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Community Action Month 2022

Community Action Month 2022 May 10, 2022 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 affordable housing, weatherization, food...

Governor Tony Evers Launches Wisconsin Help for Homeowners

Contact: Kassidy Farrey Communications & Outreach Manager WISCAP 608-210-3384 For Immediate Release Governor Tony Evers Launches Wisconsin Help for Homeowners The Wisconsin Community Action Program Association (WISCAP) and Take Root Wisconsin welcome Governor...

WERA January Update 2022

WERA PASSES $100 MILLION IN EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS Contact: Kassidy Farrey, Communications Manager Phone: (608) 244-4422 Email: kfarrey@wiscap.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 14, 2022 The Wisconsin Emergency Rental Assistance (WERA) program has passed...

Giving Tuesday 2021

More than 1 in 10 of our state’s residents live below the poverty line. Last year, an alarming 17,000 homeless kids were enrolled in Wisconsin’s public schools. More than 320,000 low-income Wisconsin renters pay more than half their income for housing. In urban and...

Upcoming Events

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Feb

Advocacy Day

WISCAP hosts an annual advocacy day at the state capitol each spring to bring attention to issues impacting low-income communities, community action agencies, and stakeholders. Members are encouraged to schedule hill visits with legislators on this day. All CAA Board and Staff are welcome and encouraged to attend.

22 & 23

May

Annual Conference

WISCAP’s Annual Conference brings together Community Action Agency staff, board members, and community partners around essential topics such as food security, affordable housing and homeless services, weatherization, childcare, and economic development. Attendees are able to receive training and program updates from state agencies and subject matter experts. The annual conference is a great fit for program-level staff and managers to stay on top of trends and changes, while establishing strong relationships with peers across the state.

9 & 10

October

Poverty Matters

As Wisconsin’s only statewide conference, the Poverty Matters Conference serves as a regional platform to raise awareness on issues impacting low-income families. For over 40 years, this conference has served as a major convening of state and federal agencies, community action agencies, individuals, and stakeholders dedicated to identifying common sense solutions and approaches to address and eliminate poverty.

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