BELOIT- Effective August 24th, 2024, Community Action, Inc. of Rock and Walworth Counties (CAI) will no longer provide after school and summer programming for youth and will no longer provide regular programming for area seniors at the Merrill Community Center located at 1428 Wisconsin Ave, Beloit WI. After assessing services, CAI made the decision to [...]
On May 1st, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., Community Action of Rock and Walworth Counties will be recognized by The Office of Community Services during a national virtual kickoff event to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of Community Action. This kickoff event will recognize the numerous contributions that Community Action’s from across the country have made and [...]
BELOIT – Beloit Fresh Start students and Beloit Police officers will be holding their second annual Kickin’ It for Fresh Start Kickball Championship Game at ABC Supply Stadium on Wednesday, May 15th at 11:00 a.m. Sponsors who make this event possible include ABC Supply Stadium, Culvers, Amazon, Kettle Foods, Pinnon Meats, and Woodman’s Markets. Free-will [...]
BELOIT- Community Action Inc. of Rock and Walworth Counties will be partnering with the City of Beloit Police Department in hosting a Celebrating Dads Community Cookout free and open to the public. This event is to honor area fathers with friends and family within the community. The Celebrating Dads Community Cookout will be taking place [...]
ROCK COUNTY—Community Action, Inc. of Rock & Walworth Counties (CAI) announces the expansion of its youth health programming. The Adolescent Health Outreach Program (AHOP) will incorporate existing youth services and add new programs.AHOP includes the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP), which has dramatically increased its outreach over the past three years.PREP served 131 youth in [...]
ROCK COUNTY—Community Action, Inc. of Rock & Walworth Counties (CAI) proudly announces an investment of nearly $500,000 from United Way Blackhawk Region (UWBR). “The importance of being a UWBR funded organization goes far beyond the financial resources that UWBR provides to our programs,” says Marc Perry, CAI executive director.“Being a UWBR partner organization speaks to [...]
Food tallies are in for AWARE’s “Summer Hungry” food and hygiene drive. The agency partnered with local churches, banks, and the library to coordinate the community-wide drive, which ended July 11, to benefit the Evansville Ecumenical Care Closet. More than 370 pounds of food and hygiene items were collected during the campaign. BMO Harris Bank, [...]
• America’s Farmers Grow Communities, a Bayer Fund program, partners with farmers to provide grants to local nonprofits to help their communities. • Through the program, farmers enroll for the chance to direct a $5,000 donation to a local eligible nonprofit organization of their choice. • The America’s Farmers programs have given nearly $65 million [...]
BELOIT—The Merrill Community Sharing Garden, a program of Community Action, Inc. (CAI), is doubling its growing potential in the Merrill Neighborhood thanks to a partnership with the Rock County Public Health Department. While the garden typically grows 1,000 food producing plants, one lot is under-utilized due to a lack of water. The Health Department is [...]
Community Action, Inc. announces food assistance services available in both Rock and Walworth counties. The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a federal program that provides food assistance to low-income households through the distribution of food commodities from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Services (FNS). TEFAP is a supplemental food [...]