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East Missouri Action Agency, Inc. |
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Serving the Southeast Missouri counties of Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Iron, Madison, Perry, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, and Washington |
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Our Mission:
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FEATURED
PAGES Enrolling a
Child in Head Start for energy assistance |
403 Parkway Drive, P.O. Box N
East
Missouri Action Agency, Inc. (EMAA), is a community action agency established
in 1965 under the authority of the Economic Opportunity Act of
1964. EMAA primarily serves the Southeast Missouri counties of
Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Iron, Madison, Perry, St. Francois, Ste.
Genevieve, and Washington.
EMAA is a not-for-profit Missouri corporation governed by a 24-member
Board of Directors. Each of the eight counties included in the primary EMAA
service area is represented by one board member from the public sector and
one board member from the low-income sector. In addition, eight Board members
are selected from the private sector and represent the eight-county service
area at large. The Head Start Policy Council Liaison to the Board is included
in the number of private sector representatives and represents the entire
service area.
With a staff of more than 225 full- and part-time employees and a
budget of nearly $17 million annually, EMAA provides services to more than 18,000
low-income individuals every year.
OUR VISION: A
healthy community of empowered
individuals and families. |
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East Missouri Action Agency, Inc.
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