Missouri Community Action Network
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Missouri CAN Network Connection – June 2017
See newsletter for the full article on each item
Did you know Missouri’s food insecurity rate is 15.6%?
Advocacy – A voice for low-income Missourians
Advocacy Update
Message from Kurt Brewer, Missouri CAN executive director includes state and federal budget information such as:
- State funding for Early Childhood education and a fully funded public school foundation formula
- Circuit Breaker State Tax Credit for vulnerable renters
- State access to vital home health care (for some, but not all)
- State transfer of LIHEAP funds to the WAP
- President Trump’s proposed budget includes elimination of CSBG, LIHEP and WAP
- Meetings with Missouri’s national legislators
Network Capacity - Helping you help others
Featured Items (see newsletter for details)
- ROMA Next Generation training (June 13-15)
- MIS Onboarding Team Update
- Community Action Network Days – Royals & Cardinals Events in 2017
- Online Trainings via Missouri CAN University – Moodle in the following areas
- Community Development
- Customer Service
- Social Media
- Community Action Acronyms
- History of Community Action
- Communications Work Group Kick Off
Missouri CAN Capacity - Helping us help you
Featured Items (see newsletter for details)
- Missouri CAN Staff Update
- Agency Visits
- EMAA all staff day and agency visit
- SCMCAA all staff day
- CAPNCM tour of agency facilities and learning about agency programs
- CAASTLC membership recruitment presentation
- JFCAC overview of Missouri CAN for agency board
- On the Calendar – Upcoming Activities and Events
Missouri CAN is the statewide association of Community Action Agencies,
Allies & Supporters united to end poverty.