NWICA’s Wellness and Activity Team – Upcoming IN-CAA trainings – Pace CAA HS parent leads the way for advocacy – Pace CAA announces scholarship winners – LHDC recognizes Employee of the Year – CAPWI EHS teacher aide receives AA degree
Free coaching & HR consulting for IN CAA’s – Upcoming IN-CAA trainings – CAPWI Head Start engaged in two-year trauma-informed care initiative – Brightpoint takes over management of low- to moderate income housing community – Pace CAA offers STEM camp scholarships – and more!
$43K from Anthem Foundation for SCCAP’s Thriving Connections program – CAA staff member appointed to Indiana statewide board – Pace CAA holds swag event to build awareness of its services – Three CAAs featured in IHCDA Magazine inc. cover story on CAPE CEO’s successful leadership for nearly four decades – and more!
Lots of new features on IN-CAA’s & IIWF’s new websites – IIWF policy priorities gaining traction in the IN General Assembly – 2021 IN-CAA training calendar – Pace CAA monthly ‘Happy Hour’ Zoom calls – Brightpoint COVID-19 Development Fund for small businesses – IIWF weekly ‘Inside the Statehouse” Zoom sessions – and more!
Inside the Statehouse weekly Zoom calls from IN-CAA’s Indiana Institute for Working Families – IN CAA success stories – NWICA hosts first virtual conference with huge success – Upcoming INCAA trainings – INCAA’s statewide subscription to VirtualCAP RoundUP – IIWF Twitter chat on #paidleave – 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!
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
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!
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
What policymakers must do to advance racial justice & commitment from IN-CAA – Advocating for nationwide paid-leave law – Brightpoint managing $200K CARES funds to prevent evictions – June 30 end of IN eviction moratorium may cause an “eviction cliff” – unGolf outing raises $15K – and more!
CFPB’s Complaint Database to help consumers – IIWF on how addiction affects mothers and children – Brightpoint receives nearly $200K to increase health insurance coverage for families – and more!
The Indiana Community Action Association is conducting a six-part online training course to help managers learn how to check-in with their teams efficiently, hire great people, delegate with confidence and more.
COVID-19’s impact on legal aid and access to justice – COVID-19 efforts through Indiana CAAs including Express Loan fund for businesses – Managing to Change the World (virtual training event) – and more!
COVID-19 resources – INCAA’s IIWF current priorities include keeping up-to-date on state and federal policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic – IN-CAA receives $286,000 from Vectren’s Share the Warmth program – and more!
Indiana reps urge support for federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act – Area IV & Brightpoint set to open new affordable living options – SIEOC chosen to operate United Way Emergent Needs Fund – Pace empowers girls through STEM camp scholarships – Pace’s Boys & Beyond Summer Camp for grades 4 and 5 – Pace CAA Associate Director retiring after 40 years of service – and more!
IIWF Inside the Statehouse blog adding live broadcasts during 2020 IN General Assembly session – Pace offers scholarships for former Head Start students – Social media networking effort for IN CAAs – and more!
2020 IIWF legislative priorities – IN-CAA, IIWF thank Governor Holcomb for prioritizing protections for pregnant workers – Indiana receives a D in national debt-collection protection – Three IN CAAs announce grants – and more!
IIWF policy briefs on promoting an inclusive, thriving workplace – Pace opens fourth Health Connection Clinic – Grants to Brightpoint to increase health enrollment outreach and health literacy activities – TRI-CAP offers mobile mammography event – Covering Kids and Families Indiana helps clients with healthcare Marketplace open enrollment
IIWF has released its report, Financial Drain: Payday Lenders Extract Millions from Hoosier Communities. See the report’s key findings and access the full report plus additional material on payday lending from IIWF.
IIWF report on Indiana’s payday-lending crisis – All of Indiana now served by Covering Kids and Families – Success story from Area IV’s Business Expansion and Entrepreneurship Development Program – Hoosier Uplands awards scholarships to pursue higher ed in the social services, health or education field – and more!
Importance of making the Census count for Community Action – Action urged by IN-CAA conference speakers – NCCAA’s Summer Camp Program – Brightpoint’s Covering Kids and Families program – LHDC recruiting for Head Start Program Director – and more!
$100K in water bill assistance awarded by CAPE since 2017 – Brightpoint receives grant for Our HEALing Kitchen classes – Area IV meets multiple needs fro man seeking help with in-home health care – Indiana’s Gateway to Work reporting requirements for Medicaid recipients – and more!
LHDC names City of Cannelton the 2019 Community Partner Award winner – Area IV Agency celebrates the success of BEED Program participant – TRI-CAP announces the recipient of the Jane Chappell Spirit of Community Action Award – Pace announces 2019 Judith K. Bobe Scholarship recipients – and more!
