CAPI USA
Guiding Self-Determination & Social Equality
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Food & Nutrition
Open Tuesday through Thursday, CAPI's food shelf supports households with culturally-specific and emergency food at our IOC location. During the summer months, CAPI partners with Second Harvest to facilitate Fresh Food distributions to the community. CAPI also hosts urban gardening plots for immigrant communities throughout the Twin Cities.
Benefits Enrollment Center (BEC)
The BEC assists people in applying and enrolling in programs such as SNAP/EBT, Energy Assistance, Affordable Connectivity Program, Medicare Savings Program, Transit Assistance, MNsure Affordable Health Insurance, and Nutritional Assistance Program for Seniors (NAPS).
Community Health
CAPI promotes health and holistic wellbeing through preventative care, vaccine clinics, mental health programming, and health education.
Seniors & Caregiver Support
CAPI provides case management to assist seniors (ages 65+) to live independently. The Senior Program also has a long history of providing access assistance and group support to 50+ adult caregivers.
Afghan Housing Stability & Employer Engagement
In partnership with the Minnesota Department of Human Services RPO, CAPI provides case management services to newly arrived Afghan families in order to stabilize their housing.
In Partnership with the Office of Refugee Resettlement, CAPI works with local employers to create job and English training/learning opportunities on site at workplaces the employ Afghan refugees to help facilitate job mobility and increased job proficiency.
Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)
Case-managed employment services to aid people on public assistance secure childcare, advance their education, and obtain and sustain employment. This program strives to guide individuals toward self-sufficiency through employment.
Career Pathways & General Job Search
Quarterly cohort trainings that lead to earning industry recognized certificates and credentials. Job counselors assist with post-training placement services in healthcare, green energy, property maintenance, and other in-demand industries. CAPI also facilitates culturally-specific employment programming for African and Southeast Asian immigrants, and a program that supports Internationally Trained Healthcare Professionals.
CAPI provides job counseling, career exploration, resume and cover letter development, interviewing tips, and job leads through one-on-one coaching and Work Readiness Workshops.
Financial & Homeownership Services
CAPI offers financial education and coaching to help clients create a budget, review their credit report, work on financial goal planning, purchase a home, and learn how to begin building wealth to move clients toward financial stability and independence.
Civic Engagement & Public Policy
CAPI serves as the lead agency of a five-agency AAPI Voting Coalition that focuses on voter registration, education, and engagement.
CAPI hosts the annual Twin Cities World Refugee Day celebration providing a platform to showcase MN refugee artists, speakers, and more.
CAPI staff are engaged in numerous coalitions to change conditions that limit peoples' choices including the Blue Line Coalition, Asian Minnesotan Alliance for Justice, and Ignite Minnesotan Asian Power.
Housing Stability
For those who are unhoused or are at risk of becoming unhoused, CAPI provides case management services to help stabilize their housing and find alternative housing options.
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CAPI USA
Board of directorsas of 04/14/2023
Vinothini Ambrose
ADP Company
Term: 2022 - 2024
Mike Thorsteinson
Retired
Valerie Bosmans
DXC Technology
Nkechi Anyamele
Wells Fargo
Milton Liu
Stir Foods
Lucky Wagner
Medica
Louiza Kiritopoulos-Adams
LK2 Connect
Sillys Heilman
Homemaker
Ali Tranvik
Cross of Glory Lutheran Church
Laura Martin
RAZR
Bernadette Theis
Logan & Brien P.L.L.P.
Ellisun Wolterstorff
RAZR
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