October 2025: OACAC’s Head Start grant was funded on September 1, and therefore our funding is secure and we are not at risk for shutting down. We are stable and will continue to serve children and families! However, the Head Start program nationwide and...
Our AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program, which has served Southwest Missouri for more than 50 years, urgently needs YOUR SUPPORT! Details are below. Thank you. ...
(April 4, 2025) This week, all Federal staff responsible for managing the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) were laid off. Funding for LIHEAP has been appropriated and we want to assure our community we are continuing to provide these critically important services. We...
THE JURISDICTIONS NAMED BELOW HAVE BEEN AWARDED FEDERAL FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)/FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY UNDER THE EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER NATIONAL BOARD PROGRAM. Jurisdictions below have been chosen to receive funding for Phase 39 and for ARPA-R to supplement...
THE JURISDICTIONS NAMED BELOW HAVE BEEN AWARDED FEDERAL FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)/FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY UNDER THE EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER NATIONAL BOARD PROGRAM. Jurisdictions below have been chosen to receive funding for Phase 39 and for ARPA-R to supplement...