Teen Driver Safety – 3 Major Risks
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teens (15 to 18 years old) in the United States - ahead of all other types of injury, disease, or violence. Contributing factors include [...]
Sieda Staff Receive the National Family Support Certification
Please join us in congratulating Angela Mach, De Brooke, and Lisa Tennis of Sieda’s Family Support Services on their National Family Support Certification! Angie Mach is with the Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visitation [...]
Iowa Announces COVID-19 Residential Utility Disruption Prevention Program
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) today announced the launch of the new Residential Utility Disruption Prevention Program. The program will provide eligible households with up to $2,000 towards [...]
Licensees required to complete COVID-19 Compliance Checklist
The Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division (ABD) is requiring licensees to complete a COVID-19 Compliance Checklist to assist in the implementation of proclamation requirements. The purpose of the checklist is for licensees to certify they’ve [...]
Sieda Diaper Bank
Sieda Community Action with a grant from the Ottumwa Regional Legacy Foundation recently established a new Diaper Bank Program to assist parents living in poverty. A monthly supply of diapers for one child can [...]
Dealing with Zoom Brain Drain
If you are finding yourself more exhausted at the end of the workday, you’re not alone. Various sources call it Zoom fatigue or Zoom “Brain Drain,” and it is the exhaustive effect of the [...]
Elderly/Disabled Heating Assistance Opening October 1st
LIHEAP (Heating Assistance) applications for households with at least one person that is elderly (60+) or disabled will begin Thursday, October 1st. Please call to set up a visit with your local Sieda Community [...]
Community Readiness Assessment Steps
“Get Ready... Get Set... Go!" Just as when we were children and the “starter” would call these directions out to the runners in a race, the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) is similar. Staff in [...]
Virtual ISTEP Summit Tobacco Prevention
Lisa, Tobacco Prevention Specialist with Sieda Behavioral Health and Treatment Services, attended the first virtual ISTEP Summit that was held on September 10, 2020. ISTEP (Iowa Students for Tobacco Education and Prevention) is Iowa's [...]
2020 School Supply Distribution in Appanoose, Jefferson, and Wapello
Thanks to our partnerships with businesses, individuals, and organizations, Sieda Community Action was able to provide school supplies to more than 400 students. Sieda's School Supply Program distributes in Appanoose, Jefferson, and Wapello counties [...]