Serving Decatur and Macon County for over 50 years
Since 1964 DMCOC has been providing stability to Decatur and Macon County. DMCOC has accomplished this through a wide variety of programs designed to support the community. DMCOC is growing and we are looking for new programs and partnerships to maintain the stability for our clients and to better support the community.
DMCOC News
Decatur-Macon County Opportunities Corp. receives $2.59 million federal grant
DECATUR — Decatur-Macon County Opportunities Corp. will receive $2.59 million as part of $90.9 million federal grant for Head Start and Early Head Start programs across Illinois. The news was announced Monday afternoon through a joint press release from U.S. Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin, both Democrats from Illinois. “This federal funding helps ensure that […]
Decatur evictions are double the statewide rate. Here’s a map that shows where they happened.
DECATUR — Krystal Johnson had a steady paycheck until call center StarTek shuttered its Decatur facility in 2012. With unemployment pay totaling less than half of previous wages, she fell behind on bills and eventually faced eviction. “Every day, even in my sleep, it was always like, ‘How am I going to figure this out? How […]
DMCOC, Decatur Township Office Hold Special Event For Seniors
The following was published in the December 27, 2017 print edition of the Decatur Tribune.
Dannika Young, Director of Senior Services at Decatur Macon County Opportunities Corporation, hosted a “Christmas Mix & Mingle” luncheon for clients of DMCOC’s Senior Nutrition Program on Dec. 20.
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Thank you to the student volunteers from Millikin University who came on Friday to help us with the final preparations for the first day of school on Monday.
We would like to thank the Head Start staff for their hard work this week getting both of the sites ready for the first day of school on Monday.
Thank you to Baby Talk, Early Head Start, Workforce Investment, Sam's Club, Ameren, Hoelting, Macon County Health Department, DOVE, and Sally the Clown for making day 2 of the Summer Jubilee such a great success. We look forward to doing this again next year.
Thank you to Baby Talk, Early Head Start, Workforce Investment, Sam's Club, Ameren, Hoelting, Macon County Health Department, the U of I Extension, Rep. Sue Sherer, Decatur Fire Department, and Sally the Clown for making day 1 of the Summer Jubilee such a great success. We are looking forward to more fun inside tomorrow. See you there.
