Apr 6
CAAs in the News - March 30, 2009 through April 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.
AZ Businesses, nonprofits lead effort to raise emergency funds
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte, NC
Once of matching fund program ends April 19, the overall campaign will continue on under Arizona Community Action Association. Donors may give online at...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte, NC
Once of matching fund program ends April 19, the overall campaign will continue on under Arizona Community Action Association. Donors may give online at...
CA Merced County woman not hitting the brakes on Meals on Wheels service
Merced Sun-Star - Merced, CA
Nollie Smith, with the Merced County Community Action Agency, checks the temperature of a meal she's about to deliver to a...
Merced Sun-Star - Merced, CA
Nollie Smith, with the Merced County Community Action Agency, checks the temperature of a meal she's about to deliver to a...
Carlé Chronicle: Upcoming events
Lake County News - Lakeport, CA
On Wednesday, April 8, Lake County Community Action Agency will hold another dinner. If you are interested in participating and helping out with cooking...
Lake County News - Lakeport, CA
On Wednesday, April 8, Lake County Community Action Agency will hold another dinner. If you are interested in participating and helping out with cooking...
FL Water, sewer not turned off just because of no valid ID, Immokalee...
Naples Daily News - Naples, FL
Olga Hernandez, who is program director for Immokalee Multicultural Multipurpose Community Action Agency, said: “America needs to wake up...
Naples Daily News - Naples, FL
Olga Hernandez, who is program director for Immokalee Multicultural Multipurpose Community Action Agency, said: “America needs to wake up...
North Florida to use stimulus funds toward weatherization
Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville, FL
The work is part of a weatherization program by Northeast Florida Community Action Agency. The Northeast Florida Community Action Agency has programs to...
Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville, FL
The work is part of a weatherization program by Northeast Florida Community Action Agency. The Northeast Florida Community Action Agency has programs to...
ID Financial help for homeless veterans in Pocatello
KIDK - Idaho Falls, ID
The group is distributing about $75000 worth of grants to the Southeast Idaho Community Action Agency. SEICAA currently runs two different transitional...
KIDK - Idaho Falls, ID
The group is distributing about $75000 worth of grants to the Southeast Idaho Community Action Agency. SEICAA currently runs two different transitional...
IL BRIEF: Community Action Partnership gets $402522 in federal money
Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles, CA
...a major role in facilitating the economic recovery strategy proposed by President Obama," said Angela Stoltzenburg, Community Action executive director...
...a major role in facilitating the economic recovery strategy proposed by President Obama," said Angela Stoltzenburg, Community Action executive director...
IN Community Action of Southern Indiana to get grant for Head Start
Evening News and Tribune - Jeffersonville, IN
Community Action of Southern Indiana in Jeffersonville will receive $1.2 million from a federal Department of Health and Human Services...
Evening News and Tribune - Jeffersonville, IN
Community Action of Southern Indiana in Jeffersonville will receive $1.2 million from a federal Department of Health and Human Services...
KY KCEOC programs bringing jobs
Times Tribune of Corbin - Corbin, KY
So says Paul Dole, director of Knox County’s KCEOC Community Action Agency, which is getting $567000 in federal money...
Times Tribune of Corbin - Corbin, KY
So says Paul Dole, director of Knox County’s KCEOC Community Action Agency, which is getting $567000 in federal money...
MA South Shore Community Action Council awards local heroes
Old Colony Memorial and Plymouth Bulletin - Plymouth, MA
As part of South Shore Community Action Council’s 15th annual Local Heroes Award Night, sponsored by Rockland Trust Co., individuals who made an outstanding...
Old Colony Memorial and Plymouth Bulletin - Plymouth, MA
As part of South Shore Community Action Council’s 15th annual Local Heroes Award Night, sponsored by Rockland Trust Co., individuals who made an outstanding...
Adams woman on brink of homelessness
Berkshire Eagle - Pittsfield, MA
According to Don Atwater, executive director of the Berkshire Community Action Council, Tessier's predicament is not uncommon. Once someone loses their car...
Berkshire Eagle - Pittsfield, MA
According to Don Atwater, executive director of the Berkshire Community Action Council, Tessier's predicament is not uncommon. Once someone loses their car...
