NCCAA Receives $25,000 2021 Duke Energy Foundation Social Justice and Racial Equity Grant – NC Agency News – Other News inc. NCCAA’s 12-day Spread Joy Challenge, NC community colleges offering tuition-free classes for 2020 NC high school grads – NCCAA blogs – and more!
SEACAA’s strategic wheelhouse of training webinars – Region IV agency stories – SEACAA web-based professional certification programs – Blogs and Other Thoughts – and more!
The Family Centered Symposium will be held from Nov. 9-12. Topics covered include, working with families in need, parenting best practices, mental health, motivational interviewing and more. The week will conclude with a video screening and discussion related to COVID’s impact on families and strategies moving forward.
NEW Reentry Council launches GivingFest – NC Agency News – Association News inc. Maximizing distribution events (Good360), Federal Reserve survey shows impact of pandemic on nonprofit service providers & Self-care practices for every professional (NCCAA blog) – and more!
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. 1-4. Several general sessions are on the agenda plus 26 workshops and an Awards, Recognition & Success Stories session.
2021 SEACAA Annual Conference wrap-up – Region IV agency stories – SEACAA web-based professional certification programs – Commentary (NCCAA blog postings) – and more!
The Impact of COVID-19 on Low-Income Families and Communities in North Carolina (NCCAA report) – NC Agency News – Association News inc. NCCAA Fall Self-Care Challenge, NCCAA’s Case Management Certification, & Causes of Poverty and Homeless in the Female Population (NCCAA blog) – and more!
The South Carolina Association of Community Action Partnerships Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships celebrates Parent and Family Engagements for the 2020-2021 program year. SCACAP provides services to thirteen (13) childcare centers in nine (9) rural counties.
The Southeastern Association of Community Action Agencies 2021 annual conference is being held from Sept. 14-17 in Myrtle Beach, SC. Pre-conference events include a Poverty Symposium, new executive administrator orientation and SEACAA’s Jimmie Samuel Day of Service. Conference highlights include keynote speakers, a variety of workshops & presentations and the 2021 SEACAA Awards Program. A Board Summit is also being held from Sept. 17-18.
NCCAA announces recent staff changes – NC Agency News inc. spotlight on NCCAA Healthy Homes Initiative – Association News inc. VirtualCAP RoundUP article on NCCAA Fellows program & NCCAA team in JFCAC’s Virtual Race Across America (Sept. 4-11) – and more!
CADA Executive Director retires after 38-years of service with CADA – NC Agency News inc. successful NCCAA Big Pop Event in Charlotte – Network News inc. What does it take to escape poverty? (NCCAA blog posting) – SDOH: Oral Health – and more!
SCACAP celebrates Administrative Professional Day – SCACAP launches Employee Recognition Program – Local CAA Spotlights – SCACAP EHS-CCP & Board Governance updates – Statewide Job Openings and Hiring – SCACAP awarded $100K For Vaccine Equity & Access – SC’s new CCAPs – and more!
NCCAA encouraging donations to local CAAs to combat problems associated with the pandemic – NC Agency News, Publications and Features – Network News inc. CADA appoints new Executive Director & postings by NCCAA Communications Fellows – SDOH: Housing – and more!
The Georgia Community Action Association’s 2021 Annual Conference will be held from July 13–16. An Awards Banquet is included and more than 30 workshops are being offered along with a Town Hall on Community Initiatives, Best Practices & Resource Development.
Community Action Hero: Sargent Shriver with a brief introduction to the origin of “community action” – SC Community Action Month Proclamation – Community Action Month activities carried out by South Carolina CAAs
SCACAP launches Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Project – SCACAP’s 2021 Juneteenth Celebration: Driving Change Through Community Conversations Training & Juneteenth Brain Brawl
NCCAA’s Sleeves Up North Carolina Vaccine Campaign – NC Agency News, Publications and Features inc. NEW Reentry documentary with client success stories & Dismantling Poverty in Charlotte (brief video) – Network News inc. NCCAA’s Equity Starts Here Challenge: Continued Learning – and more!
