Community Action Agency Board

City Hall, Conference Room B

Agenda — 34 items

1. I. CALL TO ORDER
2. II. ACTION ON MINUTES Approved Pass
3. 2 A. The CAA Board Meeting was called to order at 12:00pm.
4. 3 Approval of Minutes held on July 21, 2026. 26-01016
5. 3 B. Staff Present: Anqunette Parham: Executive Director of Health & Human Services, Faniqua Hughes: Head Start Director (12:20pm thru video), Linda Mitchell: Fiscal Accountant, Te’Airia Robinson: Community Action Programs Manager, Kim Thompson: CAA Executive Board Clerk
6. III. PROGRAMMATIC REPORT COMMUNITY SERVICES Discussed
7. 4 Quorum Established @ 12:01pm
8. 5 Community Services Programmatic Report 26-01019
9. 6 A. 2027 Community Needs Assessment (CNA) https://rockfordil.sharefile.com/d-s6440e4bdb44a48fe8581fa72c8b4953c Approved Pass
10. 7 B. 2027 Community Action Plan (CAP) https://rockfordil.sharefile.com/d-sd85acf5ec1f74fab94233a4c2f8c915e Approved Pass
11. IV. PROGRAMMATIC REPORT HEAD START Discussed
12. 9 Head Start Programmatic Report 26-01017
13. V. PROGRAMMATIC REPORT FISCAL Discussed
14. 11 Fiscal Programmatic Report 26-01018
15. VI. EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORT
16. VII. OFFICERS REPORTS
17. 13 A. In the websites attached to the agenda, it discusses the proposed changes in Head Start. Some of these changes included (but not limited to):
18. VIII. GUEST REPORT/PRESENTATION
19. 14 1. Reduction of the number of teachers while increasing the number of students.
20. IX. GENERAL DISCUSSION
21. 15 2. Reduction of the number of hours and days for attendance requirements.
22. X. NEW BUSINESS
23. 16 3. Reduction in available administrative funds.
24. XI. APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS
25. 17 B. Thee websites and potential changes are open for comment until October. Please feel free to contact them to voice your opinion on these recommended changes.
26. XII. ADJOURNMENT Approved Pass
27. 18 1. Faniqua and Linda will send a potential list of comments/talking point that you could opine about.
28. 19 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.
29. 22 A. HUD ruling for the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is closed for the moment since the new rules were disallowed. We are currently waiting for a ruling.
30. 24 A. Alan discussed rental housing supported studio apartments for 6 people. they are income-based, furnished studio apartments at Lafayette for those that may be unstable.
31. 25 B. Alan also talked about Collier Gardens having openings where having a job and earning more money doesn't increase the rent for quite awhile. This would potentially stop those that quit their jobs since they are now expected to pay for rent and are not used to how to manage money. This allows person to stabilize while learning money management.
32. 27 A. No guest was present.
33. 31 A. We now have 2 vacancies in our Client Section that need to be filled.
34. 33 End time 12:48am. Total time 48 mins. The next Community Action Agency Board Meeting will be held on 12:00pm September 15th at City Hall Conference Room B.

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