Cookson Hills Community Action Foundation, Inc Helping People. Changing Lives.
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Announcements
Head Start is enrolling students for the 2009-10 school year. Children must be 3 years old by September 1st for the
three-year old program or 4 years old by the 1st of September if enrolling in the four-year old program.
Weatherization is taking applications for houses in Adair, Cherokee and Sequoyah counties.
The Foster Grandparent Program is looking for volunteers to serve - must be 55 years old.
Apartments available in both the Tahlequah Senior Housing and Hulbert Senior Housing.
VISTA volunteer slots remain open. To learn more about becoming a VISTA and applying, visit www.americorps.gov.

Cookson Hills Community Action Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit community service organization primarily serving three counties in
Eastern Oklahoma - Adair, Cherokee and Sequoyah. A Board of Directors representing three sectors of the community governs
Community Action - private, public and low-income. All three counties are represented on the board. Cookson Hills Community Action
Foundation, Inc. came into existence in 1968.
The purpose is to bring together all available local, state, private and federal resources in order to reduce poverty, revitalize
communities and empower low-income families and individuals in rural and urban areas so they can attain the skills, knowledge,
motivation and opportunities to become self-sufficient.
The corporation is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. Cookson Hills Community Action develops and
administers community action programs and supports any other local, state or federal projects that will aid in the social and / or
economic development of the areas served.
Holidays set for 2010
Cookson Hills Community Action Agency will observe the following holidays as determined by the Board of Directors for 2010:
It's Your Tax Dollars! Let the Stimulus Package work for you! President Obama's stimulus package has poured additional funds into the weatherization program. This means more funds to fix up homes in Adair, Cherokee and Sequoyah counties so they will be more energy efficient. If you have applied before and were denied because your income was too high, apply again as the income levels have risen considerably. The program is free to the public. It's your tax dollars – use it now when you need it!
For more information on the weatherization program click here.
Contact any of our offices for an application.
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Hot dogs, scavenger hunt, blind obstacle course, three-legged races, softball, pie-in-the-face, biggest loser and lots of visiting make for a very fine Agency picnic.
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New Office in Stilwell
Cookson Hills Community Action has finally found a place to call home. This comes after
months of searching and moving three or four times. The new office is located at 4 East Walnut in
Stilwell across from Mrs. Smith's Pie Company. We have over 10,000 square feet of office space.
We moved the service office in Stilwell to the new location at 4 East Walnut but kept the service
offices in Sallisaw and Tahlequah the same. The Sallisaw office is located at 212 South Elm Street
and the Tahlequah office at 908 South College. Application for any of our services can be picked up
at these locations.
Taxes Prepared for Free
908 S. College Tahlequah, OK 74465 Phone: 918-456-0571 Fax: 918-456-1886
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212 S Elm Sallisaw, OK 74955 Phone: 918-775-9116 Fax: 918-775-9821
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4 East Walnut Stilwell, OK 74960 Phone: 918-696-8723 Fax: 918-696-7023
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Free preparation of income tax returns are provided to those making less than $37,000.
Returns are prepared by certified volunteers from Cookson Hills Community Action
Agency and e-filed for quick receipt of refunds. This service will be provided on
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. beginning January 21, 2010
and continuing throughout the tax season. Preparation of income taxes will be
conducted at the Tahlequah office at 908 South College, 918-456-0571; Sallisaw office
at 212 South Elm, 918-775-9116; Stilwell office at 4 East Walnut, 918-696-8723 and the
Westville Head Start Center on Buffington Street, 918-723-3511. No appointment
necessary.
Administrative Offices: P.O. Box 880, 4 East Walnut Stilwell, OK 74960 Phone: 918-696-8723 Fax: 918-696-7023
Service Offices:
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January 1, 2010
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New Year's Day
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January 18, 2010
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Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
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February 18, 2010
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President's Day
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May 31,2010
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Memorial Day
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July 5, 2010
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Independence Day
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September 6, 2010
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Labor Day
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October 11, 2010
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Columbus Day
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November 11, 2010
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Veteran's Day
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November 25 & 26, 2010
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Thanksgiving
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December 24, 2010
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Christmas
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And any other holidays proclaimed by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma.