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Upper Arkansas Area Council of Governments Serving Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, & Lake Counties in Colorado |
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Administration Area Agency on Aging Commodities EPSDT GED Head Start Housing Department CSBG Upper Arkansas Recycling Program UAA Development Corp WIC Upper Arkansas Workforce Centers Enterprise Zone UAACOG BOARD OF DIRECTORS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LINKS PRE-DISASTER MITIGATION PLAN, 2003 FREMONT COUNTY HEAD START COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT Our MissionThe Upper Arkansas Area Council of Governments, together with the four counties of Fremont, Chaffee, Custer and Lake, provides quality services to promote self-sufficiency and healthy lifestyles for individuals and families by enabling them to improve their lives. Our ProgramsAdministration projects. delivered meals programs, nutrition education and counseling, financial assistance with the purchase of eyeglasses and dental care, health promotion and education, transportation, insurance counseling, In-Home services, Chore, home maintenance and repair, legal services, Caregiver, and Ombudsman Program in licensed long-term care facilities.
return to top of page workers. Services include job search skills, assessment, GED, on-the-job training, licensing fees, vocational education, summer youth employment, academic skills upgrade, and
limited internship and work experience.
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available within the community. or email: EPSDT@uaacog.com
Community Service
Block Grant (CSBG) such as financial assistance with utility bills, housing and medical expenses. The goal of this program is to give individuals and families a
“hand up” through crisis
situations by helping with one-time financial help, and referring to
other agencies to improve their quality of life. (719) 275-8350, #104 or email: sfreeman@uaacog.com
three to school age. Special needs children get 10% of the services provided. The program is Colorado State licensed, has a Three Star rating by QUALISTAR, and is NAEYC Accredited. The program provides door to door transportation, two-thirds of a child’s nutrition needs through meals and snacks, and children with special needs are provided therapy on site. Head Start also provides parenting classes and male involvement activities. Contact: Lois Grabowski or JoBeth Palmer at (719) 275-8636 return to top of page
UAACOG Housing Department services suitable to their unique housing needs. It is the home to the Homebuyer Counseling Program, Housing Rehabilitation, Mutual Self-Help Housing, and Section 8 Housing. Contact:
Sharon McKinsey at (719) 269-7687 ext.107 Temporary
Emergency Food Assistance Program (Commodities) programs
of LEAP, AND, AB, SSI, EBT, and Medicaid Eligible Foster Children. or e-mail: bethlenz@uaacog.com
Governments to provide financing assistance to new and expanding for-profit businesses in Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, Lake, Park and Teller Counties. Upper Arkansas Enterprise Zone An enterprise zone is an economically distressed area of Colorado where state tax credits are offered to businesses that expand or locate in the zone. The purpose of the incentives is to create new jobs and investments in the zone. Contact: 2008 Annual Report: UAEZ2008 Annual Report.pdf 2008 Annual Report
Data: UAEZ Annual Rept
data2008.pdf income women, infants,
and children.
On the Board of Director's page, you will find information about the Upper Arkansas Area Council of Government's Board of Directors and other information about the organization.
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