CAA executive directors help defeat SB 613 that would have expanded payday and subprime lending in Indiana – How a CAP client began a career that brought him to the IN-CAA team – CAA events – IN Office of Community and Rural Affairs accepting 2019 CDBG applications
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
NWICA’s reimagine conference: A conference to shed light on adverse childhood experiences – Upcoming IN-CAA training events – IN-CAA earns Interstate Renewal Energy Council recertification – TRI-CAP accredited for quality service by Healthy Families America – Hoosier Uplands CEO receives Rural Development Leadership Award
2019 IN-CAA Legislative Policy Agenda – Santa Grants to CAPWI programs from the Benton Community Foundation – CAPE’s lending libraries offers free books – Paces’s Innovative JUMP! program helps with job readiness and job placement – Area IV helps with accessibility through Ramp-Up Indiana Program
IIWF policy analyst takes position with National Skills Coalition – Pace CAA’s WiseCAP Training and Consulting – 2018-2019 IN-CAA training schedule – Indiana CAA community impact stories – CorComm Creative: Nonprofit communications projects
Newly certified Indiana CCAPs – 2018-2019 IN-CAA training schedule – Warning to Indiana mobile home owners on risk of losing home if owe more than $25 in property taxes Pace CAA honors partnerships at annual Stakeholders’ Event – NWICA Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program.
2018 “The Status of Working Families in Indiana” report – TANF federal block program turns 22 years old – 2018-19 IN-CAA trainings – Report says human-service organizations contribute $722 million to Allen County economy – Ramp-Up Indiana Program brings independence to clients.
IIWF co-sponsors award-winning documentary on America’s paid-leave crisis – Highlights from IN-CAA “It’s a Family Affair” statewide conference – Community Impact stories from Indiana CAAs – and more!
IIWF state legislative efforts to curb payday lending – Fiscal Policy Institute report on how refugee placements can benefit local areas – Community impact stories – and more!
Data on working poor families in the U.S. – Employment law training for Pace CAA management team – Payday lending film documentary – CAPWI hosts town hall on addiction – Brightpoint HS teacher named “Teacher Hero” – and more!
Hoosier Uplands event features 20th man to walk on the moon – 2018 Indiana Institute for Working Families state legislative update: Efforts to help families left underwater economically – Indiana bill lifts blanket ban on many occupational licenses for people with prior criminal records
Pace CAA Leadership Academy – Community Action advocacy helps defeat IN payday lending expansion bill – 1,000+ students attend LDHC Job and Career Expo – ICAP installs accessible ramps for disabled homeowners – Heart attack survivor speaks at NWICA heart-health workshop
IN-CAA’s Indiana Institute for Working Families’ 2018 policy agenda – Expansion of Pace Health Insurance Navigator Program – IN-CAA honors its dedicated leaders – CAPWI associate earns first ROMA implementer certification in state – Community Impact stories from Indiana CAAs
2017 IN-CAA conference wrap-up – CFPB issues payday lending rule in Indiana – Area IV Agency on Aging reaccredited by the Council on Accreditation – CAGI ED retires after 20 years of service – NWICA Trunk-or-Treat and Save on Heat weatherization event.
CAPWI Youth Leadership Program – Hoosier Uplands new apartment project – Pace CAA’s Stakeholder Gala – MWICA’s Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program – and more!
$1 million to Pace CAA for Early HS plus increased classroom time for HS students – CAPWI HS director graduated HS Management Fellow Program – U.S. Rep. Trey Hollingsworth visits Hoosier Uplands – Analysis of how Trump tax plan would shortchange IN middle class & working families
Indiana makes community college free to students in “high value” fields – NWICA leader awarded Sagamore of the Wabash – CAPWI associate ED retires after 40 years of distinguished service – IN-CAA names new network training manager for Indiana Training Institute.
IIWF report on removing non-academic barriers to adult student completion – 2017 LHDC Community Partner awards – NWICA Family Development Program participant on her way to career in law enforcement – Area IV’s Volunteer Public Transit Program
IIWF Campaign to protect SNAP for Hoosiers – CFPB Resources – CAA News and Events – Community Impact
IIWF State Legislative Update – CAA News – Community Impact
IIWF report on Status of Paid Family & Medical Leave in Indiana – Rep. Todd Rokita speaks at NCAF conference – NWICA Honored by the Urban League of Northwest Indiana – CAPWI JAG Students attend annual White County Lincoln Day Dinner – SIEOC Head Start receives grant for playground awning – Sen. Joe Donnelly visits CAPE Head Start – and more!
2017 IIWF State Legislative Update – CAPLAW Board Update – “Boys and Beyond” Program – Business Expansion and Entrepreneurship Development Program – Ready to Work Program Success Story
Successful CAPWI Client Earns “Miss Indianapolis 2017” Title – IIWF’s 2017 Legislative Public Policy Agenda – RACING FORWARD: NWICA launches new racial equity training for employees – Area IV’s Organizational Payee Programs Helps Another Client Work Toward Independence
STEM activities for Head Start students – Vectren Energy Delivery donates nearly $300K to “Share the Warmth” – IN-CAA’s Indiana Institute for Working Families – Funding received for Head Start expansion – Family Development Program assisting with educational goals – IDA participant purchases a vehicle – Housing Choice Voucher Program enables 103-year-old senior to maintain independence.
