West CAP Weatherization team members were recently presented with the Acuity Insurance Safety Award. This award is given to businesses that are exemplary in their partnership with Acuity to help ensure a safe workplace.   “West CAP has always prided itself on maintaining an excellent record for workplace safety,” said Shane Berge, Weatherization Program Manager. His team (pictured above) was presented this award at their all day training event in August. Acuity Insurance, headquartered in Sheboygan, WI, insures nearly 150,000 … Read More

The United Way St. Croix Valley (UWSCV) Board of Directors approved a Community Impact Grant to West Central Wisconsin Community Action Agency in the amount of $7,500. These funds will be used to support our Homeless Intervention programs, which aim to help low-income families and individuals achieve housing stability through a combination of rental assistance, case management, and connections to community resources. This funding is critical and ensures we can continue to provide individuals and families at risk of homelessness with the … Read More

West CAP is a proud participant of a local community solar project to bring the benefits of solar energy to households in need. The Trenton Solar Array at Truttmann Field in rural Pierce County, WI  will be interconnected with the Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services (PPCS) distribution system and support the co-ops customer base. The array was built with funding support from the Office of Energy Innovation at the State of Wisconsin Public Service. Through community solar partnerships, solar energy benefits … Read More

August 14, 2024   This week West CAP Executive Director, Peter Kilde, shared with the West CAP Board of Directors and staff that he plans to retire at the end of January 2025.    Peter’s visionary guidance over the past three decades has brought extraordinary growth and advancement to the agency. During his tenure, he has served in various leadership roles within America’s 1,000 agency Community Action Program (CAP) network, moving from President of our state CAP Association, WISCAP, to … Read More

Our agency has taken a heavy blow this week as we mourn the loss of our beloved colleague and friend, Darlene Waters.   Dar was hired at West CAP by the agency’s first Executive Director, Jake Banks, in 1972 as an Assistant Bookkeeper. She worked in the accounting department in the Glenwood City office for the next fifty-one years, sharing so much of her life within these walls. Dar was an invaluable companion and confidant to all who were blessed … Read More

Peter had a recent visit from Jana Rose Schleis, an investigative reporter for the Cap Times local news publication based in Madison. Peter climbed to the rooftop of one of our greenest affordable housing developments, the 1300 Residences in River Falls, to share his perspective and insight on how West CAP pushes for solar to save for renters, and some of the the roadblocks, or “sun” blocks in our way. Source: The Cap Times 12/13/2023. Cover Photo by Ben Brewer.

CLAYTON – Some exciting clean energy upgrades are taking place at our very first Community Housing Development – CAP Town Homes in Clayton, WI. CAP Town was developed in 1995 to provide affordable rental housing to the area, especially for families as these are 3-bedroom units. Thanks to a grant from the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA FOundation) and a Building Electrification Program grant from Elevate, we are working to fully electrify this property to reduce both the … Read More

Each October, agencies across the nation come together to recognize victims and raise awareness about the devastating impact of domestic violence. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, one in three women and one in four men have been victims of physical violence by an intimate partner within their lifetime. Unfortunately, in our Homeless Intervention work, our case managers do see individuals and families who are homeless because they are fleeing physical or emotional abuse or threats of abuse and … Read More

A local ATV Club, the Glenwood Forest Barn Stormers, holds a benefit ride each year to support a cause they care about. For the last two years, the proceeds from their fundraiser have gone to support West CAP’s annual Holiday Gift drive, which provides holiday gifts and essentials for area youth in need. They invited the public to join their ATV/UTV ride on Saturday, September 30th with a registration fee of $20 or a toy of equal value, to join … Read More