In partnership with the U of MN Extension, Semcac will be hosting a series of free "Cooking with Less" classes in July - August. Classes will be held at the Caledonia food shelf. Please register in advance, if possible. See flyer for more details. Learn how to make your food dollars stretch and how to make healthy, easy recipes and plan menus for your home.
View a video of our 2013 Annual Report information on YouTube at http://youtu.be/d3CsKoheD_8
Help Semcac by online SHOPPING! Shop with a variety of retailers and Semcac will receive a designated % or amount as a donation from that retailer. You receive the full amount of the eGiftcard or items you purchase and a designated amount will be donated to Semcac from the company you order from. Visit http://flipgive.com/c/9509 June 1 - July 31, 2014 Shop for yourself or for others - eGiftcards and online purchases make giving presents EASY! Purchase a $50 Restaurants.com eGiftcard for only $20! (And $10 will be donated to Semcac from Restaurants.com!) It's a winning purchase for [...]
View or download a brief presentation about our Housing, Energy and Weatherization programs in the Semcac Community Development Update 2014
The updated Semcac brochure/booklet has been released. Print or share it when you want an overview of all that Semcac has to offer! (It will take a moment to load.) 2014 Semcac booklet
Governor Dayton declared May 2014 Community Action Month - 50 Years of Building Opportunities for All in Minnesota. See the State of Minnesota Proclamation, below. Follow #CommunityAction50 on Twitter.
Nationally, Community Action Agencies have been helping people for 50 years, in 2014! On August 20, 1964 in Washington, DC, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity Act (EOA). The EOA created a variety of programs, including Community Action Agencies, to help address the War on Poverty. Semcac was one of those agencies established to address local poverty problems in rural, urban and suburban communities across the country. Semcac was established in 1966. Semcac, a Community Action Agency, will reach the 50 year milestone in 2016. "In the last 50 years, Community Action has been extremely successful helping people achieve [...]
April is STI/STD Awareness Month and Semcac Clinic in partnership with WSU Health will host GET YOURSELF TESTED AWARENESS WEEK, April 7 - 11. Get Yourself Tested (GYT) campaign is a youthful, empowering social movement to reduce the spread of sexually transmitted infections among young people through information, open communication with partners, health care providers, and parents, and testing and treatment as needed. GYT is supported by a broad coalition of partners nationwide, including: MTV, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It launched in 2009 as a special promotion of It's Your (Sex) Life, an [...]
Senior Dining is having 3 fundraising events at Pizza Ranch in Stewartville! 10% of sales will be donated to Senior Dining on the following dates: April 22 - Tuesday May 19 - Monday June 10 - Tuesday August 12 - Tuesday 4:30 - 8:00 pm Also, kids eat FREE on Tuesday with an adult buffet purchase. What better reason is there to eat pizza?! Pizza Ranch | 1580 2nd Ave. NW| Stewartville, MN Pizza Ranch Fundraiser flyer
March is Minnesota Food Share Month Semcac operates four food shelves in the cities of Rushford, Preston, Kasson and Caledonia. The effects of hunger for an individual or family can range from poor health and slowed recovery from injury or illness to poor performance at school or work. In 2012, more than 8,500 people per day used a food shelf in Minnesota. During 2013, Semcac Food Shelves in Rushford, Preston, Caledonia, and Kasson assisted over 1,460 households with supplemental or emergency food. During the month of March, the annual statewide FoodShare campaign promotes the collection of food and funds to [...]
