Entries from April 2009

April 29, 2009

Low Income Families Matter: the 2009 Needs Assessment Results

As a part of our Community Services programs, NKCAC conducts an annual client Needs Assessment. The process is designed to give us feedback from low-income members of the community about what their situations are, and what services and support they need and want.
 
Some notable results from the 2009 Needs Assessment:
 
● The number of clients [...]

April 28, 2009

NKCAC teams up with Cincinnati Museum Center and PNC

Area preschool children will have more opportunities to learn science basics and experience-related activities that are educational and fun through a grant to Cincinnati Museum Center and the Northern Kentucky Action Commission (NKCAC) from the PNC Foundation.
The funding is part of Grow Up Great with Science, PNC’s new initiative to help foster a foundation in [...]

April 15, 2009

Job training opportunities for senior citizens

Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission provides job training for senior citizens.  Participants get a training wage while in training position at local nonprofit and government agencies.  If you know someone who is 55 or older, unemployed and has a low income, they may be eligible to participate.  Trainees learn job skills, receive job search assistance, [...]

April 1, 2009

A Head Start Center in Boone County

The Community Recorder has been covering our efforts to secure a facility to house a Head Start Center in Boone County.  Finally, the Fiscal Court has approved our proposal to use a county-owned facility in Burlington for such a purpose. 
Beyond “just” Head Start, it will mean so much for the residents of Boone County.  See the [...]