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Here's just a sampling of stories from the past several weeks:
CAA Fundraising Event – 3,200 square foot, $2 million bay-front home is grand prize
Tickets On Sale Now for Community Action Marin's Dream House Raffle – All proceeds from ticket sales benefit Community Action Marin (CAM), one of the area's oldest and largest private social service providers, in their ongoing...
CAA Presents Legacy Awards
CAP Hosts Hope in Action, Honors Citizens and Organizations in the IE – “Our work together puts hope in action,” Patricia Nickols, CEO of Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County (CAPSBC) said...
Passport to Prosperity Initiative
“Passport To Prosperity” Unveiled – With new federal stimulus money, the Community Action Agency has created a “passport” to a new future for its clients...
Summer Art Outreach Program for Youth
Art league, community agency partner for summer art outreach – The Rehoboth Art League and First State Community Action Agency recently announced the successful completion of their collaborative summer art outreach...
Training Displaced Workers in the Field of Solar Energy
Solar Energy Heating up the Local Job Market – They have partnered with Community Rehabilitation Center, Northeast Community Action Agency and WorkSource to help train workers in installation and...
650 Local Volunteers on 32 Teams Take Part in Community Improvement Event
Paint-A-Thon set for next month – As it has been from the start, the event is sponsored by Two Rivers Bank and Trust, Diamond Vogel Paints and Community Action of Southeast Iowa...
CAA Leader Offers Hope
George Davis: His acts of hope (video included) – Thirty-eight years later, he heads an office that serves as a public Community Action Agency, addressing poverty through a wide variety of assistance...
CAA Sponsors Event to Hear from Teens
Teen Expo Saturday – Dubbed Teen Expo by the parish's Office of Community Action, the event will run from 3 to 7 pm at the Warren Harang auditorium, 310 N. Canal Blvd. Doors...
Pool of Funds Available to Help Keep At-Risk Students in College
Funds may cover student expenses – Sherry Archibald, director of the Community Action Agency, said her organization received the money with the stipulation that at least half of it go...
Pictures of Poverty Photo Exhibit
Photo contest aims to shed a light on poverty – Pictures of Poverty is a photography exhibit to initiate a dialogue about how the community can commit to ending it. CAP thought the contest and exhibit could be a new way to advocate for the poor...see Photo Exhibit Brochure for more info.
Recruiting Local Safe Homes for Runaway or Homeless Youth
Help Change Young Peoples Lives by Opening Your Home – Host Home Outreach Services is a program offered by Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska that offers a local safe home for runaway or homeless...
Toothmobile Provides No Cost Dental Care to 80 Uninsured Children
Salem Health & Wellness Foundation awards grant to Tri-County Community Action Partnership for Toothmobile Project – The Salem Health and Wellness Foundation (SH&WF) has awarded a grant in the amount of $23888 to Tri-County Community Action Partnership's Toothmobile...
Showing Communities How to Grow Their Own Healthy, Safe and Affordable Food
Hoop house is a growing trend – It was a scene that L. Nathan Hare, executive director of the Community Action Organization of Erie County, expects to see repeated in up to 10 other...
Creating a Grassroots Movement to Deal with Poverty
Coalition creating 'a movement' to combat poverty – The group met Tuesday and discussed aspects of the plan, Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency Executive Director Amy Turner said...
CAA Employees Honored for Exemplary Contributions in the Field of Community-Based Development
Community Action employees honored – The Community Action commission of Fayette County was among seven organizations recognized at the Ohio CDC Association with a 2009 Member Award...
CAA Starts Mobile Medical Clinic
Mobile medical clinic to set up stop in northeast Canton – The Stark County Community Action Agency is starting a mobile medical clinic with a medical-service van that will be set up at the William Hunter Family...
CAA Takes First Step to Become an Active Partner in Public and Private Sector Economic Development
Treasury certifies Cookson Hills Community Action Foundation – “This is precisely the mission of the Cookson Hills Community Action Foundation,” Harrell said. This new capacity means that the agency can attract capital...
Courts to Work with CAA on Mortgage Foreclosure Diversionary Program
Blair courts to offer more mortgage help – President Judge Jolene G. Kopriva said Thursday that the courts are joining forces with the Blair County Community Action Agency to address the growing...
Entrepreneurial Training Program Classes Begin
Business startup classes – The Community Action Development Corporation of Bethlehem will offer its popular entrepreneurial training program beginning Thursday, Sept. 3...
“Right on the Money” Introduces Kids to Key Financial Concepts and Provides Parents with Tools to Reinforce Their Own Financial Knowledge
CPCA and Timberland Federal Credit Union Offer Family Financial Lessons – Central PA Community Action and Timberland Federal Credit Union are pleased to announce that they will be offering free, family-oriented money management lessons through an innovative new program developed for Pennsylvania’s community-based organizations and libraries…
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