportunity to introduce a community contact to the agency, and a fun way to show your support. We are still firming up details, but this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event will feature a Geocache element that is sure to make this event more popular than ever before. We need committee members to assist with planning and promotion, so please volunteer if you can. Service Learning at the University is taking off this year with 17 students serving in Head Start, VITA, Community Services, and Development. Communications support to programs has included Weatherization, Columbia Cares for Kids, legislative advocacy, Green Build, and information gathering for upcoming newsletter. EMPLOYMENT/TRAINING

Governor Nixon recently announced the State of Missouri will be funding another Missouri State Parks Youth Corps (SPYC) program this coming summer. We began accepting applications on 2/1/11. The youth will be paid minimum wage and be allowed to work an average of 400 hours between April 1 – November 30, 2011. So far CMCA in Boone and Cole Counties have been allocated 41 openings. We have currently received 25 applications for these openings. The youth must be 17-21 years of age and meet Workforce Investment Act eligibility criteria. We continue to see a large number of customers coming into our three Career Centers located in Columbia, Jefferson City and Mexico. For the month of December we saw over 7,500 customers at the three Career Centers. Joyce Davis, Employment and Training Director, attended the National Association of Workforce Boards Forum (NAWB) in Washington D.C. last week. Paul Harrington, Director for the Center of Labor Markets and Policy, from Drexel University in Philadelphia was a speaker at the opening session. He stated that the United States would need to create 260,000 jobs every month for the next 60 months in order to get the economy back to where it was before the economic crisis. He stated the current economy is similar to that of the 1930’s. HEAD START For info regarding the Head Start Program, please refer to the enclosed Head Start Directors Report, or access it online at www.showmeaction.org . ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Housing Development Weatherization –

Wx Homes Completed by County 10/11 Fiscal Year 40

0 Homes Completed

Audrain

Boone

Callaway

Cole

Cooper

Howard

Moniteau

Osage

Wx Monthly Totals per Program for FY 10/11

35 30 25 DOE ARRA EMHI UE Gas UE Elec

20 15 10 5 0 Oct

Dec

Feb

April

June

Aug

Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-housing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The agency was notified and participated in a conference call conducted by the state on February 3, 2011 that the US Department of Housing and Urban Development froze funding to the state for the HPRP program due to the state not having sufficient policies and procedures in place for the dispersal of funds. This has essentially frozen our program. We did have pending approximately $58,000 in requests to the state for We are fulfilling the obligations to our existing clients as well as clients who were in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;pipelineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for assistance, but are not accepting new clients. On February 15, the state conducted a second conference call outlining the new processes. These new procedures will mean the counties will have a more active role in part of the program than in the past. 1. Funding reimbursements and reports: The state will no longer provide advancements for the program. You may remember that once our agency had spent 80% of advanced funds, we would send to the county another advance request which was then sent to the state and a check was then issued. We then used those funds for payments until we spent it down to the level that allowed for another advance. The new process is a reimbursement only process. CMCA will have to expend all of the advanced funds first and then CMCA will up front monthly expenditures after that. We will then prepare a monthly reimbursement request form for the counties to forward to the state (along with documentation the state is now requiring). The state will then issue a reimbursement check to the county, which will then be forwarded to us. We have no idea at this point how long this process will take. 2. Monthly reporting - If we still have available advanced funds for a county, we will still be providing the same monthly reporting form that is currently submit to the state showing monthly expenses and the process remains the same. If we have expended all of the advanced money, we will use a new reimbursement form for the monthly report and that form along with the expenditure documentation will need to be sent to the state. The counties will also need to retain a complete set of the expenditure documentation their files.

3. Monitoring - Because the state contract is between the state and the counties, the state will be monitoring the counties to insure that the program is being run according to the policies and procedures established. The state explained yesterday that the counties' compliance can be verified through two methods - retention of all the files at the county courthouse OR by the county monitoring CMCA and we retain the complete files. It is up to each county to determine which way they would like to monitor this program. Below is a scenario that was sent to the counties to consider as to how this might work: A. Retention of all the files at the county offices. CMCA would make copies of the complete files for each client (we would black out personal information such as social security numbers and in some cases a name if it is a domestic violence victim). We would then also make copies of all the payment documentation for the client files each month and submit to the county to place in the files. B. The county would send someone to our central office in Columbia and conduct a file review on a periodic basis. Our Osage County program has been monitored in such a manner and we can provide a county with their monitoring form which would tell them what to look for should a county choose this method. The form was not developed by our office and was done by a third party therefore providing I believe a separation from us that would be acceptable to the state. The monitoring schedule would be at the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discretion as the state did not specify a monitoring schedule that the counties had to abide by. However, I have recommended to the counties a monitoring relatively soon and then another either at the time we are close to expending all the funds or quarterly, whichever comes first. We do anticipate having all the funds expended by September 30, 2011 if not before. This is significantly different from the original way the program was operated and it results in the county having more work to do relative to the monitoring. However, the monthly forms and submissions will still be prepared by our office and provided to the counties in a manner that should take a minimum amount of their time. Howard, Osage and Boone Counties have been advanced their funding amounts. The other counties are operating with their advance funds or we are preparing reimbursement requests for funds that have been expended above that amount. Section 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Section 8 Obligated Units Based on Available Vouchers 500 400 300 200 Oct No v Dec Jan Feb M ar A pr M ay Jun July A ug Sep Unavailable due to reserves being spent

