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Minnesota Community AcƟ on 2015 Annual Report Helping People, Changing Lives Community Ac on changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communi es, and makes America a be er place to live. We care about the en re community and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other. Inside Front Cover - Page is Blank Table of Contents Introduc on ...................................................................................................................... 3 About this Report ............................................................................................................... 5 Message from the Minnesota Community Ac on Partnership ..........................................6 Map of Community Ac on Agencies in Minnesota ...........................................................7 Message from the Minnesota Indian Aff airs Council. ........................................................ 8 Map of Tribal Governments in Minnesota ......................................................................... 9 Guiding Principles for Partnership ....................................................................................10 Community Ac on Summary ...........................................................................................11 Community Ac on Basics .................................................................................................12 Minnesota Tribal History .................................................................................................. 16 Community Ac on: The American Dream........................................................................ 18 Results Oriented Management and Accountability (ROMA) ............................................20 Selected Family Results .................................................................................................... 21 Selected Community and Agency Results ........................................................................ 23 Community Ac on Services by Agency ............................................................................ 24 Statewide Community Ac on Program Ac vity Results ...................................................26 Community Ac on Redesign Explora ons ....................................................................... 28 Poverty in Minnesota ....................................................................................................... 30 Federal Poverty Guidelines and Poverty in Minnesota Map ............................................ 33 Community Ac on Par cipant Demographics ................................................................. 34 Community Ac on Funding ..............................................................................................36 Financial Leveraging Summary .........................................................................................38 Minnesota Poverty 2014: Call to Ac on ...........................................................................40 Community Ac on Programs ...........................................................................................41 2014 Best and Promising Prac ces .................................................................................. 42 Using Data to Illuminate Opportuni es to Change Lives.................................................. 46 Community Ac on Performance Management ............................................................... 47 Self-Suffi ciency ................................................................................................................. 48 Employment .....................................................................................................................51 Emergency Services ..........................................................................................................52 Weatheriza on .................................................................................................................53 Transporta on ..................................................................................................................54 Educa on ......................................................................................................................... 56 Income Management ....................................................................................................... 58 Housing and Homelessness ..............................................................................................61 Nutri on ........................................................................................................................... 65 Health ............................................................................................................................... 68 Linkages ............................................................................................................................ 70 Agency Informa on and Results ...................................................................................... 73 Anoka County Community Ac on Program, Inc. ..............................................................74 Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency ......................................................................76 2015 Minnesota Community Action Annual Report 1 Bi-County Community Ac on Programs, Inc. ................................................................... 78 Bois Forte Reserva on ..................................................................................................... 80 Community Ac on Duluth ................................................................................................82 Community Ac on Partnership of Ramsey and Washington Coun es ............................ 84 Community Ac on Partnership of Sco , Carver, and Dakota Coun es ............................86 Community Ac on Partnership for Suburban Hennepin ................................................. 88 Fond du Lac Reserva on .................................................................................................. 90 Grand Portage Reserva on .............................................................................................. 92 Heartland Community Ac on Agency ..............................................................................94 Inter-County Community Council .....................................................................................96 KOOTASCA Community Ac on ......................................................................................... 98 Lakes and Pines Community Ac on Council ...................................................................100 Lakes and Prairies Community Ac on Partnership ........................................................ 102 Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe ............................................................................................ 104 Lower Sioux Indian Community ..................................................................................... 106 Mahube-Otwa Community Ac on Partnership ..............................................................108 Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians ..................................................................................110 Minnesota Valley Ac on Council ....................................................................................112 Northwest Community Ac on ....................................................................................... 114 Prairie Five Community Ac on Council, Inc. .................................................................. 116 Prairie Island Indian Community .................................................................................... 118 Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians............................................................................... 120 Semcac ........................................................................................................................... 122 Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community .................................................................. 124 Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity Council ............................................................. 126 Three Rivers Community Ac on .....................................................................................128 Tri-County Ac on Programs (Tri-CAP) ............................................................................ 130 Tri-County Community Ac on (TCC) .............................................................................. 132 Tri-Valley Opportunity Council ....................................................................................... 134 Upper Sioux Community ............................................................................................... 136 West Central Minnesota Communi es Ac on, Inc. .......................................................138 Western Community Ac on ...........................................................................................140 White Earth Reserva on ................................................................................................ 142 Wright County Community Ac on .................................................................................144 Reference and Contact Informa on ............................................................................... 146 Community Ac on Program Ac vity Repor ng Codes and Descrip ons .......................147 Commonly Used Acronyms ............................................................................................ 153 Minnesota Community