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November 2021 Newsletter – OACAA

2021 OACAA Exemplary Program Awards (Dec. 1 nomination deadline) – OACAA’s Vax-In-Action Campaign – Virtual training events inc. Foundation Level Seminar Series (each Tuesday in Nov.) – Network News & Successes

2021 Annual Report – OACAA

The Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies has published its 2021 annual report. A Social Media Guide has also been released with resources included to help agencies share the inspiring stories of services provided and customers supported in a year filled with unprecedented challenges.

October 2021 Newsletter – OACAA

2021 OACAA Annual Conference wrap-up – 2020 OACAA Annual Report – OACAA’s Vax-In-Action Campaign – Nominations open for OACAA’s 2021 Exemplary Program Awards – Virtual training events inc. Foundation Level Seminar Series (each Tuesday in Nov.) – Network News & Successes

2021 Annual Conference (hybrid) – OACAA

The Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies’ 2021 Annual Summer Conference is being held from Oct. 12-14. The first day features in-person meetings for executive directors only. Days two and three include virtual workshops, roundtables and an update & listening session with Ohio’s CSBG office.

September 2021 Newsletter – OACAA

OACAA accepting nominations for 2021 Exemplary Program Awards – OACAA’s Vax-In-Action Campaign – IMPACT CA honored with local award for pandemic efforts – 2021 OACAA Annual Conference (Oct. 12-14) – Foundation Level Seminar Series (each Tuesday in Nov.) – Network News & Successes

August 2021 Newsletter – OACAA

OACAA releases its 2021 State of Poverty report – OACAA’s Vax-In-Action Campaign – 2021 OACAA Annual Conference (Oct. 12-14) – Network News & Successes

2021 State of Poverty in Ohio Report

The Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies, in cooperation with the Strategic Research Group, has released its 2021 State of Poverty in Ohio Report. New this year is Ohio’s Well-Being Dashboard, which examines socioeconomic and poverty indicators of each county and compares them to the overall state data. An SoP#21 Toolkit provides ready-to-use infographics, sample social media posts, customizable press release templates, design elements, and more.

July 2021 Newsletter – OACAA

OACAA’s Vax-In-Action Campaign (monthly gift card drawing) – 2021 OACAA Annual Conference (Oct. 12-14) – OACAA holding Community Action Leadership Training (Aug. 2021) – Network News & Successes inc. CAA CEO featured in Career + Lifestyle Magazine & CAC offering leadership development workshop

June 2021 Newsletter – OACAA

MYCAP featured on CNN – 2021 OACAA Summer Conference (Oct. 12-14) – OACAA holding Community Action Leadership Training (Aug. 2021) – Network News & Successes

May 2021 Newsletter – OACAA

Celebrating Community Action Month (reflections from OACAA’s Executive Director) – Upcoming Events – Network News & Successes inc. MYCAP Executive Director receives Humanitarian Award

April 2021 Newsletter – OACAA

COVID-19 Vaccine: It’s Our Turn (letter from OACAA’s Executive Director) – Upcoming Events – Network News & Successes

March 2021 Newsletter – OACAA

OACAA surveying members on attending in-person events – Upcoming events inc. professional development courses from OSU’s John Glenn College of Public Affairs – Network News & Successes inc. IMPACT Community Action’s significant efforts with eviction prevention assistance – and more!

January 2021 Newsletter – OACAA

2021 OACAA Exemplary Program Awardees – CEOGC rebrands as Step Forward – Nathan Keirns is the new CEO of LEADS, Inc. – and more!

2021 Virtual Winter Legislative Conference – OACAA

The Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies’ 2021 Virtual Winter Legislative Conference is being held from January 25-29. The conference includes daily plenary sessions, workshops under five focused tracks and roundtable sessions. Political commentator, comedian and writer John Fugelsang will be the closing speaker.

December 2020 Newsletter – OACAA

2021 OACAA Virtual Winter Legislative Conference (Jan. 25-29) inc. workshop schedule & registration – OH CAA news items inc. Ohio CAA efforts through $50M Home Relief Grant

October 2020 Newsletter – OACAA

Ohio CAAs receive CARES Act funding for rent, mortgages, water & sewer – OACAA’s 2020 Exemplary Program Awards – Upcoming OACAA events – OH CAA news items – and more!