A vailable

Outstanding

327

316

Leased

312 299 299

As you can see from the chart above, the number of vouchers available the Mid-Missouri PHA needs to increase our rental units under contract. Staff has been taking steps to do this by issuing participation letters to those on our wait list. Below is the implementation schedule over the next four months which we hope will result in an increase of vouchers. Group A – 44 Letters issued Letters of invitation to participate sent out 12/31/2010 Initial meeting for paperwork and releases 1/25 and 26 Briefing and issuance of vouchers 2/25/2011 Voucher expiration 4/25/2011 Group B – 50 letters issued Letters of invitations to participate sent out 2/1/2011 Initial meeting for paperwork and releases 2/16 and 17 Briefing and issuance of vouchers 3/23/2011 Voucher expiration 5/23/2011 Group C – 50 letters issued Letters of invitations to participate sent out 3/1/2011 Initial meeting for paperwork and releases 3/16 and 17 Briefing and issuance of vouchers 4/21/2011 Voucher expiration 6/21/2011

We are hopeful that at the end of this period, we will have placed an additional 60-70 families on the program. After that, we plan on issuing letters of invitations relative to the number of clients who move off of the program. Important upcoming dates relative to Section 8: First week of March – the first meeting of Section 8 clients to form a Resident Advisory Board and to provide input to the Public Housing Agency Plan for the new year. March 17, MMPHA meeting to discuss the PHA Plan along with regular business. Week of March 28 – May 11 – PHA Plan available in all county offices for public review and comments March 29 and 30, HUD On-Site Monitoring of CMCA as to Corrective Action Plan implementation May 17, Boonville Public Hearing on the Plan May 18, Jefferson City Public Hearing on the Plan May 19, MMPHA Board reviews all comments and approves the Plan July 15, submit the Plan to HUD

Economic Development Micro Lending Program â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Training - Staff continue to receive training on reviewing loan applications and assessment of business plans. In January Teri and Jennifer became certified to teach the Kaufmann Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s six week First Step FastTrac courses on helping people determine the feasibility of starting their own business and development of business plans. In addition, they have been reviewing case studies of loans and practicing underwriting. Outreach and Marketing - Darin has met with the Columbia Regional Economic Development, Inc. board to explain the program and received approval to mail out information to their membership requesting support. In addition, I have met with a group of interested community leaders in Jefferson City to explain the program and its goals. Both Darin and I continue to meet with lenders in the community as well as one on one with interested business professionals to market the program. Staff have prepared a brochure on the program which will be included in the informational education packets distributed to clients utilizing our tax preparation services. These will also be distributed at our county offices. In addition, letters are being sent to last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s survey respondents informing them of upcoming workshops on starting your own business - the first of which will be February 26th Cole County and the second will be held March 5th in Boone County. These monthly workshops are designed to generate interest in the program and help determine where individuals are in the continuum of business start up. Participants will learn the basics and myths around starting their business and dependent upon their interest and where they are in the process be recommended for further classes (such as First Step FastTrac) or consultation. Based on demand, the First Step sessions will begin as soon as possible. Both the First Step program and workshops will be marketed through advertising and our county offices as well. Finance - We have received $2,700 in donations toward the program thus far. I have met with the Regional Director of the Small Business Administration and while the SBA is very excited about the program, we must have at lease a year of lending experience prior to applying for funds from that agency.

CSBG Talking Points Why is CSBG important? Why should the community care if CSBG gets cut out of the budget? • • • •

It is the core funding of Community Action It is the flexible funding which allows agencies to develop *local* initiatives and respond to local needs CSBG funds make it possible to leverage local private sector resources Community Action Agencies are trusted resources in their communities. CSBG allows CAAs to work closely with other local organizations, government offices, businesses and schools developing relationships and networks to support families in need.

What kinds of projects are funded through CSBG? • • • • • • • • •

Life Skills classes GED classes Education initiatives like Bright Futures Community Garden initiatives across the state encompassing both urban, rural and sub-urban communities Job readiness and job skills programs Re-entry programs to help ex-offenders transition back into the community successfully Tax preparation for low income families and financial education Micro-enterprise loan fund Planning for community based health initiatives

Who gets help through Community Action Agencies? • •

•

US citizens and legal residents 288,569 individuals total o 122,591 children under the age of 17 o 28,987 seniors, 55 and over o 38,525 disabled At CMCA, 14,241 individuals and 5,397 families were served last year.

How much money are we talking about? •

• •

Nationally, CSBG is 700 million dollars, which works out to about a quarter of a percent of the discretionary part of the federal budget. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the United States sent 901 million dollars to Sudan, 769 million dollars to Ethiopia, etc. Missouri receives $17,412,276 in CSBG funds and leveraged $23,047,586 in private sector funding and in kind donation from that. For the 2010-11 agency year, CMCA budgeted $812,996 in CSBG funds.

