Program areas at CAPECO
Weatherization & energy: provide energy assistance and weatherization improvements to existing shelters to low-income individuals, including seniors. Covid-19 had limited capeco's ability to serve weatherization clients but that has now changed. We are working with local contractors to get jobs completed in timely maner. Energy services are also being provided with out restrictions. During the fiscal year 2022-2023 capeco provided services to 5,302 individuals during the fiscal year.
Food and nutrition: coordinate, develop, and maintain services to enhance opportunities for the qualified individuals who are in need of food/nutritional support through food boxes and distribution to food pantries. Restrictions were lessened, but still present, during parts of fiscal year 2022-2023. Capeco provided services to 97,241 individuals during the fiscal year.
Housing stability & homeless services: provide housing assistance and emergency shelter to low-income individuals within our service area. The additional federal and state funding capeco received and administered in response to covid-19 previously, has lessened in Program year 2022-2023, capeco was able to provide services to 1834 individuals during the fiscal year.
Area agency on aging & independent support services: coordinate, develop, and maintain services to enhance opportunities for the elderly to maintain independence, dignity, and choice. Services include money management, in-home care, and meals provided through both congregate settings and direct home delivery. Staff work closely with aging and people with disabilities offices in our service area to seemlessly transition consumers between the two agencies as they qualify for different services. The area agency on aging offers services to a wide rance of individuals including assistance to family caregivers through the respite Program, care recipients through Oregon project independence, concerned Community members through the aging and disability resource connection of Oregon phone line, and healthy but isolated and lonely seniors through the reassurance progam. In the 20222023 fiscal year capeco provided service to 1552 individuals.