New York CAAs have been creatively adapting their services and programs to meet expanding customer needs and working to build the resilience of their communities. NYSCAA has compiled stories and accounts of the ways CAAs have been meeting community needs.
The Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies’ 2021 Virtual Winter Legislative Conference is being held from January 25-29. The conference includes daily plenary sessions, workshops under five focused tracks and roundtable sessions. Political commentator, comedian and writer John Fugelsang will be the closing speaker.
Partnership MLTC Conference (Feb. 3-5) – NASCSP Winter Training Conference (March 8-12) – VirtualCAP RoundUP subscription provided to each CAA in PA by DCED
Announcements – Generations in the Workplace (Jan. 19 webinar hosted by MCA’s Social and Racial Justice Team) – Apps that Address Food Insecurity (Feb 3 online demo event from TechSoup) – COVID-19 Resources inc. vaccine guidance for employers – National Day of Racial Healing (Jan. 19 – see template for creating Racial Healing and Racial Equity Proclamations) – and more!
UPO’s Digital Equity Forum (virtual event on Jan. 14) – Voices from the Field: COVID-19 and Recession Surveys, Interviews, and Data from NAEH – Humane Housing and COVID-19 from Community Commons – UPO’s Annual MLK Jr. Memorial Breakfast (virtual event) with Sen. Cory Booker as keynote speaker (Jan. 15) – Strengthening the Executive Team from Bridgespan (online program) – and more!
Community Action Highlights – News Items of Interest inc. Largest Increase in U.S. Poverty Recorded in 2020 (Forbes article) – Community Events – National & Regional Events
ACAAA news inc. Quality Improvement Training for CAA staff – Access to on-demand training for ACAAA members – Free webinars – and more!
NCCAA Pop Up events to get essential supplies to families – NCCAA’s coffee blend supports people in need – NCCAA Case Management and HS Family Engagement certifications – NC Agency News, Publications and Features – SDOH: Food Insecurity in NC – Funding Opportunities – and more!
Year-end letter from NYSCAA CEO – Monthly Myth Series: “Everyone looks forward to the holiday season” – Agency Highlights inc. Action for a Better Community’s virtual signature conference series: Racism is a Public Health Crisis – Attacking the 2 Pandemics (Jan. 14, 21 & 28) – CSBFG National Partner Information – Additional Resources inc. Humane Housing and COVID-19 from Community Commons – and more!
Presentations and recordings from the 2020 Fall NECAP Symposium – Complete a short survey to let the Community Action Partnership know how your CAA is responding to the pandemic – Upcoming & past national T&TA opportunities
2021 OACAA Virtual Winter Legislative Conference (Jan. 25-29) inc. workshop schedule & registration – OH CAA news items inc. Ohio CAA efforts through $50M Home Relief Grant
Announcements inc. MCA encourages its member to apply to serve on MI bi-partisan commission to educate the public on COVID-19 vaccine – MCA’s Social and Racial Justice Team training series (3rd Tues. of each month, Jan-April) – COVID-19 vaccine facts & FAQs – Resources on blocking mobile attacks & social engineering red flags – National Day of Racial Healing (Jan. 19) – and more!
Call for Speakers/Content Submission Survey for IACAA Virtual Conference (May 2021) – IACAA’s January/February training calendar – CAPLAW’s COVID-19 web resources – 2021 Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program trainings
RPIC Region II news – Monthly Myth Series: “Poverty is only located in cities” – National Partner Information – Additional Resources inc. State-level data on child welfare from Child Trends – and more!
IN-CAA’s Indiana Institute for Working Families urges increased predatory lending protections during the pandemic –Life Skills Program success story from Area IV Agency on Aging and Community Action Programs – CAPWI receives grant for remote vehicle starters for its Mobility for Area Citizens program – REAL Services initiates computer classes for foster grandparents – and more!
Expressions of gratitude from Missouri CAN team members – Missouri CAN’s efforts to promote moratoriums on utility disconnections – COVID-19 resources and information – and more!
