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2021 Annual Conference (virtual) – Missouri CAN

The Missouri Community Action Network’s 2021 Annual Conference is being held from May 25–27. Twenty workshop sessions are being offered along with a keynote speaker and award presentations.

Framework for Emerging Leaders Training – ICAA

Learn about ICAA’s ELITE program and access ELITE resources from the Community Action Partnership.

Real-Time Leadership Development Series – ICAA

The Iowa Community Action Association, in partnership with SparkPoint, is excited to offer a new bi-monthly series designed to provide a deep-dive into areas of leadership effectiveness for all current and future leaders. Develop yourself, engage in your leadership journey, and harness your professional impact by attending one session or the entire series. The first session is being held on February 19.

December 2020 Newsletter – Missouri CAN

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!

Community Action + COVID-19 Story Packet – Missouri CAN

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.

November 2020 Newsletter – Missouri CAN

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!

October 2020 Newsletter – Missouri CAN

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!

September 2020 Newsletter – Missouri CAN

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!

August 2020 Newsletter – Missouri CAN

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!

2020 Missouri Poverty Report – Missouri CAN

Produced in partnership with the Missouri Community Action Network, the report is organized by the five elements of poverty: economic and family security – education – food and nutrition – health – housing and energy. Data is also included on rural and urban poverty and the report concludes with recommendations from evidence-based solutions.

2019 Missouri CAN Report

The Missouri Community Action Network has released its 2019 RPIC VII Report featuring the continued expansion of the Community Action Poverty Simulation, stats on training and technical assistance, recap of the 2019 Missouri CAN Annual Conference and Missouri CAN’s important advocacy work.

September 2019 Newsletter – Missouri CAN

Missouri CAN report on FY19 efforts, impact and initiatives – Local agency training conducted by Missouri CAN – and more!

July 2019 Newsletter – Missouri CAN

Letter from Missouri CAN Executive Director on using new language to make the case on how CAAs help families move from poverty to greater self-sufficiency – Missouri CAN’s comments to OMB on proposed changes in calculating the official poverty measure – Ongoing recognition of Missouri CAN MVPs – and more!

2019 Kansas Conference on Poverty

The 2019 Kansas Conference on Poverty is being held from July 17-18. Thirty workshop sessions are being offered.

2019 Training Conference – Iowa Community Action Association

ICAA’s 2019 Training Conference will be held from July 17-18. More than 20 workshops are being offered. A Food Drive Contest is also being held and Community Action: Together We Can t-shirts are available to purchase.

2019 State Legislative Session Recap – Missouri CAN

Missouri CAN’s efforts to strengthen advocacy by “Developing Movement Makers” both within and outside its Network – Annual Legislative Report from Missouri CAN’s lobbyist – 2019 state legislation closely followed by Missouri CAN – Key updates from Missouri Budget Project

2019 Annual Conference – Missouri CAN

The Missouri Community Action Network’s 2019 Annual Conference is being held from May 21–23. An awards luncheon is included and more than 25 workshop sessions are being offered.

April 2019 Newsletter – Missouri Community Action Network

2019 Missouri CAN Annual Conference – Community Action Poverty Simulation Facilitator Training Re-Cap (next CAPS training: July 22-23) – Missouri CAN 2019 Missouri Network Advocacy Day (media coverage) – Legislative Action Related to the Five Elements of Poverty – and more!

March 2019 Newsletter – Missouri Community Action Network

Missouri CAN Executive Director’s message – 2019 Network Advocacy Day: Developing Movement Makers – Missouri CAN state legislative actions related to the five elements of poverty inc. EITC bill – MCAN’s 2019 Annual Conference schedule & keynote speakers – Upcoming training – and more!

February 2019 Newsletter – Missouri Community Action Network

Missouri CAN Executive Director’s message advancing high standards for the association – 2019 Network Advocacy Day: Developing Movement Makers – Missouri CAN state legislative actions related to the five elements of poverty – Upcoming training – and more!

