CAAs in the News - January 18, 2010 through January 24, 2010 (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 Letter: 'Grins' donations go to good cause
Prattville Progress - Prattville, AL
On behalf of the staff and board of directors of the Elmore/Autauga Community Action Committee (E/ACAC), I thank you and your readers for your generous...

AZ Community Action expands Web help
Phoenix Business Journal - Phoenix, AZ
The Arizona Community Action Association has added a host of new organizations to a Web site aimed at helping people connect with government and social...

CA Stimulus funds expand infant childcare services
Sierra Sun - Truckee, CA
Placer Community Action Council's KidZKount group, donated the money to the district from a grant they received from the Obama administration's American...

Win a Marin County dream home
KGO-TV - San Francisco, CA
The Community Action Marin Dream House Raffle begins on September 1, 2009 and ends on February 5, 2010 ("Raffle Period"). Community Action Marin's Dream...

CT Agencies collect gift cards for needy
TheDay.com - New London, CT
United Community & Family Services and Thames Valley Council for Community Action are collecting gift cards from any vendor, store or restaurant to meet the...

ACCESS Agency stores running critically low
Norwich Bulletin - Norwich, CT
After the annual push of holiday donations, the emergency food bank at the ACCESS Community Action Agency normally has food in its pantry...

IA Move over, Mario: Local residents getting Wii fit
Marshalltown Times Republican - Marshalltown, IA
As executive director of Mid-Iowa Community Action, her title requires hours of sitting and minutes of movement. "My job is all about lots of meetings," she...

ID Fill the bus
Bonners Ferry Herald - Bonners Ferry, ID
The third annual “Fill the Bus” food drive is collecting food for Community Action Partnership Food Bank which helps feed hundred of needy...

IN CANI seeks students for career shadow day
fwdailynews.com - Fort Wayne, IN
Community Action of Northeast Indiana (CANI) seeks low-income middle-school students (2010-11 school year) to participate in a career shadow...

KS SEK-CAP to expand Early Head Start
Pittsburg Morning Sun - Pittsburg, KS
Of the 12 counties served by the Southeast Kansas Community Action Program, only six have traditionally had access to home-based aid as part...

KY Agencies given extra money to provide home heating aid
Bowling Green Daily News - Bowling Green, KY
Locally, Community Action of Southern Kentucky distributes LIHEAP funds to needy residents in Warren and nine other counties...

Cold temperatures make KU bills soar
WYMT - Lexington, KY
Customers who are having trouble paying for expensive bills can seek help at the local Community Action Council office…

LA Local Organization Celebrates Obama's First Year
KTAL - Shreveport, LA
The Caddo Community Action Agency received six million dollars from President Obama's stimulus package. The money was used to fund four major projects...

SMILE Announces Free Community Service Programs
KLFY - Lafayette, LA
Smile Community Action Agency representatives announced Wednesday a number of stimulus projects funded by the Community Services Block Grant that are now...

MA Quincy girl continues to donate bottles and cans for the hungry
Wicked Local Quincy - Quincy, MA
Over the past four years, Sophia has collected thousands of bottles and cans and donated the money to the Quincy Community Action Programs' Emergency Food...

Heating assistance comes just in time
Berkshire Eagle - Pittsfield, MA
...alternative financial resources to supplement their energy needs," Berkshire Community Action Council Executive Director Donald Atwater said Thursday...

NSCAP offers free tax help for low-income families
Wicked Local Manchester - Manchester, MA
North Shore Community Action Programs at 50 Main St., Peabody, is offering free tax preparation services from Jan. 25 to April 14. All low-income families...

Somerville remembers MLK
Somerville Journal - Somerville, MA
Melissa McWhinney (C), Director of Advocacy at the Community Action Agency of Somerville (CAAS), receives an award for her community work from State Senator...

Home-buying program for speakers of Cantonese offered in Quincy
Wicked Local Quincy - Quincy, MA
Quincy Community Action Programs and the Quincy Housing Authority will conduct a Cantonese-language workshop for first-time home buyers on Feb. 27 and 28...

