AKRON SUMMIT COMMUNITY ACTION INC

Programs

1. The head start/early head start program provides high-quality early childhood education in age-appropriate, nurturing and secure center-based infant/toddler and pre-school learning environments. The home based option is also offered for 24 early head start families and 20 pregnant mothers.the program goals are to promote healthy prenatal outcomes for pregnant women, enhance the development of very young children, promote healthy family functioning, and promote school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children and families while fostering self-sufficiency and life-long problem-solving skills.head start/early head start provides education and early childhood development, health services, nutrition services, services to children with special needs and family development services to 1,246 low-income children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old and their families.in addition to the scope of services above, the early head start program also provides a home-based pre-natal education/curriculum to enrolled pregnant women and their children, promoting healthy prenatal outcomes while enhancing knowledge of infant/toddler development and developing healthy family…

   $13,777,030 spent
   61% of program spending

2. Community services:community service programs provide emergency services to low-income families and individuals. Job training (cdl and other) is provided through comunity services. The akron summit eitc program provides face-to-face free tax preparation by internal revenue service (irs) certified volunteers who prepare federal, state, and city of akron returns at no cost. The chore program provides needed assistance to low income elderly and disabled to help maintain their homes.

   $4,727,116 spentof which $2,127,759 as grants$330,011 earned by the program
   21% of program spending

3. Energy assistance:the emergency home energy assistance program (e-heap) assists low-income households that are threatened with a utility shut-off notice or that have run out of bulk fuel, such as oil or propane.the winter crisis program (wcp) assists low-income households in danger of having their gas or electric utilities disconnected, have already had services disconnected, or those with less than a ten day supply of bulk fuel.through the summer crisis program (scp), assistance is made to eligible households with an electric utility payment.throughout the year, akron summit community action, inc. Also enrolls or re-verifies gas and electric utility customers in the percentage of income payment plan (pipp). Pipp is an extended payment arrangement that requires regulated gas and electric companies to accept payments based on a percentage of the monthly household income.

   $2,781,049 spentof which $1,514,527 as grants
   12% of program spending

4. Food programs.

   $591,876 spent$36,585 earned by the program
   3% of program spending

5. Other programs and discretionary activities:hub: the purpose of the pathways hub community action is to reduce infant mortality in summit county by focusing efforts on improving access to primary care and eliminating social disparities such as poverty, social economic status, access to healthcare and others that attribute to poor birth outcomes. The hub also operates the adm addiction helpline that assists individuals seeking treatment for an addiction to alcohol, drugs or gambling.

   $520,932 spentof which $10 as grants
   2% of program spending

6. Senior services: the foster grandparent program provides seniors age 55 and older an opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors and caregivers for children and youth with special needs.

   $355,071 spent$14,583 earned by the program
   2% of program spending

The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $22,753,074.