CAAs in the News - October 19, 2009 through October 25, 2009 (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.

CA Community Action Partnership of OC kicks off “Hope for the Holidays” campaign
Examiner.com - Denver, CO
At their recent October all-staff meeting, Community Action Partnership of Orange County (CAPOC) officially kicked off its 2nd annual “Hope for the...

Madera Domestic Violence Shelter to Re-Open
ABC30.com
A trip to the grocery store is a welcome chore for these women from the Community Action Partnership of Madera County. They're stocking up on food for the...

Meeting on homeless issues takes place Oct. 23
Lake County News - Lakeport, CA
Recently Catholic Charities of Lake County, as the lead agency along with Lake County Community Action Agency, Lake Family Resource Center and...

CT Access Community Action Agency to give community service awards
Norwich Bulletin - Norwich, CT
The Access Community Action Agency will give community service awards to Frito-Lay of Dayville and attorney Ronald Goldstein of Colchester at 5:30 pm...

FL Volunteers needed to help in tax preparation
Fort Pierce Tribune - Stuart, FL
...St. Lucie County's Community Services Department is seeking volunteers to assist in tax preparation through The Treasure Coast Community Action Agency...

ID SCCAP to open weatherization office in Burley
Twin Falls Times-News - Twin Falls, ID
...newly expanded guidelines will receive better service after South Central Community Action Partnership opens a Burley weatherization office on Nov. 1...

IN No trouble with these bubbles
Palladium-Item - Richmond, IN
Head Start classes for ages 3 to 5 are a program of Community Action of East Central Indiana. For more information about Head Start enrollment...

Weatherization effort storms through region
Gary Post Tribune - Gary, IN
So much so that they nearly shut down the phone system at the Northwest Indiana Community Action Corp. in September with a...

KS Poverty simulation opens eyes
Newton Kansan - Newton, MA
Marion Kesler, Mid-Kansas Community Action Program director, said her agency has 15 to 20 people coming in each day to apply for emergency assistance...

LA CCAC holding open house today in Alexandria
Alexandria Town Talk - Alexandria, LA
Cenla Community Action Committee is holding an open house from noon to 2 pm today at its office at 1335 Jackson St. in Alexandria...

MA Marshfield Head Start gets federal stimulus boost
The Patriot Ledger - Quincy, MA
The Marshfield facility – one of three area Head Start locations, along with ones in Plymouth and Kingston, run by the South Shore Community Action Council...

Plymouth, Quincy receive foreclosure money
The Patriot Ledger - Quincy, MA
Quincy Community Action Programs received $57103 and Plymouth Redevelopment Authority received $58720. This housing program is designed to expand home...

MD Interim head is named president of CAC
Baltimore Sun - Baltimore, MD
Bita Dayhoff, a 20-year veteran of the Howard County Community Action Council, was named the permanent president Tuesday evening...

Howard pols turn out for Muslim food drive
Baltimore Sun - Baltimore, MD
The collection exceeded previous efforts by several thousand pounds, Chotani said, and Community Action Council leaders who attended were happy for the...

MI Worth Noting
The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com - Jackson, MI
On Wednesday, the Community Foreclosure Coalition, an arm of the Community Action Agency directed by Neeta Delaney, will sponsor a townhall meeting on the...

CAA paying for weatherization of 1300 homes
The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com - Jackson, MI
Community Action Agency CEO Marsha Kreucher said the funds are available to low-income families in the three-county area. Human Services Director Ismael...

Senior meals and services millage to appear on Nov. ballot
Sault Ste. Marie Evening News - Sault Ste. Marie, MI
The collected money, if the measure passes, will provide funding for the Chippewa County Community Action Agency's senior meals and services through 2012...

MN Tough economy brings more people in search of assistance financially
West Central Tribune - Willmar, MN
Signs of a tough economy are being seen in increased requests for services at the Heartland Community Action Agency. At the same time...

MO Big wheels rolling through Kirksville
Kirksville Daily Express and Daily News - Kirksville, MO
The Northeast Missouri Community Action Agency is hosting its second annual Big Wheel Rally Saturday...

Study: Mo. 5th worst in nation for child abuse deaths
KRCG - Jefferson City, MO
...surprising to find that we rank that high in terms of such a negative list,” said Bryon White, who works for the Central Mo Community Action group...

MT $4 million grant to buy foreclosed homes
Daily Inter Lake - Kalispell, MT
The city of Kalispell and Community Action Partnership of Northwest Montana can begin plowing new ground for...

NC Volunteers spring to action in Asheville
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville, NC
The draft stoppers will be delivered to people served by Meals on Wheels, Community Action Opportunities and the Council on Aging...

NJ Tri-County literacy program volunteers needed
Today's Sunbeam - NJ.com - Salem, NJ
Tri-County Community Action Partnership's Pro-Literacy program is seeking volunteers to conduct tutor training sessions, tutor adult learners...

