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| AGENCY: | US - Virtual CAP Resource Information |  |
| PROGRAM: | Assessment Tools to Support CAA Capacity Building |
| PURPOSE: | Assessment of an agency’s strengths and areas for improvement is a key element of ROMA National Goal #5: Agencies Increase Their Capacity to Achieve Results. |
| AGENCY: | US - Virtual CAP Resource Information | |
| PROGRAM: | CAA Annual Reports |
| PURPOSE: | Annual Reports help broaden understanding and support for Community Action and attract attention to poverty issues and solutions. |
| AGENCY: | US - Virtual CAP Resource Information | |
| PROGRAM: | CAA Board Self-Evaluation Instruments |
| PURPOSE: | Effective governance is an element of National Goal 5: Agencies Increase Their Capacity to Achieve Results. CSBG Information Memorandum 82 emphasizes that CAA boards are ultimately responsible for assuring that an agencies continue to assess and respond to the causes and conditions of poverty in their community, achieve anticipated family and community outcomes, and remain administratively and fiscally sound. |
| AGENCY: | US - Virtual CAP Resource Information | |
| PROGRAM: | CAA Videos – Local CAAs and State CAP Associations |
| PURPOSE: | CAA videos broaden the understanding of Community Action, attract attention to poverty issues and solutions, and help build greater support for CAAs. |
| AGENCY: | US - Virtual CAP Resource Information | |
| PROGRAM: | Community Needs Assessment Resources |
| PURPOSE: | Needs assessment studies are one component of the Results Oriented Management and Accountability cycle. This process is a key feature of an agency’s planning and evaluation process that relates to ROMA National Goal #5: Agencies Increase Their Capacity to Achieve Results. |
| AGENCY: | US - Virtual CAP Resource Information | |
| PROGRAM: | Community Needs Assessments - Examples of CAA Needs Assessment Reports |
| PURPOSE: | Needs assessment studies are one component of the Results Oriented Management and Accountability cycle. This process is a key feature of an agency’s planning and evaluation process that relates to ROMA National Goal #5: Agencies Increase Their Capacity to Achieve Results. |
| AGENCY: | US - Virtual CAP Resource Information | |
| PROGRAM: | Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief |
| PURPOSE: | Resources to support disaster planning are featured along with tools from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that can be used by Community Action Agencies and others to develop effective Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief plans. |
| AGENCY: | US - Virtual CAP Resource Information | |
| PROGRAM: | Financial Literacy Education Resources |
| PURPOSE: | Financial literacy education is a key element of ROMA National Goal 1: Low-Income People Become More Self-Sufficient. |
| AGENCY: | US - Virtual CAP Resource Information | |
| PROGRAM: | Foreclosure Assistance Resources |
| PURPOSE: | Prevention of mortgage foreclosure promotes ROMA National Goal #1: Low-Income People Become More Self-Sufficient by assisting low-income families to maintain home ownership. |
| AGENCY: | US - Virtual CAP Resource Information | |
| PROGRAM: | Fundraising Overview |
| PURPOSE: | Expansion of an agency's financial resources is a key element of ROMA National Goal #5: Agencies Increase Their Capacity to Achieve Results. |
| AGENCY: | US - Virtual CAP Resource Information | |
| PROGRAM: | Grant Opportunities |
| PURPOSE: | Expansion of an agency's financial resources is a key element of ROMA National Goal #5: Agencies Increase Their Capacity to Achieve Results. |
| AGENCY: | US - Virtual CAP Resource Information | |
| PROGRAM: | Living Wage Campaign Resources |
| PURPOSE: | Efforts to promote living wage job opportunities combined with efforts to help families meet basic living expenses such as food, housing, childcare, transportation, and health care are vital toward achievement of ROMA National Goal #2: The Conditions in Which Low-Income Live are Improved. |
| AGENCY: | US - Virtual CAP Resource Information | |
| PROGRAM: | Mentoring Program Resources |
| PURPOSE: | Mentoring is an element of ROMA National Goal 1: Low-Income People Become More Self-Sufficient as reflected in benefits to mentors, in addition to a growing number of studies that have revealed significant associations between youth’s involvement in mentoring relationships and positive developmental outcomes. |
| AGENCY: | US - Virtual CAP Resource Information | |
| PROGRAM: | Planning and Evaluation Tools |
| PURPOSE: | Strengthening an agency’s planning and evaluation capacities is a key element of ROMA National Goal #5: Agencies Increase Their Capacity to Achieve Results. |
| AGENCY: | US - Virtual CAP Resource Information | |
| PROGRAM: | Public Community Action Agencies |
| PURPOSE: | Approximately fifteen percent of all Community Action Agencies are public entities. Virtual CAP has often received requests for information on public CAAs. As a start, a state-by-state listing has been created to help identify and promote sharing among public CAAs. |
| AGENCY: | US - Virtual CAP Resource Information | |
| PROGRAM: | Strategic Communications Planning |
| PURPOSE: | As stated by the SPIN Project, a strategic communications plan has the power to transform an organization: both in terms of your credibility and status in your community, and in terms of the way you work together as a team to achieve your mission and vision for your community. |
| AGENCY: | US - Virtual CAP Resource Information | |
| PROGRAM: | Strategic Planning Tools |
| PURPOSE: | Strengthening an agency’s strategic planning capacity is a key element of ROMA National Goal #5: Agencies Increase Their Capacity to Achieve Results. |
| AGENCY: | US - Virtual CAP Resource Information | |
| PROGRAM: | Succession Planning and Emerging Leadership |
| PURPOSE: | Effective succession planning is a necessity to ensure stability of an agency during a period of leadership transition. It also provides an opportunity for strategic thinking regarding future agency priorities and needs. |
| AGENCY: | US - Virtual CAP Resource Information | |
| PROGRAM: | Teen Pregnancy Prevention Resources |
| PURPOSE: | Teen pregnancy prevention is an element of ROMA National Goal 1: Low-Income People Become More Self-Sufficient as a result of evidence reflecting the consequences for teen mothers, as well as the children of teen mothers. |
| AGENCY: | US - Virtual CAP Resource Information | |
| PROGRAM: | WeCanEndHunger.org |
| PURPOSE: | WeCanEndHunger.org provides an in-depth look at innovative food and nutrition programs and projects developed by anti-hunger organizations in Virginia and around the United States. |
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