 The CONVENTION BROCHURE is now available to download, click here.
Click here for Convention reservations at the Marriott Marquis
On-line REGISTRATION for the Annual Convention is now available, click here.
Grab the early bird rate today!
You can register for the full event as well as several
pre-convention activities to help you maximize your trip!
Keep an eye on this link for more information!
The CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS is now open!
The deadline to submit session proposals is April 10th.
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 MORNING JOE SEGMENT FEATURED WAYNE METROPOLITAN (MI) CAA
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Community Action Accessed by Media for Important Stories!
Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency was featured in the segment "Energy Poverty in America" that aired February 26 on MSNBC's Morning Joe program.
The segment discussed the millions of people struggling to keep the power on and stay warm and how to improve energy poverty in the US. It featured Wayne Metropolitan CAA response to assist a customer for help with her gas bill. Glad to see Wayne Metro Community Action in the news Helping People and Changing Lives!
Click here to watch the segment:
http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/how-to-improve-energy-poverty-in-the-us-404755011839
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DIVERSITY EXPLOSION: THE CULTURAL GENERATION GAP MAPPED
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In the new book Diversity Explosion: How New Racial Demographics are Remaking America, William Frey highlights the "bottom up" demographic change that is occurring in the United States as today's youth are considerably more racially diverse than previous predominantly white generations. As a result of this demographic structure, the nation faces a "cultural generation gap." Yet these dynamics vary considerably from place to place. The following interactive feature illustrates this point by mapping the racial composition of different age groups at the county and metropolitan area scales.
Click here to read more from Brookings Institute website.
And click here to read more on the States of Change: The Demographic Evolution of the American Electorate, 1974-2060," Ruy Teixeira, William H. Frey, and Robert Griffin
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NEW REPORTS FROM PEW ON AMERICA'S FINANCIAL INSECURITY
|  A new report from PEW Charitable Trusts seeks to develop a clear picture of the current state of household financial security. It explores the ways three components of family balance sheets-income, expenditures, and wealth-have changed over the past several decades, how they interrelate, and why understanding family finances requires that they be examined together.
To download a copy, go to: http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/reports/2015/01/the-precarious-state-of-family-balance-sheets.
 Also from PEW, an issue brief of America's Fiancial Security seeks to understand Americans' attitudes about their financial security. It examines the top-level findings from a nationally representative Pew-commissioned survey of more than 7,000 households and from focus groups convened in three major cities.
To download, go to: http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2015/02/americans-financial-security-perceptions-and-reality.
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WASHINGTON HANCOCK COMMUNITY AGENCY (MAINE) FEATURED
ON LOCAL CBS NEWS SERIES ON THE HOMELESS
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Addressing homelessness in rural communities...
The Point in Time Survey, happening later this month, is a yearly census of sorts for those in need of shelter. "A nationwide count of people in shelters and also people in unsheltered conditions-where homeless is how most people think of it," said Lucy Barnhart, an outreach worker at Washington Hancock Community Agency. The survey determines how much funding a given area will receive to tackle the issue. But in rural areas like Hancock and Washington Counties, getting that count right is a struggle because brick-and-mortar shelters like this one are much less common.
Local media in Maine covered Washington Hancock Community Action's work
Click below to read more.
http://wabi.tv/2015/01/02/counting-homeless-struggle-hancock-washington-counties/
After doing the story above regarding the on the Point in Time Count, the reporter called the agency and followed up with a two-part story. To view these, click below.
http://wabi.tv/2015/02/18/homeless-in-downeast-maine-part-1/
http://wabi.tv/2015/02/18/homeless-in-downeast-maine-part-2/
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NEW RELEASE FROM GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
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Community Action is grounded in its past as we grow, change, and expand our work for the future.
Pablo Eisenberg, Senior Fellow at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy has written a piece entitled Johnson's War on Poverty. Mr. Eisenberg has a long history in the War on Poverty, going back to the Office of Economic Opportunity. He was also the Executive Director for the Center for Community Change for 23years and you can read his writing today via the Huffington Post and the Chronicle of Philanthropy. His new report will provide readers an on the ground perspective of the early days of Community Action and a view of innovative and forward thinking CAAs of today. Read more about Mr. Eisenberg here.
