Recovery legislation can create a more equitable future for Michigan (op-ed co-authored by MCA executive director) – NEMCSA’s School Success Partnership highlighted in NCAP’s Center of Excellence – Wayne Metro CAA awarded $1M HUD Healthy Homes and Weatherization Cooperation Demonstration grant – Upcoming webinars – MCA partnerships with Capella University & Strayer University – and more!
Access being provided to MCA’s Virtual Summer Conference session recordings & material – 2021 Leadership Lab series from MCA & the Professionals Forum (Sept. 30) – Upcoming webinars – COVID-19 resources – MCA partnerships with Capella University & Strayer University – and more!
Full program & featured speakers for MCA’s Virtual Summer Conference (Aug. 8-10) – 2021 Leadership Lab series from MCA & the Professionals Forum (Sept. 30) – Upcoming webinars – Online ceremony for 34 graduates of MCA’s Leadership Development Institute – MCA partnerships with Capella University & Strayer University – and more!
Michigan Community Action’s 2021 summer conference is being held from August 10–12. An opening speaker is scheduled for each day and 18 workshop sessions are being offered over the three day event.
Full program & keynote speakers for MCA’s Virtual Summer Conference (Aug. 8-10) – NEUAC seeking LIHEAP stories – 2021 Leadership Lab series from MCA & the Professionals Forum (Sept. 30) – Community Action Board Governance Training (webinar – pick from six dates in August) – MCA partnerships with Capella University & Strayer University – and more!
Talking Social Justice with MCA Executive Director (Tedi Talks podcast) – BMAC seeks new CEO – MCA Virtual Summer Conference (Aug. 8-10) – Developing a Logic Model (June 15 webinar) – What America Believes About Homelessness (June 15 webinar) – 2021 Leadership Lab series from MCA & the Professionals Forum (Sept. 30) – Navigator Funding Information (June 9 webinar) – MCA partnerships with Capella University & Strayer University – and more!
Community Action Awards presented during MCA’s 2021 Legislative Day – Developing a Logic Model (June 15 webinar) – 2021 Leadership Lab series from MCA & the Professionals Forum (Sept. 30) – TechSoup offering nonprofit savings from Dell, HP & Lenovo – 3 Tips to Bridge Workplace Security & Productivity (May 18 webinar) – HRSA grants to mobilize community outreach workers to expand COVID-19 vaccinations– MCA partnerships with Capella University & Strayer University – and more!
MCA Awards & Legislative Day (May 19) – 2021 Leadership Lab series from MCA & the Professionals Forum – COVID-19: Employers can request free vaccination clinics from Meijer, Walgreens & Rite Aid – 3 Tips to Bridge Workplace Security & Productivity (May 18 webinar) – MCA partnerships with Capella University & Strayer University – and more!
Announcements inc. COVID Relief Fund helps get running water into homes of rural low-income residents – Managing Conflict in the Workplace webinar (April 20) – COVID-19 Resources inc. PPE to prevent spread of COVID-19 are tax deductible – Technology Resources from TechSoup – DEI Resource: Practice Transformation Resources (Community Action Partnership) – MCA partnerships with Capella University & Strayer University
Announcements inc. new executive director for Saginaw Co. CAC – Managing Conflict in the Workplace webinar (April 20) – COVID-19 Resources inc. COVID-19 Vaccine Facts (infographic) – DEI Resources (Community Action Partnership’s Equity Summit, April 19-21) – MCA partnerships with Capella University & Strayer University
Announcements – Webinars inc. MCA’s Social & Racial Justice Team webinar series – Grant/Funding Opportunities – DEI Resources (Health Equity, Place and Race with Dr. Georges Benjamin) – MCA partnership with Capella University
Announcements – Webinars inc. MCA’s Social & Racial Justice Team webinar series – COVID-19 Resources (MI Interim COVID-19 Strategy Guidelines) – DEI Resources (MI Town Hall on COVID-19 Vaccine) – MCA partnership with Capella University
Announcements – Webinars inc. MCA’s Social & Racial Justice Team webinar series – COVID-19 Resources – DEI Resources inc. MI COIVD Symptoms app & Vaccine materials for minority audiences – Ideas & activities for Black History Month
Announcements – War on Poverty Celebration Training, Berneitha McNair Consulting (Jan. 25-29 daily sessions) – COVID-19 Resources – DEI Resources inc. Brookings Institute looking for partners for effort to find solutions for housing devaluation in Black-majority neighborhoods (up to $1M in prize funds) – 7 Ways to Celebrate Black History Month in Your Office from Nine to Five
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!
