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CAFCA Connections – October 30, 2018
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2018 Southern New England Conference Held
This year's sessions centered around the following workshop tracks: Social Determinants of Health; Board Governance and Leadership; Performance Management; Poverty Trends, Messaging, and Advocacy; and, Management and Organizational Leadership…
Community Action Highlights
- TVCCA's retired & senior volunteer program kicked off annual winter boot drive
- Generous donations bring food pantry back to full strength (Lisa Backus, New Britain Herald, 10/15/18)
- 'Untapped' talent engage skills training for better employment (Joe Cooper, Hartford Business, 9/17/18)
Check It Out – Items of Interest
- With two weeks left until election day, here's what you need to know (Neil Vigdor, Hartford Courant, 10/23/18)
- Low-income taxpayers pay most in Connecticut (Andrea Sears, Public News Service, 10/19/18)
- CT jobless rate falls to 4.2 percent based on August job gains (Keith M. Phaneuf, CT Mirror, 10/18/18)
- The poor people's campaign calls out 'policy violence' (Greg Kaufmann, The Nation, 10/16/18)
- Housing inequity can be both cause and effect of poverty in wealthy CT (Claire Silber, CT Mirror, 10/16/18)
- In a state of great wealth, all the health care some can afford (Keith M. Phaneuf, CT Mirror, 10/15/18)
- 40% of the American middle class face poverty in retirement, study concludes (Elliot Dinkin, CNBC, 10/12/18)
- Staying warm this winter may cost more for American families (David Sharp, Associated Press, 10/11/18)
- Federal government says Connecticut is among best in nation for efficient enrollment in food aid program, gives $2.4 million in bonus awards to state (Governor Daniel P. Malloy Press Release, 10/9/18)
Community Events
- TVCCA's, Annual Food Drive, November 1-2
National and Regional Events
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