Chelan-Douglas County Community Action Council Inc

WE AT CHELAN DOUGLAS COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL(CDCAC) ARE FIRM IN OUR COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE AND PROVIDING FOR ALL IN OUR COMMUNITY. BY TREATING PEOPLE WITH RESPECT, IDENTIFYING COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND ADVOCATING CREATIVE SOLUTIONS, CDCAC IS HAVING A GREATER IMPACT ON CHELAN AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES THAN EVER BEFORE. THE BOARD, MANAGMENT AND STAFF AT CDCAC TAKES ITS MISSION VERY SERIOUSLY, AND ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE.

HOUSING CDCAC OPERATES 50 AFFORDABLE HOUSING APARTMENTS WITH A MIX OF PERMANENT AND TRANSITIONAL OPTIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE APARTMENTS, CDCAC MANAGES A VARIETY OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM LOSING THEIR HOUSING AND HELPING THE UNHOUSED SECURE STABLE HOUSING. SERVICES INCLUDE HOUSING RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR ONE- MONTH OR UP TO 24-MONTHS, SECURITY DEPOSITS, UTILITY ASSISTANCE, EMERGENCY HOTEL ROOM VOUCHERS, ESSENTIAL HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES(PERSONAL CARE AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS), CASE MANAGEMENT, EMPLOYMENT SEARCH SUPPORT, AND REFERRALS TO OTHER COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES. IN 2023, 1,667 PEOPLE WITHOUT A HOME OR FACING AN EVICTION RECEIVED HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

WEATHERIZATION AND ENERGY ASSISTANCE CDCAC PROVIDES COMPLETE HOME ENERGY IMPROVEMENT RENOVATIONS TO QUALIFIED RESIDENTS INCLUDING INSULATION, HEATING SYSTEMS, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, WINDOWS AND DOORS, EITHER UPGRADES OR REPLACEMENT AND HEALTH AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS(SUCH AS: REPLACE FLOOR COVERING, INSTALL HAND RAILS, AND MOLD REMOVAL). IN 2023, 422 PEOPLE RECEIVED WEATHERIZATION AND HEALTH AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR HOME, AT NO COST TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES, SENIORS AND/OR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. IN ADDITION, CDCAC PROVIDED UTILITY ASSISTANCE FOR 2,555 PEOPLE FOR ELECTRIC, PROPANE, WOOD OR OTHER HEAT SOURCE; PAYING A ONE-TIME SUM UP TO 1,000 EACH YEAR TO QUALIFIED HOUSEHOLDS.

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES SINCE ITS FOUNDING NEARLY 60 YEARS AGO, THE PURPOSE OF CDCAC HAS REMAINED REMARKABLY UNCHANGED: HELP RESIDENTS OF CHELAN AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES ACCESS RESOURCES THAT WILL ALLEVIATE CONDITIONS OF POVERTY AND EMPOWER THEMSELVES INTO SAFER AND HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES AND GREATER SELF-SUFFICIENCY. IN 2023, CDCAC ASSISTED 11,035 PEOPLE-ADDRESSING MULTIPLE COMMUNITY NEEDS. CDCAC IDENTIFIES THE ROOT CAUSES OF POVERTY, THE NEEDS OF THE ECONOMICALLY AND SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED IN THE REGION, AND COORDINATES WITH OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS; EDUCATION, HEALTH AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; AND BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE RESOURCES THAT FILL THOSE NEEDS. AS PART OF THAT WORK, CDCAC SEEKS TO EDUCATE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE CHALLENGES FACED BY LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND THE ROOT CAUSED OF POVERTY IN THE COMMUNITY. PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THRIVE WHEN THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES, SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS, AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT BUILD STRONG WELL-BEING. WHEN WELL- BEING IS UNSTABLE, SOCIAL STRESSES LIKE GRADUATING FROM SCHOOL OR HAVING AN AGING PARENT WHO NEEDS CARE CAN BE CATASTROPHIC. WHILE PEOPLE WITH SUFFICIENT SUPPORT CAN WEATHER THE STORM, PEOPLE WITHOUT ENOUGH SUPPORT MAY STRUGGLE TO DO SO.