The Community Action Association of Alabama is holding its Community Action Month Celebration Conference from May 18-20. Conference events include several keynote speakers & Town Halls as well as nearly twenty workshop sessions.
SCACAP receives $10K of hand sanitizers for distribution – PCA event as part of Read Across America – SCACAP EHS-CCP update – Two SC CAAs with nationally approved community-level initiatives – Summary of 2021 SCACAP Spring Training Conference – and more!
The Florida Association for Community Action’s 41sh Annual Training Conference is being held from May 17-18. A Social Justice and Racial Equity Forum and several other plenary sessions will be held along more than 20 concurrent sessions.
2021 SEACAA Annual Conference (May 14-17) – COVID-19 Vaccine Education & Outreach (May 18 webinar) – Region IV SA & CAA news inc. NC & FL annual conferences (May 11-14 & May 17-18) – SEACAA web-based professional certification programs – SEACAA viewpoints – COVID Response and Resources – and more!
NCCAA Equity Starts Here challenge for Community Action Month – NC Agency News, Publications and Features inc. NCCAA trademark pending for The Big Pop Up & SDOH: Combatting Toxic Stress – Funding Opportunities – and more!
The Florida Association for Community Action is seeking proposals from qualified consultants or organizations to provide Strategic Planning Services for its Board of Directors. Proposals due by May 3, 2021 at 5:00 PM EDT.
NCCAA Annual Conference (May 11-14, virtual) – NC Agency News, Publications and Features inc. NCCAA distributes more than 40,000 Amazon products & SDOH: Food Insecurity – Funding Opportunities – and more!
The North Carolina Community Action Association’s 2021 Annual Conference is being held virtually from May 11-14. Two keynote addresses are scheduled along with an Equity Starts Here panel discussion, a variety of workshops, NCCAA’s Annual Awards Program and more! Pre-conference events include ROMA training and NCCAA’s Board Summit.
$100K New Venture Fund 2020 Project grant to MACAA – HCCT Spotlight from each RPIC IV-A state – RPIC IV-A ROMA Next Gen cohorts in April & May – and more!
GCAA Annual Training Conference (July12-16) – COVID-19 vaccine factsheets – HCCT Spotlight: Coastal Plain Area CAA’s successful Men 4 Men Fatherhood Program – Factors Influencing Housing Decisions Among Low-Income Families (Annie E. Casey Foundation) – and more!
2021 NCCAA Annual Conference (Virtual), May 10-14 – NCCAA ED Sharon Goodson recognized as the Carolina Hurricanes’ Hero of the Game – NC Agency News – SDOH: Housing – Funding Opportunities – and more!
The South Carolina Association of Community Action Partnerships and South Carolina State Head Start Association are co-hosting this conference being held from March 30 – April 2. A number of plenary sessions are on the agenda plus 20 workshops and an Awards Recognition Gala.
SCACAP Staff Training Retreat & First Grant Writers’ Circle Project – Former OCAB Youth Leadership Program participant now serving in the Biden administration – SCACAP EHS-CCP update – 2021 SCACAP & SC State Head Start Association (Virtual) Spring Training Conference (March 30 – April 2) – and more!
Affordable Care Act enrollment reopens – Region IV SA & CAA news – SEACAA web-based professional certification programs – Region IV collaborates on Racial Equity 2030 grant proposal – Video of keynote speaker from SEACAA’s Fall Conference – COVID Response and Resources – and more!
NCCAA Pop Up event serves over 1,000 cars: Almost $1M received in financial or in-kind donations – NCCAA’s coffee blend supports people in need – NCCAA Case Management and HS Family Engagement certifications – NC Agency News, Publications and Features – Funding Opportunities – 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!
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!
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.
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.
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!
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!
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!
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.
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.
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
The New Normal: Making Connections Virtually is being offered by the South Carolina Association of Community Action Partnerships on July 14. Participation from other states is welcomed!
Single father’s success story from Mountain Projects – Community Action News, Publications and Features – Funding Opportunities – and more!