September 2020 Newsletter – OACAA

OACAA’s 2020 Exemplary Program Awards nomination process underway – 2019 Exemplary Program Award winners – Upcoming OACAA events – OH CAA news items – and more!

August 2020 Newsletter – OACAA

OACAA holding Virtual Town Hall with Ohio Secretary of State to learn how the Ohio Community Action Network can support voting in Ohio – Four Department Roundtables being convened by OACAA – OH CAA news items – and more!

July 2020 Newsletter – OACAA

OACAA supports Sen. Brown’s Public Health Crisis Resolution – OACAA statement of support for statewide mask mandate – Recordings of Summer Conference sessions and Virtual De-Escalation training for OACAA members – OH CAA news items

2020 Virtual Annual Summer Conference – OACAA

The Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies’ 2020 Virtual Annual Summer Conference is being held from July 20-24. Participation from other states is welcomed! Join OACAA for a Virtual Platform Walk Through on July 15. Several plenary sessions are on the schedule along with workshops under five focused tracks.

June 2020 Newsletter – OACAA

2020 State of Poverty in Ohio Report – OACAA 2020 Virtual Summer Conference – OACAA statement on COVID-19 and racism – OH CAA news items

May 2020 Newsletter – OACAA

Community Action Partnership releases two PSAs – Community Action: In This Together (OACAA video) – OACAA’s online submission form for developing CAA stories – 2020 OACAA Annual Summer Conference is going virtual (July 20-24) – OACAA’s efforts related to COVID-19 – Ohio Community Action Network News & Successes

April 2020 Newsletter – OACAA

Don’t miss OACAA’s new video: Community Action: In This Together – OACAA’s efforts related to COVID-19 include two reports with recommendations – Census 2020 update including Ohio challenged to have greater response rate than Michigan in friendly competition – Ohio Community Action Network News & Successes

March 2020 Newsletter – OACAA

OACAA Operations COVID-19 Statement & Resources for Community Action COVID-19 Response – New executive directors for five Ohio CAAs – and more!

February 2020 Newsletter – OACAA

OACAA’s 2020 Community Action Leadership Training – Census 2020 resources – SELF’s Employer Resource Network – Great Lake CAP’s YouthBuild Program – CAA of Columbiana County’s shuttle bus service – and more!

2020 Winter Legislative Conference – OACAA

The Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies’ 2020 Winter Legislative Conference is being held from January 29-31. The conference includes legislative visits, movie viewing of PBS Frontline’s Poor Kids documentary, several featured speakers, 2019 Exemplary Program Awards and nearly twenty workshops under four specialized tracks.

December 2019 Newsletter – OACAA

OACAA’s 2020 Winter Legislative Conference (Jan. 29-31) – Census 2020 resources – December OACAA press releases – GLCAP receives Bezos Day 1 Families Fund grant – MVCAP’s Thanksgiving dinner serves 751 – $95K USDA grant to PICCA – and more!

November 2019 Newsletter – OACAA

Ohio’s Operation Warm: Coats for Kids Initiative – Nomination process for OACAA’s 2019 Exemplary Program Awards – Hard-to-Count Census Resources from the Ohio Census Advocacy Coalition – OACAA’s member Survey for its 2020 T&TA Plan – 2020 OACAA Winter Legislative Conference (Jan. 29-31) – OACAA Network News & Successes

October 2019 Newsletter – OACAA

Learn how OACAA is working to support the 2020 Census – Nomination process and criteria for OACAA’s 2019 Exemplary Program Awards – LCCAA creates student-fun bike shop – Impact Community Action providing services through eviction-prevention fund established by the City of Columbus – CAA of Columbiana County awarded $300K to expand oral health services – and more!

September 2019 Newsletter – OACAA

Homelessness, affordable housing goal of roundtable – Community Action to inform local agencies about 211 service – Tips by OACAA’s Fiscal Director on streamlining your board financial reporting process – OACAA issues an annual report toolkit for its members – and more!

August 2019 Newsletter – OACAA

MVCAP raises over $40K for shooting victim’s family (learn more and donate) – Cincinnati-Hamilton County CAA partners with Legal Aid to educate residents on renters’ rights – OACAA’s executive director appointed to Ohio’s Census 2020 Complete Count Commission & interviewed on generational poverty in Ohio – OACAA issues special edition of its newsletter in response to the tragedies in Dayton and El Paso – and more!

