Wapello County Silver Bell Program 2022
Sieda Community Action has the Silver Bells Program for seniors in Wapello County. The program provides a food bag [...]
2022 Appanoose County Silver Bells
Financially and emotionally, this is a difficult time of year for senior homes in our community. Over 240 seniors (60+) in Appanoose struggle below the 100% poverty line [1]. Hundreds more seniors under 200% of the poverty level [...]
FaDSS Day on the Hill 2023
On January 10th, Sieda Community Action FaDSS team members were present at the Day on the Hill at the State Capitol building. This is an annual event where staff can educate legislators about the [...]
Study Finds Almost Half of Iowa Driver’s Test Positive for Drugs in Serious Crashes
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has conducted a study that screened people for drugs involved in severe car crashes. The screenings were at seven different Level 1 trauma centers around the country. Data [...]
Heather Hostetter Awarded Education Club Scholarship
The Child Development Unit and Sieda Community Action as a whole would like to congratulate Heather Hostetter. Heather, our Head Start Teacher at the Wapello County Lutheran Site, has been selected to receive an [...]
Jefferson County Sieda Children’s Christmas 2022
The Jefferson County community comes together annually to give to the Jefferson County Sieda Children's Christmas. The need is great. There were 154 households with children under 18 in Jefferson County under the 100% poverty line [...]
Mahaska County Sieda Children’s Christmas Program 2022
For Christmas 2022, Sieda Community Action clients living in Mahaska County were supported through two programs. Both the Sieda Mahaska County Children's Christmas and the Oskaloosa Police Department Giving Tree. To clarify, families [...]
Sieda Centers Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Sieda Community Action Centers will be closed on Monday, January 16 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Our offices will re-open on Tuesday, January 17 for normal business hours. En observacion de [...]
Tobacco & Mental Health
January is Mental Health Month. How does tobacco/nicotine use affect mental health? Most tobacco/nicotine users say they want to stop, but some continue because it's a common belief that tobacco/nicotine use helps you relax. [...]
Iowa Rent Reimbursement Form January 3, 2022
Sieda Community Action would like to inform the residents of our counties that the Iowa Rent Reimbursements form became available Tuesday, January 3, 2023. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will [...]