ACAAA news inc. Terry Bearden named ACAAA executive director & Quality Improvement Training for CAA staff – Access to on-demand training for ACAAA members – Free webinars – and more!
2020 NECAP Fall Virtual Symposium (Dec. 8 & 9) – Community Action Highlights inc. HRA of New Britain’s new executive director & Tribute to CT Community Action leader – News Items of Interest inc. Rethinking the Poverty Measure – Community Events – National & Regional Events
Virtual celebration of CAAs 55th anniversary (Dec. 8) – COVID-19 winter planning resources for homeless system response – Investing in Future Leaders & Achieving Strategic Clarity: Online programs from Bridgespan with scholarship pool for nonprofits led by leaders of color (Dec. 15 deadline) – Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program grants (Feb 5 deadline) – Addressing Health Equity (MCAP online course) – Next Gen Community Action Leadership Training – and more!
The New England Community Action Partnership is holding its Fall Virtual Symposium on December 8-9. Join your colleagues for this interactive, two-day event as we discuss the role of Community Action in the social justice movement, health disparities, crisis planning, and more!
NCCAA’s NEW Grounds Coffee: The perfect holiday gift – NCCAA Case Management and HS Family Engagement certifications – NCCAA news inc. NCCAA’s Hurricane Recovery Plan & Disaster Recovery Packet – SDOH: What Does It Mean for Community Action – Funding Opportunities – and more!
CalCAPA selects David Knight as executive director (press release & video on why David wanted to join CalCAPA) – COVID Impacts on Customers in the Energy Sector (workshop recording & material) – CalCAPA Affinity Groups – and more!
Monthly Myth Series: “Poverty is only located in cities” – NYSCAA/NYSWDA Annual Conference (Dec. 1, 3 & 8) & Video highlighting work of NY CAA during the pandemic – Agency Highlights – Additional Resources inc. State-level data on child welfare from Child Trends & NY Online Learning Library for Community Action – and more!
Announcements – CAAs in the news – Upcoming events including two free on-demand tech presentations – Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope (MCA book recommendation) – Guidance on interim rule requiring COVID-19 vaccine insurance coverage requirement – Employer payroll tax credits available for COVID-219 relief
OACAA’s 2020 Exemplary Program Awards – Upcoming OACAA events – OH CAA news items – and more!
The Florida Association for Community Action is soliciting proposals from qualified applicants to perform comprehensive training for all Weatherization Assistance Program providers in the state of Florida. The Department of Economic Opportunity contracts with 18 local agencies to deliver the WAP to all 67 counties in Florida. Proposals due by December 11, 2020 at 5:00 PM EST.
Announcements inc. post-election wrap-ups – Work from home resources – Upcoming webinars – 2B Inclusive Diversity Leadership Academy – Protecting workers in traditional office settings
The New York State Community Action Association and the New York State Weatherization Directors Association are holding their 2020 Virtual Annual Conference on Dec. 1, 3 & 8. There will be keynote speakers & 8-10 workshops over two sessions each day and a number of affinity groups/roundtables.
The South Carolina Association of Community Action Partnerships and South Carolina State Head Start Association are co-hosting this conference, which is being held from Nov. 30 – Dec. 4. A number of plenary sessions are on the agenda plus 44 workshops and an Awards, Recognition & Success Stories session.
Community Action Agencies are directly helping people impacted by the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. These are some of the countless stories from Missouri’s Community Action Agencies. An online submission form is used to help agencies showcase meaningful work done to help individuals, children, and families during these challenging times.
Letter from Missouri CAN Executive Director on the importance of voting and engaging with elected leaders and political processes – United in Purpose: Upcoming training to introduce new employees to the history, vision and values of Community Action – Missouri CAN Legislative Relationship Survey (coming soon) – Missouri CAN online submission form for COVID-19 successes & innovative stories from MO CAAs – and more!
