ICA 2014 with Peg Keenan

Our program on October 2^nd was given by Peg Keenan, the Executive Director of the ICA. She had just received the ICA’s year-end figures (their fiscal year ends September 30^th), and shared some of them with us.

 

The ICA provided services to 6,626 people this past  year, with 5,790 receiving meals/food. There were 1,432 rent assistance checks given out, and the average food service has almost tripled in value. Volunteer hours also hit an all-time high.

 

They have opened a new “food store” at the KTel Building in Hopkins which is close to the majority of their clientele. Because of restrictions at their home in Minnetonka Mills, ICA is not able to distribute food or provide services at some of the hours that are convenient for their clients, but there are no time restrictions at the new location.

 

Many members of our club are volunteers with ICA, and do tasks such as picking up groceries from market, sorting and packing groceries, and delivering food packs to disabled clients. The counseling, rent assistance, and job search work is done by specially trained workers.