The South Carolina Association of Community Action Partnerships held a Racial Injustice and Cultural Awareness Training & Networking Luncheon on Juneteenth. SCACAP employees, representing an array of age groups, discussed multi-generational experiences regarding racial injustice. See the questions used to facilitate the event.
SCACAP Celebrates Community Action Month – SCACAP EHS-Child Care Partnership Program – SCACAP Communications and Marketing Conference (July 14) – 2020 Mid-Fall Training Conference (Nov. 30 – Dec. 4) – and more!
From North Carolina Community Action Association: Village HeartBEAT Model: Our Health, Our Priority, Our Community, Our Voice (June 18) and How to Host Virtual Conferences and Why You Should (June 25).
COVID-19 Resources and Funding Opportunities – NCCAA Virtual Board Summit (June 4) – Community Action News, Publications and Features – The Legacy of Andrea Harris, former NC CAA executive director – Funding Opportunities – and more!
Insights on working virtually – 2020 SEACAA Annual Conference: Call for Workshop Proposals – SEACAA Executive Leadership & Certified Community Action Management Certifications – Report on response to COVID-19 by NC CAAs – COVID-19 news items – Commentary: Why is Poverty Persisting? – and more!
The North Carolina Community Action Association is holding a Virtual Board Summit on Thursday, June 4. Join us for a day of engaging and relevant workshops to help you learn and better navigate this moment. Participation from other states is available. Check out the conference agenda and register today!
The North Carolina Community Action Association is holding a Stay at Home Conference on Thursday, May 4. Join us for a day of engaging and relevant workshops to help you learn and better navigate this moment. Participation from other states is available. Check out the conference agenda and register today!
NCCAA’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic – 2020 NCCAA Training Conference (postponed to 10/30-11/2) – HS Family Engagement and Case Management certifications starting 4/20 & 5/4 – “North Carolina Strong” T-Shirt Fundraiser – NC CAA News – and more!
Community Action Day at the Capitol (Feb. 28) – Action Inc. WAP Director wins NASCSP James Gardner Weatherization Award – Upcoming webinars – and more!
20 Tips for Working from Home – Guidance on completing the 2020 Census form – Upcoming webinars: How to be a Great Board Chair (April 22) and Dashboards: Making Your Data Work for You (May 27)
Remembering Kobe Bryant – 2020 SEACAA Annual Conference: Call for Proposals – News to Go – NCCAA’s Non-Profit Leadership Expedition (March 25-27) – SEACAA Executive Leadership & Certified Community Action Management Certifications – and more!
Keeping the holiday spirit alive throughout the year – 2020 NCCAA Board Summit (May 16-17) & Annual Training Conference (May 12-15) – NCCARE360 now live in 50 NC counties – Sales of NEW Grounds Coffee helps create “happy new chances” for returning citizens in NCCAA’s Reentry Program. – and more!
December is National Human Rights Month – 2020 Census Will Help Policymakers Prepare for the Incoming Wave of Aging Boomers – 5 tips for staying warm this winter – CSBG Corner: Georgia LIHEAP – and more!
Region IVA Quarterly Regional Consortium – Census 2020 Blog, Community Action Partnership – ANCRT newsletter (Fall 2019) – CAPLAW webinar recordings: All a-Board! The Purpose, People, and Process of CAA Boards & Unrelated Business Income Tax: Old and New Traps for the Unwary
2020 NCCAA Annual Training Conference (May 12-15): Call for Proposals – NCCARE360 video on how health and human service providers are partnering to provide better health for all North Carolinians – Great Holiday Gift: NEW Grounds Coffee with sales supporting NCCAA Re-Entry Program – and more!
The Mississippi Association of Community Action Agencies 2019 Annual Conference will be held from December 11-13. The conference includes two keynote speakers and sessions will be held covering 15 topics.
The North Carolina Community Action Association is holding Motivational Interview Training on Nov. 14 in Raleigh, NC.
GoodBetterGreat Consulting, in partnership with the North Carolina Community Action Association & the North Carolina Head Start Association, is holding a Regional Human Resources Symposium from Nov. 13-15 in Raleigh, NC.
