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Welcome to WSCAP

The Washington State Community Action Partnership (WSCAP) is a network of 30 agencies serving low-income families & individuals in all 39 counties in WA.

We Prepare People to Exit Poverty!

In Washington, nearly 1 million people each year get help from Community Action to provide basic needs for their families, obtain jobs, establish safe homes, and receive education so they can exit poverty for good.

We Create Opportunity!

We are not just a safety net. Community Action creates opportunity and builds healthy communities. We find unmet needs and create local solutions to local problems. We help start small business, build affordable housing, and train skilled workers. When people thrive, the community thrives.

Helping People. Changing Lives.


Success story

Pregnant and homeless, with less than $20 in her pocket and all her belongings in the bags she carried, Mikida wandered the streets of Seattle wary and alert. She slept at bus stops or in a hospital waiting room, but mostly she walked, even at night, feeling that a person on the move is less vulnerable than one who is idle.

"I had nowhere to go. No home, no job, no car," she said. Three years later, Mikida's voice still quivers with emotion when talking about that time in her life.

Eventually, after a few weeks on the streets, a stranger took Mikida into her home, where she lived for a short time before finding transitional housing. Once she had a roof over her head, Mikida needed a job.  She turned to Multi-Service Center's THRIVE program.

Find out how Mikida's story ends.