August 2018 Newsletter – Connecticut Association for Community Action

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CAFCA Connections – August 8, 2018
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The Connecticut Community Action Agency Network began accepting early energy assistance applications for the 2018-2019 heating season on August 1, 2018 – read press release.

• CAAWC receives 2018 Red Sox IMPACT Award
• TEAM holds event for Diane Stroman Warm Hearts Fund
• Access hosts 2nd Community Outreach and Support Fair
• TVCCA celebrates grand opening of Montville American Job Center
• Community Renewal Team provides free summer meals to kids (Eva Zymaris and Olivia Lank, WFSB, 7/16/18)
• Program promotes healthy, affordable food (Karla Santos, New Britain Herald, 7/13/18)

• After years of cuts, nonprofits struggle to survive (Tom Condon, CT Mirror, 8/7/18)
• Income inequality, unchecked disparities threaten prosperity of Connecticut children (Kayla Goldfarb, CT Mirror, Viewpoint, 7/20/18)
• Bernie Sanders: Trump's economy is great for billionaires, not for working families (Bernie Sanders, USA Today, 7/17/18)
• DSS increasing staff at its call center to combat long wait times (Mackenzie Rigg, CT Mirror, 7/13/18)
• Alliance: 41 towns deny property tax exemptions for nonprofits (Christine Stuart, CT News Junkie, 7/9/18)

• CAANH's 26th Annual Chilifest, September 15
• CRT hosts 17th Annual Meals on Wheels Golf Classic, September 17
• TEAM's Community Baby Shower, September 10