Business Development Services
CAP Services has established a broad range of community and economic development efforts to help low-income individuals increase their self-sufficiency and to benefit the communities in which they live.
Cass River Enterprises
The Human Development Commission established Cass River Enterprises to generate revenue for the agency while addressing needs of the general public, as well as enhancing the local economy and improving the lives of area residents.
Center for Employment Training
Total Action for Progress (TAP) established a Center for Employment Training to provide education and skill training needed to enhance an individual’s marketability to enter today’s workforce.
Community Revitalization – Weed and Seed – Harrisburg, PA
The private, non-profit Community Action Commission provides leadership for a Community Revitalization Project to initiate comprehensive redevelopment services for residents of the South Allison Hill neighborhood.
Community Revitalization – Weed and Seed – Mercer County, PA
The Community Action Partnership of Mercer County coordinates the Weed and Seed Program to combat crime and promote community revitalization.
Establishing Effective Workforce Development Programs
The Massachusetts Association for Community Action has published a Resource Guide on Establishing Effective Workforce Development Programs to help Community Action Agencies and others in their efforts to assist individuals in moving toward self-sufficiency.
Housing and Community Facility Development
Garrett County Community Action Committee has developed extensive affordable housing ventures, as well as community and commercial facilities, to improve the quality of life for County residents. GCCAC is also supporting small local towns in creating and implementing strategies for revitalizing business districts and neighborhoods.
Housing, Community and Economic Development
GROWing sustainable communities through housing, community and economic development.
How To Manuals: Community Economic Development
The Center for Community Economic Development Assistance is a centralized national resource center for nonprofit organizations engaged in community economic development. Seventeen How To Manuals have been published in partnership with the Community Action Partnership National Office.
Michigan Economic Growth Authority Partnership (MEGA-P)
Washtenaw County Employment Training and Community Services created the Michigan Economic Growth Authority Partnership (MEGA-P) as a collaborative effort to promote regional economic development.
Micro-Enterprise Resource Center
The Montgomery County Community Action Development Commission established the Micro-Enterprise Resource Center to provide entrepreneurial training to individuals interested in starting or expanding a business.
People Incorporated Financial Services
People, Inc. developed People Incorporated Financial Services to provide training, technical assistance and business loans to new and existing small businesses. A tourism development loan fund is managed for the Ninth District Development Financing Incorporated.
Rural Family Economic Success
The Annie E. Casey Foundation has developed Rural Family Economic Success to help rural families increase their income, stabilize their financial lives, and acquire assets and build wealth.
Skills Enhancement Program
CAP Services developed the Skills Enhancement Program that promotes increased family self-sufficiency by supporting career advancement through training and education opportunities. State and federal funding has enabled expansion of the program to eleven other CAAs in Wisconsin.
SUREHIRE Program
OIC of Clark County developed the SUREHIRE Employment Services Program to assist job seekers with employment search and to offer applicant pre-screening services for area employers.
Training, Evaluation, and Mentoring (TEAM) Program
OIC of Clark County developed the TEAM Program (Training, Evaluation, and Mentoring) to help TANF participants make the transition from welfare-to-work.
Western Dairyland Business Center
Western Dairyland Community Action Agency operates the Western Dairyland Business Center to assist individuals with development or expansion of their own business. The agency has also established Inventor and Entrepreneur Clubs to in Buffalo, Trempealeau and Jackson Counties to assist individuals trying to move new products to market and the Wisconsin Common Market as an e-commerce web site to assist Wisconsin businesses to sell their products online.
Wyandanch Center
The Wyandanch Center is a neighborhood revitalization project of a blighted downtown area. Space will be created for commercial, retail and residential uses, and will help redefine the identity of the community.
Youth Workforce Development
People, Inc. has developed a range of youth workforce development initiatives to promote completion of high school, post-secondary training and employment readiness.