The national media has stated that Community Services Block Grant has weak reporting and oversight and that the funding formula is outdated…is that true? •

Community Action Agencies were part of Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty which started in 1964. The funding formula changed in the 1980’s with the Community Services Block Grant which is exclusively available to Community Action Agencies and serves as their “core” funding.

However, •

The charge that CSBG has weak oversight fails to take the facts into account. o According to law, the state is required to monitor Community Action Agencies every three years; o Also according to law, each Community Action Agency must have an independent audit conducted annually; o Every Community Action Agency’s contract in Missouri is reviewed and approved at the state level prior to being funded o Finally, Community Action Agencies follow a federal accountability system called Results Oriented Management & Accountability (ROMA). ROMA is a performance based initiative to develop and implement strategies to measure and record improvements in the condition of low-income people and communities that result from community action intervention;

Who decides how the money gets used in the community? •

Community Action Agencies are governed by a tripartite board that is represented equally by:

•

One-third of the board must be elected representatives of low-income individuals and families who reside in the geographic area being served by the agency o One-third elected officials o The remaining board members must be chosen from “business, industry, labor, religious, law enforcement, education, or other major groups and interests in the community served. The board of each Community Action Agency determine how the funds are used based upon the needs identified in the community o For example, if the issue identified is a high dropout rate among high schools students, an initiative such as Joplin’s Bright Futures would be a priority to determine ways to educate the community about the problems and find solutions that will keep kids in school. If the issue is a lack of access to affordable and healthy food, a community garden such as the one developed in Trenton might be the answer. o

The deficit is a major issue and if cutting Community Services Block Grant will save 700 million dollars, shouldn’t we do that? • Cutting CSBG is a short sighted fix, or to put it another way “penny wise and pound foolish”. The immediate benefit will be a small savings, but the funds leveraged in the community would also

•

be lost to those communities since people tend to fund programs and agencies they know and have a relationship with. The people who suddenly are not able to find assistance with Community Action aren’t going to suddenly cease to need that help, and if they don’t get the services they need, it will eventually impact other areas such as: o Healthcare o Unemployment o Education o Social Services o Criminal Justice

If Community Services Block Grant is cut, realistically, what will happen in Missouri? • • •

Community Action Agencies will be forced to lay off staff and people who are working to serve low income families will lose their jobs. Programs that help families mitigate crises or meet basic needs will be either reduced in scope or end entirely. Community Action Agencies may be forced to close offices in some counties, which could prove to be a hardship for people in very small rural communities and elderly who may have limited ability to travel.

For immediate release February 15, 2011

For more information contact Elaine West (573) 634-2969 ext. 21 ewest@communityaction.org Jessica Long (573) 634-2969 ext. 25 jlong@communityaction.org

Core Funding for 19 Local Community Action Agencies at Risk Today, Community Action Agencies across Missouri are facing the challenge of deciding which offices to close, which staff members to lay off and which services will end due to reduced funding for initiatives that support low income families. The budget proposal submitted to Congress by President Obama plans to cut many domestic programs including Community Services Block Grant funding by 50 percent in 2012, from $700 million to $350 million. Last year, Missouri received $17,412,276 from the federal Community Services Block Grant program, which allowed local Community Action Agencies to leverage private sector resources of $23,047,586. Missouri’s 19 Community Action Agencies, which have offices in every county and the city of St. Louis, use the funding to help people train for and get jobs, support business expansion, promote education, provide preventive health care and serve low-income senior citizens. More than 288,500 Missourians were served last year, including 122,500 children and 28,970 senior citizens. “President Obama sent a message during his State of the Union address that a freeze on domestic spending would occur in order to reduce the deficit, and Community Action Agencies stood ready to do their part by reducing their spending and finding ways to help weather the economy with fewer resources,” said Elaine West, executive director of the Missouri Association for Community Action (MACA). ”However, no one anticipated that Community Action’s core funding, the Community Services Block Grant, would be cut in half for next year and even dramatically reduced for the remainder of the current budget year.” The Community Services Block Grant program makes up less than a quarter of 1 percent of discretionary spending, which is only a small part of the federal budget. When fully funded, it represents less money than Congress sent abroad to Sudan or Ethiopia in foreign aid in 2009. Community Services Block Grants, however, were distributed across all 50 states to more than 1,100 communities. Community Services Block Grant is a dedicated funding stream especially designed for Community Action Agencies. Most of the funds (83 percent) are used for initiatives designed in and for communities by each Community Action Agency’s local tripartite board, which is made up equally of elected officials, community leaders, and low- income residents. The innovative programs Community Action Agencies develop and administer with the Community Services Block Grant are unique to the needs of each community and address a broad range of social issues. The state of Missouri has direct oversight of the projects developed by each agency and monitors them closely to ensure their effectiveness. Recent initiatives include:

--The Bright Futures initiative in Joplin developed by Economic Security Corporation of Southwest Area to reduce the 20 percent high school dropout rate through a partnership with businesses, elected officials, the faith-based community and educators. --A community garden in Trenton, organized by the Green Hills Community Action Agency, to feed 500 families and teach skills in growing and preserving food. --A local resource center in Richland, where Missouri Ozarks Community Action, Inc. provides classes in life skills, GED, job readiness and resume building, as well as a computer lab for online job search and a place for veterans to meet with the local Veterans Administration representative. ”If Congress does not move to protect the Community Services Block Grant, local Community Action Agencies will have to close offices in rural counties, reduce staff, and cease projects such as the Bright Futures initiative,” West pointed out. “This will prove especially harmful in small communities that serve elderly and extremely low-income populations, since no resources exist to replace those that will end.” The long- term effect of failing to invest in the economic security and stability of Missouri’s communities and at- risk populations will be felt across the board in health care, unemployment, education, social services, and criminal justice. In addition, the closing of Community Action Agency offices would have a catastrophic impact in a state already reeling from 9.4 percent unemployment.

