NEWS!!!!

Community Baby Shower

CAPWI is hosting a Community Baby Shower for expectant parents and parents of children up to 2 years of age living in Fountain or Warren counties. Educational sessions and displays on a variety of topics will be offered along with door prizes, free lunch and childcare. The event will be held at:

Hillsboro Church of the Nazarene

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Starting at 9:30 am until 2:00 pm

Registration is required! Event limited to 40 participants so register early.

Link to registration form

Link to childcare registration form

Contact Kathy Walker at 793-4881 or by email at kwalker@capwi.org for more information.

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Joan Cline Scholarship

Community Action Program, Inc. of Western Indiana (CAPWI) in partnership with the Indiana Community Action Association (INCAA) are offering scholarships to graduating seniors in the amount of $1,000 for each year they attend higher education up to a maximum of 4 years. Scholarships will only be awarded in CAPWI's six county service area, which includes Benton, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion, and Warren Counties. Two scholarships will be awarded per year with counties rotating until all counties have had a recipient. Preference will be given to low-moderate income families.   Low/moderate is defined as 150% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines which takes into consideration the number of persons within the family household and income level. Scholarships will be provided for 4 year, 2 yr, or Trade Association degrees to graduating seniors. They must be enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours or full time equivalency. They must carry a 2.5 grade point average to be eligible to receive the award for the next year.

Completed applications must be received by CAPWI by the close of business on March 1. The recipient will be announced on April 1.

Click here to access the application.

Contact us at (765) 793-4881 for more information.

ATTENTION CONTRACTORS!!

Environmental Protection Agency Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Certification Training is available now!

Do you know of any contractors who need to be RRP certified? The EPA Federal Law went into effect on April 22, 2010 requiring all contractors whose work disturbs painted surfaces be certified. The fines for violating this Federal law are HUGE- up to $37,500 per violation. Contractors can contact Randy Burnette @ (765) 793-4881 for more information on the one-day certification process.