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Community Action Partnership of Lake County

CAP of Lake County is a human services organization that has provided one AFI grant since 2008, with the objective of increasing homeownership and educational attainment of low-income individuals in Lake County, IL.

This grantee emphasizes homeownership and postsecondary education, with the goal of increasing long-term residential stability, strengthening communities, and increasing economic self-sufficiency of low-income individuals and their families in Lake County, IL. This grantee has been successful in recruiting partners and developing program support.

Partners

This grantee has no listed partners.

Assets for Independence Grant History

Name	Amount	Start Date	End Date
90EI0563	$100,000	9/1/2008	8/31/2013

Project Title

Community Action Partnership of Lake County, IL. IDA Program

Highlights/Outcomes

26 IDAs have been opened.

22 participants have received financial education.

$2,808 saved by participants.

6 participants have purchased an asset.

Total AFI Funding

Total AFI Grant Funding: $100,000
Total Non-Federal Support: $100,000

Focus Population

CAP of Lake County targets families with children enrolled in Head Start and Adventure Kids; CAP Weston House Transitional Housing Program participants; CSBG families, including noncustodial parents and public housing residents; youth enrolled in CAP Teen Career Reach and Employment Connections North; and referrals from the Illinois Department of Human Services, Workforce Investment Board, Catholic Charities, First American Bank, and Black Chamber of Commerce of Lake County. This grant covers all of Lake County.

Contact

Community Action Partnership of Lake County
1200 Glen Flora Avenue
Waukegan, IL 60085
(847) 249-4330