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WHAT IS C.E.F.S. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY CORPORATION?   C.E.F.S. is a not-for-profit Community Action Agency incorporated in 1965 to help people achieve their full individual and economic potential.  We serve the seven Illinois counties of Christian, Clay, Effingham, Fayette, Montgomery, Moultrie, and Shelby.   We develop, implement, and evaluate social service programs to assist economically and socially disadvantaged people in their quest for greater self-sufficiency.

WHAT TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DOES C.E.F.S. OFFER?    We offer programs as diverse as the needs of people in the communities we serve.  For example, C.E.F.S. administers the Head Start Program for pre-school aged children, the Golden Circle Nutrition Program for Senior Citizens and a wide variety of services for all ages in between.  In everything we do, we call to mind the words of Lao Tzu, "Give a man a fish and he eats for today, teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime".  Our goal is truly to help people help themselves.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OUR PROGRAMS
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Central Illinois Public Transit

Community Services Block Grant

Combatting Homelessness in South Central Illinois

Golden Circle Nutrition Program

Head Start Program

Home Buyer Assistance Program

Home Weatherization Assistance Program

Housing Rehabilitation Program

Literacy Program

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program

Outreach and Referral Services

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

Supportive Housing Program

Workforce Investment Act Programs

 

Our 2011 Family of Distinction

 

 

 

For The Latest News

2011-2012 Scholarship Application

C.E.F.S. 46th Anniversary Proclamation

Advocacy Efforts to End Educational Funding Crisis

AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009

2010 Regional Poverty Data

 

Awards

2011 Agency Awards (pdf)

 

The Promise Of Community Action

Our Promise

2011 Annual Meeting Program (pdf)

 

Employment

Employment Application (pdf)

 

Money

Better Money Management

Loan Opportunities

 

Agency Reports

IRS Form 990/ILAG990 Public Disclosure (pdf)

C.E.F.S. Determination Letter (pdf)

C.E.F.S. 2011 Agency Annual Report (pdf)

C.E.F.S. Annual Audit (pdf)

 

 

 

For Further Information

Write or Call:

C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation
1805 S Banker
P O Box 928
Effingham IL 62401-0928
(217) 342-2193
fax (217) 342-4701

                                        

                                                                        

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Last update completed 1/17/2012