SCACAP’s efforts for National Head Start Awareness Month – Spotlight on Waccamaw EOC: WEOC CEO on panel for Virtual Summit hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta & WEOC featured in Designing Better Programs to Support Young Parent Families hosted by the Community Action Partnership – SCACAP EHS-CCP update – 2020 SCACAP & SC State Head Start Association (Virtual) Mid-Fall Conference (Nov. 30 – Dec. 4) – and more!
ACAAA news inc. Arkansas CAAs to begin Arkansas Fresh Start rental assistance program on Nov. 9 – Free webinars – and more!
Community Action Highlights – News Items of Interest – Community Events – National & Regional Events
Articles on being effective working from home – 2020 SEACAA Annual Virtual Conference(Nov. 3-6) – Region IV SA & CAA News – SEACAA web-based certification programs – COVID Response and Resources – and more!
View video of the kickoff event. The campaign will include digital advertising on Google and Facebook and billboards highlighting the fact that heating help is here for those in need.
Reflections on Sargent Shriver from 2020 NCCAA Annual Conference – NCCAA Case Management and HS Family Engagement certifications – NC Agency News, Publications and Features – Funding Opportunities – and more!
Announcements – MI CAAs in the News – 2020 Michigan Cybersecurity Conference (Nov. 12) – Crisis Toolkit to assist people experiencing various sorts of hard times – Microsoft remote work resources – and more!
Virtual Summit: Stronger Together: Building an Energy Efficiency Workforce (Nov. 6) – Upcoming IACAA webinars – IACAA’s 2020 Virtual Conference survey – and more!
Ohio CAAs receive CARES Act funding for rent, mortgages, water & sewer – OACAA’s 2020 Exemplary Program Awards – Upcoming OACAA events – OH CAA news items – and more!
Hoosier women sound the alarm on the economic impacts of COVID-19 (IIWF surveys & interviews) – Fall/Winter IN-CAA trainings – Pace CAA holds “Swag Bag” event – Hoosier Uplands receives $50K for affordable housing construction/rehab – CAPWI thanks its long-term employees
Update from NYSCAA’s CEO – Monthly Myth Series: “Benefits and assistance programs are available to too many people and are too generous” – NYSCAA/NYSWDA Annual Conference (Dec. 1, 3 & 8) & Video highlighting work of NY CAA during the pandemic – Agency Highlights – Additional Resources inc. COVID ActNow with state and county-level data & NY Online Learning Library for Community Action – and more!
Join Michigan Community Action on Nov. 2nd for a special online screening of “Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America” followed by an empowering facilitated discussion and invitation to action. This free Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training is open to participation from all states. Please forward this invitation widely to staff, volunteers, and board members.
RPIC Region II news – Monthly Myth Series – Census 2020 Response Rate Map – National Partner Information – Additional resources inc. Covid ActNow to determine risk levels for states and counties & U.S. Census Household Pulse Survey with near-time data to inform COVID response and recovery planning
The Wisconsin Community Action Program Association has published its 2019 annual report, which reflects the efforts and annual results of Wisconsin’s Community Action Network.
Board Training Videos & Two CAA Case Studies on Leadership During Crisis: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic from CAPLAW – FFY 2018 National and State CSBG Fact Sheets from NASCSP – Upcoming Webinars & National T/TA Opportunities – National and Regional Events
The Southeastern Association of Community Action Agencies 2020 annual conference is being held from Nov. 4-6 with a pre-conference training event on Nov. 2. General sessions and workshops are scheduled each day and SEACAA’s Annual Awards will be presented.
MCA mourns the loss of two Michigan Community Action heroes – MCA’s Social and Racial Justice Team holding screening of PBS’ documentary Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America – How to Build Rapport While Wearing a Face Mask from SHRM – and more!
The Maryland Community Action Partnership is holding its 2020 Human Services Conference from October 28-30. Several keynote speakers are featured and workshops are being offered in five tracks.
Community Action Highlights – News Items of Interest – National & Regional Events
The North Carolina Community Action Association’s 2020 (Virtual) Annual Conference is being held from October 28-30. Plus, two pre-conference events on October 27: Using ROMA for Continuous Quality Improvement & the 2020 NCCAA Board Summit. Also included is the 2020 NCCAA Awards Luncheon and a special screening of American Idealist – The Story of Sargent Shriver.
