Declares racism a public health crisis (access related resources) – CAAP launches new web pages to support DEI – CAAP DEI Quick Clip: What are Microaggressions? – Results of CAAP survey: DEI training needs – CAAP’s Community Action Conversation on DEI (Sept. 28)
Program success stories from CAPCC: Aiding Veterans – 3Gen client success story from CPC – Snapshot tool For assessing clients
CPCA selects new Executive Director – CAAP launches new website – Upcoming events – CAAP July webinars – and more!
Creating a DEI Action Plan (video from CAAP’s first DEI Learning Lab) – Critical Race Theory (TedTalk and interview with Kimberlé Crenshaw) – The Roots of Structural Racism (June 22 webinar from the Othering & Belonging Institute) – CAPLanc staff view talk on How Diversity and Inclusion will Drive Workplaces & upcoming plans to deepen DEI strategies – CAAP celebrates Pride Month (The intersections of health, housing, and equity for LGBTQ Pennsylvanians, June 21 session)
Two success stories from STEP, Inc.’s Weatherization Assistance Program – Five success stories from LCCA’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program
TCCA’s Executive Director named Business Woman of the Year – Union Snyder CAA provides sample COVID-19 Mitigation Plan – CAAP providing resources to help promote & celebrate Juneteenth – CAAP June webinars – and more!
PA CAAs strengthen DEI plans (view the recording of CAAP’s workshop on Racial Justice: Principles to Practice) – Video from CAP’s Equity Summit: Re-Imagining the Color of Law: Repurposing the Problem – Short video: The Massacre of Tulsa’s Black Wall Street – STEP Inc.’s Social Justice Committee creates “on the Walls” poster series – CAAP celebrates diversity during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (see event videos & resources)
Blueprints’ Home Ownership Centers housing counseling services – CADCOM achieves success through The Fathers House – CSO’s Bridges to the Future youth program
Alan Jennings, CACLV’s executive director retiring after 40+ years CAAP – Dan Leppo serving as CAAP’s Acting CEO – Farewell video message to Susan Moore from David Bradley upon her retirement as CAAP’s CEO – New CAAP DEI Insights newsletter – Resources for CAAs – and more!
CAPLANC’s Parents As Teachers program helping a mother find needed personal time and employment – Food Deserts: 19 Million Americans Live In Them (NPR story) – TCCA launches Farmers Market to address food desert in a Harrisburg neighborhood
Announcements inc. COBRA subsidy guidance from DOL – Managing Conflict in the Workplace webinar (April 20) – COVID-19 Resources inc. workplace reopening resources – Technology Resources inc. info on email phishing attacks & protecting against email hacking – DEI Resource: Racial Equity in Financial Empowerment Program Design (Community Action Partnership) – MCA partnerships with Capella University & Strayer University
CAAP CEO Susan Moore retiring on April 30 – New executive director for CACLV – HUD’s Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program (May 4 deadline to apply) – Software app for processing rental assistance – PA law provides free IDs to the homeless – RISE PA: Statewide tool to connect people with critical services – CAAP Education Webinars – and more!
BCOC partnerships for housing assistance & Wheels2Work – CAPLANC’s Parents as Teachers program adapts to virtual engagement with families – PCSI’s Pardon Hub
Blueprints receives top award of $25K Charity of Excellence from community foundation – High Quality Early Childhood Education and Homeless Children (PEC report with more than 50 recommendations) – PA Unites Against COVID (PA DOH website) – CACLV’s CADCA receives $3.9M to help inner-city youth thrive – CAAP Education Tracks have begun – and more!
Stories of the progress, successes and impact our PA CAAs are having, both in response to Covid-19 and to the challenges our individual neighbors & communities face each day
SCCAP CEO appointed board chair for WellSpan Health – Reflections on February as Black History Month – Results of PA CARES Rent Relief – PA DHS releases Racial Equity Report featuring areas of focus for DHS – CAAP hosting monthly education webinars under five tracks in lieu of an annual conference – In Memorium: E. Phillip McKain, former CAAP & local CAA ED – and more!
2021 Management and Leadership Training Conference, Community Action Partnership (Feb. 3-5) – 2021 Winter Training Conference, NASCSP (March 8-12) – VirtualCAP RoundUP: A Unique Community Action Network Resource with PA DCED for providing each PA CAA with a subscription to RoundUP
Stories of the progress, successes and impact our PA CAAs are having, both in response to Covid-19 and to the challenges our individual neighbors & communities face each day
Partnership MLTC Conference (Feb. 3-5) – NASCSP Winter Training Conference (March 8-12) – VirtualCAP RoundUP subscription provided to each CAA in PA by DCED
POSTPONED: 2020 CAAP Community Action Symposium & upcoming training events – CAAP’s COVID-19 webpage – 2020 Census Counts campaign & resources from the Community Action Partnership
CPC & CAC: Nonprofit Innovation Awards Finalists – 1-on-1 sessions with Community Action Partnership Census Team – Allegheny Co. DHS using tool to identify possible child abuse or neglect – LensCAAP video production – and more!