2018 Annual Report – OACAA

The Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies has published its 2018 annual report that highlights the need, the reach, and the collective impact of Ohio’s Community Action Network.

July 2019 Newsletter – OACAA

LCCAA HS kids show gains, especially in math – WOCAP providing supportive services for mixed-income housing development – C-HC CAA HS teacher publishes “I Love School” book – 2018 OACAA Annual Report – and more!

2019 Annual Summer Conference – OACAA

The Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies’ 2019 Annual Summer Conference is being held from July 24-26. More than twenty workshops are being offered through five educational tracks.

June 2019 Newsletter – OACAA

Ohio CAAs helping with recovery from Memorial Day tornadoes – Lifeline, Inc.’s annual awards dinner – Pike CAC’s Senior Companion recognition dinner – CAA of Columbiana County’s Preschool in the Park program – OACAA’s State of Poverty in Ohio 2019 report – Registration open for OACAA’s Annual Summer Conference

May 2019 Newsletter – OACAA

GLCAP’s Marine Trade Apprenticeship Program – Pike County Job Fair Expo – Congressional testimony by former Community Action Head Start grandparent – WOCAP’s Bike Rodeo – Community Action Partnership’s Census 2020 web page – OACAA’s Annual Summer Conference (July 24-26)

April 2019 Newsletter – OACAA

CAA noting 54 years in service – WorkAdvance 2.0 builds on success of Goodwill Industries and MYCAP pilot program – CCAP’s CANstruction – OACAA’s onsite technical assistance training offerings through OCATO and more!

Community Action Leadership Training – OACAA

OACAA has partnered with OSU John Glenn College of Public Affairs to bring our members this training series suitable for aspiring, emerging, and experienced leaders in the Community Action Network.  This series includes five full-day workshops spread out over five months. 

March 2019 Newsletter – OACAA

IMPACT’s Building Futures Program – Ashtabula County Community Action leads school readiness collaborative – Lorain County CAA earns “quality affirming” Head Start federal review – New opportunities for OACAA T&TA in 2019 – and more!

February 2019 Newsletter – OACAA

LFCAA’s Pearl House helps families recover from drug addiction – MVCAP president & CEO appoint to Mayor’s task force on eviction – Clinton County CAP releases 2018 statistics – OACAA partnership with Ohio State University to offer Community Action Leadership Training starting in April – and more!

January 2019 Newsletter – OACAA

Youth participants earn certifications in welding through GLCAP’s Ready-to-Work Program – OHCAC opens food pantry to assist persons affected by government shutdown – OACAA backs AEP Ohio’s solar-power proposal – Upcoming OACAA events – CEOGC staff spotlight – OACAA blog: National Impact Report: Building Opportunities for All

December 2018 Newsletter – OACAA

Holiday project helps Head Start families – Subsidized Youth Employment Program for youth in juvenile court system – OACAA Winter Legislative Conference

November 2018 Newsletter – OACAA

WSOS CAC is now Great Lakes Community Action Partnership – Grade K-6 students collect around 1,200 items for Kno-Ho-Co-Ashland CAC – OACAA Exemplary Programs Awards – OACAA Winter Legislative Conference – HAPCAP staff spotlight

October 2018 Newsletter – OACAA

Grant to pay ex-offenders, at-risk youths to renovate houses, learn skills – CEOGC job & career fair – OACAA Exemplary Programs Awards – Upcoming events – CEOGC staff spotlight

September 2018 Newsletter – OACAA

ACCAA receives Workforce Innovation Award – Local agencies unite to fight against homelessness – New medical facility opens at One Stop – Getting Ahead program graduated participants – Cincinnati-Hamilton CAA announces new President/CEO – Upcoming events

July 2018 Newsletter – OACAA

Gwen Robinson retires as CAA C-HC CEO – CAC receives $75K to fight opioid epidemic – Ohio libraries offer free online career courses – Staff Spotlight – 2018 OACAA Annual Summer Conference Recap including live feed videos.

2018 Annual Summer Conference – OACAA

The Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies’ 2018 Annual Summer Conference is being held from July 25-27 in Dayton, Ohio. Fourteen workshops are being offered through five educational tracks: Leadership – Data – Housing – Energy – Fiscal/HR Track.

