Mid-Sioux News
RICHARD HATZ SCHOLARSHIP
Mid-Sioux Opportunity, Inc. is accepting applications for two $250 Richard Hatz Scholarships. Recipients of the scholarships are chosen based on their prior service to their community and their plans to further that service through educational advancement. Applications must be received by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 4, 2011 at the Mid-Sioux Administrative Office at 418 S Marion St., Remsen. Requests for applications can be made to Mid-Sioux by calling 712-786-2001.
All residents of Lyon, Sioux, Plymouth, Cherokee and Ida counties are eligible to apply if they will be enrolled in an institution of higher learning during the calendar year awards are granted. Mid-Sioux Opportunity, Inc. employees are eligible to apply as well as their children and grandchildren.
The Richard Hatz Scholarship was developed in honor of Dick’s dedication to Mid-Sioux Opportunity, Inc. since the organization’s beginning in 1965. The scholarship is funded through donations and contributions from staff and board members of Mid-Sioux.
Mid-Sioux Opportunity, Inc. Announces New Program for
2010 Disaster Case Advocacy
Local Agency Provides Support for 2010 Disaster Survivors in
Ida, Cherokee, Sioux and Lyon Counties
Mid-Sioux Opportunity, Inc. is currently working with the Iowa Community Action Association (ICAA) to administer case management/advocacy services for individuals impacted by the 2010 disasters. Case management advocates will work directly with individuals and families to determine their unmet needs and assist with efforts to recover. Advocates will remain in contact with families as much as necessary to assess how each person is doing in their recovery plan. Advocates will also network with other agencies and local Long Term Recovery Committees to see what services and resources are available to help Iowans best recover.
“We are pleased to be a part of the process to help families impacted by severe weather this past year. Iowa is fortunate to have strong communities and excellent neighbor to neighbor support. Mid-Sioux will do its part to serve families who need assistance.” said Dick Sievers, Executive Director.
Mid-Sioux Opportunity, Inc.'s Director, staff and volunteers will work alongside ICAA's Executive Director and staff, coordinating the efforts of fourteen local community action agencies around the state with the Rebuild Iowa Office and other state agencies.
The 38 disaster-impacted counties eligible for Disaster Case Advocacy Services and the state’s Unmet Needs Disaster Grant program are: Appanoose, Black Hawk, Boone, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clayton, Decatur, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Howard, Humboldt, Ida, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Kossuth, Lee, Lucas, Lyon, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, O’Brien, Osceola, Polk, Ringgold, Shelby, Sioux, Story, Taylor, Union, Wapello, Warren, Webster and Wright Counties.
According to Julie Colling, Housing/Energy Services Director, “Mid-Sioux should be able to assist approximately 60 families in the four-county area. We welcome the opportunity to partner with the Iowa Community Action Association staff to provide case management/advocacy services for households in our area who are still facing financial difficulty due to this past summer’s disasters of high winds and massive flooding.”
Mid-Sioux Opportunity, Inc. Mission Statement is “To meet the needs of communities and families through the provision of services which will enhance the well-being of all people in need.”
For more information please contact Devi Ray, Outreach Coordinator, 712-364-2175, dray@midsioux.org.
