Semcac Admin

Semcac is actively looking for a consumer board member in Freeborn County to be part of the Semcac Board of Directors.  Being part of this dynamic group presents an opportunity to enhance leadership skills, diversify personal and professional networks, and contribute to empowering people in Southeast Minnesota. Consumer board members can be Semcac clients/customers. The current board consists of committed individuals who enjoy participating in their communities and having an impact on the Agency’s direction.   They are responsible for ensuring that Semcac fulfills its mission and maintains its financial health. The board oversees performance, establishes strategic goals, and leads the [...]

Semcac’s Dodge County Food Shelf, located in Kasson, received a fund allocation of $2,500 from a local farmer/grower via the America’s Farmers Grow Communities Grant distributed by the Monsanto Fund. The funds will be dispersed to the food shelf in March of 2016. We are very grateful for this generous contribution to help those in need residing in this rural area of the state. Semcac, a nonprofit community action agency, operates four food shelves in Fillmore, Houston and Dodge Counties.  In Fiscal Year ‘15, the Dodge County Food Shelf provided assistance to 1,850 people from 572 households. These individuals visited [...]

The Foster Grandparent Program of Lutheran Social Services of MN is partnering with Semcac Head Start to enroll retiree volunteers to serve in their LaCrescent, Caledonia and Preston Head Start classrooms.  The Foster grandparent Program, which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary is part of the National Senior Service Corps and is administered locally by Lutheran Social Services. Foster Grandparent volunteers play an important role in the classroom by providing a nurturing environment.  Their wisdom and life-long knowledge offers a background of experience which helps to develop social skills and encouragement that prepare preschoolers to enter kindergarten with confidence. Volunteers must [...]

Thank you for your patience, the car repair program will be launched in the next several weeks, likely in February of 2016. Outreach & Emergency Assistance Services are offering a new car repair program in 3 counties. Semcac is partnering with the Minnesota Prairie Alliance to provide a car repair program to income eligible households with one or more children, ages 1 – 18 years. The program is available for persons living in Dodge, Steele or Waseca counties. Households qualify if they earn 200% or less, of the federal poverty level. This program begins in January 2016. Please contact the appropriate office [...]