Iowa Community Action Association
July 18-20 in West Des Moines, IA
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Conference At-A-Glance – Conference Flyer
Speakers and Award Ceremony
Opening Keynote Address
Fighting Poverty and Enhancing Dignity in 2017 and Beyond, Luke Shaefer, Ph.D. Director of Poverty Solutions, University of Michigan (Shaefer is the co-author of $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America)
National Partner Updates
NASCSP, Community Action Partnership, NCAF and CAPLAW
Awards Ceremony
State Partnership – Friend of Community Action – Recognition of Network Leaders: CCAPs, ELITE & ROMA Professionals – Years of Service – Robert F. Tyson Memorial
Workshops
There will be six workshop sessions – see workshop descriptions for speakers and content of each session.
Tuesday afternoon, July 18
- How to Fight Poverty and Enhance Dignity
- Connecting a Community Assessment to Promising Anti-Poverty Strategies
- Under Pressure? HR Solutions to Hiring, Firing & Discipline
- Statewide Community Health Resources
- Updates from NASCSP on CSBG, WAP, and the CSBG Annual Report
Wednesday morning, July 19
- Building ACEs: Building Hope and Resiliency in Iowa
- Data – Not Just a Four Letter Word: Shifting the Focus Towards a Culture of Evidence
- Unlocking Conflict Resolution: The Keys to De-Escalation
- Learning Communities: Lessons Learned and How to Create a Community of Practice at the Local Level
- New Technology in Weatherization
s - The Changing World of Cybersecurity
- Road Map to Affordable Housing
- Building Bonds
- Storybank: Our Success, Their Stories
- How to Recruit and Retain Subcontractors
Wednesday afternoon, July 19
- Customer Service that Shines
- Reducing Extreme Economic Inequality & Building Financial Capability for All, Part I & II
- Introduction to ROMA
- Designing Electric Rates that Benefit Households with a Low Income, Part I of II
- Historical Highlights of the War on Poverty
s - 21 Laws of Leadership
- The Two-Generation Approach to Improving Family Well-Being
- Reducing Extreme Economic Inequality & Building Financial Capability for All, Part II & II
- Working with Volunteers: Legal and Practical Issues
- Designing Electric Rates that Benefit Households with a Low Income, Part II of II
Thursday morning, July 19
- Hoops & Fences
- Homelessness and the Role of Community Action
- Key New Head Start Performance Standards: What CAA’s Need to Know!
- Child Care Deserts
- Energy Codes 101
