Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation (NEICAC) is a private non-profit corporation serving the seven northeastern Iowa counties of Allamakee, Bremer, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard and Winneshiek. The principal offices of the Corporation are located in the Smith Office Building in Decorah, Iowa. The mailing address is 305 Montgomery - PO Box 487, Decorah, IA 52101.
The NEICAC
Vision Statement, established in March of 1999, sets forth
the six major areas of focus for the corporation's efforts:
The "Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation of Allamakee, Howard
and Winneshiek Counties" was incorporated on July 13, 1965. In April
of 1966 the Corporation was approved for funding by the Economic Opportunity
Office (later funding from the successor Community Services Act of 1974
continued NEICAC under the Community Services Administration). On May
15, 1967 the Corporation merged with the "Chickasaw, Bremer, Fayette
Economic Opportunity Program Incorporated" and the name of the Corporation
was changed to "Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation".
Clayton County joined NEICAC in January 1968 by petition of the Clayton
County Board of Supervisors.
The first Executive Director of NEICAC was Mr. Neal Wiedenmann, followed
by Mr. Richard E. Wagoner in August 1974. Ms. Mary Ann Humpal assumed
the duties of Executive Director in June of 1989. NEICAC has operated
a myriad of programs over the last 35 years and assisted literally thousands
of individuals and families in need.
The Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation's
Goals, from Articles of Incorporation July 12, 1965, are:
