CAAs in the News - May 31, 2010 through June 6, 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 Jo Anne McKnight's Points South news, June 6
Press-Register - al.com (blog) - Birmingham, AL
Turner said the program, with monies provided by Mobile Community Action, has allowed 50 to 60 students from six area high schools to spend two days a week volunteering...
Voucher provides items to grow veggies
News Courier - Athens, AL
The Community Action Partnership offers assistance through their Garden Voucher program. Eligible participants receive a voucher good at the Farmers Market...
CA Gemma Day Program holds graduation ceremonies for eight women transitioning from jail
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose, CA
The Community Action Board program was started in 2003 by two jailed women who wanted to break the back-and-forth cycle of jail to homelessness...
SCAN Health Plan Donates $85000 to California Nonprofits to Help Feed Seniors In-Need
PR Newswire (press release) - Long Beach, CA
The organizations that recently received funding from SCAN are: Angel's Depot in San Diego, Community Action Partnership of Orange County, Emergency Food...
Heat, economy have impact on cooling centers
The Desert Sun - Palm Springs, CA
...that want to save money on their electric bill, and hopefully save lives,” Alida Plascencia with the Community Action Partnership wrote in an e-mail...
Green Center in Oxnard a hub for sustainability ideas
Ventura County Star - Camarillo, CA
Randy Castellanos, left, of Solar World, talks with Dean Kato at the grand opening of Community Action Ventura County Green Center...
Long Beach nonprofit gets $17 million for energy-saving projects
Long Beach Press-Telegram - Long Beach, CA
The Long Beach Community Action Partnership (lbcap.org) will begin distributing the grants to thousands of local families beginning in August...
CT Graves Highlights CAA “Diversity Day”
New Haven Independent - New Haven, CT
The Community Action Agency of New Haven's Employee Morale Committee held their 1st Annual Diversity Day...
IA Loebsack updated on stimulus projects: Congressman tours weatherized home
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
About a year after Community Action of Southeast Iowa received $2.3 million in stimulus funds for home weatherization, US Rep. Dave Loebsack...
Iowa Community Action Association Launches New Web & Marketing Program
PR Web (press release)
Iowa Community Action Association (ICAA) has launched a new website and marketing program in association with its...
ID Energy assistance also valuable during the warm months
KLEW - Lewiston, ID
Community Action Partnership's Low Income Heat and Energy Assistance Program coordinator Kim Briscoe said they've received additional funding as part of a...
IN Business People
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne, IN
Community Action of Northeast Indiana hired Alexander Gust in administration and development and Marlene Crouse in Head Start. Sherry Early-Aden was named...
Low-income folks can get assistance with utility bills, AC units
The Herald-Times (subscription) - Bloomington, IN
That's the South Central Community Action Program's wish this summer for low-income individual ... Please log in to read the rest of this story...
KY Help For Those Threatened By Heat
WTVQ - Lexington, KY
The Community Action Council is reminding people whose health could be threatened by the heat that help is out there. All they need is a note from a doctor...
Community Action Council Provides Relief From Heat
LEX18 Lexington KY News - Lexington, KY
With the onset of summer heat, the Community Action Council's Summer Cooling Program has begun accepting applications for assistance...
LA $797000 grant to train workers
KLFY - Lafayette, LA
The money is going to the Louisiana Association of Community Action Partnerships, based in Baton Rouge. Part of the grant will be used to develop 40 computer-based training modules...
Registration for commodities
Houma Courier (blog) - Houma, LA
...Gheens and Lockport areas looking to receive commodities will have to register with the Office of Lafourche Community Action starting next week...
Feeding sites open in St. Mary
Tri Parish Times - Houma, LA
St. Mary Community Action will offer free lunches and, in a few areas, free breakfast to students parishwide from June 7 through July 16...
MA YWCA honors local women June 2
Boston Globe - Boston, MA
Deputy Director of Tri-City Community Action Program, Inc. for the past 11 years, Loretta Kemp has worked as the Human Resources director, mentor to program...
MD Community garden to grow produce for Food Bank
Explore Howard County - Columbia, MD
Five of the new plots will be used to grow vegetables for clients of the county Food Bank, operated by Howard County's Community Action Council...
ME Fourth annual YCCAC Golf Tournament to tee off in August at The Links at Outlook
Foster's Daily Democrat - Dover, NH
This charity event will raise funds to help support the programs and services of York County Community Action Corporation, which is based in Sanford...
MI Community garden volunteers sought in Clare County
The Morning Sun - Clare, MI
In an effort to provide fresh fruits and vegetables to low-income individuals and families, Mid Michigan Community Action has started community gardens...
MN Baxter segment to be featured in 13th annual 'Ride with Jim'
Brainerd Daily Dispatch
Hosted by the Paul Bunyan Trail Association and Brainerd Community Action, this year's ride will showcase the newest section of the Baxter trail system...
Community Action Begins with a Call to Action
Hometown Focus - Virginia, MN
With these words the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 begins and so began the “war on poverty” which created Community Action Agencies...