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!
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
Announcements inc. post-election wrap-ups – Work from home resources – Upcoming webinars – 2B Inclusive Diversity Leadership Academy – Protecting workers in traditional office settings
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!
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.
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!
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!
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)
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)
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.
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
Announcements inc. MCA’s Virtual Summer Conference 2020 (July 31 – Aug. 14) – Webinars/Trainings – COVID-19 Resources inc. Quiz on audit areas affected by COVID-19 – Remote Work Resources
Announcements – Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Assessment tool – The Impact of Racism on Health & Well-Being of the Nation – Webinars/Trainings – Grants for Grassroots Groups Addressing Environmental Justice – COVID-19 Resources inc. Reopening Toolkit – Remote Work Resources
Announcements – 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge – Webinars/Trainings – COVID-19 Resources inc. CDC Communications Toolkit for Limited-English-Proficient Populations, Contact tracing text message scams, & Managing stress associated with COVID-19 – and more!
MCA Statement about the Social Justice Roots of Our Movement and Anti-Racism – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resources – Webinars/Trainings – Social Security fraud boosted by COVID-19 fears – How to embrace remote work with tried and true strategies – and more!
Announcements inc. MCA Summer Conference Going Virtual – Back to Workplace Readiness webinar series – Market Update webinar from Mutual of America – COVID-19 articles inc. Coping with stress, Workplace readiness for reopening & Tips for working remotely – and more!
Announcements – Microsoft Education Kit on end-user security – Virtual Team Morale Boosters – and more!
Announcements – Webinars/Trainings – COVID-19 information inc. Coronavirus employer Compliance Forms & CDC decision tree for business reopening – Remote work resources
Announcements – Webinars/Trainings – COVID-19 information inc. Back to Business Considerations in Wake of COVID – Remote work resources
Announcements – MI OSHA Workplace Improvement to Safety and Health Grant Program – Webinars/Trainings – COVID-19 information – Remote work resources
Beware of COVID-19 scams – Other announcements – Webinars/trainings – COVID-19 information – Remote work resources
MCA’s Greatest Need Fund surpasses $100K with 100% match from DTE Foundation – Other announcements – Webinars/trainings – COVID-19 information – Remote work resources
MCA’s Greatest Need Fund surpasses $50K and continues through April 16th with 100% match from DTE Foundation – Other announcements – Webinars/trainings – COVID-19 information – Remote work resources
MCA’s Greatest Need Fundraiser in partnership with DTE Foundation continues through 4/16: $16,700 raised as of 4/6 – Mutual of America Community Partnership Award Competition – Webinars/Trainings – COVID-19 information – Remote Work Resources – and more!
Highlights from Michigan Community Action’s Weekly Update: MCA’s Greatest Need Fund: Donations matched by DTE Foundation – COVID-19: FFCRA requirements –10 ways to stay social at a distance – What to do right now: Social Media – Remote Work Resources
2019 MCA Summer Conference Highlights – MCA Leadership Development Institute – MCA CCAP Study Group – Discounts to MCA affiliate staff and family members for Capella University FlexPath Programs – and more!
MCA’s 2019 Summer Conference will be held from July 23-25. More than 70 workshop sessions are being offered through ten tracks.
MCA/BCAEO Joint Annual Summer Conference (July 22-25) – Boosting the EITC Can Help Fill Workforce Gap, Op-Ed by MCA Executive Director – CAAC’s Dual Affordable Housing/Job Training Project – Wayne Metro CAA receives Congressional shout out – Grant to MCA to promote Complete 2020 Census count – MCA working to broaden impact of its Community Action Awards – Discounted Capella University degree programs for MI CAA staff and family members – and more!
MCA’s Day at the Capitol is being held on May 2nd. The agenda includes Client and Volunteer Award presentations, meetings with state legislators and a lunch buffet with state legislators and staff.
Allegan County CAA housing project – MCA’s training for front-line staff – CEDAM seeking Americorps hosts – Discounted Capella University degree programs for MI CAA staff and family members – and more!
Michigan Community Action has published its 2018 annual report to highlight the work of the association.
