Wisconsin's Poverty Fighting Network
Big Bend, Wisconsin – (March 7, 2019) –The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council No. 7 (IUPAT DC7) has just joined in an exciting partnership with Wisconsin Community Action Program Association (WISCAP). This partnership will bring together…
Evidence-based federal policy recommendations for reducing U.S. child poverty by half in 10 years will be presented by Timothy Smeeding, UW–Madison professor of public affairs and economics, Tuesday March 12. The hour-long public event begins at 4:30 p.m. in the…
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 20195:00 – 6:30 p.m.Edgewood CollegeAnderson AuditoriumPredolin HallReception to follow in Predolin Commons (Outside of Wingra Cafe) “The community development field is grappling with its role in promoting racial equity. This session will provide a framework for understanding…
WISCAP is a statewide association of Wisconsin’s 16 Community Action Agencies and two single purpose agencies working to fight poverty in Wisconsin. WISCAP and its members are committed to creating economic opportunity and supporting community-based solutions to poverty. As a…
Contact: Kassidy Berens Communications Manager & Office Admin (608) 244-4422 kberens@wiscap.org For Immediate Release: November 30, 2018 WISCAP RECEIVES GRANT TO PROVIDE COUNSELING TO SURVIV0RS OF THE 2018 WISCONSIN FLOODS The Wisconsin Community Action Program Association (WISCAP) has been awarded…
Dear Friend of WISCAP, More than 1 in 10 of our state’s residents live below the poverty line. The rate for children is even higher, exceeding 16%. Last year, a staggering 19,264 homeless kids were enrolled in Wisconsin’s public schools.…
For Immediate Release Friday, November 9, 2018 Contact: Kara O’Keeffe 608-261-9596 kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org WISCAP Donates Materials to Wisconsin Historical Society for Future Research Use Madison, Wis. – The Wisconsin Community Action Program Association (WISCAP) recently donated materials to the Wisconsin Historical…
For Immediate Release Wednesday, October 17, 2018 Contact: Kassidy Berens Communications Manager, WISCAP (608) 244-4422 WISCAP & Madison Capitols Join Together to ‘Put Poverty on Ice’ Madison, WI – WISCAP is teaming up with the Madison Capitols to “Put Poverty…
Study finds Wisconsin’s African American poverty rate three to four times higher than white poverty rate CONTACT: Timothy Smeeding, smeeding@lafollette.wisc.edu, (608) 890-1317 MADISON—A supplement to the annual Wisconsin Poverty Report released today examines poverty and income by race and…
WISCAP has partnered with the Madison Capitols to Put Poverty on Ice! Come watch the Madison Capitols hockey team play on Friday, October 26th at 7:05 p.m and support WISCAP. (The below information can also be accessed in this PDF)…