Marie Tallarico Community Action Center

Open weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

220 South 22nd Street Keokuk IA 52632

Phone: 319-524-6383 Fax: 319-524-3017

Children Families Adults

Program List (click on each title for more information)

Budget Counseling

Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

Disaster Assistance

Early Head Start

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Emergency Rent and Utilities

Employment Counseling

Energy Crisis Assistance (Project Share)

Family Development and Self Sufficiency (FaDSS) for those on FIP/TANF Assistance

Food Pantry at each center

Furnace Repair and Replace

General Information and Referral

Head Start

Homeless Assistance

Housing Assistance

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

Parents as Teachers

Preschool Scholarships

Rent Reimbursement Assistance with Forms

Senior Home Repair

Transportation Assistance

SEIBUS

Weatherization

(WIC) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children food program

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