Community Action Agencies

• Help people move up in their career ladder (through jobtraining, job search, and career development services);
  
  
• Keep people warm and dry (through energy assistance and weatherization services);
  
  
• Help the unemployed find work (through job training and application assistance);
  
  
• Help families and seniors put food on the table (through food shelves and nutrition programs);
  
  
• Give young children a healthy start (through WIC, Head Start, crisis nursery, and child care programs);
  
  
• Help in times of crisis (through emergency housing and financial assistance, counseling, and crisis nursery services);
  
  
• Advocate for policy solutions that eliminate poverty in Minnesota.