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Simulation gives participants taste of poverty (03/03/11)
Some of them were enterprising, some had homes broken into, and others forgot to feed their children. Participants of Missouri Valley Community Action Agency's Poverty Simulation, in partnership with Missouri Valley College, had to "live for a month" facing the challenges of everyday life...

Action agency to host community poverty simulation (02/24/11)
The Midwest is the only region of the U.S. where poverty increased among the children of employed parents, due in part to the loss of relatively well-paid manufacturing jobs, according to Missouri Valley Community Action Agency. MVCAA will host a Poverty Simulation, which was developed to "improve services for people with low-income, increase connections among programs and organizations serving families with low-income, and increase advocacy for the millions of families living in poverty," according to the programs overview.. ...

Homes undergo weatherization with no out-of-pocket expense (12/30/10)
In the past seven weeks, approximately 35 homes have been weatherized at no cost to the homeowner. The Weatherization program in Saline County is a free service to those who qualify. Crews insulate and repair homes after an auditor conducts tests and measurements throughout the structure...

Holiday Project grows, needs support (12/02/10)
According to Holiday Project organizers, the number of food and gift recipients has tripled in the past couple of weeks. Organizers are asking for more help from the community as they now say more than 1,000 individuals, approximately 400 families, will be served this year...

HEAT fundraiser to prepare for coming cold weather (10/29/10)
Overnight temperatures are dipping into the 30s and representatives of the Heating Emergency Action Team, HEAT, stress that November is the time to assist those who have no heat going into winter. The organization is in its 27th year and secretary Mabel Harvey said participants are screened to ensure they have a legitimate need for heating assistance...

MVCAA film fest funding at risk (09/11/10)
The Show Me Social Justice International Film Festival has recently been under scrutiny. State officials say Missouri Valley Community Action Agency was inappropriately using federal stimulus money for the festival. The festival is slated to begin Friday, Sept 10, and includes films focused on health care, poverty and other issues faced within the region. Other activities taking place are arts and crafts sales and wine tasting, among others...

Self-defense course comes to Marshall (08/25/10)
"Stay back! You're not my dad!" A little girl had separated from her class during a museum field trip. She was not in danger but remembered this phrase from her self-defense training. Sarah Fuehring, executive director of Power Up, told the story at the Saline County InterAgency Council meeting Tuesday, Aug. 24. It reiterated how natural -- or perhaps engrained -- the training becomes...

Federal funds stimulate service action agency (08/16/10)
Since stimulus funding began trickling into Missouri, Missouri Valley Community Action Agency received $5,492,866.12 in ARRA funding to fight poverty and create jobs. MVCAA's serves Carroll, Chariton, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Ray and Saline Counties...

Emergency preparedness raises questions for Inter-Agency Council (07/28/10)
The Inter-Agency Council discussed emergency preparedness at its meeting Tuesday, July 27. Saline County Citizens for Disaster Recovery, a committee that had been promoted by some council members, hit a dead end. The council entertained the idea in an effort to team community groups together in the event of an emergency...

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