CAAs in the News - May 18, 2009 through May 24, 2009 (MS Word)

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CA Action Agency starts outreach
Red Bluff Daily News - Red Bluff, CA
The Tehama County Community Action Agency kicked off its first focus group meeting Monday morning at the Family Resource...

Building a culture of giving
Lake County Record-Bee - Lakeport, CA
Participants included many community leaders representing such organizations as Lake County Community Action Agency, Highlands Senior Center...

CT A Crumbling Piece of History
New York Times - New York, NY
Last week, after ABCD (short for Action for Bridgeport Community Development) paid the city $10000 toward the total debt of roughly $100000...

ID EICAP Awards Recognize Those Serving Low Income Families in Eastern Idaho
KPVI-TV - Pocatello, ID
But Monday night in Idaho Falls, was an Eastern Idaho Community Action Partnership banquet to do just that. EICAP is a multi-million dollar non-profit...

MA Students learn lots as interns
The Republican - MassLive.com - Springfield, MA
As part of her internship with Springfield Partners for Community Action, Delgado took an online course to become certified in tax preparation...

Quincy Community Action Programs honors several with awards
Wicked Local Quincy - Quincy, MA
Community Action Programs presented several awards recognizing people and organizations for their contributions Tuesday. ...

MD Weatherization program could create Garrett jobs
Cumberland Times-News - Cumberland, MD
Yoder said Community Action is preparing to meet later this week with local contractors who are interested in working on the project...

MI Stimulus funds for Michigan nonprofits delayed
South Bend Tribune - South Bend, IN
The glitch is causing some agencies, such as the Southwest Michigan Community Action Agency (SMCAA) to postpone some of its extra weatherization projects on...

Couch surfing helps visitors feel at home in Detroit
Detroit Free Press - Detroit, MI
Doerr, who works as grants and contracts manager for the Wayne-Metropolitan Community Action Agency, loves to play tour guide for the guests she meets...

Pontiac Head Start Honored by Michigan Senator Bishop and National Kidney Foundation for “Healthy Families Start with You” Program
OLHSA Press Release
“The Head Start program in Pontiac is a testament to the importance of community partnerships with organizations such as the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan and the Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency,” said Senator Mike Bishop…

Web site tracks state's stimulus money
KGO-TV - San Francisco, CA
The Genesee Community Action Resource Department, or GCARD, has received more than $1.8 million. GCARD helps the community in several ways, from helping...

Spotlight: Head Start program was passion for Community Action retiree from Albion
The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com - Jackson, MI
In February, Atkins retired as the site coordinator at the Community Action Agency after 42 years — 10 of which she spent teaching Head Start...

Interfaith Relief group receives $1500 grant
Mirror - Royal Oak, MI
A Redford community organization is among several groups in out-Wayne County to receive a grant from the Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency...

MN In-Depth: Jobs of the Future
FOX 9 News - Minneapolis, MN
The money comes from the federal government to the state and then out to community action programs. Tony Spears is the director of fiscal services for...

MO Debra Catlett completes NECAC board orientation
Hannibal.net - Hannibal, MO
Debra Catlett was among five members of the not-for-profit North East Community Action Corporation (NECAC) Board of Directors who completed an intensive...

NH Community action agencies are vital to Seacoast's success
Exeter News-Letter - Exeter, NH
With these words, the "Economic Opportunity Act" of 1964, empowered states and local communities to create "Community Action Agencies" (CAAs)...

NJ Tri-County Community Day Friday filled with tons of activities
The Bridgeton News - NJ.com - Bridgeton, NJ
BRIDGETON - Tri-County Community Action Partnership will hold its 10th annual Community Day and Health Information Fair from 10 am to 2 pm, Friday...

NY Letter: Mail carriers collect a ton of food
The Daily News Online - Batavia, NY
Community Action of Orleans and Genesee would like to express our sincere gratitude to all of the residents of Genesee County who donated...

Thiel makes dramatic entrance at Community Action luncheon
The Daily News Online - Batavia, NY
Each year Community Action of Orleans and Genesee counties acknowledges members of the community...

GIVING BACK: Activities and events benefit the community
Journal-Register - Medina, NY
May marks Community Action Month for Community Action of Orleans and Genesee and many events have been planned to honor, recognize and...

OH Community news...
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron, OH
...its Early Childhood Administrator of the Year award to Betty Thompson, site administrator for Stark County Community Action Agency's William Hunter Head...

State money to help job seekers
The Morning Journal - Lorain, OH
By Morning Journal Staff LORAIN — More than $1 million in federal stimulus money could help local community action agencies boost their employment programs...

Dayton poverty groups receive $4M in stimulus funds
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte, NC
...will be allocated to local community action agencies toward employment, emergency services and a variety of activities to combat poverty...