MCA hosting War on Poverty seminar with David Bradley – OLHSA makes Community Mini-Grant Awards – WCMU’s Warm Hearts, Warm Homes hits match target for heating assistance – MCA webinar recordings available for staff and board trainings – Discounted Capella University degree programs for MI CAA staff and family members
National Weatherization Day (Oct. 30) – MCA’s 2018-19 CCAP studay group – New CAA directors in Michigan – MCA discounted degree programs with Capella University for MI CAA staff and family members – MCA receives $6M MEAP grant from MI Public Service Commission.
MCA’s 2018 Summer Conference will be held from July 10–13. More than 50 workshop sessions are being offered.
Innovative GOCAA senior meals program – CCAP certification hones agencies’ competitive edge – New CAA directors in Michigan – MCA partnership with Capella University for MI CAA staff and family members – and more!
MCA Annual Awards presented at state capitol – MI Governor issues Community Action Month proclamation – “$2 a Day” author to speak at MCA Summer Conference – Public-private partnership for CAAM affordable senior housing project – MCA partners with Capella University for MI CAA staff/family member discounts
NCAF conference highlights – NWCAA energy solar partnership reduces electric bills by as much as 70 percent – Michigan state legislation to increase WAP funding through LIHEAP – 2018 MCA Summer Conference – and more!
SMCAA Home Empowerment Program for housing rehab – Volunteers helping with MEAP – March is busy advocacy month for MI CAAs – Reduced tuition/grant money for CAA employees through MCA partnership with Capella University – CAA programs help address needs of veterans
Michigan Community Action Association has published its 2016/2017 annual report to highlight the work of the association.
MMCAA Home Empowerment Program – Day at the Capital events: Coalition to Keep Michigan Warm (Dec. 12) – Michigan Community Action (May 3) – Reduced tuition/grant money for CAA employees through MCA partnership with Capella University – $10M from Consumers Energy for help with energy bills – and more!
CAASCM lead abatement program – Training of skilled trades students by building affordable housing – Tips on effectively using social media – MCA features poverty statistics by congressional district – and more!
Abandoned orphanage converted to affordable housing – Senior Companions celebrates 34 years of service – MCA outlines “Agenda for a Preferred Future” plus subject matter tracks for 2018 summer conference – Affordable new housing inspires neighborhood improvements – Warm Hearts, Warm Homes raises funds for families – Investing in early childhood ed to enable higher workforce participation, earnings and reduced crime.
MCA has established a web page with poverty rates by voting districts. Fact sheets can be accessed through maps of Michigan’s State House Districts – State Senate Districts – U.S. Congressional Districts.
Poverty narrative needs change – Anti-poverty program effects measured by Census Bureau – Weatherization benefits families, workers, communities
Michigan families rally to support federal housing programs – Ottawa community gardens bring people together to feed families – Ten Ways to Fight Hate: A Community Response Guide from the Southern Poverty Law Center – 2016 MCA Annual Report.
Material from trainings conducted by Michigan Community Action: presentation slides and updated ROMA logic model with data input worksheet.
Michigan Community Action has published its 2016 annual report to highlight the work of Michigan’s Community Action Agencies.
MCA Summer conference recap – NEMCSA Senior Corps RSVP program serves 3,000 more – Feature news article on Art Fenrick, SMCAA’s ED since 1999 – and more!
MCA Summer conference features “Invisible People” activist – Latin American seniors create community through meals – Communication Planning webinar recap – MCA leader named to national energy board – Did You Know?
MCA Day at the Capitol – MI CAAs celebrate more than half a century of service – Elevator speeches for CAAs – and more!
NEMCSA School Success Program – MCA to coordinate Affordable Small Dollar Loan Program – Profile of MCA’s lobbyist – Allegan County CAA Hearts and Hands Celebration – Grant to MMCAA for preschool outdoor learning environment – and more!
BWCA Hoophouse Program promotes healthy communities – NCAF Conference insights – Good Elevator Speech: Community Action means H.E.L.P. – Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan awards new Head Start grants – and more!
Wal-Mart supports MCOP food programs with large donation – Mid Michigan CAA celebrates 50-year milestone – Recap: “Making Sense of the Unknown” webinar – Rep. Huizenga joins LIHEAP members, Walk for Warmth – Did you know?
EightCAP helps historic camp reach 50th year – MCA accepting nominations for Day at the Capitol awards – Social media requires strategic communication tactics – Did you know?
NMCAA collaboration with Habitat helps change lives – Skilled trades positions meet food assistance requirement – Day at the Capitol opportunity to meet legislators – MCA 2017 legislative priorities – Did you know?
