We know that inflation has impacted both the neighbors we serve and the neighbors that donate to the Community Assistance Program (CAP), so we are very grateful for the level of trust and support we continue to receive from the community. The number of people utilizing our services remained stable this year, though some individual circumstances required higher levels of assistance. All of our programs ran smoothly, thanks to the dedicated service of our many volunteers, including our new Thanksgiving Basket leadership team. All our amazing volunteers make it possible for us to serve our community in all the ways we do.
This year, we developed connections with several local businesses that are providing additional sources of donations for our Food Connection and Clothing Bank programs.
CAP continues to coordinate monthly gatherings of the Community Outreach Network. These connections have improved access to other agencies that we often refer clients to for services that we cannot provide.
As an all-volunteer organization that does not spend money on fundraising, our overhead costs are generally low. However, this year we did have to replace the roof and a leaking waterline at the CAP Center. Preserving our historic church building is important, and fortunately, most of our routine maintenance can be done by volunteers. The Christ the King (CTK) network provided a team this summer that did some interior painting, flooring replacement and heavy yard work. The CTK partnership also provided us with a supply of diapers for the Clothing Bank, as well as a truckload of produce from the CTK farm that we were able to distribute to our CAP Center neighbors.
CAP continues to sponsor Whatcom Dream Financial Empowerment classes and Understanding Poverty workshops throughout the year. We greatly appreciate our unique church/community relationship that helps and blesses so many neighbors in our community.
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