Semcac in the Media

Semcac food shelves participate in Open Your Heart to the Hungry & Homeless By News Team ads@fillmorecountyjournal.com Fri, Jun 27th, 2014 Posted in All Business Announcements All four of the Semcac food shelf locations are participating in 2014 Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless, a donation challenge sponsored by Hunger Solutions that takes place during the month of July. Semcac is a member of Hunger Solutions Minnesota, therefore is eligible to receive a percentage of grant funds designated for this challenge. The amount given to Semcac food shelves will depend upon the amount that is raised during this [...]

June 25, 2014 12:24 pm  |  winonadailynews.com Head Start in Winona is currently accepting applications for the 2014-15 program year.  Head Start's focus is to serve families with limited income based on federal guidelines. All interested families, including those with special needs, are encouraged to apply. Staff will work with each family to determine eligibility. Head Start works to provide education and comprehensive services to participating families at no cost. Options available in Winona include home-based and center-based programs. The home-based option is designed to reach families expecting a baby and/or with children who are 3 and younger. A trained educator [...]

Rising STD Rates in Winona County Reflect Greater Awareness, Testing  May 06, 2014 6:34 am  •  By Hannah Jones  - WinonaDailyNews.com The latest data on Winona’s sexual health may just be enough to kill the mood. The bad news: chlamydia rates in Winona have risen since 2012, according to the most recent sexually transmitted disease report from the Minnesota Department of Health. The numbers reflect a statewide increase in chlamydia and gonorrhea rates in the past year. The good news: Representatives at Winona Health and Semcac say that increase is likely just a reflection of a significant increase in testing over the past [...]

southernminn.com  |  By ASHLEY STEWART astewart@owatonna.com  Posted on Apr 23, 2014    by ASHLEY STEWART For 13 years, Marlene Grunhovd has eaten lunch at SeniorPlace in Owatonna. And for a good reason. “My doctor said he doesn’t worry about me as long as I’m eating here,” she said. Grunhovd isn’t alone. Each day, Semcac, a non-profit Community Action Agency that serves southeastern Minnesota, provides about 200 hot, nutritious mid-day meals to people 60 years old and older and Head Start students in Steele County, said Deb Praus, site manager for Steele County Semcac. Semcac offers senior dining options at the Blooming Prairie Senior Center, [...]

Rolling Hills Transit is featured in the MN Public Transit Association newsletter, In Transit, page 7 Rolling Hills Transit By LAURA EASH I recently spoke with Erlene Welshons, Transportation Director of Rolling Hills Transit, Semcac’s transit system. This Community Action Agency (CAA) was founded in the 1960s to help fight the War on Poverty and serves low-income populations in seven SE Minnesota counties (limited services in another four). All are welcome to ride Rolling Hills Transit! Erlene told me the name Rolling Hills Transit came from a Semcac employee contest. Bus driver Wayne Sandberg submitted the winning name and he won a Minnesota Zoo prize. Erlene helped design the new logo. With the new name and logo [...]

Free health screening offered in Rushford Fillmore County Public Health (FCPH) and Semcac are partnering to host a low-cost blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose screening on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 from 7:30 to 9:30 AM at the Tenborg Center in Rushford. The cost of the screening is $11.00 and due at the time of service. To participate in the screening you must: • Be 18 years of age or older. • Not currently receiving medical treatment for cholesterol. • Fast or not eat anything for at least 8 to 10 hours prior to your screening. You may drink plain water, [...]

'The winter that never ended': Semcac deluged with heating assistance requests March 09, 2014 5:00 am  •  By Nathan Hansen  nathan.hansen@winonadailynews.com Between the frigid winter temperatures and the skyrocketing price of propane this year, it has been a busy season for staff in the Semcac Energy Assistance program. So far this year, the program has received more than 5,500 applications for Winona County, with 600 more still pending, and 450 denied due to being incomplete or over the income guidelines for the program. And program director Susan Thompson said about 175 applications per week are still coming into her office [...]

Local foodshelves participate in Minnesota FoodShare Program By Jackie Horsman jackie@fillmorecountyjournal.com Fri, Mar 14th, 2014 Minnesota FoodShare coordinates the largest fund and food drive throughout the state for the entire month of March. In efforts to increase awareness of hunger in Minnesota, FoodShare promotes the donation of food and dollars combined for foodshelves in the state.In 2012, more than 554,000 Minnesotans received federal food assistance; that is one out of every ten Minnesotans. Roughly a third were children and nearly a fourth were elderly or disabled individuals. How does that relate to Fillmore County? Diane Petrich, SEMCAC Foodshelf Manager, cited [...]

home : news-record : harmony/mabel/canton area news Share March 10, 2014 Communities, organizations show  generosity during Food Share Month By Anton Adamek March is the month of opportunity for area food shelves. It is the time of year when donations of food and money to a local food shelf can have a greater impact than usual. A program of the Greater Minnesota Council of Churches, Minnesota FoodShare seeks to fill food shelves all over the state. The organization raises money from state government aid and corporate donations which they then redistribute to food shelves throughout the state. Each registered food [...]

2/12/2014 9:42:00 AM County reposting office support specialist position, reviews Semcac programming By Gretchen Mensink Lovejoy Semcac programs Wayne Stenberg of Semcac updated the board on various programs the organization handles. He related information regarding Semcac's activities can be found on its website, on Facebook, Twitter and in the newsletter, the Semcac Sentinel. Stenberg opened by observing that the "sequestration has had its effect" on the services Semcac can offer, such as Head Start in Rushford and congregate senior nutrition sites. "Head Start in Rushford closed due to sequestration and we lost over 5 percent of our income there," he [...]