Urban Builders Academy – Program Deconstruction Certification Training Program – Upcoming excel webinars – and more!
Michigan Community Action Association has published its 2015 annual report to highlight the work of Michigan’s Community Action Agencies.
Highlights from MCA’s Summer Conference – MCA article on proposed changes to Child Nutrition Act – College scholarships offered to CAA staff – WAP’s 40th anniversary – MCA transitions to new membership management software.
Michigan Community Action’s 2016 Summer Conference will be held from July 19–21 in Port Huron, MI. More than 40 workshop sessions are being offered.
Washtenaw OCED working with Zero: 2016 nationwide program to reduce veteran and chronic homelessness to “functional zero” – MMCAA’s Outdoor “classrooms” enhance childhood development programs – MCA Summer Conference (July 19-21) – and more!
CAAs bring balance to families – CAAs asked to join effort in creating healthy homes – Michigan Energy Assistance Program update – CAAs offer help to nursing mothers – Community Action employee celebrates 50 years of service – and more!
MCA Volunteer Awards and Client Recognition Ceremony at State Capitol – NMCAA programs promote family savings – Home heating fuel delivered ahead of next winter – Turkish delegation visits Kalamazoo – MCA donation campaign for Flint residents – Upcoming webinars
Project Impact helps homeless youths – Meeting with Public Officials (MCA webinar recording) – MCA Issue Brief: Asset Building – MCA Day at the State Capitol and CA Awards – MCA donation campaign to help Flint residents.
AMCAB LIHTC and Historic Tax Credit project – NMCAA receives Michigan energy coalition award – Wayne Metro helps pay low-income water bills – NMCAA distributes more than $0.5 million in energy assistance – MCA Community Action Awards Program – Governor’s Economic and Education Summit – MCA Needs Assessment and Strategic Planning Training
TEACH scholarship – MLTC Speaker: Leaders need community connection, understanding – Energy Efficiency and Michigan Community Action – Governor’s Economic and Education Summit – MCA staff member to offer ROMA training
MCA Awards Nominations – Veterans Services – CAA involved in bringing water filters to Flint – Case Management 101 webinar – and more!
NEMCSA School Success Program, Client Homeownership Success Story, Weatherization Facts, and History of Community Action workshop.
Weatherization Day at Capitol, GCCARD brings logistics to Flint water crisis, David Bradley’s one-day seminar on the History of Community Action and the War on Poverty, Wayne Metro Named “Top Workplace” by Detroit Free Press, Executive Profile, and Michigan Energy Assistance Program finds only 10 percent repeat recipients from prior year.
The Coalition on Human Needs has issued a series of poverty reports based on the American Community Survey published last month by the Census Bureau. Reports have been released in 12 additional states and are pending three others. Social Media Toolkits are provided with published reports. Tools are provided to share the data and take action over social media.
Benefits of investing in human needs programs (MCA Executive Director’s Message, Uses of texting to communicate with clients (part of Executive Profile), Energy Waste Reduction Programs Paying Off for Consumers, MCA Weatherization Day at the Capitol (Oct. 29), and “Secure Parents and Successful Kids: A Two-Generation Approach to Tackling Poverty” (public policy forum).
Special Weatherization Assistance Program event at Michigan State Capitol, Michigan CCAP Training, Tips to Evaluate Your Agency’s Website, and Executive Profile: John Stephenson, NMCAA.
Summer conference recap from the Michigan Community Action Network.
Michigan Community Action’s 2015 Summer Conference will be held from July 28–30, 2015 in Bellaire, MI.
News and highlights from the Michigan Community Action Network.
News and highlights from the Michigan Community Action Network.
News and highlights from the Michigan Community Action Network.
News and highlights from the Michigan Community Action Network.
News and highlights from the Michigan Community Action Network.
News and highlights from the Michigan Community Action Network.
The Human Development Commission established Cass River Enterprises to generate revenue for the agency while addressing needs of the general public, as well as enhancing the local economy and improving the lives of area residents.
The Oakland-Livingston Human Service Agency established the Home Injury Control Program for Older Adults to help the elderly and disabled adults avoid preventable injuries by maintaining a comfortable and safe living environment.
Washtenaw County Employment Training and Community Services created the Michigan Economic Growth Authority Partnership (MEGA-P) as a collaborative effort to promote regional economic development.
The Michigan 4C Association sponsored the Soup and Salad Program to provide children with opportunities to learn more about gardening and healthy eating habits.