40th Anniversary Timeline

CAPSH builds infrastructure for core programs, including the Energy Assistance Program, and begins developing partnerships in the community.

National Indicators of Community Action Performance is implemented as a way to provide a uniform and coherent national picture of the work and accomplishments of the entire Community Action Network.

CAPSH relocates to offices in the Bremer Bank building in St. Louis Park.

After receiving the official designation from Governor Mark Dayton’s office to extend services to Minneapolis residents, CAPSH is re-launched as Community Action Partnership of Hennepin County (CAP-HC) and receives the formal state designation to serve as the Community Action organization for Minneapolis in addition to suburban Hennepin communities.

A staggering 96% of 2020 Community Needs Assessment survey respondents indicate they have incomes that don’t meet the average Hennepin County cost of living. In response, CAP-HC launches a new Employment Readiness Program.

CAP-HC expands access across Hennepin County to provide greater geographic access to the services we offer. All programs and services are supported at our Brooklyn Park, Bloomington, and Minneapolis locations.

CAP-HC commemorates 40 years working alongside people with low incomes to reduce poverty and expand opportunity—celebrating four decades of positive impact in the community while acknowledging the work ahead of us in the years to come.