Established in 1965, Mid-Iowa Community Action, Inc. (MICA) is a nonprofit, private organization that serves families and children affected by poverty throughout central Iowa. Its foundation programs include Early Head Start, Head Start, Maternal and Child Health, Women, Infants and Children (WIC), Weatherization, Family Development and Energy Assistance. It serves families throughout Poweshiek, Marshall, Hardin, Story and Tama counties. MICA's Story County offices include Story County Health Service, the Story County Family Development Center and the Story County Dental Clinic.