MD Hagerstown City Offering Benefit Programs to Residents
WHAG - Hagerstown, MD
Hagerstown and the Community Action Council will host a utility relief application fair on Wednesday, January 20th from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm at City Hall...

ME Head Start Center To Close In Saco
WCSH-TV - Portland, ME
York County Community Action Head Start is losing $300000 because of a change to Mainecare reimbursements. The Catholic parish needs the center for office...

MI Keeping the heat on
HollandSentinel.com - Holland, MI
 “It was a personal thing,” said the mother of three, who sought help to pay her heating bill from Ottawa County Community Action Agency...

Gift Of Warmth Gala
UpNorthLive.com - Traverse City, MI
It's held by the Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency, which helps low-income residents pay heating bills. While the economic times in the area are... 

MN Community Action Duluth offers tax help
Duluth News Tribune - Duluth, MN
If your household income is $49000 or less, free help is available through Community Action Duluth beginning Jan. 30. If your household income is $49000 or...

Shelter marks 30 years of service, takes new approach to curtail domestic violence
Pioneer Press - St. Paul, MN
A little more than 30 years ago, Mary Ajax was answering phones for the Community Action Council, frustrated because she had nowhere to...

Duluth Mayor Ness announces prosperity initiative
Duluth News Tribune (registration) - Duluth, MN
...Angie Miller, executive director of Community Action Duluth; Pam Kramer, executive director of the Duluth Local Initiatives Support Corp.; Joe Hill...

Bi-County Community Action Program, Inc. awarded Emerging Leadership Institute participation
The Lake Country Echo - Pequot Lakes, MN
Bi-County Community Action Programs, Inc. has been awarded competitive positions in the inaugural 2010 Minnesota Community Action Emerging Leaders Institute...

WCA receives weatherization grant
Worthington Daily Globe - Worthington, MN
Among them is Western Community Action of Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Cottonwood and Jackson counties, which is receiving $10000...

Transit rate changes minimal
Jackson County Pilot - Jackson, MN
The first public hearing in a long time for Western Community Action Community Transit will herald new changes to its...

MO NECAC gets $552000 for home repair work
Hannibal.net - Hannibal, MO
The North East Community Action Corporation has been awarded $552000 for home renovations, NECAC President and Chief Executive Officer Don...

Event Jan. 28 for 'I CAN' families
News-Leader.com - Springfield, MO
The Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation will hold an "I CAN" event for 100 families enrolled in the Head Start program on Thursday, January 28 at East...

MT Annual Homeless Survey to be Held Jan. 28
KECI-TV - Missoula, MT
People who consider themselves homeless can drop in at the Gateway Community Center, Flathead Job Service, Community Action Partnership and the Samaritan...

Homes in line for community land trust
Daily Inter Lake - Kalispell, MT
The Kalispell City Council cleared away one hurdle Tuesday night when it approved an interlocal agreement with Community Action Partnership of Northwest...

NC Community Action searches for new board members
Lexington Dispatch - Lexington, NC
Davidson County Community Action will hold elections for its board of directors vacancies in the low-income sectors. The communities include Little...

Energy-efficiency program looks for more participants
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville, NC
Workers from Community Action Opportunities and Asheville Green Opportunities returned to Senyak's house Wednesday to install more insulation and weather...

NH Elderly woman still works to get by
Seacoastonline.com - Portsmouth, NH
A few years ago, she was volunteering at the local Rockingham Community Action office in her town and heard about the heating assistance program...

NJ Local residents line up for free H1N1 vaccine; more to come
The Hudson Reporter - Hoboken, NJ
Polo and her colleague John Robles, a registered nurse (RN), work at a North Hudson Community Action Corporation clinic that runs every Saturday...

Council wants to develop areas of the city with BCCAP
NorthJersey.com - Woodland Park, NJ
The City of Garfield will be participating in plans to revamp areas of the city with the assistance of the Bergen County Community Action Partnership...

NY Jefferson County will try to get count of homeless population
Watertown Daily Times - Watertown, NY
According to the Community Action Coalition's (CAC) Manager of Jefferson and Waukesha County Services Jeanette Petts, the CAC is asking for help because...

