CALL TO ORDER
ACTION ON MINUTES
Approval of Minutes held on April 21, 2026
PROGRAMMATIC REPORT COMMUNITY SERVICES
Community Services Programmatic Report
PROGRAMMATIC REPORT HEAD START
Head Start Programmatic Report
PROGRAMMATIC REPORT FISCAL
Fiscal Programmatic Report
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORT
OFFICERS REPORTS
GUEST REPORT/PRESENTATION
GENERAL DISCUSSION
NEW BUSINESS
APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS
ADJOURNMENT
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A. Amended minutes posted for February 17, 2026. The term President was changed to Chair. The term Vice-President was changed to Vice-Chair.
A. The CAA Board Meeting was called to order at 12:03pm.
B. Staff Present: Anqunette Parham: Executive Director of Health & Human Services, Owen Carter: Deputy Director of Health & Human Services, Christopher Greenwood: Director of Community Services, Kim Thompson: CAA Board Clerk.
Quorum Established 12:04pm
A. No guest was present.
End time 12:41pm. Total time 38 mins.
The next Community Action Agency Board Meeting is taking place on 12:00pm July 21 at City Hall Conference Room B.
A. Equal Employment Opportunity plan/report was sent to all board members. This was not broken down per department. No questions, comments, or concerns were brought up.
B. May is Community Action month. Will receive a Proclamation from Mayor on Tuesday, May 26th at 5:30pm in Council chambers. All are welcome to attend.
C. Te'Airia will email scholarship process to all board members for participation.
D. Generated healthy list of interest for advisory board. An information zoom meeting will be set up for further recruitment.
E. The upcoming Board Training will be held on July 7, 2026 from 12noon-2pm. We will host it in Conference Room C. Lunch will be provided. This is mandatory for those on Executive Board, but it is recommended for all to attend. A calendar invite will be sent out.
A. Mary Cacioppi talked about refining the Getting Ahead Program. They are looking to have a BETA test for the next class to include getting individual reports and aggregated reports. These would be provided to each individual so they can see their own achievements and see how their goals impacts their futures.
B. Gina DelRose explained how a pantry freezer got busted. They are in need of money to replace. WalMart will provide produce for pantries.
A. FA2 review (HeadStart) held last week of April went very well. There was great changes since FA1 review. Our final report was received back quickly and we passed everything.
B. Tiana McCall suggested advertising at Back To School to recruit for Policy Council Reps.
C. Alderman Jaime Salgado asked about the classroom locations criteria. He may have potential spaces in his ward. Daycares that receive the Smart Start grant (helps with staff wages) are prohibited to partner with HeadStart but working on changing that policy for future.