$2.1M in expenses

Housing: in response to the foreclosure risk exacerbated by the pandemic, wiscap partnered with the wisconsin department of administration and the office of the state treasurer to establish the wisconsin help for homeowners (WHH) program. This statewide initiative aims to help covid-impacted households remain in their homes by providing services such as legal assistance to prevent foreclosure, HUD-certified counseling, and financial aid of up to $40,000 for eligible applicants to address covid-related delinquencies. Since inception, this program has enabled thousands of homeowners across all wisconsin's counties to access millions of dollars in support to retain their homes. Over the last two years, wiscap member agencies have also focused on housing stabilization efforts through the wisconsin emergency rental assistance program (wera).

$1.9M in expenses

Asset development: these programs focus on developing jobs, businesses, and upskilling workers to advance their career goals. The job & business development program allows low-income entrepreneurs receive essential support to create jobs by launching new businesses or expanding existing ones. The workforce innovation grant is a program meant to support and create a more sustainable workforce in the healthcare field including tuition and support costs for individuals in the field of nursing.

$934K in expenses

Training/development: these programs are designed to enhance the capacity of wisconsin's 18 community services block grant-funded agencies to achieve their organizational goals. The training initiatives strengthen the organizational, financial, and programmatic abilities of participants, enhancing their capacity to plan, implement, manage, and assess programs effectively, all with the goal of benefiting low-income residents across the state.

$610K in expenses

Health programs: the wisconsin department of health services and division of public health partnered with wiscap and seven of our member agencies to address vaccine hesitancy and barriers by increasing education and outreach for the covid-19 vaccine.

$348K in expenses

Food security: in 2024 wiscap continued to manage logistics, data collection, and food ordering for the tefap network. Through this program, wiscap has overseen the ordering and distribution of hundreds of millions of pounds of federal commodities to food-insecure wisconsinites since 1998.

$58K in expenses

Crisis counseling programs