December 2018 Newsletter – Missouri Community Action Network

Missouri CAN submits comments on potential CRA changes – Federal Farm Bill update – Upcoming Missouri CAN annual state legislative relationship survey – Training on principles of design for effective communications projects

November 2018 Newsletter – Missouri Community Action Network

Advocacy inc. info shared with Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler, 2018 Farm Bill negotiations re: SNAP work requirements, and proposed changes to CRA – Missouri voters overwhelmingly pass a raise to state minimum wage – FY19 Missouri CAN T&TA calendar – Upcoming events && agency visits

Online Training to Support the Community Action Network

The Iowa Community Action Association has created a series of online learning modules that can be completed at no cost nationwide.

October 2018 Newsletter – Missouri Community Action Network

2018 Missouri Poverty Summit recap inc. news coverage – Update on Federal Farm Bill status – Newly certified FDC Instructors – Upcoming Missouri CAN training events – MCAN agency visits

September 2018 Newsletter – Missouri Community Action Network

FY2018 Recap: Expansion of the Community Action Poverty Simulation – Partnering with Missouri Foundation for Health on its safety net education campaign – Our training and technical assistance numbers to-date – And more on how we continued to build awareness of poverty, advocate for low-income families, and grow our network capacity!

2018 Missouri Poverty Summit

Join Missourians to End Poverty and difference-makers from across the state on September 20th for a day of community-centered dialogue at the 2018 Missouri Poverty Summit! Keynote Speakers: Rev. Liz Theoharis, The Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice and Dr. Jason Purnell, Associate Professor, Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. The Missouri Community Action Network is a platinum sponsor of the Summit.

August 2018 Newsletter – Missouri Community Action Network

2018 Missouri Poverty Summit (Sept. 20) – $4.5M for SkillUP Program for Missouri CAN – Missouri FDC Instructors Institute (Sept. 19) – Dawn Fogarty selected as Missouri CAN’s new executive director – and more!

2018 Kansas Conference on Poverty

The 2018 Kansas Conference on Poverty is being held from July 18-20. Forty plenary and workshop sessions are being offered.

2018 Training Conference – Iowa Community Action Association

ICAA’s 2018 Training Conference will be held from July 17-19 in West Des Moines, IA. More than 20 workshops are being offered.

July 2018 Newsletter – Missouri Community Action Network

The Federal Farm Bill and the Future of SNAP – MCAN T&T/A survey and MIS update/upcoming administrator team training – MCAN agency visits – Upcoming events inc. MCAN Professional Alliance meetings

June 2018 Newsletter – Missouri Community Action Network

Missouri CAN state legislative session recap and public policy priorities – Poverty simulation facilitator training – Important update for Community Commons users – Missouri CAN workshops on communication tools at Denver national conference

2018 Annual Conference – Missouri CAN

The Missouri Community Action Network’s 2018 Annual Conference is being held from May 15–17. An awards luncheon is included and more than 25 workshop sessions are being offered. Preview a short video of the conference keynote speaker!

2018 Missouri Poverty Report

The Missourians to End Poverty coalition has released its 2018 Missouri Poverty Report produced in partnership with Missouri Community Action Network. The report not only shows data regarding factors that push people into poverty, but also includes data on what helps lift people out of poverty.

February 2018 Newsletter – Missouri Community Action Network

2018 Missouri CAN state legislative efforts – Advocacy Week…Missouri CAN Virtual Advocacy Center – Fundraising and Development Resources – Community Action Partnership Strategic Communication Plan – Missouri CAN training events – and more!

December 2017 Newsletter – Missouri Community Action Network

Advocacy update – Connecting and talking with legislators – 2018 Missouri CAN Advocacy Week – 2018 Missouri CAN Advocacy Plan – • Missouri Academy for Leadership & Community Action – Family Development Credential – Grant awarded for Health-Energy-Housing Pilot Project – Agency visits – Membership Matters – Missouri CAN Member MVP

November 2017 Newsletter – Missouri Community Action Network

Advocacy update – Connecting and talking with legislators – ROMA NG Professional Alliance – Family Development Credential – 2018 CCAP – Work on Missouri CAN intentional team-building plan – Agency visits

October 2017 Newsletter – Missouri Community Action Network

Advocacy update – ROMA resources on ANCRT and NASCSP websites – Family Development Credential classes – Poverty Simulation Facilitator training – Agency visits – Benefits received for individuals who are members of Missouri CAN – and more!

