CAAs in the News - June 29, 2009 through July 5, 2009 (MS Word)

Links are provided for articles if active during the week featured.  Some links may expire at a later time.  Users can go to CAA Links to locate individual CAA web sites and agency contact information for follow-up purposes.

AL Grant will assist region
Eufaula Tribune - Eufaula, AL
Bob Riley has awarded $884478 to the Organized Community Action Program Inc. which serves Barbour County and several other area counties to help low-income...

Alabama governor awards federal stimulus money
NBC13.com - Birmingham, AL
To carry out the weatherization program, Riley awarded grants to 15 community action or other sponsoring agencies across the state...

GA Centerville woman gets stimulus funds to weatherize house
Macon Telegraph - Macon, GA
...is getting a 10-inch thick layer of the insulation in her attic, thanks to the weatherization program of the Middle Georgia Community Action Agency...

IA Cooling assistance available in Illinois
Burlington Hawk Eye - Burlington, IA
Federal funds have been allocated statewide to local Community Action Agencies to help at-risk, low-income residents meet their summer cooling expenses...

IL Agency to help with cooling costs
Danville Commercial News - Danville, IL
The East Central Illinois Community Action Agency is taking applications from families who need help with cooling their homes this summer...

KY 120 sites serving free meals to kids
WHAS 11.com (subscription) - Louisville, KY
The Louisville Metro Community Action Partnership administers the program. JCPS and Dare to Care also operate similar programs…

MA Nonprofits for homeless coalescing
Boston Globe - Boston, MA
“We know that homelessness has been on the increase for almost a year now,'' said Beth Hogan, executive director of North Shore Community Action Programs...

MD 30 homes owned by Columbia Housing Corp. to get energy-saving...
Baltimore Sun - Baltimore, MD
Howard County's Community Action Agency applied for enough money to replace windows, heating and cooling equipment and hot-water heaters, and to install...

MI Saginaw's Community Action Committee plans job readiness program
The Saginaw News - MLive.com - Saginaw, MI
The Saginaw County Community Action Committee is sponsoring its first free job readiness development and training program...

Number of babies born to unwed moms on the rise in Jackson
The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com - Jackson, MI
"I think you're going to see birth rates of young women skyrocket," said Mary Cunningham DeLuca, director of children's programs for the Community Action...

Volunteers Plant Urban Garden in Pontiac
OLHSA Press Release
Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency (OLHSA) and Lighthouse of Oakland County transformed a vacant Pontiac lot into a garden last Saturday...

Summer Food Service Program Provides Free Food to Pontiac Children
OLHSA Press Release
The Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency (OLHSA) announces its sponsorship of the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)…

MO Poverty Simulation Opens Reporter's Eyes
Trenton Republican Times - Trenton, MO
On Monday evening, I had my eyes open to the reality of not having “enough” when I participated in the Green Hills Community Action Agency's Poverty...

Residents experience realities of poverty during CAPS event
Daily Dunklin Democrat - Kennett, MO
Approximately 25 people experienced the virtual realities of poverty during the Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS) hosted by the Delta Area Economic...

CMCA reports results of VITA season
California Democrat - California, MO
Central Missouri Community Action (CMCA) saw an increase in the number of people taking advantage of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program this...

Community Action programs make grade
Kirksville Daily Express and Daily News - Kirksville, MO
After reviewing more than 1100 performance standards, the Northeast Community Action Agency's Head Start and Early Head Start programs are in...

NE Grants available for women’s economic self-sufficiency
Lincoln Journal Star - Lincoln, NE
Since 2007, the WealthSpring Fund has provided grants to Lincoln Housing Charities, Community Action of Nebraska and Friendship Home in Lincoln...

NH All offices will now offer the same programs for clients
Seacoastonline.com - Portsmouth, NH
A group of Rockingham Community Action and Seabrook officials recently announced that RCA would be standardizing its programs across all its offices...

NY Ava woman heads Community Action Board of Directors
Rome Sentinel - Rome, NY
Carole Torok-Huxtable of Ava has been elected chair of the Board of Directors of Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency...

Putnam CAP Offers Grants to Help Businesses Hire Youths
Putnam County News and Recorder (subscription) - Cold Spring, NY
Putnam Community Action Program is administering a Summer Youth Employment Program which will enable a total of 38 youths between the ages of 14 and 24 to...

Salvation Army readies for elementary pupils
WatertownDailyTimes.com - Watertown, NY
...locally by the Community Action Planning Council of Jefferson County Inc. Guest speakers also will make appearances during the six-week program...

Farm-fresh donations
Glens Falls Post-Star - Glens Falls, NY
The sun was shining and the temperature was rising outside the Warren Hamilton Community Action Agency office Wednesday...

OH LEADS FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR UTILITY-BILL HELP
The Newark Advocate - Newark, OH
The LEADS Community Action Agency will offer its Summer Crisis Program through the Ohio Department of Development to assist residents with utility...

HEAP summer assistance available
Canton Repository - Canton, OH
...Assistance Program Summer Crisis Program, designed to help low-income, elderly and disabled people, has started at Stark County Community Action Agency...

Valley health clinics receive more than $4 million
WFMJ - Youngstown, OH
The Community Action Agency of Columbiana will receive $600105. The Ironton Lawrence County Community Action Organization is expecting $665660...

Valley agencies devise plans for stimulus funds
Youngstown Vindicator - Youngstown, OH
Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties' community action agencies are proposing radically different plans to spend the combined $2374513 in federal...

Counties vary in their approach to stimulus
Youngstown Vindicator - Youngstown, OH
The third part of TCAP's plan is the purchase of six new minivans for its Community Action Transportation System. The vehicles will not only keep the system...

OR Community Action names new board
Hillsboro Argus - OregonLive.com - Hillsboro, OR
New members elected to Community Action's board included Leda Garside, clinical services manager for Salud!, and former Hillsboro Police Chief Ron Louie...

Washington, Columbia counties team up to offer child care services
News-Times - Forest Grove, OR
The lead agency for this new service delivery area is Community Action in Washington County. CCRR helps families with child care referrals and provides...

PA State budget mess could cause local social service 'disaster'
Leader Times - Kittanning, PA
Fink is concerned about the uncertainty facing agencies such as the Armstrong County Community Action Agency. State funds could end as soon as July 17...

Sunshine Lady challenges Delco with a match grant
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia, PA
The Community Action Agency of Delaware County, which has partnered with the DCCF and awards the grants, hopes to emulate the success of that program...

TN Metro Action Commission Prepares For Hundreds In Need
NewsChannel5.com - Nashville, TN
The Metro Action Commission will open its doors to people needing help with household bills. The commission said it's expecting big numbers, so there will...

TX Doggett announces federal funds for Head Start, Early Head Start
The San Marcos Mercury - San Marcos, TX
...the 461 children and families that we serve,” said Audrey K. Abed, the Head Start director for Community Action Inc., which will administer the funds...

WI State helps Food Bank provide for needy families
Journal Times - Racine, WI
Via The Emergency Food Assistance Program, better known as TEFAP, the state gives food to the Racine/Kenosha Community Action Agency to provide to the...

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