Organizations Filed Purposes:
SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM, INC. (SWCAP) WORKS TO:-SIGNIFICANTLY AND MEANINGFULLY INVOLVE LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN DEVELOPING AND CARRYING OUT ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMS. -MOBILIZE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESOURCES IN SUPPORT OF ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMS. PLAN AND EVALUATE BOTH LONG AND SHORT-RANGE STRATEGIES FOR OVERCOMING POVERTY IN THE COMMUNITY. -SERVE AS AN ADVOCATE OF LOW-INCOME PEOPLE ON MATTERS OF PUBLIC POLICY WHICH AFFECT THEIR STATUS, PROMOTE INSTITUTIONAL IMPROVEMENTS AND DESIRABLE CHANGES IN SOCIAL POLICY. -CONDUCT OR DELEGATE TO OTHER AGENCIES THE OPERATION OF PROGRAMS FINANCED THROUGH FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, OR OTHER AVAILABLE FUNDS.
TO REDUCE POVERTY, REVITALIZE LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES, AND EMPOWER LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT BY: CREATING ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR AND PROVIDING A RANGE OF SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS; MOBILIZING RESOURCES DIRECTED TO THE ELIMINATION OF POVERTY; AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON ISSUES OF POVERTY AND COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION.
CHILD EDUCATION - IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE AGENCIES, PROVIDES EXPECTANT PARENTS AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGES BIRTH THROUGH FIVE, OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION, HEALTH AND NUTRITION SERVICES, PARENT AND PROGRAM PARTNERSHIPS, AND FAMILY SUPPORT, RESOURCE AND REFERRAL IN AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE SCHOOL READINESS, POSITIVE PARENT-CHILD INTERACTIONS, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES. PARENT INVOLVEMENT IS ESSENTIAL IN ALL ASPECTS OF THESE PROGRAMS. THE FAMILY'S SUCCESS IN THE PROGRAM IS DEPENDENT UPON PARENT PARTICIPATION. IN 2019, 379 CHILDREN WERE ENROLLED, 256 CHILDREN COMPLETED AGE-APPROPRIATE HEALTH EXAMS, 166 CHILDREN COMPLETED DENTAL EXAMS AND 51 CHILDREN WITH A DIAGNOSED SPECIAL NEED WERE SERVED BY THE PROGRAM.
COMMUNITY SERVICES - COMMUNITY SERVICES MATCHES INCOME-QUALIFYING PEOPLE WITH AVAILABLE SERVICES; PROVIDES EMERGENCY FOOD AND ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS AND NEAR HOMELESS; ASSURES ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED. IN 2019 8,593 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS.
WEATHERIZATION/ENERGY ASSISTANCE -PROVIDES WEATHERIZATION AND ENERGY ASSISTANCE TO REDUCE ENERGY COSTS FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, PARTICULARLY THE ELDERLY, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND CHILDREN, BY IMPROVING THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF THEIR HOMES WHILE ENSURING THEIR HEALTH AND SAFETY. OUR SERVICES INCLUDE INSULATING ATTICS AND SIDEWALLS TO REDUCE AIR LEAKAGE, INSULATING OR REPLACING WATER HEATERS, REPAIRING OR REPLACING FURNACES, REPLACING REFRIGERATORS, INSTALLING ENERGY-EFFICIENT LIGHTING, AND PERFORMING HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTIONS. IN 2019, 107 HOUSEHOLDS WERE SERVED.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Walter Orzechowski | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $106,154 |
| Steve Genoway | TREASURER (BEG. JULY) | 1 | $0 |
| Ruth Ann Francis | TREASURER (THRU JULY) | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Beals | VICE CHAIRPERSON | 1 | $0 |
| Jeannie Blumer | CHAIRPERSON | 1 | $0 |
| David Turk | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Victoria Solomon | BOARD MEMBER (THRU FEB.) | 1 | $0 |
| Beverly Pittman-Burns | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kriss Marion | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Laeser | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Dale Hood | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Furgal | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ron Coppernoll | BOARD MEMBER (THRU MAY) | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Cates | BOARD MEMBER (THRU JAN.) | 1 | $0 |
| Melissa Burke | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Martha Boyer | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Renae Blaschke | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kari Bennet | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ron Benish | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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