Community Action Agency Board

City Hall, Conference Room B

Agenda — 33 items

1. I. CALL TO ORDER
2. II. ACTION ON MINUTES
3. 2 A. The CAA Board Meeting was called to order at 12:03pm.
4. 3 Approval of Minutes held on April 21, 2026 26-00552
5. 3 B. Staff Present: Anqunette Parham: Executive Director of Health & Human Services, Owen Carter: Deputy Director of Health & Human Services, Christopher Greenwood: Director of Community Services, Kim Thompson: CAA Board Clerk.
6. III. PROGRAMMATIC REPORT COMMUNITY SERVICES
7. 4 Quorum Established 12:04pm
8. 5 Community Services Programmatic Report 26-00557 Discussed
9. IV. PROGRAMMATIC REPORT HEAD START
10. 7 Head Start Programmatic Report 26-00553 Discussed
11. 7 A. Amended minutes posted for February 17, 2026. The term President was changed to Chair. The term Vice-President was changed to Vice-Chair. Approved Pass
12. V. PROGRAMMATIC REPORT FISCAL
13. 9 Fiscal Programmatic Report 26-00554 Discussed
14. VI. EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORT
15. VII. OFFICERS REPORTS
16. VIII. GUEST REPORT/PRESENTATION
17. 12 A. FA2 review (HeadStart) held last week of April went very well. There was great changes since FA1 review. Our final report was received back quickly and we passed everything.
18. IX. GENERAL DISCUSSION
19. 13 B. Tiana McCall suggested advertising at Back To School to recruit for Policy Council Reps.
20. X. NEW BUSINESS
21. 14 C. Alderman Jaime Salgado asked about the classroom locations criteria. He may have potential spaces in his ward. Daycares that receive the Smart Start grant (helps with staff wages) are prohibited to partner with HeadStart but working on changing that policy for future.
22. XI. APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS
23. XII. ADJOURNMENT Approved Pass
24. 17 THE CITY OF ROCKFORD INTENDS TO COMPLY WITH THE INTENT AND SPIRIT OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. IF A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, PERSONAL P.A. SYSTEM, OR OTHER SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS ARE NEEDED, PLEASE CALL THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AT (779) 348-7391 AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE, SO WE CAN BE PREPARED TO ASSIST YOU.
25. 18 A. Equal Employment Opportunity plan/report was sent to all board members. This was not broken down per department. No questions, comments, or concerns were brought up.
26. 19 B. May is Community Action month. Will receive a Proclamation from Mayor on Tuesday, May 26th at 5:30pm in Council chambers. All are welcome to attend.
27. 20 C. Te'Airia will email scholarship process to all board members for participation.
28. 21 D. Generated healthy list of interest for advisory board. An information zoom meeting will be set up for further recruitment.
29. 22 E. The upcoming Board Training will be held on July 7, 2026 from 12noon-2pm. We will host it in Conference Room C. Lunch will be provided. This is mandatory for those on Executive Board, but it is recommended for all to attend. A calendar invite will be sent out.
30. 24 A. Mary Cacioppi talked about refining the Getting Ahead Program. They are looking to have a BETA test for the next class to include getting individual reports and aggregated reports. These would be provided to each individual so they can see their own achievements and see how their goals impacts their futures.
31. 25 B. Gina DelRose explained how a pantry freezer got busted. They are in need of money to replace. WalMart will provide produce for pantries.
32. 27 A. No guest was present.
33. 32 End time 12:41pm. Total time 38 mins. The next Community Action Agency Board Meeting is taking place on 12:00pm July 21 at City Hall Conference Room B.