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Green Care Food Pantry serves Green County along with TEFAP
The Green Cares Food Pantry provides a vital service to the low income people of Green County and is an important partner in the TEFAP network working to eliminate hunger in their local community.They serve about 125 households per month, nearly double the number of households served when the pantry first opened.
They have a cadre of about 25 volunteers per month and have reached out to the community for donations, which are obtained through a wide variety of sources, including several generous area grocery stores.
Pictured from left to right: Michelle Ripp, Operation Director, SW-CAP; Pastor, Mary Gafner, Washington Reformation U.C.C.; Wally Orzechowski, Exec. Director of SW-CAP; Tammy Baldwin, State Rep.; Michelle Friedrich, Special service coordinator for SW-CAP
June 3th, 2010
North Central Community Action Agency welcomes new Executive
Director Jeffery Sargent!
July 13th, 2010
The The State Association of Community Action Agencies commended the North
Central Community Action Program (NCCAP) Board of Directors for its
leadership in the hiring of a new Executive Director for the agency
Monday night.
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Fresh Start in Waupaca helps at risk Youth and low-income
families, Fresh Start program receives another $1.3 million from State
June 3th, 2010
The State of Wisconsin is allocating another $1.3 million into the Fresh
start program!. Over 300 youth across Wisconsin are excepted to
participate in this program
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WISCAP Commends Governor Doyle for Actions on Payday loans
May 26th, 2010
WISCAP today praised Governor Doyle for his actions in signing
legislation last week regulating payday lenders and banning auto title
loans in Wisconsin.
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Social Development Commission releases their CSBG ARRA report, create
jobs, increases capacity to help those in poverty
April 15, 2010
As of April 15, 2010 Social Development
Commission has successfully
allocated over $750,000 in Recovery Funds which have created and
retained jobs and increased the agencies capacity to better serve those
is poverty.
Click here read this report
ARRA Helps those in Need
March 19, 2010
Mille Rounsville is tired of hearing that federal American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act dollars are not helping everyday people. In her job as
chief executive officer at Northwest Wisconsin Community Services
Agency, she has seen the federal funds trickle down to impact hundreds
of area residents.
-via Superior Telgram
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"The Road to Recovery!"
March 15, 2010
Couleecap, Inc recently released a report which shares their local
accomplishments with ARRA funding!
Click here to download "The Road to Recovery Report!
Fresh Start program provides job training
March
11,2010
CAP
Services, which is developing the addition, is piloting a program to
provide skills training and on-the-job experience for at risk youths.
Called Fresh Start, the program employs people between 16 and 24, most
of whom need a high school diploma.
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Western
Dairyland EOC creates jobs and provides Low-income residents with
"Protection from the Cold'
March 8,2010
ARRA funds allow Western Dairyland EOC to provide Weatherization
services to low-income families in Wisconsin.
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the article
Community Action's Weatherization Assistance Program Receives
Environment Leadership Award.
March 4th, 2010
Community
Action, Inc. of Rock and Walworth Counties Weatherization Assistance
Program was awarded "The Environmental Leadership Award" at the 83rd
Annual Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner held at the
Beloit Eclipse Center.
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NEWCAP May Get Grants for Old Wausaukee School
January 13,2010
Members
of Wausaukee Village Board were delighted with new possibilities for
demolition of the old Wausaukee School building and reclamation of the
property on which it stands, presented by NEWCAP representatives Jamie
Johnson and Tim Polzin at a 5 p.m. special meeting Wednesday, Jan. 6.
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