New York State Community Action Association
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NYSCAA newsletter - April 2018
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From the CEO
...our 2018 June Professional Development Conference, which NYSCAA hosts in partnership with the New York State Weatherization Directors Association...Our opening plenary will feature the award winning film "Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope" and a facilitated conversation with Tim Hathaway of Prevent Child Abuse New York...The conference this year will include a special "Strengths Finder" seminar, as well as workshops on secondary trauma and providing trauma-informed care...
2018 NYSCAA Community Action Awards
The following awards will be given – more information:
- Community Action Vision and Values Award
- Leadership Award
- Personal Achievement Award
- Service Award
- Innovation Award
Other Items
- Register TODAY for the 2018 Professional Development Conference, June13-14
- May is Community Action Month!
- Registration continues for LIFE Statewide Conference, May 22-23
- Upcoming NYSCAA IT Webinars: MS Word and the Basics of Word Processing (May 27), Basics of Microsoft Access (June 21), Basics of Excel (July 19)
- Hunger Solutions New York Releases 2018 Farm Bill Fact Sheet
- Community Commons Article: In a Puerto Rican Mountain Town, Hope Ebbs and Health Suffers
- April is...Autism Acceptance Month and Financial Literacy Month
Highlights at our Agencies
Albany Community Action Partnership to host Block Party Bash
Cattaraugus Community Action, Inc. Staff hold Denim Day in Solidarity with Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Action for a Better Community holds Ribbon Cutting for New Directions site
Delaware Opportunities to host upcoming Golf Benefit for Senior Dining Program
JCEO of Clinton and Franklin Counties Board Member Honored among Women of Distinction
Madison County CAP to host Road Rally Scavenger Hunt