September 2017 Newsletter – Missouri Community Action Network

Awareness: Poverty Simulation – Missouri CAN 5K run; Advocacy: Missouri CAN Advocacy Day at the state capitol – Roundtable Breakfast Series with CAA Executive Directors, legislators, and state department leaders – 2017 state legislative session highlights; Network Capacity: Missouri CAN biennial membership campaign – Missouri CAN By the Numbers – and more!

August 2017 Newsletter – Missouri Community Action Network

Advocacy update on national and state legislative/advocacy efforts – Training and Capacity Building including ROMA Next Gen resources and Poverty Simulation Facilitator training, agency visits and more!

2017 Kansas Conference on Poverty

The 2017 Kansas Conference on Poverty is being held in Topeka from Wednesday, July 19-21. More than 40 plenary and workshop sessions are being offered.

2017 Training Conference – Iowa Community Action Association

ICAA’s 2017 Training Conference will be held from July 18-20 in West Des Moines, IA. Luke Shaefer, co-author of $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America, will be the opening keynote speaker. Twenty-five workshops are being offered.

July 2017 Newsletter – Missouri Community Action Network

Advocacy update encouraging contact with legislators over the summer – Training and Capacity Building including Family Development Credential training and Community Action Network Days (Royals and Cardinals games), agency visits and more!

June 2017 Newsletter – Missouri Community Action Network

Advocacy Update on state and federal budgets – Training and Capacity Building including Community Action Network Days (Royals and Cardinals games) – Online training via Missouri CAN University – Moodle – and more!

Webinar: Yes You Can Do the “L” Word!! (June 21) – ICAA

Open to CAAs from all states. From the Iowa Community Action Association, this webinar is all about the importance of the Community Action Network’s role in lobbying with a focus on the assets and strengths the Community Action Agency Board of Directors brings to our national advocacy work.

May 2017 Newsletter – Missouri Community Action Network

Advocacy Update – Social Media Bootcamp online training through Moodle – Missouri CAN Membership Campaign Recap – 2017 Missouri CAN Annual Conference Recap – and more!

2017 Annual Conference – Missouri CAN

The Missouri Community Action Network’s 2017 Annual Conference is being held from April 4–6 in Springfield, Missouri. See information about awards being presented, Ted Talk by keynote speaker Mia Birdsong, and roundtable/workshop sessions.

March 2017 Newsletter – Missouri Community Action Network

Advocacy – Now is the Time – Upcoming training events including some online through Missouri CAN University – Moodle – Missouri CAN Membership Campaign – 2017 Missouri CAN Annual Conference – and more!

Call for Workshop Proposals – Kansas Association of Community Action Programs

The 2017 Kansas Conference on Poverty is being held from July 19-21 in Topeka. The deadline for proposals is March 31, 2017, 5:00 PM CDT.

2016 Year in Review – Missouri Community Action Network

Highlights included for Strategic Commitment 1: Advocacy – Strategic Commitment 2: Network Capacity – Strategic Commitment 3: Missouri CAN Capacity.

December 2016 Newsletter – Missouri Community Action Network

Advocacy inc. Missouri Viewpoints interview with Kurt Brewer, Missouri CAN executive director – Network Capacity inc. Onboarding MIS data collection system update for Missouri’s 19 CAAs – Missouri CAN Capacity inc. 2016 Missouri CAN Strategic Plan Outcomes.

2015 Annual Report – Missouri Association for Community Action

The Missouri Association for Community Action has published its 2015 annual report to highlight the work of Missouri’s Community Action Agencies.

MACA 2016 Annual Conference and Award Presentations

The Missouri Association for Community Action is holding its 2016 Annual Conference from June 21-23 in St. Louis, MO. More than twenty workshop sessions are being offered.

March-April 2016 Newsletter – Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies

2016 OKACAA Directory and Performance Report – OKACAA Spring Conference – Oklahoma Community Action Month Proclamation – Intro to ROMA Training Sessions – and more!

2016 Missouri Poverty Report

This report is compiled in collaboration with the Missourians to End Poverty Coalition by the Missouri Association for Community Action. The report is a comprehensive and concise snapshot of poverty. Each section is presented through infographics to promote a better understanding of poverty in Missouri.