June 2020 Newsletter – Region II RPIC

Region II Regional Performance and Innovation Consortia
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Region II RPIC newsletter – June 2020
New York * New Jersey * Puerto Rico * U.S Virgin Islands

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CAPLAW Is Seeking Two New Board Members!
Deadline to apply is June 15 – See newsletter for the application, which includes a complete description of the position.  The CAPLAW Board strongly encourages applicants from federal Regions 2, 7, and 8.

Community Action Partnership of New Jersey

• Data on the impact of COVID-19 in New Jersey including a chart of counties with highest number of cases.  Efforts are shared related to COVID-19 through the Bayonne Economic Opportunity Foundation as highlighted in a video address involving the mayor of Bayonne and BEOF’s executive director.
• NJ continues to focus on populations that are impacted disproportionately by COVID-19

"Poverty does not have a lasting impact on children." – FALSE
FACT: Childhood poverty negatively impacts academic achievement, physical and mental well-belling – see newsletter for full article.

Read more about commonly misrepresented poverty myths.

• 2020 Census Response Rate Map
• Census Bureau to Resume Some 2020 Census Field Operations in Select Locations
• Take the 2020 Census Now!
• Community Action Counts! – Census 2020 webpage, Community Action Partnership

• National Partner Resources on COVID-19
• Community Action Partnership Releases Customizable Commercial for Television Broadcast & Social Media
• Building Readiness: Reopening Our Doors , CAPLAW
• CAPLAW Policies in Practice Webinar Series: Record Retention Policy, June 4

• Coronavirus Response: Peer-to-Peer Resource Sharing Library and additional resources: Coping and Staying Emotionally Well During COVID-19-related School Closures – Health Leads Roadmap – The intersection between Poverty and Health Care: A Resource Collection – Commons Good Podcast with Monte Roulier, Community Commons
• Wipfli’s 21st Annual National Training Conference (Oct. 1-16) and NEW Virtual Training Experience (begin July 14 and go through October 8)

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