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by: Marcia Ratcliff | Daily News | May 15, 2016 Roots and relevance: Semcac celebrates 50 years of community action | Local | winonadailynews.com IdaMae Bacon stood in front of a roomful of older adults at Semcac’s Rushford senior dining site just before noon on a recent weekday. “Got a short joke today,” she announced, and began to read aloud from a folded piece of paper. A teenager offered to drive her parents to church, Bacon read. After a hair-raising ride, the mother got out of the car and said, “Thank you!”  When the daughter replied, “Anytime,” the mother responded: [...]

Apr 25, 2016 | Contributed Semcac will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year. The organization is a nonprofit community action group founded in 1966, established under the Economic Opportunity Act to fight America’s “War on Poverty." Semcac assists people to achieve or maintain independence and self-reliance through utilizing community resources. The governing board is tripartite, consisting of equal representation from each of the seven designated counties including one third consumer members, one third public officials and one third private community organizations. Semcac is designed to serve the southeastern Minnesota counties of Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Steele and Winona, with [...]

Semcac is a nonprofit, community action organization that was founded in 1966. Community action agencies were established under the Economic Opportunity Act to fight America’s “War on Poverty.” According to a press release, Semcac assists people to achieve or maintain independence and self-reliance utilizing community resources. The governing board is tripartite, consisting of equal representation from each of the seven designated counties including one-third consumer members; one-third public officials; and one-third private community organizations. Semcac is designed to serve the southeastern Minnesota counties of Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Steele and Winona. There are Semcac contact offices located in each [...]

Brian Todd, btodd@postbulletin.com | Updated Apr 13, 2016 Local | postbulletin.com Robert Stange is a volunteer Semcac transportation driver. Robert Stange spends a lot of miles on the road. Stange, who lives just south of Winona, logs about 400 to 500 miles a month transporting people to medical appointments and other occasional errands as a volunteer driver for SEMCAC, the community action agency that provides a variety of services in Southeast Minnesota. "I average about two to three rides per week," said Stange, "I used to do more, but it got harder to get up in the morning." Stange is one of [...]

 by Bretta Grabau, Bluff Country News Group  |  Wednesday, March 02, 2016 8:07 AM The Semcac senior dining program has been a part of the Preston community for several years. However, a part of it came to an abrupt end when the B & B Olympic Bowl burned at the beginning of this year. However, beginning on Monday, March 7, the dining program will restart at Traditions of Preston.This dining program has been open to any person 60 years old and older, as well as spouses of anyone of that age range. Spouses could or could not be 60 years [...]

Spring Grove council supports Semcac dining by: Craig Moorhead, Government/Sports Writer |  Wednesday, February 24, 2016 1:34 PM On Feb. 16, the Spring Grove City Council voted to join with the city's Commercial Club and Lions to support Semcac’s senior dining. Taking up a request from that agency, which was tabled in January, city officials approved a $950 donation to Semcac to maintain congregate dining at its Spring Grove site, as well as its Meals-on-Wheels program, which goes throughout the community. The remaining portion of Semcac's funding request was split evenly between the Lions and Commercial Club with each providing [...]