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SAVE for All Strengthening America’s Values and Economy for All _______________________________________________________________________________

Statement!of!Principles! SAVE! for! All! –! Strengthening! America’s! Values! and! Economy! for! All! –! is! committed! to! preserving! and! strengthening! our! federal! capacity! to! expand! opportunity! and! enable! all! Americans!to!obtain!economic!security.!!We!include!national!and!local!advocacy!groups,!service! providers,!faith"based!organizations,!labor,!civil!rights!groups,!and!policy!experts.!!! Throughout! our! history,! the! federal! government! has! played! an! essential! role! in! spurring! economic!growth!and!increasing!opportunity!for!its!people.!Federal!support!made!the!railroads,! interstate! highways,! and! land! grant! colleges! possible.! The! G.I.! Bill! opened! up! education! and! improved!living!standards!for!millions!of!veterans!and!their!families.!Unemployment!Insurance,! Social!Security,!and!Medicare!have!made!Americans!more!secure,!saving!us!from!deep!poverty! from!economic!downturns,!old!age,!or!illness.! But! now,! instead! of! harnessing! federal! resources! to! foster! economic! progress! for! all,! some! in! Congress! would! leave! the! federal! government!unable! to! respond! to! economic! emergencies! or! provide!a!jumpstart!for!new!gains.!In!the!name!of!deficit!reduction,!some!call!for!massive!cuts!in! funding! for! education,! public! health,! affordable! housing,! and! other! vital! domestic! programs! while!maintaining!unaffordable!tax!cuts!and!unsustainable!military!spending.!Some!would!place! limits!on!Social!Security,!Medicare,!and!Medicaid!that!would!darken!the!future!for!millions.!!Such! cuts! run! counter! to! American! values! of! opportunity! and! security! for! all.! They! also! ignore! the! lessons!of!history:!that!a!strong!federal!role!is!needed!for!broadly!shared!economic!progress.! In!a!January!Greenberg/Democracy!Corps!poll,!fully!41!percent!of!respondents!said!that!they!or! someone!in!their!immediate!family!had!been!unemployed!in!the!past!year.!This!disturbing!figure! explains! why! Americans! overwhelmingly! believe! that! strengthening! the! economy! and! spurring! job! creation! should! be! the! nation’s! immediate! top! priority.! The! widespread! and! growing! pessimism!about!the!nation’s!future!is!understandable!given!the!painful!losses!so!many!families! have! experienced.! The! undersigned! organizations! share! this! concern.! We! believe! the! federal! government! must! use! its! resources! to! create! the! conditions! for! economic! recovery! for! the! benefit! of! all.! Only! by! creating! jobs! and! building! economic! security! can! we! move! our! nation! forward.! We!agree!that!the!long"term!federal!deficit!must!be!addressed.!We!believe!the!nation!can!and! should! reduce! the! deficit! over! time! through! a! balanced! approach! that! includes! equitable! increases! in! revenue! and! thoughtful! reductions! in! expenditures! that! do! not! serve! the! public! interest,! including! wasteful! military! spending! that! does! not! add! to! our! security.! ! In! short,! Congress!should!focus!on!the!policies!that!will!hasten!the!economic!recovery!and!build!a!strong! foundation!for!our!shared!future.!This!responsible!approach!will!place!the!nation!on!firm!fiscal! footing!for!economic!expansion!that!benefits!everyone.!

If!Congress!tries!to!reduce!the!deficit!primarily!by!slashing!funding!indiscriminately!and!reducing! the!scope!of!critical!federal!programs,!it!will!weaken!us!as!a!nation!by!threatening!the!health!and! development! of! millions! of! low"income! children,! risking! harm! to! seniors! and! people! with! disabilities,!and!reducing!the!incomes!of!many!millions!of!families.!The!result!will!leave!us!more! economically! insecure.! ! The! federal! government! would! stand! by! helplessly! as! family! incomes! erode! further,! and! poverty! and! inequality! rise! even! beyond! today’s! unacceptably! high! levels.!! Instead,!the!federal!government!must!be!an!engine!for!shared!prosperity.!!! Together,!we!call!upon!the!Obama!Administration!and!Congress!to:! !

Protect!low"!and!moderate"income!people!in!budget!and!deficit!reduction!proposals!by! opposing! cuts! in! or! the! elimination! of! effective! services,! while! supporting! expansions! necessary!to!respond!to!growing!need.!

Prevent!multi"year!appropriations!caps!that!force!harsh!reductions!in!domestic/human! needs!services.!!

