CAAs and ARRA - March 1, 2010 through March 28, 2010 (MS Word)

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AL Alabama weatherization program taking big strides with stimulus funding
WAFF - Huntsville, AL
Weatherization is a federally funded program, directed statewide by ADECA and administered at the regional level by 16 community action or service...

CA Local Congresswoman Sees Federal Stimulus Money at Work in Santa Maria
KCOY - Santa Maria, CA
More than 175,000 dollars in grant funding, is helping expand the meal program for senior citizens through the Community Action Commission…

CT Weatherization Program, With Stimulus Funds, Gains Traction In Connecticut
Hartford Courant - Hartford, CT
"Come next winter, you'll be dancing when you read it," said Jason Smith, who manages the weatherization program for the Community Renewal Team of Hartford…

GA Stimulus funds available to help people stay in their homes
Newnan Times-Herald - Newnan, GA
Money allocated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is available, and an application process is under way at the Community Action for...

KS Savonburg Library Benefits From Stimulus
Southeast Kansas Community Action Program Website
Savonburg Public Library received ARRA Stimulus money through the Southeast Kansas Community Action Program…

KY Stimulus doubles scholarships
Bowling Green Daily News - Bowling Green, KY
A federal stimulus program has helped Community Action of Southern Kentucky make 40 $1500 scholarships available this year, double the number available in previous years...

LA Nonprofits get millions from stimulus
Shreveport Times - Shreveport, LA
The Caddo Community Action Agency, which handles government programs, received most of the stimulus money awarded to Shreveport nonprofits...

MA Letter: Stimulus helping fight poverty
Boston Globe - Boston, MA
Governor Deval Patrick came to the Community Action Agency of Somerville (CAAS) last Thursday for a roundtable discussion on how economic stimulus funding...

MN Federal “Stimulus” Funding for Job-Related Training and Employment Supports (see p. 3)
The Advocate Olmstead Community Action Newsletter (March 2010)
Olmstead Community Action Program received an award of $253,813 to focus on job-related training and supports for employment, re-employment and longer term job placement…

NJ Stimulus a boon to programs for needy
The Record - Hackensack, NJ
"This is having a large impact on people who are really vulnerable now," said Robert F. Halsch Jr., executive director of the Bergen County Community Action Partnership in Hackensack…

NM Stimulus money assists CAA expansion
Las Cruces Bulletin - Las Cruces, NM
Through about $1 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Community Action Agency of Southern New Mexico is reaching more people with...

NY Guest view: Agency has made good use of stimulus dollars to help area people
Utica Observer Dispatch - Utica, NY
The Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency is a recipient of stimulus dollars and we have been diligent in assuring these funds have been used as intended...

Community Action Helping Unemployed Find Work
Westchester.com - Scarsdale, NY
...a private not-for-profit Community Action Agency providing multipurpose social service assistance and operating community programs to combat poverty and...

OH Unique Program Uses Stimulus Dollars To Help People Get Work (inc. audio)
WOSU Public Media - Columbus, OH
They’re part of Employment Plus, a five-week work development program offered through social service agency – Impact Community Action…

OK Community Action Agency offering fixed 3 percent business stimulus loans
OKC.Biz - Oklahoma City, OK
The Community Action Agency of Oklahoma City and Oklahoma/Canadian Counties, Inc. is currently offering low-interest loans to small businesses in an effort...

PA County groups to share $1.2 million in stimulus funding
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh, PA
Westmoreland Community Action is starting a nonprofit material reuse business with Demo Depot. It seeks to reduce waste by recycling building materials such...

Weatherizing help available
The Morning Call - Allentown, PA
Half of the business has come from Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley, which is administering a $6.3 million federal stimulus grant...

Five mothers buy car through “Responsible Rides” program (video)
WSLS.com - Roanoke, VA
New River Community Action, Total Action Against Poverty, Enterprise, Freedom First Insurance and Freedom First Credit...

WI Stimulus dollars helping, say some support organizations (Audio using RealPlayer)
Wisconsin Public Radio
Critics and supporters of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act are debating whether stimulus money is creating jobs or long-term growth. As Danielle Kaeding reports, some community action agencies in Wisconsin say recovery funds are doing just that…

Protection from the cold: Stimulus funds allow organization to offer those who can’t afford it
Leader-Telegram – Eau Claire, WI
“Whatever a home takes or whatever it needs, we do,” said Mike Canaday, energy and housing director for Western Dairyland Community Action Agency…

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