My fiance, our two kids as well as my unborn child and I had been homeless for almost 5 months and it was because of this foundations assistance that we were able to find and get into our brand new apartment. They helped with our deposit as well as the first months rent. They also offer case management services that go beyond the initial service. They truly saved my family in the worst moments of my life by not knowing where my children were going to lay their heads every night or be safe from the elements of the winter months that we had no where to go. They showed me kindness when I needed it the most. Their services are invaluable to our community. Their assistance goes beyond getting people started with a safe place to live. Without their assistance I wouldn't have had enough resources to move into our amazing place.
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Human Service Organizations, Human Services
Mission: Cap utah leads, strengthens, and supports the community action network in order to build thriving communities and end poverty.
Programs: Vita/eitc-led the statewide earn it. Keep it. Save it. Coalition in preparing 18,897 tax returns, resulting in over $26 million in total tax refunds and credits (including over $9. 6 million in earned income tax credit). -provided sub-grants to member agencies to support local earn it. Keep it. Save it. Coalitions. -provided capacity building support and training around the volunteer income tax assistance (vita) program and the earned income tax credit (eitc). -coordinated the locations of vita sites across the state, over 90 sites in total. -implemented new programs to extend vita services to more eligible utahns, these programs are virtual vita and roving vita. -held monthly statewide meetings to share best practices and national trends. -identified and recruited vita volunteers across the state. -undertook outreach regarding the eitc to eitc eligible populations. -conducted vita volunteer and software trainings. -introduced a financial education component to vita sites, encouraging clients to connect with financial resources.
poverty & community outreach-facilitated democracy day at utah's state capital to educate the community on government involvement. -published the annual report on poverty in utah. -published the community actin network annual report-collaborated with local advocates to protect and increase funding for low-income programs. -hosted numerous poverty simulations across the state to educate stakeholders, frompolicy makers to local community leaders, about the day-to-day realities of life with a shortage of money and an abundance of stress. -disseminated information about poverty in utah and community action agency programsand services. -expanded and formalized the family investment coalition. -attended national conferences (ncaf, caplaw, nascsp, national cap, region v111, state association directors, cfed) to stay up to date on best practices and national trends. -produced various public policy fact sheets on housing, work supports, asset building and general poverty issues. -increased online presence by establishing social media campaign.
training & technical assistance-provided rseults orientated management and accountability (roma) training to member agencies. -provided individual agency training on 3-year needs assesment activities and planning. -hosted annual poverty conference, over 250 partipcants with over 40 training topics covered. -hosted annual awards ceremeony recoginzing achievements in community action across the state. -provided one on one support to agencies in hiring, training and developing new and existing staff. -provided support to agencies in completing and filing annual information survey (is) reports in conjunction with state community service office (scso).