Prevent!damaging!structural!changes!in!essential!programs.!Examples!of!such!changes! include!block"granting!Medicaid!or!limiting!Medicare!by!converting!its! benefits!to! fixed! vouchers.!!Such!proposals!would!make!recessions!deeper!and!cause!ours!to!be!more!of!a! two"tiered!health!system!in!which!only!those!who!can!afford!it!would!benefit!fully!from! advances!in!medical!care.!

Reject!efforts!to!adopt!a!constitutional!amendment!to!balance!the!federal!budget.!

Support!deficit!reduction!plans!that!include!additional!revenues!drawn!from!equitable! sources,! and! oppose! the! Bowles"Simpson! deficit! reduction! framework! of! two"thirds! spending! cuts! and! only! one"third! revenue! increases.! The! proportion! of! revenues! in! a! deficit! reduction! plan! can! and! should! be! increased! substantially! beyond! the! Bowles" Simpson!proposal.!Imposing!deep!cuts!in!services!will!cost!jobs,!inflict!additional!hardship! on!millions!of!Americans,!and!prevent!a!sustainable!economic!recovery.!

Oppose! rules! and! statutory! changes! that! favor! tax! cuts! over! important! domestic! investments!by!not!allowing!an!investment!to!be!paid!for!by!a!revenue!increase,!while! permitting!new!tax!cuts!to!be!adopted!without!any!requirement!that!they!be!paid!for!at! all.!!

Ours!is!a!rich!and!great!nation!with!virtually!unlimited!potential.!Yet!in!2009,!100!million!people! –!one"third!of!our!nation!–!were!living!in!or!near!poverty,!with!incomes!below!about!$44,000!for! a! family! of! four.! The! United! States! should! be! a! country! where! all! are! afforded! economic! opportunity!and!the!ability!to!live!in!dignity.!!Realizing!our!potential!requires!investments!in!the! infrastructure! for! success:! ! education,! food! and! nutrition!programs,! job! training!opportunities,! work! supports,! affordable! housing,! and! other! human! needs! programs! while! simultaneously! maintaining!a!robust!social!safety!net!to!help!those!who!fall!on!hard!times.! We! cannot! leave! so! many! with! so! little! means! to! participate! in! our! economy! and! expect! the! nation! to! be! able! to! move! forward.! ! Strengthening! America’s! Values! and! Economy! for! All! requires!saving!the!federal!government’s!capacity!to!address!our!needs!and!keep!our!promises.!!! ! !

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP) believes that President Obama's decision to cut funding for community action programs will hinder, rather than help, our nation's economic recovery. During his State of the Union address President Obama singled out community action programs, saying, "This freeze will require painful cuts. I've proposed cuts to things I care deeply about, like community action programs." Although he insisted that we're not making cuts "on the backs of our most vulnerable citizens," we believe cuts to community action programs do just that. The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), which funds Community Action, is the federal government's only comprehensive approach to addressing the needs of vulnerable citizens and help struggling Americans get the services they need to and achieve economic security. Last year community action programs provided critical supports such as employment, education and housing to 20.7 million vulnerable Americans, representing nearly 1 in 4 people in poverty. Sadly this includes 7.3 million children and seniors. Community action programs, funded by CSBG created and retained 18,432 jobs, ranked 8th out of approximately 200 Recovery Act federal programs. "Slashing a program with a proven track record of creating jobs, education opportunities, and economic security harms our most vulnerable citizens. Deep spending cuts and a balanced budget won't result in economic recovery if our most vulnerable citizens still can't acquire new skills, find work, and take care of their families. We need a sophisticated strategy like Community Action that brings the economic recovery home to all Americans," said Stephen Payne, President of NASCSP's Board of Directors and Director of the Washington Department of Commerce, Community Services and Housing Division. Community action programs, a state administered approach, provide a broad strategic framework and create a seamless, efficient, and effective delivery system for what would otherwise be a disparate collection of isolated State and Federal programs. Cuts in community action programs means a decrease in capacity for other State and Federal programs - most notably, the Weatherization Assistance Program which works to improve the energy efficiency of low-income homes using the most advanced technologies in the housing industry. The energy conservation resulting from the efforts of State and local agencies helps our country reduce its dependence on foreign oil and decrease energy costs, which the President stated he was committed to. All across the nation, CSBG-funded projects help "win the future" for all Americans by moving them toward economic security. http://www.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?expire=&title=Don%27t+Compromise+the+F... 2/22/2011

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Leadership Link Darin Preis <darin-preis@showmeaction.org> Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 9:23 AM To: agencywide <agencywide@showmeaction.org>, Susan Keyton <hocosusan@yahoo.com>, Alice Brandt <ABRANDT@colecounty.org>

