Community Action Expands Youth Health Programs
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 [...]
United Way Blackhawk Region invests nearly $500,000 in local Community Action programs
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 [...]
More than 370lbs of donations collected in Evansville drive
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 [...]
Walworth County farmer directs America’s Farmers Grow Communities donation to Twin Oaks Shelter for the Homeless
• 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 [...]
Partnership with Rock Co. Health Dept. increases access to fresh produce
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 [...]
Emergency Food Assistance Available in Rock and Walworth counties
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 [...]
Wisconsin Emergency Rental Assistance Program Set to Close January 31
Evers Administration program helped keep thousands of families in their homes during the pandemic across all 72 counties Madison, Wis. – Secretary Blumenfeld today announced that the Wisconsin Emergency Rental Assistance program (WERA), funded by the Federal [...]
Beloit Woman Earns Statewide Courage Award
BELOIT—Community Action, Inc. of Rock & Walworth Counties (CAI) is proud to announce that Anastasia Givhan, CAI’s Success Coach Coordinator, has earned the 2022 Wisconsin Community Action Program Association (WISCAP) Courage Award.This prestigious statewide award [...]
Tickets on sale for Drive-Thru Gingerbread Extravaganza
Community Action, Inc. of Rock & Walworth Counties is ringing in the holiday season with its 8th Annual Gingerbread Extravaganza. The event returns as a drive-thru this year on December 4th in Beloit’s Eclipse Center [...]
Twin Oaks Shelter included in Walworth County budget plans
DARIEN—Community Action, Inc. of Rock & Walworth Counties announces plans to expand Twin Oaks Shelter for the Homeless. Walworth County is including funding for Twin Oaks Shelter as the County prepares to allocate American Rescue [...]
Garden classroom provides new learning opportunities for local kids
BELOIT—The Merrill Community Sharing Garden, a program of Community Action, Inc. of Rock & Walworth Counties, is using a new tool this summer to teach local youth: an outdoor classroom. The outdoor classroom was [...]