Connecticut Association for Community Action
CAFCA Connections - July 16, 2015
Community Action Highlights
- HRA helps couple out of poverty
- Access launches new affordable housing initiative (Access, 7/1/15)
- TVCCA growth "beyond wildest dreams" (Adam Benson, Norwich Bulletin, 6/23/15)
Check It Out – Items of Interest
- Fairfield County's income inequality among worst in the country (Stephanie Gailhard and Matt Buynak, WTNH, 7/14/15)
- Black children in U.S. are much more likely to live in poverty, study finds (Sabrina Tavernise, NY Times, 7/14/15)
- DSS call wait time plummets (to 17 minutes) after changes (Arielle Levin Becker, CT Mirror, 7/10/15)
- How science can help address poverty (Angela Rachidi, American Enterprise Institute, 7/10/15)
- Legal-aid to close its lobbying arm at State Capitol (Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror, 7/7/15)
- State budget finalized; $178M in proposed tax increases rescinded (Chris Keating, Hartford Courant, 6/30/15)
- Homeless housing challenge has placed 141 people so far (Izaskun Larraneta, The Day, 6/24/15)
Community Events
- Save the date! TEAM's 50th Anniversary Gala
- Save the date! CAFCA & CSBG Staff and Board Training – On Friday, October 9th, CAFCA will host a one-day training event at the Farmington Marriott in Farmington, CT. Featured conference topics include Organizational Standards, CAA Board Governance, ROMA Next Generation, and Professional Development. Stay tuned for registration information!
National Events
Community Action Partnership
2015 Annual Convention
August 25-28 in San Francisco, CA
NASCSP
2015 Annual Training Conference
September 15-18 in Sacramento, CA
