CAAs in the News - January 11, 2010 through January 17, 2010 (MS Word)

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AR CAPCA opens Winter Utility Assistance Program Monday
Heber Springs Sun-Times - Heber Springs, AR
The Community Action Program for Central Arkansas will begin a Winter Utility Assistance program beginning January 11. This will be for gas...

AZ State's $7.5M to help pay some residents' heating bills
Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, AZ
For more information, call the Tucson Urban League (if you live inside city limits) at 791-9522, or Pima County Community Action at 243-6688...

CA Keep Eureka Beautiful plants trees
Times-Standard - Eureka, CA
...in partnership with the Natural Resources Division of the Redwood Community Action Agency -- will plant more than 80 trees in Eureka neighborhoods...

Making 'cents' out of solar
Napa Valley Register - Napa, CA
The Napa Valley Solar Partnership is a project of Community Action of Napa Valley, and is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009...

Position open on Community Action board
Ventura County Star - Camarillo, CA
Community Action of Ventura County is seeking a low-income sector board member and an alternate member to represent the low-income...

Tehama County Community Action Agency to fund public garden
Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek, CA
The Tehama County Community Action Agency, a division of the Tehama County Department of Social Services, has awarded funding to the Cottonwood Creek...

GA PSC warns consumers to expect higher natural gas bills due to cold weather
The Daily Citizen - Dalton, GA
For energy assistance, low income consumers can contact their local Community Action Agency for information regarding receiving a one time $350 grant to be...

ID Agri-Action hosts Dump Hunger Food Drive Campaign
Ag Weekly Twin Falls, ID
Demand at the Twin Falls area food bank, South Central Community Action Partnership, has increased by 45% in 2009...

IN Grants will fund renovations for community centers
News Dispatch - Michigan City, IN
North Central Community Action Agencies Inc. has received $178547 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds - federal stimulus money - to...

KS Donations sought for fire victims
Topeka Capital Journal - Topeka, KS
Household items such as beds, furniture of all types, cooking items, food and personal hygiene necessities are being collected by Community Action Inc. Cash...

Fire victims need help
Topeka Capital Journal - Topeka, KS
Community Action Inc. needs help in providing support to the family of Davier Holmes, a 4-year-old fire fatality...

KY Officials get thousands of dollars to improve dental program for kids
WYMT - Lexington, KY
Officials with the KCEOC Community Action Partnership say the money, donated by the Pepsi Co foundation and the Bureau College Appalachian Fund...

Families seeking help for heat
WYMT - Lexington, KY
As the weather stays cold and the economy continues to struggle, representatives at the Community Action Council say people are coming through their doors...

MA Missie's Closet has free gently worn clothing
Cape Cod Times - Hyannis, MA
The Community Action Committee of Cape Cod & Islands Inc. is inviting the community to go shopping in its closet — Missie's Closet...

Lawmakers seek more money for heating assistance
The Patriot Ledger - Quincy, MA
Lisa Spencer, an energy director at the South Shore Community Action Council, said the additional funding is sorely needed. Her agency received more than...

MD Event to give Hagerstown residents chance to apply for utility relief
The Herald-Mail - Hagerstown, MD
The City of Hagerstown and the Community Action Council are hosting a Utility Relief Application Fair two days next week...

MI Crisp: Federal aid to weatherize homes will give major boost to area
Lansing State Journal - Lansing, MI
Michigan's Community Action Agencies have been weatherizing homes to help low-income families cut their energy costs for more than three decades...

Update - Walk for Warmth
WLKM Radio - Three Rivers, MI
The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), Lodge 106 of St. Joseph County has donated again to Community Action's Walk for Warmth campaign...

Walk for Warmth
WLKM Radio - Three Rivers, MI
Organizers of this year's Community Action Walk for Warmth ask simple questions in these hard times: “What if you had to choose between heating your home...

Great Lakes Bay area regional Martin Luther King Jr. celebration set for...
The Saginaw News - MLive.com - Saginaw, MI
...Center for Racial Harmony in Saginaw County, Saginaw County Community Action Committee and programs through the United Way in Bay and Midland counties...

