Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program Inc

HEAD START: FULL YEAR PART DAY HANDICAPPED TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START

HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START

EARLY HEAD START - CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP AND EARLY HEAD START EXPANSION

EARLY HEAD START - CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP AND EARLY HEAD START EXPANSION

HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START

BETTER BRODHEAD

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING FOR GREEN AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES - THIS PROJECT INTENDS TO SERVE THE RURAL COMMUNITIES OF GREEN AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES BY PROVIDING THREE LEVELS OF MENTAL HEALTH SKILL TRAININGS THROUGH LIVINGWORKS PROGRAMS, PROVIDING CARE PROVIDERS, FRONT-LINE PROFESSIONALS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE AND ASSIST PEOPLE WHO ARE AT RISK FOR SUICIDE. THIS COMMUNITY FOCUSED APPROACH ADDRESSES THE GEOGRAPHICAL BARRIERS THAT RURAL COMMUNITIES FACE BY TRAINING PEOPLE LOCALLY. THE LIVINGWORKS TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH FOR DETECTING, REFERRING AND SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS OR EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE. THE APPLIED SUICIDE INTERVENTION SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM (ASIST) AND IS LISTED ON THE BEST PRACTICE REGISTRY OF THE SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER. ASIST PROVIDES CARE PROFESSIONALS WITH SKILLS TO CONNECT, UNDERSTAND AND ASSIST PEOPLE AT RISK OF SUICIDE. OVER THE GRANT PERIOD, 120 PROFESSIONALS WILL BE TRAINED IN ASIST, WITH 24 PEOPLE TRAINED EACH YEAR. FROM THOSE TRAINED IN ASIST, 10 PEOPLE WILL BE RECRUITED FOR THE TRAIN-THE-TRAINER TRAINING, IN ORDER TO HAVE LOCAL CERTIFIED SAFETALK TRAINERS WHO CAN CONDUCT SAFETALK WORKSHOPS TO FRONTLINE PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING EDUCATORS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL STAFF, CLERGY. SKILLS TAUGHT IN ASIST, SAFETALK, AND THE ONLINE START PROGRAMS ALLOW FOR PEOPLE TO RECOGNIZE AND DETECT SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS EARLIER IN THE LIFE TRAJECTORIES OF TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS, GETTING THEM PROFESSIONAL SERVICES EARLIER. DE-ESCALATION SKILLS ARE BUILT INTO THE FRAMEWORK AND SKILLS TAUGHT IN THESE TRAININGS THROUGH SKILLS THAT REDUCE STIGMA, REDUCE INTENSITY, REDUCE ISOLATION, AND ENABLE ACTIONS THAT INCREASE SAFETY AND FACILITATES FOLLOW UP CARE. IT IS EXPECTED THAT 6 MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS WILL COLLABORATE OVER THE ENTIRE GRANT PERIOD FOR REFERRALS. A MENTAL HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRAININGS, MONITOR PROGRESS, AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH DEVELOPING EVALUATION SURVEYS AND REFERRAL PROTOCOLS. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT OVER THE GRANT PERIOD THAT 2% OF THE POPULATION IN GREEN AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES WILL BE TRAINED IN SAFETALK WORKSHOPS, WITH 3% OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC PARTICIPATING IN THE ONE-HOUR ONLINE TRAINING. MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND EVENTS WILL HIGHLIGHT THE NEED FOR TRAINING AND HELP TO REDUCE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH SEEKING TREATMENT. THESE CAMPAIGNS AND EVENTS WILL SERVE AS MOMENTUM FOR INCREASING THE GENERAL POPULATION'S MENTAL HEALTH KNOWLEDGE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING. AND IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT 6 MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS WILL COLLABORATE TO TAKE REFERRALS.

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

AN ESTIMATED TWENTY SIX INCOME ELIGIBLE ADULTS WILL SERVE AS FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS IN EIGHT RURAL COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE TUTORING, SERVING AS A ROLE MODEL, CHARACTER BUILDING, READING/LITERACY, AND MATH LITERACY/OPERATIONS AND AGE APPROPRIATE STEM ACTIVITIES. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION. AT THE END OF THE 3 YEAR GRANT AT LEAST 300 STUDENTS AND YOUTH WILL BE SERVED. CHILDREN SERVED WILL BE SPECIAL OR EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS, OR CHILDREN IN CIRCUMSTANCES THAT LIMIT THEIR ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, OR EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED OR HAVE BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES. THE ANNUAL CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $131,060 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $ 17430 NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES. THE FGP PROVIDES LOW INCOME OLDER ADULTS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PURPOSEFUL ENGAGEMENT IN THEIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS OR YOUTH PROGRAMS THROUGH INTER-GENERATIONAL VOLUNTEERING. HAVING SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM, INC. (SOUTHWEST CAP) WHO HAS A MISSION OF PROVIDING PROGRAMS TO LOW INCOME PERSONS AND FAMILIES AS A SPONSOR CONNECTS THE LOW INCOME PARTICIPANTS TO OTHER SERVICES AND PROGRAMS.

