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HOUSING DEVELOPMENT - affordable housing provided for low and moderate income persons in Alabama and the southeastHOUSING COUNSELING - comprehensive housing counseling services to home buyers, homeowners and renters - both current and prospectiveWEATHERIZATION - provides energy conservation improvements, including insulation, weather stripping and storm windows for households which meet established income guidelinesHEAD START - preschool education for children, ages 3-4, including: education, parent involvement, health and dental care, nutrition, disability services and social servicesMIGRANT HEAD START PROJECT - centers operating from June until October to serve children of families who migrate to harvest agricultural productsEARLY HEAD START PROJECT - families receive services addressing the individual needs of children beginning with prenatal services and extending up to age 3FULL DAY/FULL YEAR HEAD START - services to preschool children ages 3-5 to aid working parents or those still in schoolFOSTER GRANDPARENTS - seniors serve in area schools, day care centers, Head Start and Even Start programs, boys and girls clubs, and other agencies which serve children with disabilitiesSENIOR COMPANIONS - seniors provide help including: light housekeeping, meal preparation, medication monitoring, exercise encouragement, and respite care in the homes of individuals at risk of having to accept alternative care rather than continue to live in the comfort and familiarity of their homesMEALS ON WHEELS - provides a nutritious meal and a brief wellness check each weekday for eligible homebound elderly and/or handicapped adults OPERATION WARM - an energy program that provides assistance on a one time basis to persons who are elderly, handicapped or in health crisis situationsLOW INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE - assistance on a one-time basis to low income families to meet heating and cooling energy costs and to prevent energy from being terminated in health crisis situationsFEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY - food and/or shelter assistance to individuals at risk of becoming homeless because of a mortgage foreclosure or eviction noticeHOMELESS - assistance to homeless clients in obtaining shelter, utilities, food, clothing, medical care, job training and/or employment