Hocking-Athens Perry Community Action

FOOD AND NUTRITION - MADE UP OF THE SOUTHEAST OHIO FOODBANK & REGIONAL KITCHEN, THIS DIVISION WORKS TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER IN A TEN-COUNTY REGION (ATHENS, GALLIA, JACKSON, LAWRENCE, MEIGS, MORGAN, PERRY, VINTON, AND WASHINGTON). THE FOODBANK ACTS AS A DISTRIBUTION CENTER, BRINGING IN FOOD THAT IS GOVERNMENT FUNDED, DONATED AND PURCHASED, AND DISTRIBUTING IT TO A NETWORK OF FOOD PANTRIES. THE KITCHEN PROVIDES DIRECT CLIENT SERVICE THROUGH SENIOR NUTRITION AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS, SUCH AS MEALS ON WHEELS AND SUMMER FEEDING.IN 2021, THE FOODBANK DISTRIBUTED OVER 4.1 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD AND PREPARED NEARLY 106,056 INDIVIDUAL MEALS FOR SENIORS AND CHILDREN.

CHILD DEVELOPMENT - CHILD DEVELOPMENT ENCOMPASSES HEAD START SERVING CHILDREN AGES 3-5; EARLY HEAD START, SERVING PREGNANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN BIRTH TO AGE 3; SUMMER CAMP FOR PRESCHOOLERS AND A CAR SEAT DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM. THE HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS ARE THE CORNERSTONE OF THIS DIVISION. THESE PROGRAMS PARTNER WITH PARENTS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY CENTERED SERVICES TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND EDUCATION OUTCOMES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SCHOOL READINESS.IN 2021, 439 CHILDREN WERE ENROLLED IN HEAD START. 137 CHILDREN AND 14 PREGNANT WOMEN WERE SERVED BY EARLY HEAD START AND OUR BUSES DROVE 42,561 MILES.