ANOKA COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM INC

HEAD START PROGRAM:HEAD START IS A MULTI-FACETED CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR INCOME-ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS IN ANOKA AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP PREGNANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN, AGED BIRTH TO FIVE, AND THEIR FAMILIES ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. DURING 2024 608 CHILDREN WERE SERVED.

BUILDING OPERATIONS:THE BUILDING OPERATIONS PROGRAM OPERATES AFFORDABLE AND SUBSIDIZED RENTAL HOUSING. DURING 2024, THERE WERE 303 RENTAL UNITS THAT SERVED 658 INDIVIDUALS. THE HOUSING STOCK INCLUDES SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, TOWNHOMES/DUPLEXES, APARTMENTS AND SINGLE-ROOM-OCCUPANCY SHARED HOUSING. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS RENT SUBSIDIES UNDER ONE CIRCUMSTANCE: THE FIRST IS THE SENIOR SECTION 202 BUILDING WITH 24 UNITS; OTHERWISE, OUR RENTS ARE LIMITED TO 30%, 50% OR 60%, OF 30% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME WHERE THE ORGANIZATION HAS USED FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY OR FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK DEVELOPMENT/REDEVELOPMENT RESOURCES. THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF RENTS THAT ARE MARKET RENTS WHICH WE WOULD SET AT A MAXIMUM OF THE FAIR MARKET RENT, WHICH WOULD QUALIFY THE UNIT FOR SECTION 8 TENANTS. THE RENTS WE MAY CHARGE ARE REDUCED BY THE UTILITY ALLOWANCE FOR THE UNIT. ANOKA COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM COLLABORATES WITH ANOKA COUNTY AND HOUSING NON-PROFITS TO SERVE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS THAT INCLUDE PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES 12 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THAT SERVE PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN GROUP SETTINGS. WE ALSO COOPERATE WITH PRIVATE AGENCIES THAT SERVE ANOKA COUNTY CLIENTS WHO ARE DISABLED INDIVIDUALS IN SEMI-INDEPENDENT LIVING ENVIRONMENTS.