Wisconsin Community Action Program Association

WISCAP is Wisconsin’s official, and only, statewide network of poverty fighting agencies. Alongside our members, our network is responsible for operating food banks and pantries, homeless and domestic violence shelters, Headstart and early childhood programs, and many, many more. With over six decades of documented impact, our members do it all to make Wisconsin a better place to live.

Our network stretches’ across Wisconsin and reaches nearly every county across the United States. As part of a national movement, the community action network was founded in 1964 as part of Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on poverty and from the advocacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Today in Wisconsin, our network includes sixteen local community action agencies and two single purpose agencies.

Our goal is to spark economic opportunity and improve quality of life for everyone in Wisconsin. As a network, we are innovators and advocates who are committed to making a lasting difference in our community.