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

BETTER BRODHEAD

BETTER BRODHEAD CARA PROJECT - BETTER BRODHEAD IS A DRUG FREE COMMUNITY COALITION LOCATED IN GREEN COUNTY WISCONSIN. THE HISPANIC/LATINO POPULATION HAS GROWN BY OVER 6% SINCE 2000, WITH 9% OF STUDENTS IN THE SIX SCHOOL DISTRICTS LISTED AS HISPANIC. ON THE 2019 YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY, LATINX YOUTH REPORTED MORE PRESCRIPTION PAIN MEDICINE MISUSE AND HEROIN AND METHAMPHETAMINE USE THAN THEIR WHITE PEERS. THE GOALS OF BETTER BRODHEAD?S CARA PROJECT IS TO (1) REDUCE THE NUMBER OF LATINX HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH IN GREEN COUNTY THAT MISUSE PRESCRIPTION PAIN MEDICATION AND (2) INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF GREEN COUNTY LATINX HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO FEEL THEIR PARENTS WOULD THINK IT IS WRONG OR VERY WRONG FOR THEM TO TAKE A PRESCRIPTION DRUG WITHOUT A DOCTOR'S PRESCRIPTION. BY ADDRESSING THE LOCAL CONDITIONS THAT PUT LATINX YOUTH AT RISK FOR DRUG USE, BETTER BRODHEAD WILL UTILIZE THE SEVEN STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY CHANGE. AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS OFFERED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO PREVENTION INFORMATION. TRAINING ON CULTURAL COMPETENCY FOR PROFESSIONALS AND WORKING WITH THEM TO CREATE TRAUMA INFORMED ORGANIZATIONS WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO SERVICES AND AWARENESS OF TREATMENTS NEEDED FOR THIS POPULATION.

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICE TO CHILDREN IN NEED

BETTER BRODHEAD STOP ACT GRANT PROPOSAL FOR GREEN COUNTY WI

RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANTS

BETTER BRODHEAD DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES GRANT

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10%, AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 12.07%.

CF CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED GRANTS

COMMUNITY FACILITY GRANTS

RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANTS

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP RURAL ENTERPRISE GRANT

THIS PROPOSAL IS TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY AND COMPLETE A BUSINESS PLAN FOR A NEW REGIONAL FOOD ENTERPRISE CENTER TO BE LOCATED IN SW WISCONSIN

SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM (SOUTHWEST CAP) HAS SERVED AS A SPONSOR OF THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS IN SIX RURAL COUNTIES. SOUTHWEST CAP IS SEEKING TO EXPAND FGP TO TWO CONTIGUOUS COUNTIES WITH 6 VSYS. AN ESTIMATED SIX TO TWELVE LOW INCOME ADULTS WILL SERVE AS FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS IN 3-12 SCHOOLS IN TWO RURAL COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. FIVE OF THE SIX VSYS WILL SERVE IN OUTCOME POSITIONS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: TUTORING, SERVING AS A ROLE MODEL, READING/LITERACY, AND MATH LITERACY/OPERATIONS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT IS EDUCATION / K-12 SUCCESS. AT THE END OF THE 3 YEAR GRANT IT IS ANTICIPATED ALMOST 100 STUDENTS WILL BE SERVED. THE ANNUAL CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $30,053 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $3,336 NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES AND $250 IN LOCAL RESOURCES. THE FGP ENGAGES LOW INCOME OLDER ADULTS IN A PURPOSEFUL ACTIVITY THAT PROMOTES HEALTHY LIVING BY INTERGENERATIONAL VOLUNTEERING. THE CONNECTION TO SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM PROVIDES RESOURCES TO ASSIST THE LOW INCOME ADULTS

FARM LABOR HOUSING LOANS AND GRANTS SECTION 516

FARM LABOR HOUSING LOANS AND GRANTS FARM LABOR HOUSING GRANT ONLY