“We were anxious, upset and close to becoming homeless.” It was a few weeks before Christmas when Cynthia’s landlord told her he was selling the house she and her sister were renting. He said the buyer planned to renovate the home and charge higher rent, so the sisters needed to move. They had just paid [...]
From a recent Google review:Community Action's Project Thrive, a funded program of United Way Blackhawk Region, teaches young people how to literally THRIVE! My son had issues in high school, Beloit Learning Academy, (BLA) and Job Corps. An unexpected turn of events caused him (a single father of two) to lose his job. Community Action [...]
Tour our latest build in Beloit's Merrill Neighborhood! Community Action, Inc.'s Beloit Fresh Start students learn construction skills from the experts as they rehab and build homes through the Merrill Housing Initiative. Join us for an open house as we celebrate the completion of 1312 Nelson Avenue, transforming a vacant lot into a newly constructed [...]
When Sarah* first enrolled her son at Community Kids Learning Center, the two were staying at a domestic violence shelter. She didn’t have family in the area. “I had no job, no ID, no car. Nothing.” She and her two-year-old were homeless for nearly a year, living in shelters and motels. During that time, she [...]
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 [...]