The 12-county-area not-for-profit North East Community Action Corporation recently held a reception at its Marion County Service Center in Hannibal in recognition of the agencyâs 56th anniversary and the May observance of National Community Action Month. Pictured, from left: NECAC Family Planning Lab Assistant Erin Tucker, Intake Assistant Heidi Chatfield, NECAC Marion County Board Member Roy Hark, Marion County Service Coordinator Gwen Koch, President and Chief Executive Officer Don Patrick, Chief Deputy Director Dan Page, Deputy Director for Community Services Programs Janice Robinson, Family Planning Office Manager Lisa Trendle and County Services Programs Director Linda Fritz. Celebration receptions were held at all 12 NECAC County Service Centers.
STAFF REPORT
PALMYRA, Mo. â Marion County is supporting Douglass Community Servicesâ efforts to find a more spacious location from which to operate.
Stephanie Cooper, administrator of DCS, met with the Marion County Commissioners during their Monday, April 12, meeting at the county courthouse in Palmyra to provide an update on DCSâ need to expand. Cooper explained that DCS has outgrown its current facility and needs a larger location.
Cooper reported that the city of Hannibal has already applied for a Community Development Block Grant for use on other items, and thus cannot submit an additional request.
Cooper asked if the commissioners would be willing to submit a CDBG application on DCSâ behalf. The commissioners agreed unanimously to submit a grant application in behalf of DCS.