CAPI USA

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Thanks for stopping by CAPI's page and making a donation. Your dollars enable CAPI to provide job training, food, mental health programming, financial stability, and so much more to our community members. Want to go the extra mile? Consider becoming a CAPI Sustaining Giver. Your recurring donation helps ensure these resources are available month after month. Give to the Max Day is coming up on November 16th, but early giving starts on November 1st! Show all the love to the nonprofits that mean the most to you and join in our mission of guiding refugees, immigrants, and our communities in their journey toward self-determination and social equality.

About CAPI

CAPI USA, founded in 1982, is an immigrant-led nonprofit organization with a staff that is dedicated to helping Minnesota’s refugees, immigrants, and native-born low-income community members gain access to jobs, housing, food, health education, and senior social services in order to promote economic independence, self-determination, and social equality.

The CAPI food shelf was the primary source of service when our organization came together, providing culturally-specific food to refugees arriving in Minnesota in the aftermath of the Vietnam War; however, as the needs of our communities expanded so did CAPI’s services. Over the past decade, the immigrant population has more than tripled in the Brooklyn Center area. This data, and the desire to make our services increasingly accessible, drove the decision to establish CAPI’s Immigrant Opportunity Center (IOC) in the northwest region of the Twin Cities in 2018. Within 3 miles of the IOC, there are an estimated 45,127 residents of color including African American/African (23,738), Asian (11,000), Latinx (6,072), Native American (895), and multiple races (3,422). 

Today at our IOC in Brooklyn Center, CAPI houses our Basic Needs services, Economic Empowerment programs, and Civic Engagement initiatives. Our Career Pathways and Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) services can also be accessed at our 2nd location on East Lake Street in Minneapolis. Our inclusive and integrated services range from our food shelf to financial coaching, employment services to home buying workshops, community gardening to Hmong senior outings. 

Through 41 years of societal, cultural, and political change, our desire remains the same: to see our participants flourish and to build a stronger community together.