June 2018 Newsletter – OACAA

CAWM’s Community Legal Aid pilot program – CAC Portage summer food programs – Urban Impact Ohio working with WOCAP to jump-start mall business community – 2018 OACAA Annual Summer Conference – School’s out for the summer (tips)

April 2018 Newsletter – OACAA

CAA ED retires after 38 years of service – CAC recognized with CAM proclamation – 2017 State of Poverty in Ohio Report – National Community Action Month Toolkit – OACAA summer conference registration – OHCAC success story – Leadership Training Series – and more!

2017 State of Poverty in Ohio Report

The Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies, in cooperation with Thoughtwell (formerly Community Research Partners), has released its annual State of Poverty in Ohio Report. The report highlights factors and trends contributing to poverty in order to develop innovative solutions to helping people across our state break out of poverty.

March 2018 Newsletter – OACAA

Breaking the cycle of poverty: Partnerships between agencies provides job readiness and training – Community Action delivers winter coats – 2017 State of Poverty in Ohio Report pending release – National Community Action Month Toolkit – Miami Valley CAP Legal Clinic video – Staff Spotlight – and more!

February 2018 Newsletter – OACAA

Generation RX: Reducing youth substance abuse – HAPCAP touts benefits of Head Start – OACAA responds to federal budget proposal – Staff Spotlight – Financial dashboards for boards – Upcoming events & trainings!

January 2018 Newsletter – OACAA

Comprehensive article about the role of housing in the fight against opioids in America – NOCAC opens new Head Start facility – OACAA summer conference dates – Staff Spotlight – and more!

2018 Winter Legislative Conference – OACAA

The Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies’ 2018 Winter Legislative Conference is being held from January 24-26 in Columbus, Ohio. Six workshop tracks are being offered.

Diversity Training – OACAA

The Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies is offering Diversity Training on September 14 in Columbus, Ohio.

August 2017 Newsletter – Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies

Tim Donnellan retires after 39 years of service – ASCA receives $15K towards Head Start building purchase – New OACAA board members – Upcoming training events – CAC of Fayette County Mutual Self-Help Housing success story – OACAA Foundational Level Seminar Series – Poverty Institute with Dr. Donna Beegle.

2017 Annual Summer Conference – OACAA

The Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies’ 2017 Annual Summer Conference is being held from July 19-21 in Dublin, Ohio. Thirty workshops are being offered through four educational tracks: Leadership, Hot Topics, Seniors, and CSBG.

2016 State of Poverty in Ohio Report

The Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies, in cooperation with Community Research Partners, has released its annual State of Poverty in Ohio Report. The report highlights trends and factors contributing to poverty in order to understand how circumstances affect Ohioans.

June 2016 Newsletter – Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies

OACAA network news inc. Block party shows off community collaboration – Community Action Day celebration – 2015 OACAA Annual Report – OACAA commends Kasich veto of polling hour extension bill – Success Story: Successful tax filing program – OACAA Blog: Make a greater community impact with strategic planning.

2015 State of Poverty in Ohio Report

For the past several years, OACAA has worked with Community Research Partners to develop the annual State of Poverty Report to highlight trends and challenges, while dispelling myths about poverty. We aim to shed light on the real issues low-income Ohioans face on their path to self-sufficiency.

March 2016 Newsletter – Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies

Three CAAs receive more than $1 million for substance abuse services – CAA and three other local organizations share $1.5 million to help curb infant mortality – CAC Early Childhood Program receives awards – OACAA Exemplary Programs Award Nominations now being accepted – Success Story: LACAA Steps to Success Program – Gov. Kasich helps Community Action keep children warm this winter.

Ohio Self-Sufficiency Standard Calculator and Report

The Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies, in cooperation with University of Washington School of Social Work, Center for Women’s Welfare, has released The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Ohio 2015 Report, along with an updated and expanded online Self-Sufficiency Calculator for Ohio.

2015 RPIC Region V Innovations Conference (Nov. 9-10)

This 2-day event is intended to bring together State Associations and CAAs from Region V to discuss innovation. Specifically, the event is designed to help participants start to think differently about the causes and solutions to poverty.