This week I want to focus on President Obama's State of the Union speech. I believe that the President has a very balanced approach to his legislative priorities for this year and I was excited to hear him invoke the spirit of our "Sputnik" moment to reinvigorate the creativity and imagination of all citizens to participate in our economic recovery. However, you may have heard him make some comments that ought to give us pause. Specifically he said that he is recommending a five year freeze on domestic discretionary funding. That means that all non-entitlement programs like those that we operate will be subject to this freeze. Honestly I don't think that's a terrible idea, though I say that with mixed feelings. I believe that there are areas that our government could spend much more wisely, or simply spend less. For example, the President suggested billions of dollars less spending to subsidize the oil industry. While this could hurt a bit at the gas pumps, it's the right thing to do. Other areas of domestic spending haven't always had the intended effect and should be reviewed on a regular basis. Funding for Community Action programs falls into this later category. The quality of programming fluctuates across the country to the point that I can't say categorically, in every area of the country, that Community Action is fulfilling The Promise*. All the more reason for us to make darn sure that CMCA and our partners and colleagues across the state are constantly striving for higher ground and deeper impact (like our Transformation Plan). But here's where things get sticky. The President went on to say "This freeze will require painful cuts. I've proposed cuts to things I care deeply about, like community action programs." Huh? What? Despite his insistence that he won't recommend cuts "on the backs of our most vulnerable citizens," we've got a political conundrum in front of us. You know that our programs make a difference in people's lives and that our communities are stronger because CMCA is in them. Do your neighbors? Community leaders? Local businesses? Do they know that the number of people in poverty in mid-Missouri has steadily increased to nearly 50,000 out of a population of roughly 350,000? What about the fact that the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG is the core funding that makes us a Community Action Agency) ranked 8th out of 200 Recovery Act programs for creating and retaining jobs? Have they heard your local success stories? At this point, these aren't just rhetorical questions. We really need to know if THEY know what we do for our communities because we may need their help to get that word to Congress. I'll be paying close attention to the debate in Washington DC and will be visiting our legislators in March. I will keep you in the loop but I also need you to be more vocal than ever about what we do. Get those success stories to Trina Almond so we can publicize them and look for opportunities to reach out to partners and potential allies. This is not a call to freak out. This is just the political process, but politics and our country's priority on social responsibility ebb and flow. This year the ebb will be particularly powerful because of the nature of today's politics and the pressure to cut spending and reduce debt.

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*The Promise of Community Action (from the Community Action Partnership, our national network)

Community Action changes peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.

Darin Preis, Executive Director Central Missouri Community Action 807 B North Providence Columbia, MO 65203 573-443-8706 x1025 darin-preis@showmeaction.org

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Central Missouri Community Action Early Childhood Programs - Head Start and Early Head Start Passion – Commitment – Excellence CMCA Head Start Director’s Report February 10, 2011 CMCA Head Start 2010-2011 “Providing the BEST for young children and their families….Our Performance Targets include ….”Healthy Pregnancy and Birth, Thriving at Three, Successful at Five leading to children who are Competent and Well Rounded at Eight” Thank you to the CMCA Head Start Policy Council for their commitment to the children and families of the program. Thanks to those who came out for the Week of the Emotionally Healthy Child. Your commitment assists everyone in the program! Thanks! Head Start Annual Joint Meeting had to be cancelled due to the weather. Thanks to everyone (those who called from home and those of you who came to Central Office) for making the “virtual” meeting in January successful. Thank you for helping review and approve the grant application which was due 1/31/2011. Missouri Head Start Association (MHSA) will hold the next council meeting on Wednesday, February 23rd. Later that evening is the Annual Meeting of the MHSA and Awards Ceremony. CMCA Head Start will be honoring our Partnership of the Year- Columbia Cares for Kids Coalition. Also being honored at the Annual Event are staff members and/or volunteers with more than 20 years of service to Head Start. Congratulations to Carmalee Hall (Cole West); Tori Sims (Community R-VI) and Krescenz Hundley (Cooper County) for their years of service – all have over 20 years of service to Head Start!!! T/TA -Training and Technical Assistance– Several staff recently attended the CLASS assessment training provided by the T/TA system. Those in attendance thought that the training was very good and now they will receive onsite assistance as they begin to assess classroom teachers and classrooms using the CLASS tool. Missouri Head Start State Collaboration Office – is hosting a 2-day event, along with the MHSA, for dental health education for Missouri grantees. The training is called Cavity Free Kids and has excellent classroom materials which

will complement our Healthy Smiles work already in place. Our program will be sending managers to this training to then come back to the program and train our staff. We are excited to be using the program in our classrooms. This will compliment the Healthy Smiles program that is already in place.

PROGRAM UPDATES: I CANDuring the month of January fourteen (14) grantees conducted parent trainings. The remaining grantees will conduct their parent trainings this month (February). For the programs that didn't reach their goal of 100 families to be trained, they will hold additional trainings in the month of March to reach their goal. Combined, all twenty-three (23) grantees will train 2300 families. On January 26-28, 2011, Trisha Wright traveled to Reno, NV to make an onsite review of the training provided by the team from Community Services Agency Head Start. They trained 57 families while she was there. Earlier that week, the program held a Spanish training and trained over 30 Latino families. The I CAN team is very busy working with the Health Care Institute (HCI) at UCLA on several grant and foundation applications. The HCI has applied for a RAND grant which will research the HCI methodologies on obesity and diabetes prevention. The I CAN team is making final preparations for the upcoming Executive Training program which we are managing for the HCI. The training will be held in St. Louis on March 3-4, 2011. The final IIP (Innovation and Improvement Project) grantee meeting will be held in Virginia in March. Mernell King and Trisha Wright will attend for CMCA and Dr. Ariella Herman will attend for UCLA. This meeting is the last opportunity we will have to get with our other IIP friends and Federal Representatives to discuss the outcomes of our project and any findings they want to share â&#x20AC;&#x201C; we have a lot of great outcomes to share! Interested in a copy of the IIP results for year 2? Please ask and we can make a copy available to you. CFC (Connecting for Children) Updates: The first Cole County Weekly class was a success- 12 people turned out and everyone participated in discussion. The information seemed very relevant to our parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; situations and Lisa did a great job of linking it back to the effects healthy communication has on kiddos. Carmalee was very helpful and picked up on