MO A Cool Deal for Local Residents
KOMU-TV - Columbia, MO
Low-income residents can escape the heat with help from Central Missouri Community Action. "Everyone just first off can't believe it...
Green Hills Community Action Agency to sponsor Women's Expo
Gallatin North Missourian - Gallatin, MO
Green Hills Community Action Agency's Women's Health Services Program is sponsoring a fun-filled girls' day out this September...
Photo: NECAC celebrates National Community Action Month
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St. Louis, MO
North East Community Action Corp. staff and board members visited the St. Charles County office Thursday in celebration of May as National Community Action...
CAP to offer emergency utility help
St. Joseph News-Press - St. Joseph, MO
With the warmer weather, Community Action Partnership of Greater St. Joseph plans to help residents with the possibility of rising utility prices...
ND Early Head Start under way
Dickinson Press - Dickinson, ND
Community Action Partnership is accepting applications for enrollment in the Early Head Start program that is under way in southwestern North Dakota...
Pollert speaks at Rotary meeting
Jamestown Sun - Jamestown, ND
Ann Pollert, executive director of North Dakota Community Action Association from Fargo, was the guest speaker at the May 25 Rotary meeting...
NE 100 Teens Wet Feet At '1st Job' (inc. video)
KETV Omaha - Omaha, NE
The Eastern Nebraska Community Action Partnership is getting ready to give 100 teenagers their "first" job. Known as ENCAP, the organization takes dozens of...
NJ Tri-County Community Action Partnership starts loan program for low-income families
NJ.com - Salem, NJ
Tri-County Community Action Partnership is kicking off its Tri-Loan Program, which is a helping hand fund to assist low-income clients in...
U.S. Dept. of Energy provides nearly $1 million for new Hackensack weatherization training center
newjerseynewsroom.com - Montclair, NJ
The Bergen County Community Action Partnership has been selected to receive $999846 in federal to expand weatherization training programs and establish a...
North Hudson Community Action Corp. launches new Web site for English, Spanish users
The Jersey Journal - NJ.com - Jersey City, NJ
North Hudson Community Action Corporation (NHCAC), one of the region's largest nonprofit organizations and the largest...
NY Community Action has helped hundreds
The Daily News Online - Batavia, NY
"What a wonderful way to end the month," said Dix, emergency services coordinator for Community Action of Orleans and Genesee, as they watched the activity...
OH COMMUNITUY ACTION STAFFER COMPLETES REGIONAL PROJECT
Chillicothe Gazette - Chillicothe, OH
Casey Stewart was one of 17 graduates of the Community Action Leadership Academy through the Coalition for Ohio Appalachian Development...
Food pantries in busy period
Marietta Times - Marietta, OH
Marilyn Sloan, food bank manager with Hocking-Athens-Perry Southeast Ohio Food Bank, Community Action, said Wednesday that the need is still real....
COA honors 3 on Wednesday
Record Herald - Washington Court House, OH
Wednesday afternoon, the Fayette County Commission on Aging and the Community Action Commission celebrated the lives of John Bonner, Laurence "Bucky" Dumford and Jack Hagerty...
Commission on Aging to honor three
Record Herald - Washington Court House, OH
The Fayette County Commission on Aging and Community Action Commission will honor three past Fayette County icons today...
Summer crisis CCA program begins July 1
Daily Sentinel - Pomeroy, OH
The Gallia Meigs Community Action Agency will be able to assist income eligible and medically qualified residents with...
Youngstown looking for lifeguards for North side pool
WFMJ - Youngstown, OH
The Mahoning/Youngstown Community Action Partnership will provide $300000 from a state grant to operate summer programs at city parks and at the North side...
OK Repair Funds Available for OKC Homeowners
KOCO Oklahoma City - Oklahoma City, OK
The city also contracts with the Community Action Agency to help homeowners weatherize or make emergency home repairs. For more information on this program...
RI Health centers receive federal grants for electronic records
Providence Journal - Providence, RI
Three community health centers have received $1.5 million in federal stimulus funds to enhance electronic medical records. The East Bay Community Action...
East Bay Community Action given $1.6M
Providence Business News - Providence, RI
East Bay Community Action Program has been awarded $1.57 million in federal stimulus money to adopt electronic medical records and...
SD City to decide on creating new dog park
MADISONet.com - Madison, SD
City officials plan to sell the land to Inter-Lakes Community Action Partnership so the agency can build new offices and a preschool...
City approves downtown land sale to ICAP
MADISONet.com Madison, SD
The Madison City Commission approved on Monday a contract between the city and Inter-Lakes Community Action Partnership for the sale of a half-block of...
WI Western Dairyland Business class being held in Eau Claire
WQOW TV News 18 - Eau Claire, WI
The class will run from 6 to 9 pm at the Western Dairyland Community Action Agency, 418 Wisconsin Street, Eau Claire. Tuition is $25 for individuals and...