MI Community Foundation gives funds to Walk for Warmth
Escanaba Daily Press - Escanaba, MI
The Community Foundation for Delta County recently awarded $5000 check from the foundation to the Community Action Agency…
Escanaba Daily Press - Escanaba, MI
The Community Foundation for Delta County recently awarded $5000 check from the foundation to the Community Action Agency…
CAA’s number of heating assistance clients not as high as expected
Escanaba Daily Press - Escanaba, MI
While the Community Action Agency has seen an increase in clients this year, it is still lower than expected, according to officials who...
Escanaba Daily Press - Escanaba, MI
While the Community Action Agency has seen an increase in clients this year, it is still lower than expected, according to officials who...
MN Neighbors pitch in to make a difference
Rosemount Town Pages - Rosemount, MN
So when she saw a newspaper article last December about the need for donations at the Community Action Council’s food shelf in Rosemount...
Rosemount Town Pages - Rosemount, MN
So when she saw a newspaper article last December about the need for donations at the Community Action Council’s food shelf in Rosemount...
NC Community Action Agency to Seek Stimulus Funds
Southern Pines Pilot - Southern Pines, NC
She is executive director of Sandhills Community Action Program, the anti-poverty agency serving Moore, Anson, Richmond, and Montgomery counties...
Southern Pines Pilot - Southern Pines, NC
She is executive director of Sandhills Community Action Program, the anti-poverty agency serving Moore, Anson, Richmond, and Montgomery counties...
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach, SC
Gaston Community Action, a nonprofit anti-poverty agency, now makes about 239 houses a year weather-tight in Mecklenburg, Gaston, Union and Stanly counties...
Gaston Community Action, a nonprofit anti-poverty agency, now makes about 239 houses a year weather-tight in Mecklenburg, Gaston, Union and Stanly counties...
NJ Tri-County CEO to speak in D.C.
Vineland Daily Journal - Vineland, NJ
Tri-County Community Action Partnership CEO Albert B. Kelly will be one of three panelists speaking Thursday at the National Press Club in...
Vineland Daily Journal - Vineland, NJ
Tri-County Community Action Partnership CEO Albert B. Kelly will be one of three panelists speaking Thursday at the National Press Club in...
OH New life for Boys & Girls Club program Community Action Council...
Ravenna Record Courier - Ravenna, OH
But it will be a new beginning for Community Action Council, which plans to reopen the facility at 519 N. Walnut St. on Wednesday and operate youth programs...
Ravenna Record Courier - Ravenna, OH
But it will be a new beginning for Community Action Council, which plans to reopen the facility at 519 N. Walnut St. on Wednesday and operate youth programs...
GMCAA to host conversation on poverty
Daily Sentinel - Pomeroy, OH
The Gallia-Meigs Community Action Agency will host a conversation on poverty on Thursday at the Gallia County Senior Center at...
Daily Sentinel - Pomeroy, OH
The Gallia-Meigs Community Action Agency will host a conversation on poverty on Thursday at the Gallia County Senior Center at...
Daily Sentinel - Pomeroy, OH
“This discussion has to be had,” Gallia-Meigs Community Action Agency Executive Director Tom Reed said as a “conversation on poverty” sought to...
“This discussion has to be had,” Gallia-Meigs Community Action Agency Executive Director Tom Reed said as a “conversation on poverty” sought to...
Stimulus funds to help locals weatherize
Port Clinton News Herald - Port Clinton, OH
The WSOS Community Action Commission has been awarded $5.9 million in stimulus funds for its Home...
Port Clinton News Herald - Port Clinton, OH
The WSOS Community Action Commission has been awarded $5.9 million in stimulus funds for its Home...
Local Community Action Agency program to help seniors, farmers
The Review - East Liverpool, OH
...commissioners by representatives from the District 11 of the Ohio Area Agencies on Aging and Carol Bretz, director of the local Community Action Agency...
The Review - East Liverpool, OH
...commissioners by representatives from the District 11 of the Ohio Area Agencies on Aging and Carol Bretz, director of the local Community Action Agency...
