Your Action is Needed TODAY The Wisconsin State Senate will meet in session during the week of January 20th, providing Republican leadership an opportunity to bring the bi-partisan “Hand and a Home” package of homelessness bills to the floor. These…
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2nd Annual Put Poverty on Ice
For Immediate ReleaseDecember 2. 2019 Contact: Brad Paul Executive Director, WISCAP (608) 244-4422 Put Poverty on Ice! Madison, WI – WISCAP is teaming up with the Madison Capitols Hockey Club for the 2nd Annual “Put Poverty on Ice” night Friday,…
WISCAP URGES PASSAGE of the WISCONSIN OPPORTUNITY ACT
Contact: Kassidy Berens, Communications Manager Telephone: 608-244-4422 Email: kberens@wiscap.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 8, 2019 WISCAP URGES PASSAGE of the WISCONSIN OPPORTUNITY ACT The Wisconsin Community Action Program Association (WISCAP) applauds the introduction of the Wisconsin Opportunity Act (SB 467,…
2019 Poverty Matters! Conference
The 2019 Poverty Matters! Conference was held September 11-12, 2019 at the Hotel Mead in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This year’s theme was “Securing Opportunity in Wisconsin.” The ‘Poverty Matters!’ conference annually brings together organizations and individuals committed to fighting poverty…
WISCAP Urges Passage of the Wisconsin Opportunity Act (LRB 0891)
Contact: Kassidy Berens, Communications Manager, WISCAP(608) 244-4422kberens@wiscap.org For Immediate Release: June 24, 2019 WISCAP Urges Passage of the Wisconsin Opportunity Act The Wisconsin Community Action Program Association (WISCAP) applauds the introduction of the Wisconsin Opportunity Act (LRB 0891), comprehensive legislation…
UW-Madison Institute for Research on Poverty Releases 11th Annual Poverty Report
UW-Madison Institute for Research on Poverty releases the 11th Annual Poverty Report.
2019 Poverty Matters! Conference
Registration for the 2019 Poverty Matters! Conference is now open. This conference offers an exhibit hall, 4 plenary sessions and over 30 workshops. Our theme is Securing Opportunity in Wisconsin and each of the workshops fall under the following tracks: Community Action…
2019 WISCAP Annual Awards
The 2019 WISCAP Annual Luncheon & Awards was held today, May 23, 2019 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI. WISCAP presented these awards on behalf of its network of sixteen Community Action Agencies, the Foundation for Rural Housing…
Associated Bank Invests in Community Action
Madison, WI – WISCAP is excited to announce Associated Bank’s new philanthropic investment of $100,000 in Wisconsin’s community action network. The fund was announced and presented by Associated Bank’s Community Accountability Officer, Bill Kopka at WISCAP’s Annual Conference, held today…
Community Action Month in Wisconsin
Contact: Brad PaulPhone: (608) 244-4422Email: bpaul@wiscap.orgWebsite: Wiscap.org For Immediate Release: May 15, 2019 Madison, WI –The Office of the Governor has proclaimed May “Community Action Month in Wisconsin.” The Governor’s proclamation highlights statewide community action programming in the areas of…