CAP Services honors area partners at Awards Reception
CAP Services held its 51st Annual Awards Reception Wednesday, May 31, in Menasha to honor the clients, partners, donors, volunteers and staff that make its work possible. Emcee Bill Jartz, at left, and CAP Services’ CEO Mary Patoka, at right, listen as Christine and [...]
CAP Services, partner and client recognized
CAP Services received the 2017 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Community Action during the Wisconsin Community Action Program Association (WISCAP) annual meeting Tuesday, May 23 in Madison. The award is presented annually to a program that characterizes the spirit of community action; especially programs that [...]
CAP Services’ launches capital campaign for new headquarters
This June, CAP Services will relocate its administrative offices to 2900 Hoover Road in Stevens Point and it is looking for the public’s help to fund the purchase. The new location will house the corporate and childhood education staff currently located on Highway 10 East [...]
Diverse & Resilient Announces Statewide Help Line for LGBTQ Survivors
Diverse & Resilient recently launched a new statewide Room to Be Safe program and resource line serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) survivors of intimate partner or community violence and their loved ones. Survivors or their loved ones can call or text 414-856-LGBT [...]
Local advocate helps organize first Global Hmong Women’s Summit
Chai Moua, whose work as CAP Services’ Hmong Family Strengthening Program coordinator focuses on addressing domestic violence in the Hmong community, recently returned from six weeks of work and travel in Southeast Asia. Her trip was highlighted by her attendance at the first Global Hmong [...]
VITA Volutneers
These CAP Services' Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) volunteers from Portage, Waupaca and Waushara counties completed their IRS-certified training Saturday, January 21, at Mid-State Technical College in Stevens Point.
Monogram grant helps CAP Services’ Children’s Discovery Center add classroom
Pictured, from left, are Carla Kluz, CAP Services’ VP Early Childhood Development; Malinda Vance, Monogram; Kathy Sager, Monogram; April Niemi, CAP’s Assistant Director of Early Childhood Development, Jeremy Moe, Monogram; Sheri Woodward, Monogram. CAP Services’ Children’s Discovery Center in Stevens Point will add [...]
BMO Harris Bank awards $7,500 to CAP Services’ Skills Program
BMO Harris Bank has granted $7,500 to CAP Services’ Skills Enhancement Program. The funds will assist individuals in Portage, Waupaca, Waushara and Outagamie counties. The Skills Enhancement Program is a locally designed workforce development program that assists working, low-income individuals obtain the skills needed to [...]
Pat’s CARSTAR donates minivan to family in need
Pat’s CARSTAR, 3021 MacArthur Way in Plover, will donate a reconditioned 2008 Kia Sedona minivan to Melissa Zeinert and her family at 3 p.m. Monday, December 19, extending the business’s Recycled Rides tradition into its ninth year. CARSTAR owners Tony and Sharon Kempen as well [...]
CAP’s Skills program receives U.S. Bank Foundation grant
Nicole Harrison, left, CAP Services’ VP of Human Development, receives a grant check from Kelly Johnson, U.S. Bank Branch Manager and Small Business Specialist, Tuesday, Nov. 29, at U.S. Bank in Stevens Point. The funds will help support CAP’s Skills Enhancement Program. U.S. [...]
Jody Jansen joins CAP Services’ Board of Directors
Jody Jansen, Wild Rose, senior vice president of commercial banking at Hometown Bank in Wautoma, recently joined CAP Services’ Board of Directors. Jansen joins Lucy Rowley, Patrick King and Robert Wedell as Waushara County representatives on CAP’s 21-member board. As a board member, Jansen will [...]
CAP’s CDC Earns Fourth Straight YoungStar 5-Star Rating
CAP Services’ Children’s Discovery Center in Stevens Point earned a five-star rating in Wisconsin’s YoungStar program for a fourth straight year. YoungStar is a program of Wisconsin’s Department of Children and Families created to improve the quality of child care for Wisconsin children. “It is [...]