Welcome to Iowa Community Action Association (ICAA)

Iowa’s Community Action Agencies are locally-based private, non-profit organizations that network with a wide-array of local organizations to enhance the opportunities for low-income Iowans (children and families) to meet basic needs and develop their own capacity to do so. 

We are committed to helping low-income Iowans change their lives by breaking the cycle of poverty and removing the barriers to achieve self-sufficiency.

Disaster Declaration: Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Funds Released 

Iowa Community Action 2014 Training Conference Honoring 50 Years

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2014 Conference Handouts »

Many people talk about raising the minimum wage.  Alicia, who testified Wednesday to the United States Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, gives a personal and powerful explanation describing the choices she makes as a working mother who relies upon the minimum wage.   

(Video)UPDATED: Iowa fast food worker testifies about minimum wage

Recent Reports and Additional Resources