MN Community action group promotes Rollie, Murray
In-Forum - Fargo, ND
Lakes and Prairies Community Action Partnership, Moorhead, in partnership with the Land of the Dancing Sky Area Agency on Aging and other community partners...

Weatherization program to be recognized by federal energy officials
Minnesota Public Radio - St. Paul, MN
The Minnesota Department of Commerce's Office of Energy Security administers the program mostly through Community Action Partnerships throughout the state...

Community Action Council luncheon commemorates 30 Years of domestic violence services...
PR-inside.com (press release)
On January 22, Community Action Council and the Lakeville Police Department will host the 25th Annual Domestic Abuse Awareness Luncheon at Brackett's...

MO OACAC accepting applications for aid
News-Leader.com - Springfield, MO
The Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation Taney County Neighborhood Center invites families or individuals to apply for assistance with emergency and...

NC Counselors strive to help homeowners prevent foreclosures
Lexington Dispatch - Lexington, NC
US Housing and Urban Development-approved counselors to prevent foreclosures are available through Davidson County Community Action at 249-0234...

NH Single mother thankful for assistance
Seacoastonline.com - Portsmouth, NH
She applied for heating assistance from Rockingham Community Action in late November but says she was told they are still processing requests from people...

Electric Assistance Program offers discounts between 5 and 70 percent
Foster's Daily Democrat - Dover, NH
Income eligibility requirements are as follows, broken down by family size and gross annual income: The program lasts 12 months, and to apply customers need to call their local Community Action Agency…

Belknap Area Committee on Aging, Laconia Friendship Club to meet Wed.
Laconia Citizen - Laconia, NH
...Club at Leavitt Park Club House on Wednesday at 1:30 pm Kris Bregler from the Community Action Program will speak about Nutrition and Healthy Aging...

NJ Tri-County to get training in La.
Vineland Daily Journal - Vineland, NJ
Tri-County Community Action Partnership CEO Albert B. Kelly will join other Community Action Partnership leaders from across the country today...

NY Voluntary Income Tax Assistance program Jan. 23 - April 15
Oneida Dispatch - Oneida, NY
Community Action Partnership (CAP) for Madison County, in partnership with the Department of Social Services and Colgate University...

OH More in need of heating assistance
Oxford Press - Oxford, OH
The Community Action Partnership of the Greater Dayton Area, which provides the weatherization services, expects to assist 1500 Butler County households...

Heating Assistance Available for Lawrence County Residents
State Journal - Charleston, WV
United Way has partnered with the Lawrence County Community Action Organization to provide these services to Lawrence County residents...

Applications Being Accepted For HEAP Winter Crisis Program
WMFD.com - Mansfield, OH
Central City Economic Development Community Action Council in Mansfield is helping people with their utility costs through the Home Energy Assistance...

SENIOR MENU
Chillicothe Gazette - Chillicothe, OH
The Community Action Committee of Pike County Senior Nutrition Program's Waverly congregate site meals are served at noon weekdays at 408 Walnut St. in...

State funds come through to assist locals interested in starting a business
Chillicothe Gazette - Chillicothe, OH
The Community Action Committee of Pike County is breathing a little easier after getting word Monday of a grant to help with business development...

Purpose of service to help those who qualify receive entire refund
Marietta Times - Marietta, OH
To assist people in the area who qualify, Washington-Morgan Community Action has partnered with the Ohio Benefit Bank to offer free income tax return filing...

File your taxes for free
Sandusky Register - Sandusky, OH
...Wood and Seneca counties who earned less than $57000 in 2009 can file their income taxes for free at any WSOS Community Action Commission office...

Budget items top City Council meeting agenda
Zanesville Times Recorder - Zanesville, OH
Council also will have third reading of an ordinance to cut the Muskingum Economic Opportunity Action Group (Community Action) subsidy from $15000 to $7500...

OK Tax season begins; KIBOIS offers free help
McAlester News Capital - McAlester, OK
It's tax season and once again KIBOIS Community Action is providing free help preparing tax returns. This is the seventh year KIBOIS Community Action has ...

Council OKs cardboard recycle plan
McAlester News Capital - McAlester, OK
McAlester city councilors voted unanimously during their regular Tuesday night meeting to partner with KIBOIS Community Action on a cardboard...

