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Prairie Heights Development Breaks Ground!

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Our newest and most ambitious affordable housing development to date has broken ground! Executive Director, Peter Kilde, joined fellow project partners from the Gerrard Corporation, Merchants Bank, N.A., WHEDA, Cornerstone Architects, and Eau Claire City Council at the building site on Birch Street in Eau Claire on Thursday, June 13 to kick-off the Prairie Heights development. This 60-unit multi-family housing development will welcome individuals and families earning between 30% and 80% of the county median income, offering spacious and modern … Read More
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Prairie Heights: Breaking New Ground in Affordable Housing

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By Samantha Phillipps, Grant Specialist EAU CLAIRE, WI – Overlooking the Eau Claire River at 3155 Birch Street, a new housing development is breaking new ground in more ways than one. Community members can be a part of kicking off this project at a groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for 1:30PM on June 15. This 60-unit rental project is blazing the trail for green, affordable housing with its use of renewable energy systems that will include photovoltaic solar panels, geothermal technology, and … Read More
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West CAP Featured in Earth Day Video from the Federal Office of Community Services

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🎬 It’s Here! 🌎     Office of Community Services – Administration for Children & Families: How CSBG funds are supporting Clean Energy & Affordable Housing in Wisconsin To watch, click the image above or follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzWTDJ5zSp0     In honor of Earth Day, the federal Office of Community Services (OCS) recently highlighted how its anti-poverty programs work to mitigate the effects of climate change and promote environmental justice. One key feature included a four-minute video capturing the work … Read More
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St. John’s Youth Donate Kits to West CAP’s Homeless Intervention Program

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West CAP staff were surprised by a recent donation of 25 kits for our Homeless Intervention Program! A group of Faith Formation youth from Glenwood City’s St. John The Baptist Catholic Church collected donations of towels, blankets, socks and hygiene products to create 25 kits as a service project to help families in need through West CAP’s Homeless Intervention services. The kits come at a critical time, as the cost of living has increased dramatically over the past year, and … Read More
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WERA: Wisconsin Emergency Rental Assistance Program
Set to Close January 31

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE1/20/2023 The Governor’s office announced the upcoming closing of the federally funded Wisconsin Emergency Rental Assistance program (WERA).  Applications are set to close on January 31, 2023 due to low remaining funds available.  Housing stability services will continue even after rental benefit funds are exhausted. WERA launched in February 2021 to help families avoid homelessness due to pandemic-related financial hardship. The program was administered by the Wisconsin Department of Administration in partnership with WISCAP, the state’s community action … Read More
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WEST CAP, GERRARD COMPANIES HONORED IN WASHINGTON D.C. WITH NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING AWARD

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The 1300 Residences, one of West CAP’s newest affordable housing properties, was nationally recognized on Tuesday, September 20 as a 28th Annual Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Award (Edson Award) recipient.  Winning in the Green and Healthy Housing category, this award recognizes affordable housing and organizations that have demonstrated impactful use of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit).  The project’s co-developers were invited to Washington D.C. to accept the award at the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition’s annual … Read More
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West CAP to receive $2 million boost toward multifamily affordable housing project in Eau Claire

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Gov. Tony Evers recently announced additional funding support for multifamily housing projects across Wisconsin, including $2 million for West CAP’s own Prairie Heights project going up in Eau Claire.  Funding comes in part from the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in a joint effort to help affordable housing developers meet the rising costs of construction, interest rate increases, and supply chain delays. The Prairie Heights affordable housing project, taking shape at … Read More
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West CAP Food Pantry and Food Harvest Ministry to Distribute Badger State Boxes of Local Food

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Thanks to a generous grant directed by Governor Tony Evers through the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, West CAP’s Food Pantry and Food Harvest Ministry will begin jointly distributing monthly Wisconsin State Badger Boxes to families in need starting in August.  Through the initiative, locally produced boxes of meat, cheese, eggs, and more are being delivered to hubs across Wisconsin and distributed to food pantries throughout the state’s Hunger Relief Federation network. The Hunger Relief Federation of Wisconsin is a statewide … Read More
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Governor Announces WEDC Grant to Increase Nursing Workforce

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  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

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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.