CAAs in the News - April 19, 2010 through April 25, 2010 (MS Word)
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CA Three Cheers: Business contributions appreciated
Appeal-Democrat Marysville, CA
The program Sutter County Brown Bag, funded by a grant from the Sutter County Community Action Agency, offers bags of groceries to eligible low-income...
Community Action Commission to host Champions Dinner
Santa Maria Times - Santa Maria, CA
The Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County will honor two of the county's public servants at the Community Action Champions Dinner April 22 at...
ID New Apartments for Agricultural Workers
KPVI-TV - Idaho Falls, ID
The Eastern Idaho Community Action Partnership, which oversees the apartments, is now looking for applicants to live in them. The apartments are in Roberts...
New EPA regulations may raise cost of renovating older homes
Twin Falls Times-News - Twin Falls, ID
Cole Reiter of South Central Community Action Partnership insulates pipes in the basement of a Buhl home in December 2009. New US Environmental Protection...
EICAP Open House
KPVI-TV - Pocatello, ID
Eastern Idaho Community Action Partnership, or EICAP, will be holding their 1 st Annual Open House Tuesday. EICAP will be showing the public what programs...
IL The Clothesline Project
Galesburg Register-Mail - Galesburg, IL
The event, sponsored by The Western Illinois Regional Council-Community Action Agency, drew faculty and students for a look at the artistic exhibit with a...
IN State voucher provides rental assistance
Palladium-Item - Richmond, IN
Community Action of East Central Indiana Inc. will open the Housing Choice Voucher Program Section 8 waiting list for Wayne County...
Poverty simulation is tonight at Nashville YMCA
The Herald-Times - Bloomington, IN
The South Central Community Action Program will host a poverty simulation at the YMCA in Nashville…
KS Parents Get Car Seat Help
WIBW - Topeka, KS
Community Action gave people a chance to get their child car seats checked out by technicians to make sure kids are not in harm's way...
KY LG&E drops deposit idea
Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville, KY
Community Action Kentucky is one of several consumer agencies that intervened in the rate cases and filed written questions about the proposed deposit...
LA Grant could help residents repair homes
Daily Comet (blog) - Thibodaux, LA
The $500000 grant awarded to Lafourche's Office of Community Action from the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency is aimed at helping homeowners repair and...
MD Commissioners agree to cut county's contributions to nonprofits by 2%
The Herald-Mail - Hagerstown, MD
The cut would apply to 13 nonprofit organizations, such as the Washington County Commission on Aging, CASA and the Washington County Community Action...
MI Rehab funding is available
WLKM Radio - Three Rivers, MI
Community Action announces that funding is available to assist low and moderate-income homeowners in St. Joseph County to address housing renovation needs...
MN Resuscitating Race to the Top bid
Review Messenger - Sebeka, MN
Brooklyn Center leases space in its school building to Community Action Partnership of Suburban Hennepin which provides health and social service resources to students and families...
Web site steers Ramsey, Washington County homeowners to energy-efficiency assistance
Pioneer Press - St. Paul, MN
It was created as a result of collaboration earlier this year by the two counties, the city of St. Paul, the Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and...
Stillwater plumbers help needy
Stillwater Gazette - Stillwater, MN
The service is completely free to homeowners who qualify through their local Community Action Programs. "Water's Off" is now a national volunteer program...
A helping hand
West Central Tribune - Willmar, MN
The event, sponsored by Heartland Community Action Agency, was part of the Helping People Get There program. Volunteers provided oil changes and vehicle...
MS AJFC hosting resource fair Wednesday
Natchez Democrat - Natchez, MS
The role of Community Action and Head Start will also be highlighted during this event. There will be a broad number of organizations, programs and groups...
NC Activities celebrate Earth Day
Washington Daily News - Washington, NC
...more than 75 children clean the grounds of Washington's Head Start Center, a division of Martin County Community Action Inc., on Thursday afternoon...
Some miss census form
TheHerald - Smithfield, NC
Johnston-Lee-Harnett Community Action, 101 N. 4th St. Forms are available from 8 am till 3 pm Monday through Friday. Someone's there to help people fill out...
NC Women Wear Red for the Money
Public News Service
Cynthia Wilson is the chief executive officer of the Cumberland County Community Action Program, a non-profit group that assists food banks, early childhood...
ND Helping the helpers
Grand Forks Herald - Grand Forks, ND
Red River Valley Community Action Agency, a nonprofit agency that serves more than 1900 households in four counties, is spreading its wings along North...
NE “Share the Hope” Free Christian concert at NLHS Sunday
York News-Times - York, NE
A free will donation will be taken to support Blue Valley Community Action Center of York. Craig Charron, Administrator at NLHS, says the “Share the Hope”...