Leveraging Crisis as a Springboard for Action and Innovation (webinar recording featuring Garrett Co, CAC) – Prioritizing Emergency Rental Assistance to Keep Renters in Their Homes (mapping tool from the Urban Institute) – CAA case studies: Leadership During Crisis: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic – 30 cybersecurity tips from Wipfli – MCAP’s 2020 Human Services Virtual Conference (Oct. 28-30) – and more!
The Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies is holding its 2020 Families of Distinction (Virtual) Watch Party on Sunday, Oct. 18th. Simply visit the IACAA Facebook page the day of the event to join the live IACAA watch party.
ACAAA news inc. ACAAA 2020 Virtual Annual Conference (register for Oct. 14 workshops) – NADC HS Director retires after 49 years of dedicated service – Free webinars – and more!
Letter from Missouri CAN Executive Director on purchase of building for the association’s office & loss of CSBG T&TA contract under the State of Missouri – COVID-19 Fact Sheet Series from SelfMade Health Network – 2020 Election resources – Missouri CAN online submission form for COVID-19 successes & innovative stories from MO CAAs – and more!
2020 SCACAP & SC State Head Start Association (Virtual) Mid-Fall Conference (Nov. 30 – Dec. 4) – Energy Awareness Month resources inc. Energy Saver Tool & Demo webinar (Oct. 14) – 2020 Census Call to Action – and more!
CAA ED joins Sen. Ben Cardin & others in webinar on COVID-19 response – Toolkit for Centering Racial Equity Within Data Integration – New initiative: Thriving Families, Safer Children: A National Commitment to Well-Being – MCAP’s 2020 Human Services Virtual Conference (Oct. 28-30) – and more!
2020 NCCAA Conference (Oct. 28-30) & Board Summit (Oct. 27) – Returning Citizens and Voting – NCCAA Case Management and HS Family Engagement certifications – NC Agency News, Publications and Features – Funding Opportunities – and more!
MCA Network Census Efforts A Success – FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund – 3 Ways to Motivate Your Team Through an Extended Crisis from the Harvard Business Review – Why we need to end the culture of “Cultural Fit” by Vu Lee, Executive Director of Nonprofit AF – and more!
The Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies is holding its 2020 (Virtual) Annual Learning Conference from October 13-14. Four keynote sessions are featured as well as 24 workshops grouped in six tracks plus an operations track.
CA CSD updates (Dept. of Community Services and Development) – CalCAPA Executive Director search still open – Access recordings of recent CalCAPA webinars related to the impacts of COVID-19 on California – Region IX leadership updates
OACAA’s 2020 Exemplary Program Awards nomination process underway – 2019 Exemplary Program Award winners – Upcoming OACAA events – OH CAA news items – and more!
The Arkansas Community Action Agencies Association’s Family Development Certificate Program (online) is being held over three consecutive Fridays: Oct. 9, 16,23.
Update from NYSCAA’s CEO – Monthly Myth Series: “Taxpayer Funded Government Assistance Programs are Not Working” – NYSCAA News inc. NYSCAA/NYSWDA Annual Conference (Dec. 1, 3 & 8) & Video highlighting work of NY CAA during the pandemic – Agency Highlights – Additional Resources – and more!
Race & Poverty Listening Sessions, Expanded Online Community Assessment Tools & #MyVoiceMatters webinar series from the Community Action Partnership – Updated Section 4 of Tools for Top-Notch CAAs from CAPLAW – Upcoming Webinars & National T/TA Opportunities – National and Regional Events
Episode 3 of MASSCAP video series: Service and Recovery in the Time of COVID-19 – CAAs open and ready to serve in Massachusetts – MASSCAP’s FY21 Public Policy Priorities – Highlights of MA CAAs #CommunityActionResponds – and more!