paperwork fast. The Audrain class was also a success with 6 people attending with high participation. Lori and Patty both report the night was great fun and are looking forward to next week's class. The Week of the Emotionally Healthy Child was a great experience- very good turnout, great community enthusiasm, good info, and Dr. Newmark is a very dear man. Being able to share the info with 250 people on Thurs. night was a highlight. The continued feedback on the Facebook page illuminates the strong impact that week had on our community. Thanks to the Policy Council parents that took a leadership role in attending the Facilitator Training during the week! A follow up training for facilitators will be planned very soon…stay tuned! For any information regarding enrollment or signing up for a class, please have families call us at 443-8706 or toll-free at 800-706-1742 ext. 1022 (Nolanda) or for Spanish speaking participants/enrollment questions and sign-up please call ext. 1032 (Amy). We also have information on other trainings offered in the community that we can refer families to, so don't hesitate to contact us! Interpretive Services/DLL (Dual Language Learner) Updates: Simultaneous Interpreting was offered at the Community Event during the week of the Emotionally Healthy Child. Fourteen parents and community members utilized this service to listen to the presentation in Spanish. We will meet again as a group in March, to review the presentation and discuss the principles and strategies of Dr. Newmark’s book, “How to Raise Emotionally Healthy Children.” As part of the CMCA Head Start Basic Spanish Course, the instructor will be visiting sites in February to provide Spanish language support in the classroom. In addition, we are finalizing the dates for the next session of Basic Spanish Classes for Head Start staff that will be in Mexico, MO starting in March. This month, interpreters are staying busy with home visits, parent teacher conferences and communicating information about inclement weather to parents. From Family Development THE CHILDREN’S PROJECT – WEEK OF THE EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY CHILD: Feedback from all Columbia Cares for Kids Coalition Members regarding the “Week of the Emotionally Healthy Child” has been extremely positive! The group is eager to re-convene and create a new focus. We are tentatively scheduled to meet on February 25th. Updates will be shared as they develop. Project LAUNCH/Columbia Wellness Council has approved Head Start to engage 3 families in the Wellness Council. This is a wonderful leadership opportunity! Discussion held yesterday regarding application for Children’s Trust Prevention Grant was exciting and, if awarded will help us build capacity for the continuation

of Columbia Cares for Kids and for creating similar coalitions across our 8 county service area. A Proposal to deliver a presentation at the National Head Start Conference is complete and, if we are selected will allow us to showcase our community engagement success. Children’s Trust has approved our use of the How to Raise Emotionally Healthy Children curriculum as the foundation for our REAL Dads program and to use two of our enrolled fathers as trainers for the groups. Mick Beyers and Jason Fox will be leading the groups in Boone and Cole Counties. FDAII Dave Bruns will be meeting with them tomorrow to conduct a “train the trainer” session and to have contacts signed. Class schedules will be announced soon. Fathers First Fathers First will host its third annual skating party on Saturday, February 26th from 11:30-1:30. The event will be held at the Empire Roller Rink in Columbia. The event is free and open to any enrolled Head Start family. We expect a great turnout! Don’t let the families you serve miss this wonderful opportunity! For more information, contact David Bruns, Family Development Advocate II by calling (573) 881-2395. Child Services Update: CPR/First Aide: Congratulations to Jackie Rivera and Melissa Scheer who are now certified CPR/First Aide trainers. We are excited to have this available for our program “in house”. Health Interns will be working with the staff at CMCA Head Start to complete a number of items including the Self Assessment data collection for 2011. They are also going to work on making a booklet of common childhood aliments. The books will be simply stated with pictures and will say what the illness is, what signs/symptoms it presents, how it is spread, how long it is contagious, and etc... They will also be making laminated signs for all contagious illnesses that can be posted on classroom doors that give parents basic info. We are excited to have these nursing students from MU! Welcome students! The Child Outcomes Framework has been changed and CMCA Head Start has a copy of the new Framework. There are some additions to the framework and some changes to the existing child outcome expectations. Wendi Matlick and Mernell King will be attending the “Road to School Success” conference the week of February 14th. More to come in future months. PITC UPDATE: 3 program staff have been selected to attend PITC training! Congratulations to Wendi, Jamie, and Natilee for being selected to attend this training. The PITC training is very hard to get into! They will be able to bring the Program for Infant/Toddler Caregivers back to our program.