NJ Community fair set for Fri. in Gouldtown
Vineland Daily Journal - Vineland, NJ
…CASA of Cumberland County, Community Health Care, ACTION/Vineland Health Department, The Southwest Council, Holly City Family Success Center, Tri-County Community Action Agency...
Registration deadline Wednesday for the Somerset Community Action Program's grant writing seminar
myCentralJersy.com - Somerville, NJ
The deadline for registration for the Somerset Community Action Program a two-day Grant Writing Boot Camp seminar on May 3-4 is fast approaching...
Weatherization stimulus running a year late
NorthJersey.com - Woodland Park, NJ
"It took forever to actually get the money released," said Bob Halsch, executive director of the Bergen County Community Action Partnership, which waited...
NY Weatherization program expands in Tompkins
Ithaca Journal - Ithaca, NY
I am happy to report that TCAction has been at the front of green jobs training and hiring through weatherization and other initiatives…
Agency puts focus on crime victims' rights during special week
Olean Times Herald - Olean, NY
April 18 to 25 is Crime Victims' Rights Week, but that may be a misnomer, according to Marcia Nupp of Community Action...
Burpoe joins Comlinks board
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise - Saranac Lake, NY
Comlinks Community Action Agency voted in Franklin County Legislator Tim Burpoe at its Wednesday board meeting...
OH Signs Economy is Beginning To Turn Around
WTRF - Wheeling, WV
The Jefferson County Community Action Council and the Job Services office said right now they're assisting more people than ever...
WSOS seeking funding
Fremont News Messenger - Fremont, OH
The Board of Directors of WSOS Community Action Commission Inc. on Tuesday approved submitting proposals for the New Directions After-School...
HEAP Sign-Ups
Community Common - Portsmouth, OH
Applications may also be obtained at local banks and bank branches, the Senior Center, and the Scioto County Community Action Organization and its Senior...
OK For 12214 hours of service, pair of volunteers honored
Tulsa World - Tulsa, OK
Smith, 83, has volunteered 6,681 hours with the free tax-preparation program operated by the Community Action Project of Tulsa County, which serves nearly 172,000 clients…
OR Salem's 'well-to-do' are helping others
Statesman Journal - Salem, OR
Perhaps it was the Community Action Agency Community Homeless Connect event, which connects local volunteers with the area's homeless population...
Help Available to Homeless Youth
Hillsboro Argus - OregonLive.com - Hillsboro, OR
According to Community Action in Washington County there were 1200 students dealing with homelessness attending schools in Beaverton...
PA Our view: United Way of Erie County needs more donations
GoErie.com - Erie, PA
To cut the poverty rate, United Way, the Greater Erie Community Action Committee and the Mercyhurst College Civic Institute have formed Erie Together...
Fayette Community Action Agency addressing dropout program
Connellsville Daily Courier - Connellsville, PA
"We have a dropout problem in the Fayette County school districts, and that's why our GED program is so important," said Fayette County Community Action...
Westmoreland Community Action wine-tasting packs in fans
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh, PA
...and power outages, attendees packed Westmoreland Museum of American of Art in Greensburg on Friday for the Westmoreland Community Action wine-tasting...
SC Hundreds turn out to apply for YMCA
Orangeburg Times Democrat - Orangeburg, SC
An estimated 400 people turned out in less than two hours Wednesday as the Orangeburg YMCA held the first day of its job fair at OCAB Community Action...
TX Reyes seeking Bishop City Council seat
Kingsville Record - Kingsville, TX
Among his list of accomplishments, Reyes is a 2009-2010 board representative on the Nueces County Community Action Agency Board of Directors as well as a...
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The Bee Community Action Agency is requesting sealed proposals...
mySouTex.com - Beeville, TX
The Bee Community Action Agency is requesting sealed proposals from building contractors for repairs to the Head Start Centers located in Beeville...
VA Augusta County Holds Budget Hearing
NBC 29 News - Charlottesville, VA
Community Action Partnership of Staunton, Augusta and Waynesboro Coordinator Anna Leavitt says, "On behalf of the Board of Directors of CAP-SAW, staff...
PCCA awarded contract to continue adult and dislocated worker program
Chatham Star Tribune - Chatham, VA
Pittsylvania County Community Action Inc. will continue as the provider of adult and dislocated worker, business and One Stop Operator services for Danville...
WY Poverty simulation opens eyes
Wyoming Tribune - Cheyenne, WY
The annual poverty simulation, presented by Community Action of Laramie County, invited community members to take on a hypothetical situation and be put in...