Weatherization meeting set April 3 in Canton
Press News - Minerva, OH
Stark County Community Action Agency-Home Weatherization Assistance Program will hold an information meeting at 8:30 am on Friday, April 3...
Press News - Minerva, OH
Stark County Community Action Agency-Home Weatherization Assistance Program will hold an information meeting at 8:30 am on Friday, April 3...
Agency to receive financial boost for program
Wooster Daily Record - Wooster, OH
Though not stimulus money, Community Action of Wayne/Medina is set to receive $140000 to enhance its Home Weatherization...
Wooster Daily Record - Wooster, OH
Though not stimulus money, Community Action of Wayne/Medina is set to receive $140000 to enhance its Home Weatherization...
A cut above: Free haircuts May 3
Wilmington News Journal, OH - Wilmington, OH
...vouchers to be available at several places such as Sugartree Ministries, the transition centers, Clinton County Community Action Program and schools...
Wilmington News Journal, OH - Wilmington, OH
...vouchers to be available at several places such as Sugartree Ministries, the transition centers, Clinton County Community Action Program and schools...
Other meetings Monday:
Chillicothe Gazette - Chillicothe, OH
Dave Hannahs, Pickaway County Community Action Commission, in regards to a rental lease for the Health Department. * 11:15 am — County Auditorium...
Chillicothe Gazette - Chillicothe, OH
Dave Hannahs, Pickaway County Community Action Commission, in regards to a rental lease for the Health Department. * 11:15 am — County Auditorium...
OR Editorial: Stimulus dollars help local agency carry out its can-do mission
The News-Review – Roseburg, OR
By quietly working in its community to help those in need for 40 years, Umpqua Community Action Network has grown into a nonprofit organization that makes a difference in a lot of lives…
The News-Review – Roseburg, OR
By quietly working in its community to help those in need for 40 years, Umpqua Community Action Network has grown into a nonprofit organization that makes a difference in a lot of lives…
UCAN gets $45000 to shore up its food bank
NRToday.com - Roseburg, OR
Umpqua Community Action Network’s Food Shares program has received $45000 from various charities to help it obtain more food to meet a growing need...
NRToday.com - Roseburg, OR
Umpqua Community Action Network’s Food Shares program has received $45000 from various charities to help it obtain more food to meet a growing need...
PA Meals on Wheels needs volunteers
Connellsville Daily Courier - Connellsville, PA
"There has been a gradual decline in the past 10 years," said Joyce Miller, director of community service for the Fayette County Community Action Agency...
Connellsville Daily Courier - Connellsville, PA
"There has been a gradual decline in the past 10 years," said Joyce Miller, director of community service for the Fayette County Community Action Agency...
Bellevue resident earns Self-Sufficiency Award
New Pittsburgh Courier - Pittsburgh, PA
Wesley Barnes of Bellevue was selected to receive a Self-Sufficiency Award from the Community Action...
New Pittsburgh Courier - Pittsburgh, PA
Wesley Barnes of Bellevue was selected to receive a Self-Sufficiency Award from the Community Action...
WA Help offered in paying heating bills
Omak Okanogan County Chronicle - Omak, WA
“We pay for pellets, wood, propane, oil and electric heat for community members,” Okanogan County Community Action Executive Director Lael Duncan said...
Omak Okanogan County Chronicle - Omak, WA
“We pay for pellets, wood, propane, oil and electric heat for community members,” Okanogan County Community Action Executive Director Lael Duncan said...
WI Madison Community Foundation refocuses to help nonprofits provide...
Isthmus - Madison, WI
"We are seeing people who have never been to a food pantry before," says Hansen, the executive director of Community Action Coalition (CAC)...
Isthmus - Madison, WI
"We are seeing people who have never been to a food pantry before," says Hansen, the executive director of Community Action Coalition (CAC)...
WY Simulation shows participants the frustration, desperation of poverty
Wyoming Tribune - Cheyenne, WY
Friday’s event was organized by Community Action of Laramie County. Dozens of people gathered in a conference room for the simulation...
Wyoming Tribune - Cheyenne, WY
Friday’s event was organized by Community Action of Laramie County. Dozens of people gathered in a conference room for the simulation...