HSAC (Health Service Advisory Committee) has recruited so far 7 new members to attend next meeting in March and still working on recruitment. We are always looking for parents to be a part of our HSAC. Contact Jackie Rivera at 573-4438706 ext.1058 for more information! Mental Health – the Autism Spectrum Disorder Group made a presentation to the Head Start preschool staff at a recent training. They will be making recommendations on the assessment of children in the program. More to come in the near future. ERSEA (eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment and attendance) Assessment and Planning for next year will occur over the next three months. Program Management Staff have been participating in this process. Site staff, policy council members and board members are welcome. If you are interested, please contact Melissa Chambers ext. 1042. Infant/Toddler CDA (Child Development Associate) is now offered at Lincoln University. CMCA Head Start has 11 participants involved in this important certification process! A big thank you to Lincoln University for developing this important curriculum and coursework!!!!

OTHER PROGRAM UPDATES:

CMCA Head Start’s Tobacco Free Committee: The inclement weather has really put a halt to meetings in 2011. The NEXT meeting has been rescheduled for Friday, February 11, 2011. We will meet at Boone Tavern in Columbia. This meeting will focus of the development of a draft policy and finalizing the letter for Head Start families. Discussion about a 60-day pilot will also be on the agenda School Reach is our parent/family notification system. If your phone number (or contact number) changes, please make sure to notify your Head Start team member. If you have difficulty, or are not receiving your School Reach announcements, please let your local Team Leader know so that we can correct this immediately. Also remember that you can choose which language to receive your notifications in – make this system work for you!

CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT:

CMCA Head Start plans to develop a working committee to look at Social Networking Policies and Procedures. We have several examples to begin our work. Would you like to serve as our parent representative on the work group/committee? Let Mernell know at 573-443-8706 (x 1028) if you would like to join the committee. The committee will begin meeting very soon.

FEDERAL REPORTING:

ARRA Reports - report was completed on time – January 10, 2011 - we have been receiving comments and requests for additional information and have complied with all requests I CAN Quarterly Report- report was submitted before due date of January 31, 2011 CFC Quarterly Report – report was submitted before the due date of January 31, 2011 GRANT SUBMISSIONS – EHS state grant/budget was submitted to state officials in January 2011 HS/EHS Continuation refunding application was submitted to the Office of Head Start before 1/31/2011.

Peer Review Updates: Peer Review responses were sent to the Office of Head Start - Region VII on Friday, May 28, 2010. All but one (1) item of non-compliance were corrected onsite during the review and remain in compliance at this time. Only one (1) finding remained at the end of the review week and that non-compliance was corrected on December 4, 2010 immediately following the Peer Review. These areas remain in compliance as of the date of this report (2-10 -2011) OHS Peer Review: We will NOT have an Onsite Peer Review this year – This is great news as we implement all of the new HS and EHS sites and initiatives!

PARTNERSHIP UPDATES:

We are excited that our new partnership with the Columbia Housing Authority (for one classroom at Bear Creek) is coming along and is slated to be ready in the spring…we will keep you updated! We are meeting with officials of Jefferson City Public School District on Friday, February 11, 2011, and we will be showing them some of our infant/toddler program space in Columbia. We are always looking for good childcare partners – if you know of any in your area (especially in Jefferson City), please let us know.

MANAGEMENT UPDATES:

Our focus this month – ERSEA plan update and ERSEA Criteria finalized. Eligibility – Recruitment- Selection - Enrollment and Attendance (ERSEA) Activities – Enrollment continues to meet expectations - Enrollment Report is contained within this report packet/mailing. It is noteworthy that this year, CMCA Head Start has a lot more homeless families than we have had in the past. This is especially challenging when “slots” fill up and enrollment levels remain at capacity. Committees have been formed to work on the ERSEA documents, including the priority criteria that will be applied to applications in 2011. You will receive more information at the February meeting as that criterion has to be approved by both the Policy Council and the Board. MONITORING CONCERN AREAS NOTED by Program Director: We remain always concerned with Inkind (non-federal match) donations as we develop more and more programs and are expected to have an 80-20 match (federal/local). ACTION ITEMS: Grants: Other REQUIRED INPUT/Approvals: ERSEA Report Credit Card Report USDA Meal Count/Report

Attendance Report Monitoring Report

OTHER BUSINESS ITEMS: Collection of all site facility walk through/assessment documents has been completed. We will review these as an administrative team and take corrective action immediately and will report in February the results. IM/PI: Information Memorandums and Program Instructions – those we have received since our last Council meeting are found for your information and review within this mailing. In addition, they can be found on the eclkc web site: www.eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov.

Web Sites of Interest to Policy Council Members: www.moheadstart.org - this is the official web site of the Missouri Head Start Association. Missouri Head Start Association works for children, families, staff and communities regarding issues of interest to Missouri’s Head Start programs. The site gives detailed information on all of Missouri’s Head Start and Early Head Start Programs. www.ECLKC.ohs.acf.hhs.gov – this is the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center. This web site is the complete repository and library of all items from Head Start since 1965. This is a great web site and if you have access to a computer –check it out! www.showmeaction.org – this is the Central Missouri Community Action web site check it out!

Respectfully submitted, Mernell T. King Early Childhood Programs Director Central Missouri Community Action 807 B North Providence Road Columbia, MO 65203 573.443.8706 (x1028) Mernell-King@showmeaction.org

“Every Child Deserves a GREAT Head Start!”