The Arkansas Community Action Agencies Association is holding its Annual Conference virtually on three consecutive Wednesdays: Sept. 30, Oct. 7 and Oct. 14. Three sessions are scheduled on each day.
MLPP Policy Forum: White Laws, Black Lives, and the Need to See Color (Oct. 5) – Mutual of America grants for Head Start school supplies – MCA Leadership Development Institute & Michigan CCAP Study Group – MCA Bridges Out of Poverty online training (Sept. 23 & 24) – Voter Suppression and the Right to Vote (Livestream from the Othering and Belonging Institute, Sept. 23)
A number of webinars plus advocacy resources from the Black Futures Lab and the Leadership Conference on Human and Civil Rights – Fighting Food Insecurity video from FRAC & The Washington Post – and more!
SCACAP hosts COVID-19 debriefing by panel of experts featuring SC’s Hero-2-Zero Project – Spotlight on Pee Dee CAP’s Strengthening Families Program – SCACAP EHS-CCP update – 2020 SCACAP & SC Head Start Association Mid-Fall Training Conference (Nov. 30 – Dec. 4) – 2020 Census Call to Action – and more!
The Community Services Network of Wyoming 3rd Annual Conference is being held via Zoom from September 17-18. Six sessions are being presented.
From the Massachusetts Association for Community Action, a number of webinars plus resources on Census & Elections and COVID-19 Impact, Response, Reopening
Announcements inc. Access to MCA Virtual Summer Conference 2020 sessions – Mutual of America grants for Head Start school supplies – MCA Leadership Development Institute & Michigan CCAP Study Group – MCA covering registration for webinar on Updates to OMB Uniform Guidance (Wipfli) – MCA Bridges Out of Poverty online training (Sept. 23 & 24)
ACAAA news inc. ACAAA 2020 Virtual Annual Conference (9/30, 10/7, 10/14) & Family Development Certification Training (10/9, 10/16, 10/23) – Free webinars – and more!
Letter from Missouri CAN Executive Director on coping with the stress of the pandemic – Equity, Inclusion, and Collective Impact, (video of talk by Vu Le) – Missouri CAN’s FY2020 Region VII report – and more!
NCCAA’s CARES Act FAQs – NCCAA Case Management and HS Family Engagement certifications – NC Agency News, Publications and Features – 2020 NCCAA Annual Conference (Virtual Oct. 28-20) – Funding Opportunities – and more!
Community Action Highlights – News Items of Interest – Community Events – National & Regional Events
From the Massachusetts Association for Community Action, a number of webinars plus resources on Census & Elections and COVID-19 Impact, Response, Reopening
Tentative agenda for 2020 IACAA Virtual Conference, Oct. 13-14 – Upcoming IACAA webinars – Long-time IL executive director posthumously inducted into Association of Farmworker Programs Advocacy Hall of Fame – and more!
How Policy & Community Action Can Improve Consumer Protections & Financial Well-Being (IIWF e-learning series) – Two IN CAAs receive USDA Gold Level Award for WIC breastfeeding program – TRI-CAP & partners open 56-unit affordable housing complex – Brightpoint’s COVID-19 Express Loans for businesses – IHCDA magazine features COVID-19 efforts through Pace CAA – and more!
OACAA holding Virtual Town Hall with Ohio Secretary of State to learn how the Ohio Community Action Network can support voting in Ohio – Four Department Roundtables being convened by OACAA – OH CAA news items – and more!
Update from NYSCAA’s CEO – Monthly Myth Series: “If You Live Above the Poverty Line You’re Doing Great” – Value the Vulnerable: NYSCAA campaign for NYS to release funding for NY CAAs – NYSCAA News inc. NYSCAA/NYSWDA Annual Conference (Dec. dates TBD) – Agency Highlights – Additional Resources inc. Community-Led Plan for Addressing Structural Inequity during COVID-19 Recovery from Brookings & 100 Million Healthier Lives Change Library – and more!
