In the fall of 2001, the Wisconsin Department of Justice
received funds from the settlement of a multi-state lawsuit
alleging six pharmaceutical companies engaged in illegal price-fixing of vitamins. A
portion of these funds was distributed by Wisconsin
Community Foundations as grants to community
organizations for local dental and nutrition projects.
Eight Community Action Agencies received $144,690 in
vitamin settlement monies for projects benefiting
low-income families living in nearly half the state’s
counties. These projects focused on enhancing capacity
of local nutrition and dental programs serving thousands
of low-income parents, seniors and children. CAAs
actively utilized these funds to purchase vehicles, equipment, supplies
and appliances for food pantries, soup kitchens, meal
sites, Head Start programs and dental clinics located in
30 Wisconsin counties....
Poverty
Matters: Facing Poverty in Wisconsin (pdf)
For over forty years,
Community Action has been a catalyst for change and a
vital part of the effort to eliminate poverty in
Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Community Action Program
Association (WISCAP) is the statewide voluntary
association of Wisconsin’s 16 Community Action Agencies
(CAAs) and three special purpose agencies with statewide
anti-poverty missions. The “Poverty Matters” Report was
developed by a.....
