2019 Annual May Conference – CAAA

Community Action Association of Alabama

Changing the Narrative on Poverty

May 14-17 in Birmingham, AL
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Conference Program Booklet

• Conflict Resolution and Problem Solving Workshop
• Money Smart for Adults Workshop
• Roundtable Meetings (5): Executive Directors – Human Resources – Finance Officers – Planners/Compliance – Weatherization

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Opening General Session (May 14)

• What’s New on the National Horizon? – Denise Harlow, National Community Action Partnership
• Keynote Speaker: Charles McCann, CCAP Emeritus

Town Hall Meeting (May 15)

• What You Need to Know and Do “NOW” in Preparation for Alabama Counts 20/20 Census

Community Action Day at the Birmingham Civil Rights District (May 16)

• Tours of 16th Street Baptist Church (site of the 1963 bombing of 4 little girls)  and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
• Luncheon with Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Judge U.W. Clemon
• Racial Equity Panel Discussion

Closing Program (May 17)

• Changing the Narrative on Poverty (Panel Discussion)
• Keynote Speaker: Calvin Moore, Ph.D., Newly appointed Region Program Manager, Region IV – Atlanta Georgia Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start

Workshops will be presented in five time periods – see Conference Program Booklet for a description and presenters for each workshop.

Tuesday, May 14

• Whole Family/Service Integration
• How to Become a Certified Community Action Professional (CCAP)
• What’s New in Head Start!
• Crisis, Risk Management and Survival Strategies for Nonprofits
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• The Role of ROMA Implementers
• What’s Right with You? Learning an Asset Based language for Assessing your Personal and Organizational Potential.
• Information Technology Strategies for Non-Profits

 Wednesday, May 15

• Roles and Responsibilities of Board Members
• The Uniform Guidance:  An Overview at 30,000 Feet
• Connecting the Dots:  Strategic Planning & Needs Assessment
• Relevant or Obsolete? Leadership’s Role in the War on Poverty
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• Strategies for Improving Board Effectiveness
• Front Line Today, Leadership Tomorrow
• LIHEAP, CSBG, and FACSPRO Updates from Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA)
• Sexual Harassment in the Workplace:  Me Too…Just Not By You!
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• CSBG Annual Report - Community Module 3
• Social Media and Communications
• Housing Resources and Strategies
• Weatherization - Strategic Planning