NY Community agency will use $1M grant for families facing eviction
Rome Sentinel - Rome, NY
Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency, rent and security deposits, Rome 339-2649, Herkimer 866-0030. • Catholic Charities of Oneida-Madison counties...

OH Ohio consumer advocates join to protest pending telephone legislation
Cincinnati Business Courier - Cincinnati, OH
The participants include: Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel, Communities United For Action, AARP Ohio, Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies...

New TCAP programs for both young, old
Warren Tribune Chronicle - Warren, OH
The Trumbull Community Action Program is focusing on children and senior citizens with new programs funded through the federal...

CCEDEC Prepares For HEAP Program
WMFD.com - Mansfield, OH
The Central City Economical Development Community Action Council is gearing up for HEAP, the Home Energy Assistance Program...

Program helps with house payments
Port Clinton News Herald - Port Clinton, OH
WSOS Community Action Commission will be conducting an intake night from 6 to 8 pm Nov. 18, at the Port Clinton City Hall, 1868 E. Perry St., Port Clinton…

Winter Crisis Program Begins Nov. 1 in Lawrence County, Ohio
WOWK - Huntington, WV
According to the Ironton-Lawrence County Community Action Organization, if you're facing a disconnection of your electric and/or gas...

Tanzanian artists visit Ohio
Fremont News Messenger - Fremont, OH
A delegation of 13 Tanzanian women artists will be the guests of WSOS Community Action Commission today and will share their culture with the community...

WSOS directors approve proposals
Port Clinton News Herald - Port Clinton, OH
The WSOS Board of Directors recently approved submitting a $75000 proposal that will allow WSOS Community Action Commission to provide foreclosure...

COMMUNITY ACTION TO OFFER FREE LUNCHES
Chillicothe Gazette - Chillicothe, OH
Ross County Community Action will offer free lunches to those in need from 11:30 to 1:30 pm Monday through Friday at Carver Community Center, 165 W. Fourth...

OK Festival to include COCAA food drive
Stillwater NewsPress - Stillwater, OK
The festival will include a food drive for Central Oklahoma Community Action Agency. “We are delighted to be partnering with the city of Stillwater,” Clara...

OR Project Community Connect is here to help
East Oregonian - Pendleton, OR
The local community action agency, Community Action Program East Central Oregon, CAPECO, is organizing the event within the scope of the county's pending...

Food bank breaks ground
The Daily Astorian - Astoria, OR
There were no golden shovels Monday at the groundbreaking ceremony for Clatsop Community Action's long-awaited regional Food Bank warehouse...

PA Group: We're not driving out NF String
Central Penn Business Journal - Harrisburg, PA
Harrisburg's Community Action Commission didn't stop a manufacturer from expanding on 4 acres in the city's South Allison Hill...

Persons of the Week: Seniors use knitting skills to help others
The Tribune-Democrat - Johnstown, PA
The items have been delivered to The Salvation Army in Johnstown, Community Action Partnership of Cambria County, the Retired Senior Volunteer Program in...

CPCA: Big Need for Winter Coats
Gant Daily - Clearfield, PA
“People hold on to them and have a collection in the back of their closet,” Stacy LoCastro, deputy director of Central PA Community Action, said...

RI Warwick skating rink to reopen Thursday
Providence Journal - Providence, RI
...waived for each person who brings a nonperishable food item for donation to the West Bay Marketplace or any food cupboard run by West Bay Community Action.

RI Foundation gives 'strategic' grants for local needs
Providence Journal - Providence, RI
East Bay Community Action Program, Newport: $50000 for the Newport Skills Alliance. Grow Smart Rhode Island: $75000. House of Hope Community Development...

TN Agency using federal stimulus funds to weatherize 164 Blount homes
Maryville Daily Times - Maryville, TN
The Blount County Community Action Agency will use federal stimulus funds to weatherize more than 164 homes by Sept. 30, 2010...

Health department opens clinic Saturday for flu shots
Blount Today - Maryville, TN
The mission of Blount County Community Action Agency is to provide services and develop resources with partnering agencies to meet basic needs and improve...

UT More Than Just Voices on the Phone: Tahitian Noni International Call Center Operators Support Local Charity
Market Wire (press release)
For the past three months, these operators have been raising money to help Community Action Services of Provo, which offers local food bank services for...

VT 'Button Up Vermont' in Ascutney tonight
Rutland Herald - Rutland, VT
"Button Up Vermont" is a program of the Central Vermont Community Action Council, in partnership with the Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network and...

WA Remarkable generosity
Longview Daily News - Longview, WA
The Woodland couple is donating $350000 to the Lower Columbia Community Action Program Foundation. CAP community service director Alan Rose told Daily News...

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