COMMUNITY ACTION INC OF ROCK &

Employment training:community action continued to focus its core organizational efforts on building employment programs to help individuals move out of poverty through work. Key programs in 2024 included project thrive (102 individuals), fresh start (81 individuals), transitional jobs (94 individuals), and skills enhancement (6 individuals). Significant efforts were made to focus on employment placement and to work with employers and partners to provide hard skills training opportunities for program participants.

Youth programs: community action provided childcare for 144 youth ages 0-12 in 2024. Community action provided weekly food to 28 youths that were food insecure. We provided school supplies to 500 youth in 2024. 41 students graduated from beloit fresh start in 2024.

Food programs:community action no longer coordinates the emergency food assistance program for both rock and walworth counties. In 2024, cai provided 3.5 million pounds of food to 16 pantries and 2 meal sites.

Adolescent health outreach: community action offers year-round learning opportunities for youth between the ages of 10-19 through ahop. By using evidence-based curricula, we can provide medically accurate, age-appropriate, and up-to-date information through facilitated group discussions. Our programs take place in various locations across rock and walworth counties, including schools, group homes, social development clubs, churches, community learning centers, and other community-based organizations. With each program offering different learning opportunities, we are confident students in our area will stay healthy, thrive as they transition into adulthood, and inspire others. In 2024, the adolescent health program served 756 youth participants with an 89% completion rate.

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