17 Aug Current OACAC Programs’ Work Schedules

August 17, 2020

OZARKS AREA COMMUNITY ACTION CORPORATION

Barry, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Lawrence, Polk, Stone, Taney and Webster Counties

Current OACAC Programs’ work schedules

Central Office at 215 South Barnes, Springfield, MO 65802 has been closed to public traffic since March 26, 2020 (417-862-4314). Applications and program information located in foyer between outside door and lobby door—applications also on website. Mail drop located near outside front door.

OACAC Community Services Block Grant Program (CSBG): Central Office staff working in office Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday and remote on Friday.

CSBG Neighborhood/Community Centers in OACAC ten counties staffed Monday-Friday with some remote schedules. Centers closed to public traffic since March 23, 2020.  Appointments only. See list of Centers on the OACAC website.

OACAC New to You Thrift Store operating Tuesday-Saturday in Buffalo in Dallas County.

OACAC Weatherization Program office closed to public traffic—office staff working and crews operating again in ten county area.

OACAC Foster Grandparent Program: Stipends paid for full year employees and summer employees through September 30. Grandparents are not back working at most job sites yet. Program covers the OACAC ten county area plus four additional counties.

OACAC Family Planning Program: Central Office Clinic: Open Monday through Thursday. Entrance to clinic is only through locked east door—20 feet from clinic entrance. Patients need to call program (417-864-3410) and a staff person will let them in and escort them to family planning office and back out again. Program operates in most OACAC counties through Health Departments.

OACAC Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program: LIHEAP staff are located in the central office. People who need an application or have questions about assistance can call the message line at 417-864-3460. The LIHEAP summer program is now in effect through September 30, 2020 for electric payments only.

OACAC Housing Assistance Program: Staff in Central Office Monday-Thursday and doing field work in ten counties outside the City of Springfield. Appointments only. Closed Fridays. Program staff work with tenants and landlords.

OACAC Head Start Program: Staff in Central Office. Full-day Centers open. All Centers closed August 21-September 7 to prepare for new school year. Administration including Information Technology (IT), Fiscal Office and Human Resources on regular schedules with IT doing some remote work. Executive Director and Executive Assistant in Central Office.

For more information about OACAC programs, locations, applications, and more, explore the tabs at the top of our website, www.oac.ac.