Community Service Programs

Community Services Block Grant (CSBG): Provides federal funding for Community Action Agencies and other programs that seek to address poverty at the community level.
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP): Assists low income households, particularly those with the lowest incomes that pay a high proportion of household income for home energy, primarily in meeting their immediate home energy needs. Crisis assistance requires that at least one household member have a documented health problem and require a controlled environment.
United States Department of Agriculture, Child Nutrition Program (USDA) – Provides healthy, nutritious meals and snacks to children enrolled in the Head Start Program.
Alabama Business Charitable Trust: Provide financial assistance to low income individuals with financial emergencies i.e. energy assistance.
Funds from FEMA (Emergency Food and Shelter Program) allows funds to assist clients with nutritional needs. The food pantry assists clients with emergency food
American Red Cross-Project Share: Provide financial assistance for vital heating and cooling to the elderly and disabled.
Diabetes Coalition: Funds from Marshall University Research Corporation to implement community-level evidence-based programs to reduce interrelated chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and poor oral health.
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