Northern Tier Community Action Corp

Head Start Program - The NTCAC Head Start Program has 13 centers located throughout the four county service areas, with 2 being Pre-K and home based. The home based projects serve Elk and Cameron Counties only. The centers provide pre-school education, health and nutritional services to children of low-income families and also serve as an outreach to these childrens families. A variety of social services are provided to the childrens families through NTCAC and other area social service agencies (School Districts, Transportation providers, Mental Health, Health Department, etc.). A minimum of ten percent of the total enrollment is set aside to serve children with professionally diagnosed disabilities.

Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) - The NTCAC Weatherization Program is provided to families with household income within 150% of Federal Poverty Guidelines. Priority is given to households with children under the age of 6 and those homes with handicapped, and/or elderly occupants. Highly skilled staff provide an energy audit to assess the entire household determining which materials cost will effectively provide a warm, energy efficient home while insuring occupant health and safety. Clients are also provided with information on ways in which they can control high utility costs. Services are provided to owner occupied dwellings as well as rental units throughout the four county service area. In FY 2024/25 the Weatherization Program provided services to 90 individuals and 77 Families/Homes.