“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 [...]
Courageous Conversations is a monthly racial justice discussion co-sponsored by Community Action, Inc. of Rock & Walworth Counties, The Diversity Action Team of Rock County and YWCA Rock County. Next month, January 22, 2024, we will discuss two books by Dr. Robin DiAngelo: “White Fragility” and “Nice Racism”. Please read one or both (at least [...]
Courageous Conversations is a monthly racial justice discussion co-sponsored by Community Action, Inc. of Rock & Walworth Counties, the Diversity Action Team of Rock County and YWCA Rock County. Exploring Kwanzaa Kwanzaa is an annual celebration of African-American culture from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually on the sixth day.[1] It was [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]