Auction of multi-parcel property – Smoke-free housing training workshop – Safe medication disposal events – Jeannie Chaffin visits IN-CAA – Indiana Institute for Working Families analyzes new census data – Food co-op established for eligible families – and more!
TRI-CAP Breast Cancer Awareness Month events – Indiana adds new ROMA trainers – AmeriCorps Insulation Project helps save energy costs – ICAP serves as child seat safety inspection station – Medical transportation service for disabled and elderly.
Hoosier Uplands creates community park – Area IV Agency partners with Men’s Wearhouse in National Suit Drive – IN Superintendent of Public Instruction meets with Head Start and CAP Executive Directors – Indiana’s new CCAPs – NCCAA holds 50th anniversary community-wide picnic.
CAPWI recruits 12 women to participate in Habitat’s Women Build program – Area IV’s Organizational Payee Program helps client regain independence – CAPWI employee & JAG Indiana earn top honors at 36th national training seminar
“Give Back” event for clients to say thank you – CAPTech Consulting – Mobile Farmers’ Market for seniors – Business Expansion & Entrepreneurship (BEED) Program – Family Development Specialist Certification Training.
Career & Community Day and Volunteer Luncheon honor 50th anniversaries – Annual RECAP breakfast held – Summer Meals for nearly 4,000 low-income children – $9.2 million dollar senior apartment community – and more!
Statewide Child Care Resource & Referral service award – IIWF helps create new opportunities for adults to return to school – $10K donation to CAPWI from Community Foundation – Inspiring message by Sister Simone Campbell at TRI-CAP’s 50th anniversary celebration – REAL Services, Inc. chooses among 170 nominations for its Age of Excellence Awards – Breakfast Ministry opens at NCCAA neighborhood center – Area IV Development’s new housing complex revitalizes downtown
30th Anniversary for Volunteer Public Transit Program – Resource Fair for Laid-Off Alcoa Employees – Sister Simone Campbell speaks at CAA’s Annual Stakeholders’ Event – Fatherhood Coalition to Coach Low-Income Fathers.
50th Anniversary celebrations – IN-CAA partners help successfully oppose new harmful payday loan product – Key state legislative wins for working families – Graduation ceremony for Growing Opportunities program – WAP Quality Control Inspectors achieve certifications.
IN-CAA receives $300K+ donation for weatherization – Indiana CAA executive directors are honored – CAA’s Housing Choice Voucher Program helps limited income families through affordable rents.
2016 Indiana Institute for Working Families Legislative Public Policy Agenda – IIWF SNAP Asset Limits Policy Brief – Brightpoint Receives Nearly $1 Million to Offer an Alternative to Payday Lending – CAA Community Impact stories.
Nuns on the Bus stop in Indianapolis, Learning Center for families with children ages 18 months – 5 years, and Boys and Beyond Program to teach life skills to fourth and fifth grade boys.
Our Indiana Story: The Recent History of Indiana’s Community Action Network, the Indiana Community Action Association 2014 Annual Outcomes Report, tells the story of how Community Action is making a tangible difference in the lives of Hoosiers through the work of 22 Community Action Agencies and the funds that support them.
$257,874 from Vectren and its customers weatherizes 119 homes, CAA supports young thespians, and innovative rural transportation project.
Innovative Program to Provide Energy-Efficient, Affordable Housing and Transportation, Growing Opportunities Social Business Project, Weatherization Program and Employment and Training Program Success Stories.
Indiana Community Action Association newsletter items include Indiana Institute for Working Families updates, Highlights from the 2015 IN-CAA State Conference, and An Organizational Payee Success Story.
The Indiana Community Action Association’s 2015 Conference is being held in Angola, IN on August 4th and 5th.
News, highlights, and related items from the Indiana Community Action Network.
News, highlights, and related items from the Indiana Community Action Network.
News, highlights, and related items from the Indiana Community Action Network.
News, highlights, and related items from the Indiana Community Action Network.
News, highlights, and related items from the Indiana Community Action Network.
News, highlights, and related items from the Indiana Community Action Network.
The Indiana Institute for Working Families (Institute), a program of Indiana Community Action Association, has released its report, The Status of Working Families in Indiana.
News, highlights, and related items from the Indiana Community Action Network.
The 2012 Outcomes Report of the Indiana Community Action Association highlights the great work of CAAs throughout Indiana, including a series of client success stories.
Community Action of Southern Indiana coordinates the Grassroots Prevention Coalition to reduce youth alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse.
The 2011 Statewide Community Needs Assessment Report looks at the Indiana Community Action Network comprehensively and evaluates how Community Action is meeting community needs statewide. Individualized needs assessment brochures have also been created for each of the 23 CAAs in Indiana.
The Indiana Institute for Working Families (Institute), a program of Indiana Community Action Association, has released its report, Work Sharing: A Win-Win-Win Strategy for Avoiding Job Losses.