JCEO and
Community Action
Staff
Programs
Fiscal
Board Governance
100

1966

What is the year that JCEO was designated as a private not-for-profit?

100

"I once got to open Disney World by throwing a handful of Pixie Dust in the air."

What is a fun fact about Payroll Clerk/Administrative Assistant, Allison Hunt?

100

Birth to age five.

At what ages are children eligible for the Head Start and Early Head Start services? Early Head Start is for pregnant mothers and children from 0-3. Head Start is for children from 3-5. Both programs have services that include the whole family.

100

8.6 million.

What is JCEO's annual budget?

100

12 years

What is the rotation limit a JCEO Board Member can serve?

200

The legislative act that created "Community Action."

What is the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964?

200

She sleepwalked in a hotel in Paris.

What is a fun fact about our CEO, Nicole Laurin?

200

This program reimburses daycare providers for healthy meals they serve.

What is the Child & Adult Care Food Program [CACFP]? (Administered by JCEO's Daycare Program)

200

The Annual Charity Golf Tournament.

What is JCEO's largest and longest-running fundraiser?

200

Board Members of this sector are democratically selected by low-income individuals in the communities they serve, or are low-income themselves.

What is the Consumer Sector?

300

1998

What is the year JCEO expanded into Franklin County? This is the year that JCEO established Head Start in Franklin County. In 2013, additional services, including food, transportation, and weatherization, were added to our Franklin County programs. This is when JCEO added "of Clinton and Franklin Counties" to the name.

300

One of her family pets growing up was a llama named Tinkerbell.

What is a fun fact about Director of Development, Ellie Jent?

300

This service, provided by the Energy Services program, provides homeowners with a top-to-bottom look at where their home is wasting energy, and flags and potential health or safety issues. It is a requirement for any homeowners participating in JCEO's Weatherization Assistance Program.

What is an energy audit?

300

July 31st.

The date that JCEO's annual fiscal audit is due.

300

This form is signed annually to disclose any potential relationships or affiliations that could impact decisions as a Board Member for JCEO.

What is the Conflict of Interest Form?

400

1,100

What is the approximate number of Community Action Agencies in the United States?

400

She was born in the sunny state of Florida, but moved to the North Country at the age of 2 due to the Air Force Base.

What is a fun fact about Director of HR, Jaime Whittaker?

400

The process by which JCEO's Community Outreach Program combats both food waste and hunger through the collection of excess food from local grocery stores and supermarkets.

What is gleaning?
Fun Fact! In 2023, JCEO gleaned 607,354lbs of food. 
Not-so-fun-fact: More than 1/3 of the food supply in the U.S. is wasted. 

400

3.5 million.

What is the budget for JCEO's Head Start and Early Head Start?

400

50% of the Board constitutes what necessary level for conducting Board business?

What is a quorum?

500

24.
[Bonus: 12, 2, 10]

What is the number of locations JCEO has, in both counties?
Bonus: 12 Community Outreach centers, 2 administrative buildings (which also operate as outreach centers) and 10 Head Start centers.

500

She was the 1989 Franklin County alternate Dairy Princess.

What's a fun fact about Director of Senior Outreach, Julie Stalker?

500
This program helps seniors navigate Medicare and other healthcare plans.

Every year, Senior Outreach Program staff provide HIICAP to hundreds of local seniors. What is Health Insurance Information, Counseling, and Assistance [HIICAP]?

500

92 cents.

Approximately how many cents out of every dollar that JCEO receives goes directly into providing services to consumers in need? 

500

The kind of Board that JCEO is required to have. (Hint, it must require three sectors/parts.)

What is a tripartite board?

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