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Accepting Donations for Homeless Intervention

We are looking for monetary donations to purchase household essentials for our Homeless Intervention program. This program provides case management to help homeless individuals and families find affordable and stable housing across seven WI counties. The worst feeling for our case managers is finding a client a place to live after they have been on the street or living in their car and they are brought to an empty unit with no essentials. Funds will allow our case management staff … Read More

USDA Food Orders Cancelled Leaving Local Food Outlets in a Lurch

In late March, it was announced that $500M in Commodity Credit Corporation funding is now cut for foodbanks and emergency food providers, which is allocated through the USDA’s Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). Read an article announcing the cuts here. This is one of the three main ways that The Emergency Food Assistance Program receives food to feed food-insecure individuals and families across the nation. These cuts will affect the food supply at area food banks, including those West CAP … Read More

Wisconsin Residents at Risk as Federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Employees Abruptly Fired 

GLENWOOD CITY, Wis – A program that keeps Wisconsinites safe by ensuring homes stay warm and cool during extreme temperatures is at risk after abrupt actions by the federal government. In early April, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) fired all employees of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, which helps residents pay heating bills and address energy emergencies. LIHEAP provides energy assistance to low-income households with high energy costs. The program ensures energy security, prevents … Read More

Back To School Supply Program 2022

West CAP has a long tradition of collected backpacks and school supplies throughout the summer to help school-aged children in need. This year, instead of providing students with backpacks and supplies, West CAP will be giving all supplies directly to the schools, which include: Boycevillle, Colfax, Glenwood City, Elk Mound, and Menomonie. Any monetary donations will be used to purchase what the districts have asked for specifically, or will go to the school Angel Funds, which pay for things like … Read More

Governor Announces WEDC Grant to Increase Nursing Workforce

  Governor Tony Evers visited River Falls, WI last week to announce more than $5 Million in grants being awarded to help meet the increasing demand for nurses across the state.  Wisconsin’s community action association, WISCAP, received a $4.8 million award through the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s (WEDC) second round of the Workforce Innovation Grant Program, which aims to create solutions to Wisconsin’s healthcare workforce challenges. Through the grant, ten member agencies of WISCAP, including West CAP, are receiving funding … Read More

Affordable Car Loans Available through JumpStart Program

West CAP has limited funding available to help low-income working families acquire a low-interest loan to purchase a late-model, fuel-efficient car through the JumpStart Program. West CAP’s JumpStart Program provides: $1,000 toward the purchase price of a car Access to a low interest, 60-month car Loan through WestConsin Credit Union (WCU) A “Vehicle Maintenance Savings Account” managed by WCU for ongoing maintenance and minor repairs over the life of the car loan Access to a West CAP “Major Repair” fund … Read More

Please Note:

West CAP office locations will be closed to the public for walk-ins on Wednesday and Thursday, February 22 & 23 due to snow and subsequent staffing shortages.