Regional Human Resource Symposium, NCCAA & NCHSA (Nov. 13-15) – NCCAA Motivational Interviewing Training (Nov. 14) – NC Medicaid Transformation Brief – NEW Grounds Coffee: Sales support NCCAA Re-Entry Program – Lyft offers free rides to job seekers – and more!
RPIC IVA cohort meeting – U.S. Census Bureau’s Statistics in Schools Program teach students and their parents why everyone should respond to the 2020 Census and how it will help shape the future of their communities for the next 10 years – Upcoming events
GCAA Annual Conference recap – Coastal GA CAA leads effort to gain approval for “State of Hope” community resource center – Upcoming conferences and training opportunities
The Southeastern Association of Community Action Agencies 2019 annual conference is being held from Sept. 10-13 in Myrtle Beach, SC. Conference highlights include new executive administrator orientation, keynote speakers, 17 workshop sessions, and 2019 SEACAA Awards.
Three NC leaders become CCAPs…NCCAA’s next CCAP cohort forming this fall – NCCAA board member/CAA ED receives Defender of Justice award – Learn how your agency can earn 20% of NEW Grounds© Coffee purchases or sales – SEACAA Annual Conference (Sept. 10-13) – Teaching people how to talk about race – Food Deserts and Food Apartheid – Communicating impact using NCCAA’s Ripple Effects report – Ten Ways to Spot a Truly Exceptional Employee – and more!
2019 SEACAA Conference (Sept. 10-13) – HI-5 Achieve Healthy Outcomes in 5 Years – KCEOC’s Paths 2 Promise success story – Support community healing place for complex PTSD – Sign-up for SEACAA Executive Leadership Certifications – Poverty’s Persistence: Analysis by President/CEO of Fulton Atlanta CAA (part two) – $1M from Kresge Foundation for two Nashville organization – KCEOC’s safe haven for homeless youth – Gain unrestricted funding with NCCAA & NEW Grounds Coffee – and more!
The Georgia Community Action Association’s 2019 Annual Training & Technical Assistance Conference will be held from July 16–19. An Awards Banquet is included and more than 30 workshops are being offered along with a Town Hall on Advocacy and Community Engagement.
Stories of Hope………Meet Chrystal/Finding Success After Prison – Learn how your agency can earn 20% of NEW Grounds© Coffee purchases or sales – NCCAA’s Nonprofit Leadership Expedition – NCCAA & NC OEO partner with two CAAs to offer 10-week Entrepreneurship Startup Business Program – and more!
2019 NCCAA Conference highlights – Mapping hard to count communities for a fair and accurate 2020 Census – WAMY Community Action’s gardening program – 2019 NCCAA Hall of Fame inductees – Putting Community and Action back into the Community Action Agency (SRCAA news article) – New Muppet Character Who Lives in a Foster Home – Common goal shared by AmeriHealth Caritas and NCCAA – and more!
Community Action Kentucky’s 2019 Annual Conference is being held from June 4–6. Four set of workshop sessions are being offered including Head Start and IT tracks.
The Community Action Association of Alabama is holding its Community Action Month Celebration Conference from May 14-17. Conference events include a Town Hall on Alabama Counts 20/20 Census and Community Action Day at the Birmingham Civil Rights District. More than twenty workshop sessions are also being offered.
The North Carolina Community Action Association’s 2019 Annual Conference is being held from May 14-17. Along with sixteen workshops and speakers, special events include ROMA Deep Dive for Certified Trainers and Implementers, NCCAA Awards Luncheon, special screening of NCCAA’s reentry documentary and the 2019 NCCAA Board Summit.
NCCAA releases the reentry documentary – 2019 NCCAA Hall of Fame Community Champs honored at conference – NCCAA Celebrates 2019 Reentry Week – Short book excerpt: Prisons Are the New Asylums – and more!