Stimulus aid to help several local agencies
Youngstown Vindicator - Youngstown, OH
Area Ohio Community Services Block Grant Program grantees are: Ashtabula County Community Action, $412267; Community Action Agency of Columbiana County...

Good news: Clinton Commons II ready
Wilmington News Journal, OH - Wilmington, OH
Clinton County Community Action Program Director Dean Knapp describes the new two-bedroom residential units as “affordable tax-credit housing...

State Funding Cuts Will Impact Local Pre-School
WYTV - Youngstown, OH
...these youngsters enrolled in the local "Early Learning Initiative" program as part of "MYCAP" -- the Mahoning-Youngstown Community Action Partnership...

Lorain acquires LCCAA mortgages
Chronicle-Telegram - Elyria, OH
...to use $325000 from the city's revolving loan fund to purchase two mortgages on buildings housing the Lorain County Community Action Agency...

PA Delaware County Honors Community Action Agency
Town Talk - Philadelphia, PA
Delaware County Council last week honored the Community Action Agency on its 30th anniversary as the county's official anti-poverty agency...

Homeless census released by Community Action Committee of the...
The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com - Lehigh Valley, PA
Community Action Financial Services provided foreclosure counseling to 222 people between March 1, 2008, and April 30, according to the survey...

Number of homeless drops in region
The Morning Call - Allentown, PA
The top reason people say they are homeless was the same as it's been for years. ''Affordable housing always rises to the top,'' said Sharol Lilly Weaver, director of planning for the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley. ''It's the most serious concern…

Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem takes in $1.7 million during test run
The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com - Lehigh Valley, PA
Out of that revenue, 55 percent goes to the state and the 45 percent that would go to the casino is being set aside for the community organizations, such as the Historic Bethlehem Partnership and the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley…

First test run at Sands casino sets wager record
The Morning Call - Allentown, PA
…proceeds from the second test run, today from noon to 8 p.m., will be added to Monday's proceeds, and the total will be split evenly among the charities. The charities are Bethlehem Area Public Library's Room to Grow Capital Campaign, Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley…

CPCA to Hold Open House for First-Time Homebuyers
GantDaily.com - Clearfield, PA
Central Pennsylvania Community Action will be hosting an open house for two homes available for sale through its First Time Homebuyers Program…

Local officials get a taste of life in poverty
Indiana Gazette - Indiana, PA
To help community members understand what it's like for those living in poverty, Indiana County Community Action Program Inc. and state Rep. Dave Reed, R-Indiana, sponsored a poverty simulation event Friday…

Poverty Simulation Helps Understanding
PAHomePage.com - Wilkes-Barre, PA
"Today was a day for us to actually have our social service agencies walk a mile in the shoes of someone in poverty," said Gale Zalar, Community Action Director…

RI $929007 CDBG funds to benefit nonprofits, Conimicut improvements
Warwick Beacon - Warwick, RI
...$4000 to City Year Providence for the Kent County Young Heroes program; $15000 to Comprehensive Community Action for its senior dental program...

VA Toys for Tots Contest in Mercer County
WVNS-TV - Ghent, WV
Locally, children at the Wade Center in Bluefield, West Virginia and the Clinch Valley Community Action in Tazewell are getting the chance to enter...

Finally, an anti-poverty effort in Va.
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond, VA
Tim Kaine has spent the past 3½ years struggling to carve out his defining legacy as governor. But with the creation this week of a task force to reduce poverty in Virginia, he may be on to something. How about the no-poverty governor...

Stimulus funding provides chance to weatherize home
Bedford Bulletin - Bedford, VA
In the city of Bedford, the Weatherization Assistance Program is being administered through the Lynchburg Community Action Group, Inc...

More families will qualify for weatherization funds
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond, VA
Yesterday, the little yellow house off Parham Road in Henrico County was nearing the end of a $14,000 energy-efficiency makeover. It's just one example of how Virginia plans to spend more than $94 million in federal stimulus cash from the Department of Energy that has been allocated for the weatherization of homes in the state...

WI Petri given human services award
Sheboygan Press - Sheboygan, WI
Tom Petri has received the William Steiger Human Services Award from the Wisconsin Community Action Program Association. Petri, a Fond du Lac Republican…

WV Stimulus Funding Boosts Home Improvement Projects
WBOY-TV - Clarksburg, WV
North Central West Virginia Community Action works in nine local counties. One of its most popular services is the Weatherization Program...

WY Teamwork essential to combating poverty
Wyoming Tribune - Cheyenne, WY
The forum was sponsored by Community Action of Laramie County. Through poverty simulations and other efforts, Community Action tries to eliminate poverty... 

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