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CCAP Holds Elections for Board Seat
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Newly elected Board member,
Jasmine D. Coleman.
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When a community representative seat is vacated on the CCAP Board of Directors, the by-laws state that the Board must host an official election for the members of the community to be represented. During May, the Board held an election for the Community 5 seat, representing zip codes 28311 and 28390 (northern Fayetteville and Spring Lake.)
Overwhelming interest in the seat yielded 5 qualified, interested candidates from which to choose. The diverse field of candidates engaged in the process through new platforms, offering the public new ways to select the representative that will represent them.
More than 700 ballots were mailed to CCAP clients and participants in those zip codes; an on-site election was held in Spring Lake at the Teens Do Care Center (a SHFB Member Agency); and voting was offered electronically through our social media and web site outreach.
With record-breaking participation in the election through all three mediums, the public elected Jasmine Coleman to fill the Board seat. Sylvia Williams, CCAP Board Nominating Committee Chair would like to thank all individuals who took the time to vote.
Welcome to the Board, Ms. Coleman and thank you for agreeing to represent your community in this way.
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ASPIRE Poverty Forum Met With Resounding Success
On May 17, CCAP's ASPIRE program hosted a Poverty Forum for clients and participants. During this forum, clients were encouraged to share their stories and listen to others in an effort to address many of the issues that affect our community. The courage and emotional strength of those sharing their experiences was felt by all in attendance. ASPIRE would like to thank guest speakers, Barbara Amstrong-White and Michael DeValve, PhD.
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Fight Hunger While You Eat Lunch or Dinner With Chick-fil-A
Chick-fil-A and CBL Properties (Cross Creek Mall) are helping celebrate Second Harvest's 30 years of service by giving back to those in need.
All YOU have to do is eat at Chick-fil-A in Cross Creek Mall on June 28, July 19 or August 16 and tell the cashier you are there to support SHFB and a portion of the proceeds will go to SHFB.
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Head Start graduates are ready for kindergarten
Head Start recently produced 482 preschool graduates for the 2011-2012 school year. Throughout the end of May and early June children and teachers from all 21 Head Start centers gathered with parents and grandparents to celebrate this major milestone. These young scholars will begin elementary school in the upcoming fall armed with the knowledge and ability to excel in Kindergarten and beyond. Congratulations to all the children and families!
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CCCS Counselors Certified
 In order to continue providing outstanding service to the thousands of individuals in southeastern North Carolina requiring assistance with financial management and credit counseling, Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Fayetteville (CCCS) provides continuing education and certification opportunities for its counselors.
Several employees recently underwent the rigorous certification and re-certification process through the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) to receive their NFCC Certification as Credit Counselors. Congratulations to Loleta Wilkerson and Therese Melchiorre who received their initial certification and to Amy Kemp who was re-certified.
NFCC certification means that the counselor has passed a rigorous battery of tests measuring their financial knowledge. Certified Consumer Credit Counselors are experts who tailor programs to meet the specific needs of clients; they will help in a thorough understanding of each unique situation to get clients on the correct path to financial freedom.
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WAP Monitoring Visit
Harold Davis of the NC Department of Commerce, Energy Office recently paid a visit to the CCAP Weatherization Assistance Program to engage in a regular review of files and operations. Monitoring visits such as this are engaged in regularly to ensure the highest quality of service is being performed for clients in the communities we serve.
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Latest CCAP News...
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Check out the latest news about CCAP and our programs by visiting the pressroom page on the CCAP web site: CCAP PRESSROOM
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WANT MORE OF CCAP OR OUR PROGRAMS?
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| Verizon Employee Discount
You can save 8% off your Verizon Wireless bills as a CCAP employee! There is no need to start a new account, existing customers can take advantage of this discount too! Contact the local representative, Robert Bowden at or register your current account at
Verizon Discount. You will need to enter your CCAP email address to apply the discount to your plan.
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New managers receive training
Managers recently hired at CCAP received a new orientation training through the HR department during May. The attendees learned CCAP systems and protocol as well as hearing about the various agency programs and departments from each of the component directors.
Managers in attendance include Christiana Adeyemi (Head Start), Dan Barney (Corporate), Ron Pringle (Second Harvest Food Bank), Karen Walker (Corporate), and Loleta Wilkerson (Consumer Credit Counseling Service).
Pictured at left is Thomas Cudgel, Human Resources Director, leading the training.
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SHFB Driving Out Hunger Tournament Set for July 27
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Richard Everett retires, ends service as CCAP Board member
CCAP Board member and Assistant Director of Economic Independence for the Cumberland County, North Carolina Department of Social Services, Richard Everett retired from his position during May thus ending his appointment to the CCAP Board of Directors. Everett has more than 15 years' affiliation with CCAP and its programs and services.
Everett has contributed significantly to the quality of life for the low-wealth constituents CCAP during his tenure on the board of Cumberland Community Action Program, Inc. as well as during his tenure with the Department of Social Services. He has additionally served on CCAP's Consumer Credit Counseling Service Advisory Board, the CCAP Head Start Policy Council, the CCAP Second Harvest Food Bank of Southeast North Carolina, the CCAP Governing Board's Strategic Planning Committee and Nominating Committee.
The Board wishes Richard Everett much success in his retirement and sincerely thanks him for his long-time service to CCAP and its programs and services.
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New hires
The greatest asset in the CCAP family is the staff and volunteers. Every employee comes to the table with the specific skills necessary to bring about the change in the lives of those we touch through the various programs and services. CCAP welcomes our most recent new employees:
- Lolita Wilkerson, Consumer Credit Counseling Services
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Coming Events of Interest
Stay involved with CCAP and your community! We will post upcoming community events we think may be of interest to you here. Do you know of something that you would like us to publicize for free? Let us know by emailing the event information to communications@ccap-inc.org.**
- Driving Out Hunger Invitational Golf Tournament, July 27, register your team or sponsor our tournament at drivingouthunger.net
- ASPIRE Graduation, June 28
- First-time Homebuyers' Workshop, June 30, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm at Seabrook Resource Center. Call CCCS at (910) 323-3192 to reserve your spot today!
**CCAP reserves the right to screen all events for appropriateness. CCAP additionally retains editorial rights for all information submitted and published through this medium.
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This newsletter is a service of CCAP, for editorial comments or suggestions, retractions, permissions or reprints please contact CCAP Communication Department at communications@ccap-inc.org.
Editorial Staff:
Editor
Jodi Phelps
Design, Layout, Copyrighting, Photography, Graphics
Krista Guin
Courtney Otero
Miranda Teel
Cumberland Community Action Program Inc.
316 Green St.
Fayetteville, NC 28301
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