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.
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.
Missouri CAN report on FY19 efforts, impact and initiatives – Local agency training conducted by Missouri CAN – and more!
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!
The 2019 Kansas Conference on Poverty is being held from July 17-18. Thirty workshop sessions are being offered.
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.
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
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.
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!
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!
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!
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
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
The Iowa Community Action Association has created a series of online learning modules that can be completed at no cost nationwide.
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
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!
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.
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!
The 2018 Kansas Conference on Poverty is being held from July 18-20. Forty plenary and workshop sessions are being offered.
ICAA’s 2018 Training Conference will be held from July 17-19 in West Des Moines, IA. More than 20 workshops are being offered.
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
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
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!
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.
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!
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
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
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!
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!
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!
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
Advocacy Update – Social Media Bootcamp online training through Moodle – Missouri CAN Membership Campaign Recap – 2017 Missouri CAN Annual Conference Recap – and more!
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.
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!
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.
Highlights included for Strategic Commitment 1: Advocacy – Strategic Commitment 2: Network Capacity – Strategic Commitment 3: Missouri CAN Capacity.
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.
The Missouri Association for Community Action has published its 2015 annual report to highlight the work of Missouri’s Community Action Agencies.
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.
2016 OKACAA Directory and Performance Report – OKACAA Spring Conference – Oklahoma Community Action Month Proclamation – Intro to ROMA Training Sessions – and more!
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.
This webinar is open to CAAs in all states. Sponsored by the Iowa Community Action Association.
News, highlights, and related items from Missouri’s Community Action Network.
View keynote speaker videos and access workshop material from the Missouri Association for Community Action’s 2015 Annual Conference.
News, highlights, and related items from Missouri’s Community Action Network.
The 2015 Training Conference of the Iowa Community Action Association & Public Allies Iowa AmeriCorps will be held from June 2-5 in Des Moines, IA.
The Missouri Association for Community Action is holding its 2015 Annual Conference from May 5-7 in Excelsior Springs, MO.
News, highlights, and related items from Missouri’s Community Action Network.
Participation in this webinar is open to the national Community Action Network – webinar recording available upon request.
The Missouri Association for Community Action and the Community Action Network are working to engage 2,000 community members in advocating for our vision. Three PSAs have now been produced to promote involvement with efforts to end poverty in Missouri.
Learn about the Missouri Community Action Network in Missouri and the work of the Missouri Association for Community Action and the 19 non-profit Community Action Agencies that work every day statewide to help address poverty at the community level.
The Missourians to End Poverty Coalition has published the 2014 State of the State of Poverty in Missouri Report to identify some of the key issues surrounding poverty in Missouri and to identify some potential solutions to those problems – solutions that could significantly cut poverty in Missouri.
The Missouri Association for Community Action has published its 2013 annual report to highlight the work of Missouri’s Community Action Agencies – Helping People – Changing Lives – Ending Poverty.
Community Action of Nebraska launched the 2013 Community Assessment Survey in July 2013, mailing 10,000 surveys to residents across the state of Nebraska. With this survey, Community Action aims to discover the most pressing challenges Nebraskans face so that Community Action Agencies across the state will be better equipped to address those challenges.
The 2012-2013 Outcomes Report of the Kansas Community Action Network highlights the great work of CAAs throughout Kansas.
Community Action of Nebraska and the nine Community Action Agencies in Nebraska have released the results of their 2012 Statewide and Regional Community Assessment on Employment, Barriers to Employment and Training Needs.
The Kansas Hunger Atlas represents an effort to document, at the county level, the depth of food insecurity and hunger and related community characteristics, and to provide community partners in the fight against hunger the tools and information that will help them to most effectively develop and implement community-level interventions.
The Missouri Association for Community Action is holding its 2012 Training Conference and Awards Presentations from August 1-3 in Jefferson City, MO.
Community Action of Nebraska conducted a Community Assessment Survey, mailing surveys to 10,000 residents all across Nebraska targeting adults ages 19-44. The purpose of this survey was to increase our understanding of financial decisions Nebraskans make and to assess their knowledge and general attitudes about money. Community Action Agencies in Nebraska will use the results to evaluate and revise their financial literacy and educational programs and services to better fit the needs of their communities.