PA Labor & Industry Secretary Urges Pennsylvanians to Join More Than 80000 volunteers...
PR Newswire (press release)
Slippery Rock University's Connector Corps AmeriCorps members, in cooperation with I CARE House and Lawrence County Community Action Partnership...

Home weatherization projects begin in Lehigh Valley
The Morning Call - Allentown, PA
The Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley, a nonprofit group overseeing the program locally, said it expects to weatherize up to 600 homes with...

Job hunt is a waiting game
The Morning Call - Allentown, PA
The forum, sponsored locally by the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley, was one of thousands of Community Jobs Forums taking place around the country at the invitation of the White House...

CPCA to Offer Free Tax Prep for Those Qualified
Gant Daily - Clearfield, PA
Central Pennsylvania Community Action is pleased to announce that they will again be sponsoring the Clearfield County Money In Your Pocket...

Elderly, Handicapped and Lower-Income Residents of Clearfield Area to get Free Home Repairs
Gant Daily - Clearfield, PA
Central PA Community Action and the Clearfield Ministerium are partnering to sponsor this important program. The Group Workcamps Foundation is a non-profit...

RI Warwick Stop & Shop customers, associates raise $8125 for Food Bank
Warwick Beacon - Warwick, RI
...raised $8125 for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, Saint Vincent DePaul Society of Saint Peters Church & WestBay Community Action/Marketplace and...

SC Energy assistance applications offered
South Carolina Now - Florence, SC
Pee Dee Community Action Partnership will begin taking applications for its Low Income Energy Assistance Program. Funds are limited on a first-come...

SD ICAP, city extend option purchase agreement for lot
MADISONet.com - Madison, SD
Interlakes Community Action Partnership and Madison officials have agreed to another exclusive option to purchase city...

TN Inn gives shelter to Clarksville's homeless
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle - Clarksville, TN
The day shelter is operated under the umbrella of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Community Action Agency. The two-prong approach provides resources at...

Number of Clarksville homeless increases at day shelter
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle - Clarksville, TN
The day shelter is operated under the umbrella of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Community Action Agency. The two-prong approach provides resources at the...

TX NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Bee Community Action Agency will conduct a public hearing
mySouTex.com - Beeville, TX
The Bee Community Action Agency (BCAA) will conduct a public hearing in order to present the Agency's proposed use of Program Year 2010 Community Services...

Pursuing new career now easier for East Texans
KTRE - Nacogdoches, TX
It's how Community Action chose to use its stimulus money. The Greater East Texas Community Action is advertising "Plan B." They want to help people...

Webb Community Action Agency to have New Director
Laredo Sun - Laredo, TX
Rosaura “Wawi” Tijerina, mentioned they will interview the three final candidates for the Webb County Community Action Director position...

UT Habitat for Humanity meetings set
Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City, UT
23, 1 pm to 2 pm, Community Action Partnership, 3159 Grant Ave., Ogden. Families must meet income guidelines that are based on family size...

VA Helping the needy atop state agency
Virginia Gazette - Williamsburg, VA
We are making progress working with faith-based organizations, prisoner re-entry programs and with Community Action agencies. The progress comes in part...

State Report Outlines Four Goals to Lower Poverty
Public News Service
Jim Schuyler, executive director of the Virginia Community Action Partnership, is a member of the task force. He says about 10 percent of the population...

James City nonprofits plead for funding amid growing need
Daily Press - Newport News, VA
On top of providing services for underprivileged residents, the Williamsburg-James City County Community Action Agency is seeing more people pushed through...

State cuts for TAP could trickle to other funding
The Roanoke Times - Roanoke, VA
Total Action Against Poverty will have to cut programs that serve thousands of needy families and lay off staff if proposed cuts in its state funding stand…

VT Vermont Green Jobs Training Awarded $5 Million
BigNews.biz - Garden City, NY
A $4.8 million economic stimulus grant awarded today to the Central Vermont Community Action Council will train about 2400 Vermonters under a green jobs...

WV Skills Enhancements Center established in Taylor County
Mountain Statesman - Grafton, WV
The North Central West Virginia Community Action Skills Enhancement Center was made possible as Governor Joe Manchin awarded the American Recovery and...

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