EMPLOYMENT: Community Action aids job-seekers
Journal-Register - Medina, NY
Since September, Community Action of Orleans and Genesee Counties has been offering one-on-one assistance to county residents who need help reaching their...

CAP, Colgate team up for tax assistance program
Oneida Dispatch - Oneida, NY
Community Action Partnership (CAP), Department of Social Services and Colgate University will offer the Voluntary Income Tax Assistance...

Celebrating the life of King
Buffalo News - Buffalo, NY
Mayor Byron W. Brown and L. Nathan Hare, president and chief executive officer of the Community Action Organization of Erie County, received the Civil...

OH Report says Ohio poverty approaching 20-year high
Dayton Daily News - Dayton, OH
Job creation has to be a priority," said Phil Cole, executive director of the Ohio Association of community Action Agencies, which commissioned the poverty...

Poverty soars in Ohio
Columbus Dispatch - Columbus, OH
Ted Strickland's official State of the State speech -- was released today by the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies. It provides some startling...

CNN show delayed
SalemNews.net - Salem, OH
A CNN story about the success of the Columbiana County Community Action Agency's home weatherization assistance program and use of federal stimulus...

Ohio receives additional heating assistance funds
Chillicothe Gazette - Chillicothe, OH
"With these additional funds for the Home Energy Assistance Program, alongside our Community Action Agency partners, we will be able to assist more families...

Columbiana Agency Honored for Saving People Money
WYTV - Youngstown, OH
The Community Action Agency was recognized as number one in the state for saving the most money in weatherizing area homes. The agency goes into homes and...

Community celebrates King's legacy
Chillicothe Gazette - Chillicothe, OH
Referencing back to former presidents Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln, Community Action Executive Director Wayne McLaughlin said the journey didn't...

OK Oklahoma Business Almanac
NewsOK.com - Oklahoma City, OK
?Community Action Agency presents "Business Developments,” 6 to 8 pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Metro Tech, 1700 Springlake Drive. Fee: $25...

OR Volunteer opportunity coming
Newberg Graphic - Newberg, OR
Yamhill Community Action Partnership is seeking volunteers to survey the homeless Wednesday. Needed are volunteers who can communicate orally and in writing...

Project Homeless Connect
Seaside Signal - Seaside, OR
Clatsop Community Action, in partnership with non-profit, government and faith-based social service agencies, will be hosting Clatsop County's first annual...

'Cash for Appliances' in Oregon
KVAL - Eugene, OR
Those who think they meet the income requirements need to contact their local Community Action Program or CAP. CAP representatives will distribute the money...

Volunteers needed to count homeless
Coos Bay World - Coos Bay, OR
Oregon Coast Community Action, the South Coast Homeless Council and other local organizations will interview homeless people in Coos County on Jan. 27...

PA Food pantry open
Cameron County Endeavor - Emporium, PA
Those eligible for the food should stop at the building behind Northern Tier Community Action Corp. on Fourth Street. You must be an online subscriber to...

TX Webb County Community Action Agency has New Director
Laredo Sun - Laredo, TX
Javier Martinez is officially the new director of the Community Action Agency in Webb County. The Court of Commissioners selected Javier Martinez as the new...

UT Food bank director has passion for helping others
Deseret News - Salt Lake City, UT
When Myla Dutton started working for Community Action Services and Food Bank in 1979, the "bank" was a 5-by-7 foot pantry...

VA Volunteers To Provide Free Tax Assistance
WVNS - Ghent, WV
Clinch Valley Community Action, Inc. is providing volunteer income tax assistance for low income families. Certified volunteers will be...

WA Rally, expo offered to help end homelessness in Clallam County
Peninsula Daily - Port Townsend, WA
…volunteers will begin counting the homeless on Monday, said de Forest Walker, director of Olympic Community Action Programs' housing services division...

MLK Day Diversity Festival
The Wenatchee World Online - Wenatchee, WA
This free event is organized by volunteers from Intermountain AmeriCorps and sponsored by the Okanogan County Community Action Council...

WI Homeless in Barron County
Chetek Alert - Chetek, WI
Robyn Thibado, social assets director for the West Central Wisconsin Community Action Agency, reports West CAP received 387 phone calls requesting housing...

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