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About Community Action Partnership Association of Idaho
The
Community Action Partnership Association of Idaho (CAPAI), formerly
known as
Beginning in May of 2003, CAPAI began providing Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) funded agencies with administrative support and services for CSBG in cooperation with the State of Idaho's Department of Health and Welfare.
CAPs work with numerous resources from their communities and beyond to accomplish their goals to help those Idaho citizens who are in need of tools to work towards self sufficiency. Six Community Action Partnerships within the state employ
hundreds of people and assist over
Community Action Partnerships are funded through a combination of federal, state and local grants, as well as private foundations, corporate and individual donations. All
CAPs in Idaho are nongovernmental, private non-profit
organizations. They are an example of the
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The Promise of Community Action Community Action changes people's lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.
Community Action
Partnership Association of Idaho
5400 W. Franklin Rd. Suite G, Boise, Idaho 83705 Phone: (208) 375-7382 - Toll Free: (877) 375-7382 - Fax: (208) 342-2078
Email:
mchant@capai.org
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Idaho Community Action Association, was formed in 1968 to
provide a unified voice for Community Action Partnership agencies in
advocacy, policy, programmatic and legislative issues affecting
families and communities in Idaho. CAPAI sponsors trainings and
conferences and serves as an advocate to Community Action
Partnership agencies before the Idaho Legislature.
In
1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity
Act, which created Community Action Agencies (now
commonly known as Community Action Partnerships, or CAPs).
The Act grew out of the belief that local communities know best what
their community challenges are and how to work together to overcome
them.
100,000 low income and
disadvantaged participants annually. Nationwide, almost 1,000
Community Action Partnerships operate in all 50 states, servicing 34
million people. In addition to the six CAPs in Idaho, CAPAIs
other members serving Idaho's poor include the Idaho Migrant Council
and CCOA-Aging Weatherization and Human Services.
private sector stepping in
to work with the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare to work with
those in poverty. Each Community Action Partnership is anchored in
the community by a Board of Directors made up in equal parts by
low-income people, members of the business community, and local
elected public officials. This unique mix of board members assures
that the specific needs of each community are represented.