Statewide Youth Leadership Virtual Academy website – Spotlight on Palmetto CAP’s YLP – Recap of SCACAP’s EHS-CCP virtual pre-service training – 2020 Census Call to Action – 2020 Mid-Fall Training Conference (Nov. 30 – Dec. 4) – Info being collected on SC community level initiatives – and more!
From the Massachusetts Association for Community Action, a number of webinars plus resources on Equity and Anti-Racism, COVID-19 & Grants/Fund Management
Building Readiness: Reopening Our Doors FAQ from CAPLAW – #MyVoiceMatters webinar series & HCCT Messaging Toolkit from the Community Action Partnership – Upcoming National T/TA Opportunities – National and Regional Events
NJ initiatives to prevent homelessness – Monthly Myth Series – Census 2020 – National Partner Information – Additional resources inc. A-community-led action plan for addressing structural inequity during covid-19 recovery from Brookings & the 100 Million Healthier Lives Change Library on Community Commons
Letter from Missouri CAN Executive Director on Missouri’s expansion of Medicaid eligibility & how this improves states’ overall health outcomes and economies – Motivation interviewing tips & tricks – Community Action Poverty Simulation training (Oct. 19-20) – Online form used by Missouri CAN to collect stories on CAA successes & innovations – and more!
On August 18th, the Maryland Community Action Partnership is hosting an online workshop on The Impact of the Racial Divide. Participation from other states is welcomed.
ACAAA news – COVID-19 Resources & AR CAA Relief Efforts – Free webinars
Community Action Highlights – News Items of Interest – Community Events – National & Regional Events
The Florida Association for Community Action’s 40th Annual (Virtual) Training Conference is being held from August 12-13. Nearly forty workshop sessions are being offered and special activities include Social Justice and Racial Equity Forum – State of Community Action Today Forum – 2020 FACA Awards..
Featured news articles on COVID-19 and racial justice – 2020 SEACAA Annual Virtual Conference(Nov. 3-6) – SEACAA web-based certification programs – Using social media for advocacy work – Region IV CAA News inc. NKCAC & CAC podcast: What’s the Protocol? (discussion with police leaders) – COVID Response and Resources – and more!
NCCAA’s Community Action Radio Talk Show – Case Management and HS Family Engagement certifications – NC CAA News, Publications and Features – Funding Opportunities – and more!
OACAA supports Sen. Brown’s Public Health Crisis Resolution – OACAA statement of support for statewide mask mandate – Recordings of Summer Conference sessions and Virtual De-Escalation training for OACAA members – OH CAA news items
IIWF Action Alert on Federal COVID-19 relief package – Update on addressing payday lending in Indiana – Area IV Agency assists elderly victim of fraud to prevent evictions – Hoosier Uplands gives free STEM kits to students at six elementary schools – Solar energy systems donated for CAP homes – PACE CAA CEO gives keynote address at Virtual Wipfli National Training Conference
Update from NYSCAA’s CEO – Monthly Myth Series: All children have equal opportunities to succeed” – NYSCAA News inc. NYSCAA/NYSWDA Annual Conference (Nov. 12, 17 & 19) – Agency Highlights – Additional Resources inc. Pandemic-EBT Outreach Toolkit – and more!
Statewide Youth Leadership Virtual Academy & website – SCACAP partnership with SC HS Collaborative Office & SCACAP EHS-CCP update – SC 2020 Census rankings by county – Info being collected on SC community level initiatives – 2020 Mid-Fall Training Conference (Nov. 30 – Dec. 4) – and more!
Michigan Community Action’s conference features 18 sessions plus Peer Group discussions over a period of six days (M, W, F the weeks of 8/3 and 8/10). Participation from other states is welcomed.
From the Massachusetts Association for Community Action, a number of webinars plus resources on Equity and Anti-Racism, COVID-19 & 2020 Census
Announcements inc Community Action mourns the passing of John Lewis &.MCA’s Virtual Summer Conference 2020 (July 31 – Aug. 14) – Upcoming Grant – Social and Racial Justice Team being formed by MCA & MI Bureau of Community Action and Economic Opportunity – Webinars/Trainings