2020 CAAP Events – 2020 HHS Poverty Guidelines Released – 2020 Census Resources – LensCAAP video production – PHFA Executive Director to Retire
The Community Action Association of Pennsylvania’s 2019 Annual Conference is being held from October 8-10. The conference features nationally known keynote speakers, 20 workshop sessions, networking opportunities, an exhibit hall and the CAAP Self-Sufficiency Awards.
STEP hosts PA Senator’s Poverty Listening Tour – SLHDA’s new executive director – Access presentations from CAAP/DCED’s Annual Community Action Symposium – Nominations being accepted for 2019 CAAP Self-Sufficiency Awards – Concerns raised with proposed PA legislation cutting the time a tenant has to vacate after an eviction ruling
CAAP’s Community Action Month video – PA Sentate Democrats Kick-Off MLK Legacy in Action: 30 Days of Action Against Poverty and Economic Insecurity in the name of Dr. King – Study Reveals Local Public Universities are an Important Opportunity for Low-income Students – Upcoming events
New CEO for Westmoreland Community Action – Legislation to increase minimum wage introduced in PA – 2019 CAAP Annual Conference (Oct. 7-9) – Financial Vulnerability of American Households (2019 Prosperity Now Scorecard) – PA legislation introduced to incentivize private investment in new and existing affordable housing – and more
Learn how to support the 2020 Census to avoid the serious community- and state-level consequences related to an under-count of vulnerable populations – Community Action Program Spotlights – and more!
PA’s Human Services Data Dashboard – Free online resource that helps U.S. immigrants apply for citizenship – Pennsylvania paying the lowest minimum wage in this part of the country (see interactive map of minimum wages by state and city) – Effects of longest government shutdown on federal safety net programs
2018 Farm Bill passed…but administration’s proposed rule may undermine SNAP benefits (Jan. 9 webinar on campaign to stop this change) – Learning Community applications due Jan. 9 – Childhood Trauma’s Lasting Legacy – Study Reveals Children Today Are Less Likely to Earn More Than Their Parents.
Wolf Administration to Distribute Free Naloxone on December 13 at Locations Across Pennsylvania – PA Guide on Treating Heroin and Opioid Addiction
WCA CEO retiring after more than 29 years of service – 2019 CAAP Community Action Conference and 22nd Annual Self-Sufficiency Awards (Oct. 7-9) – Winter Is Coming: What It Means for Low-Income Americans – Bridging the Gap Between SNAP & Medical Assistance Enrollment in PA
National and state-level poverty data release – PA Supreme Court unanimously repeals Act that eliminated General Assistance grants 2018 – 2018 PA Collaborative Conference (Oct. 3-5) – October 30 is Weatherization Day – National Community Action Partnership event updates
NTCAC’s affordable housing project – What It Means to Be Low-Income in America – CAAP Self-Sufficiency Awards: 2017 award ceremony video and 2018 nomination process
The work of Community Action is like planting a garden – ORCCA launches CASA case monitoring program – Community Action fundraiser showcases power of change inc. two client videos – ORCCA raises $16K through Iron Chef fundraiser – New housing option for teens aging out of foster care – Focus on aging and poverty from Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
May 15 is primary election day in Pennsylvania – Information on U.S. Senate and House plus PA Governor and Lieutenant Governor races – Sample ballots, polling place information, and link to check voter registration status.
May is Community Action Month: Toolkit with informational video and hashtags – Agency Spotlights: CPC success story, FCCAA Campus of Services and Republic Food Enterprise Center, SLHDA distributes 5,700 children’s books est. value $42,800 – CAAP Journey To Self-Sufficiency video
2018 Federal Poverty Income Guidelines – 12 PA CAAs awarded $1.66M in NAP tax credits – Brief PA budget update – CAAP video – Study released on racial discrimination in the hiring process – and more!
WCA awarded $780,800 for its growing social enterprise – Special grant opportunity for PA CAAs – BCOC recognized on the U.S. House floor this week (view video of Congressman Fitzpatrick’s speech) – and more!
The Community Action Association of Pennsylvania is excited to announce the release of our new poverty report, which we put together in collaboration with the Coalition on Human Needs. Poverty and Progress gives a concise overview of the progress we have made in Pennsylvania in our efforts to reduce poverty. Recommended actions are included for Congress and President Trump.
