Community Resources

Couleecap takes action to find innovative strategies to combat poverty. We are People Helping People, and every day our work makes a difference in the lives of people and families throughout the Coulee Region.

Hope Restores Corporation is a non-profit 501(C)(3) organization aimed at uplifting, empowering and restoring the African American community through education, preservation and advocacy. While ethnic equality benefits the entire community, the work we do is culturally-specific for the black community.

We are a walk-in resource center offering housing navigation, homeless prevention, mental/AODA support, healthcare, and violence prevention and support in one location.

Since 2004, The Center: 7 Rivers LGBTQ Connection has been working on behalf of the LGBTQ community to develop and expand understanding of human sexuality, gender identity and the need for equal treatment.

A nonprofit organization that strives to improve children’s quality of life through FREE programs.

WAFER is the largest food pantry serving all of La Crosse County and La Crescent, MN. For many people WAFER is the last resort.

We serve about 1300 families (about 4000 people) monthly. Nearly 30,000 total individuals were served in 2021.

WAFER distributes about 14,000 food packages a year.

A food package provides each person in a family about 4 to 5 days worth of food.

In 2021, nearly 1.6 million pounds, equivalent to 1.3+ million meals, were given out.