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.
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Support DMCOC when making purchases on Amazon!
Great news! You can now support DMCOC when making purchases on Amazon. Amazon will now donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to DMCOC. This is a great way to help DMCOC at the same time a person is purchasing item(s) on Amazon. This is made available through Amazon Smile Foundation. Go to http://smile.amazon.com and […]
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 […]
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Decatur nonprofit fills need gap with shelter program
herald-review.com
DECATUR — Social service agency Decatur Macon County Opportunities Corp. will provide up to 25 beds for homeless men during the extreme cold weather. The new service meets a needACL’s recent Nutrition Report shows that having nutritious meals at congregate meal sites decreases healthcare utilization, as well as being placed in a nursing home.
The Nutrition Program also serves as hub for older adults to access nutritious meals and socialization. The meal is a gateway to other wellness services, resources, benefits, information, and assistance.
Congregate meal participants who attended meal sites that have socialization activities report being “very satisfied” with their socialization opportunities (71 percent), compared to congregate meal participants who attend meal sites that don’t have these types of activities (59 percent).
To read the report, go to
acl.gov/sites/default/files/programs/2016-11/NSP-Meal-Cost-Analysis.pdf
Emergency homeless shelter to open in Decatur
wandtv.com
DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – An emergency shelter is opening for the homeless in Decatur Monday night.Upcoming Events