CAP’s Kids involved with restoring and maintaining city parks – 2017 CAAP Self-Sufficiency Award winners – myCOMPASS PA: Pennsylvania’s Benefits Made Easier – Notable people excelling in their field of work and got their start in the VISTA program – National Weatherization Day toolkit and 5 ways to increase Weatherization Day efforts.
The Alliance for Nonprofit Resources, the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania, and the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations are proud to be teaming up to present the 2017 collaborative conference. 34 workshops will be presented through eight workshop tracks.
The Cornerstone: Single-point of entry for homeless services – Economic cost of feminine hygiene products – Community Action Southwest changes name to Blueprints – Veteran Back Pack Project – Weatherization Day Toolkit – and more!
CAAP Self-Sufficiency Award Nominations LCCAP Medical Assistance Transportation Program The New American Dream: Two studies show Americans are instead striving for a stable income without unpredictable spikes and dips that vary from month-to-month.
CAPLANC’s mobile food truck social enterprise – CAAP Self-Sufficiency Award nomination process – Proposed PA legislation to raise minimum wage – Pennsylvania 2-1-1
CAAP’s Self-Sufficiency Awards reveal stories of determined individuals who have faced the journey to self-sufficiency head on.
Workshops are encouraged to follow a Three-Part Framework for purposes of consistency and connecting to the conference theme. Submission deadline is July 12.
Through a partnership with DCED, CAAP is presenting the 2017 Annual Community Action Symposium from June 20-22 in Harrisburg, PA.
Union-Snyder CAA Self-Sufficiency Program participant spotlight – Press release from NCAF on Trump Administration’s proposed budget – Dr. Stephen Pimpare at CAAP’s upcoming annual Community Action Symposium – Budget Day of Action to Demand a People’s Budget for PA – and more!
2017 Community Action Month webinar – LCCAP receives USDA Summer Food Service Program award – CADCOM expands Fatherhood Program – CAPLAW advocacy and lobbying webinar recordings – and more!
Community Action webinar on President’s proposed budget – CAAP Annual Conference…INCLUSION by Design (Oct. 2-3) – 2017 Community Action Partnership Convention – PA LIHEAP update – CAAP ROMA training – HHS Poverty Guideline.
CAS Self-Sufficiency Assessment Toolkit and Program – CAAP partnering with the PA Association of Nonprofit Organizations for this year’s Annual Conference – BCAP embraces NCCAA’s Holy Cow! Let’s End Poverty Campaign – CAAP Community Action overview videos – and more!
CAAP is pleased to announce the release of three new videos created to share Community Action’s mission and impact with as many people as possible.
The Community Action Association of Pennsylvania is proud to recognize eight individuals who represent astonishing resilience as well as two individuals who exhibit outstanding progress toward self-sufficiency.
Legislative reports on the Cliff Effect – Year-End SCCAP Video – CAAP VISTA Program – Strengths-Based Symposium – and more!
Federal budget updates, Draft payday lending legislation in PA would lead to 218 percent APR, and Limits on SNAP participation soon in effect for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents/ABAWDs.
National Weatherization Day success story, PA 2-11, PA budget impasse survey results, CAAP’s VISTA project, Additional utility assistance under PA Turn On Program, Nominations for 2016 CAAP Self-Sufficiency Award and Distinguished Award, and 2016 CAAP Workshop Presenter application form.
New CAAP website, 2016 CAAP Conference and Self-Sufficiency Awards, U.S. Sen. Casey Visits CAS, October is Weatherization Month, 2015 Pennsylvania Food Security Summit, and CHN Report: Economic Growth Leaves the Poorest Americans Behind.
Community Action Association of Pennsylvania newsletter items include results of CAA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program and some highlights from the Community Action Partnership’s annual convention.
News, highlights, and related items from Pennsylvania’s Community Action Network.
News, highlights, and related items from Pennsylvania’s Community Action Network.
Tri County Community Action is seeking an Executive Director with a proven history in organizational management and a deep passion for our anti-poverty mission and a desire to create social change.
News, highlights, and related items from Pennsylvania’s Community Action Network.
Community Action Southwest created its Self-Sufficiency Standard to determine and track levels of client self-reliance, and as a tool for goal creation.
The Allegheny County Department of Human Services – Office of Community Services sponsors the 21st Century Community Learning Center program to increase children’s school attendance and academic performance and to decrease disciplinary referrals.
The Community Action Commission sponsors Across Ages as an intergenerational mentoring program working to increase the protective factors for high risk youth in order to prevent, reduce, or delay the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and the problems associated with such use.
The Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. has 16 Affiliate Corporations that provide shelter services to homeless clients, established commercial complexes and completed numerous housing and neighborhood revitalization projects. The Delaware County Construction Corporation serves as a for-profit division of the agency. The construction company is fully licensed and insured to provide both commercial and residential construction services, specializing in ADA modifications/retrofits.
The Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley was a leading force with an advocacy campaign to gain broad community support for passage of a local ordinance for licensing of rental apartments.
News, highlights, and related items from Pennsylvania’s Community Action Network.
The Community Action Association of Pennsylvania’s 2015 Annual Conference is being held on April 22nd & 23rd in Harrisburg, PA.
News, highlights, and related items from Pennsylvania’s Community Action Network.
News, highlights, and related items from the Pennsylvania Community Action Network.
The Community Action Association of Pennsylvania is proud to present 14 individuals who demonstrate the accomplishments of self-determination as well as one individual who has exhibited superior progression toward self-sufficiency.
Fayette County Community Action Agency has developed a Campus of Services as a community development initiative to promote integrated human services in combination with affordable housing.
The Fayette County Community Action Agency’s uses a Centralized Employee Performance Review Process with an emphasis on coaching and continuous feedback in order to foster staff growth and to maximize productivity.
The Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley promotes asset building as an essential mechanism to help low- to moderate-income families move toward self-sufficiency. Protecting those assets, though, is an important part of the strategy, so advocacy against predatory lending practices is undertaken as part of the agency’s Community Action Financial Services division.
The Fayette County Community Action Agency established Community Medical Services to provide quality, affordable health care to all local residents.
The private, non-profit Community Action Commission provides leadership for a Community Revitalization Project to initiate comprehensive redevelopment services for residents of the South Allison Hill neighborhood.
The Community Action Partnership of Mercer County coordinates the Weed and Seed Program to combat crime and promote community revitalization.
The Community Action Association of Pennsylvania is seeking nominations from its members of individuals and organizations that enhance the lives of individuals and local communities through their involvement, innovation, leadership or advocacy, as well as personal and organizational generosity.
The Community Action Association of Pennsylvania has published its 2012-2013 annual report and CSBG summary to highlight the work of Pennsylvania’s Community Action Agencies.
The Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. established the Donations Warehouse as a resource for homeless families leaving shelters, fire victims and victims of domestic abuse who are in the process of reestablishing housing.
The Greater Erie Community Action Committee sponsors the Educational Talent Search and Upward Bound Programs to help low-income students succeed in high school and enter college in order to participate more fully in America’s economic and social life.
The Union-Snyder Community Action Agency established the Families Learning Together Program as a family literacy and self-sufficiency initiative for adults with basic education needs and at least one child in third grade or under.
The Commission on Economic Opportunity established a transitional housing program to help homeless veterans address their personal problems while developing the necessary skills to be self-sufficient and productive members of society.
The Greater Erie Community Action Committee administers the HomePLUS Program to assist public housing residents maintain their quality of life in a safe and affordable independent home setting.
TREHAB established Housing Development Services to offer a continuum of programs that provide affordable, decent, safe and innovative housing for low-moderate income people.
Community Action Southwest established the Kindergarten Club to increase school readiness and school success for children entering kindergarten.
The Montgomery County Community Action Development Commission established the Micro-Enterprise Resource Center to provide entrepreneurial training to individuals interested in starting or expanding a business.
Westmoreland Community Action developed the Neighborhood Revitalization Program to acquire and rehabilitate older housing stock to rebuild distressed neighborhoods and to expand the availability of safe, decent and affordable housing through the agency’s Homebuyer Resource Center.
The Fayette County Community Action Agency serves as a site for the Nurse-Family Partnership to help low-income first-time mothers achieve positive outcomes for themselves, their baby, and their family.
The Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley regularly conducts research on poverty-related issues to promote public awareness that will lead to subsequent policy and programmatic responses.
The Fayette County Community Action Agency established a Quality Review Process as a mechanism to promote continuous improvement in all aspects of the agency.
The Community Action Partnership of Mercer County developed the Silent Partners Program as a method to build a pool of funds to resolve family needs that cannot be addressed by other resources.
The Greater Erie Community Action Committee carries out extensive Substance Abuse Prevention activities to assist in the reduction of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use, abuse and addiction and associated consequences.
The Commission on Economic Opportunity established Teen Tracks to help increase access to college among low-income high school students.
The Fayette County Community Action Agency developed a unified organizational structure in order to create integrated agency services and to maximize efforts dedicated to accomplishing the agency’s mission.