Sign-up for SEACAA Executive Leadership Certifications – Rapid Re-housing’s Role in Responding to Homelessness: What the Evidence Says – Poverty’s Persistence: Analysis by President/CEO of Fulton Atlanta CAA (part one) – Hard Living on the Poverty Line: Adult education activity – and more!
The Florida Association for Community Action’s 2019 Annual Training Conference is being held from May 14-17. Pre-conference training is being offered plus more than thirty conference workshop sessions and award presentations.
The Tennessee Association of Community Action’s Annual Training Conference will be held from April 29 – May 1 in Knoxville, TN. The conference includes three Spotlight Speakers and nineteen workshops.
NCCAA Legislative Breakfast – SEACAA Executive Leadership Certifications – After Flo Community Benefit Concert – Reentry Week in NC – Privatization of NC Medicaid – 2019 NCCAA Annual Conference (May 14-17) – and more!
Bill passed by Indiana Senate would expand payday and subprime lending – Vectren donates $348K to IN-CAA for 2019 Share the Warmth Program – Community Impact stories – Spotlight on Professionals
2019 NCCAA Annual Conference: Preliminary Agenda … Board Summit … ROMA Deep Dive … AFTER FLO Benefit Concert – NCCAA Hall of Fame Awards Nomination Form and 2017 Inductees – NC Poverty Simulation Experience – Kaiser Family Foundation: Role of Social Determinants in Promoting Health and Health Equity and NCCAA’s Healthy Homes Initiative – NCCAA’s New Grounds Coffee social enterprise project – and more!
Doing HR – The Right Way! is a full-day of training scheduled for March 6 in Birmingham and March 7 in Montgomery.
How the shutdown opened a window on poverty in America – Community Action Association of Alabama Workshop for HR Professionals – Community Action Partnership webinars – NASCSP CSBG Annual Report Tools
Georgia’s State of Hope Initiative – National Community Action Impact Report – Positive feedback on SmartQuest training through Georgia state CSBG office – Annie E. Casey Foundation issues RFP to help Atlanta residents gain skills and jobs – Webinars and resources from national partners – 2020 Census jobs – and more!
Community Action National Impact Report – 2019 Annual NCCAA Conference and related events including 2019 NCCAA Board Summit, ROMA Deep Dive for Certified Trainers & Implementers, Community Benefit Concert to benefit Hurricane Florence efforts and NCCAA Hall of Fame Awards Luncheon – NC Poverty Simulation Experience – NCCAA’s New Grounds Coffee social enterprise project – and more!
SEACAA Executive Leadership Certifications (web-based) – 2019 SEACAA Annual Conference: Call for workshop proposals – Call Congress website – Six Policies to Reduce Economic Inequality – NCCAA Healthy Homes Initiative – and more!
Community Action Kentucky invites you to submit a proposal to present at our Annual Conference to be held June 5-6 in Louisville, Kentucky. Submission deadline is March 8, 2019.
Tennessee’s CCAP kickoff – “A Job I Love” story of success – 2018 Force for the Future Conference – SCHRA Fighting Opioid Abuse – Community Action Spirit including MECAA’s Operation Holiday Cheer and DCEA’s #HopefulHolidays series of success stories
The Tennessee Association of Community Action Agencies has published its 2017 annual report to highlight the work of Tennessee’s Community Action Agencies.
What you can do to help Florida and North Carolina recover from Hurricanes Florence and Michael – SEACAA conference highlights – KCEOC’s miniature house project – NCCAA Releases Economic Impact Study – MECAA’s transportation services for seniors – and more!
The South Carolina Association of Community Action Partnerships continues its series of monthly webinars in partnership with Jean Block, National Expert Fundraiser and Author. Upcoming topics Open Session – You Decide the Topic! (Nov. 13) and Year-End Analytics (Dec. 11).
SWHRA receives regional award for Fatherhood and Be a Responsible Mother Programs – MCCAA receives $10K as staff member honored as a TIAA Difference Maker – CAC board member receives Annual Convention Scholarship Award – Chattanooga OFE 2Gen Initiative – UETHDA partnering with local high school to give students a jump start on college.