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MCAP News – January 2019
See newsletter for the full story on each of these items
Save the Date
2019 MCAP Legislative Day, February 19, 2019 in Annapolis
- Inclusion in Maryland FY20 Operating Budget ($950,000 requested in FY20 budget)
- Strengthening the Community Action Network (funding for 2Gen and workforce development)
- Improving Access to Early Education and Childcare (expansion of Head Start and other early childhood education programs and childcare subsidies.)
- Reducing barriers for vulnerable populations through the continuance of Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
- Increasing Affordable Housing (earned income tax credits, the establishment of Affordable Housing Coalitions, and funding to assist with down payments and housing counseling and support services)
Spotlight on Community Action Agencies
- New Executive Director: Scott Yard, Human Services Programs (HSP) of Carroll County
- New Chief Executive Officer: Dr. Charlestine R. Fairley, Anne Arundel County Community Action Agency
Featured Resource
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News & Tools
- Subscribe to CAPFacts this year to support the NCAF!
- NCAF’s 2019 New Congress Webinar Series
- Guidestar's 2018 Nonprofit Compensation Report – Comprehensive info based on IRS data
- Beat the deadline to apply for the national CAP's Learning Community
- Family and veteran homelessness rates down according to new report from the National Alliance to End Homelessness
- New Brief from Generations United discusses frames that inform intergenerational work
Upcoming Events and Job Opportunities
- 2019 MCAP Human Services Conference, May 6-9 in Hunt Valley, MD
- Community Action Partnership webinars – more info
- Nationally Certified ROMA Trainer Cohort, March 5-7 and ROMA Implementer Cohort, May 21 – more info
- Prosperity Now Scorecard: 2019 Launch Webinar, January 29
- Census 2020: Why getting it right matters a lot! (webinar), January 23
- See newsletter for MCAP network job opportunities