Please click here to read a copy of the report.
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NCAF's 2015 LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE
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NCAF's Annual Legislative Conference
March 24-27
Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill
Washington, DC
There is still time to support NCAF by purchasing an ad in the program book.
REGISTER HERE
The Community Action Partnership has registered for the 2015 NCAF Legislative Conference!
Have you?
We hope to see you there!
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SAVE FOR ALL: A SIGN-ON LETTER SPONSORED BY CHN
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SAVE for All Letter: The Community Action Partnership has signed on and
we hope your CAA and State Association will sign on, too!
The Community Action Partnership has signed onto this letter calling for a budget that stands for all and we hope your CAA and State Association will consider signing on as well.
Groups by signing this letter stand for 4 key principles. Federal budgets should: (1) protect low-income people; (2) invest in broadly shared prosperity; (3) increase revenues; and (4) seek responsible savings from reducing waste in the Pentagon and elsewhere.
The letter starts....
Dear Representative/Senator:
We represent organizations in every state, providing essential services, practicing many faiths, helping to strengthen our communities and support the children, youth, working people, families, and seniors who live in them. We include experts in health care, housing, education and training, income assistance, and services for children, the elderly, and people with disabilities that our people need. We know that across all the states, about one-third of the revenues used to fund state programs come from the federal government. Beyond that, millions rely directly on Social Security, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Supplemental Security Income, low-income tax credits, housing assistance, and federal health care programs. Therefore, the federal budget is of vital importance to us. We believe that by making the right investments in essential services, the federal budget can and should be an engine of prosperity for all Americans.
To read the full letter, click here. Please sign by March 12, 2015. For more information about SAVE for All, click here.
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CLASP WEBINARS ON WIOA
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CLASP Webinar Series on Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
In July 2014, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)-passed by an overwhelming bipartisan majority in Congress-was signed into law by President Obama. WIOA is the first update to the nation's core workforce training programs since the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) 17 years ago. But a lot has changed since 1998-and our workforce system hasn't kept up. Low-income, lower-skilled workers-youth and adults-face more barriers than ever to securing an education and getting a good job.
WIOA presents an exciting opportunity for human service providers and advocates to engage workforce programs to improve the services available to their common customers. Human service programs can draw upon the resources and experience of the workforce system to help customers attain self-sufficiency through employment.
CLASP is committed to making WIOA work for individuals who face barriers to employment; that's why we're developing a WIOA Game Plan for Low-Income People. As part of this effort, CLASP will host a series of webinars breaking down what you need to know to implement the law and help low-income families and individuals.
Registration is now open for the first two webinars.
Advancing Career Pathways with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014
February 25 | 12:30 - 1:30 pm ET
Learn how you can realize the promise of career pathways in your work under WIOA from national policy experts, as well as a team of education and workforce development practitioners, who will share their strategies for promoting individual prosperity and economic development through career pathway partnerships.
National policy experts:
- Anna Cielinski, Senior Policy Analyst, CLASP
- Judy Mortrude, Director of Alliance for Quality Career Pathways, CLASP
Practitioners from Minnesota's career pathways partnership:
- Michele Brielmaier, Director of Allied Health and Nursing, South Central College
- Sara Carrigan, Career Pathway Navigator, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
- Diane Halvorson, Executive Director, South Central WorkForce Council
- Karen Wolter, Adult Basic Education Director, Mankato Adult Education
WIOA: Expanding Opportunities for Low-Income and Out-of-School Youth
March 5 | 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET
WIOA offers new opportunities to focus on the most vulnerable workers-low-income adults and youth who have limited skills, lack work experience, and face other barriers to economic success. It requires that at least 75 percent of youth funds available to local areas be spent on workforce investment services for out-of-school youth ages 16 to 24. Learn about important changes to the law and how you can maximize opportunities for low-income and out-of-school youth. Hear from national, state, and local experts about strategies to help shape your state plan and make important connections to your local workforce board, as well as examples of effective education and employment interventions for this population.
Presenters will include:
- Kisha Bird, Director of Youth Policy, CLASP
- Susan Lange, Vice President of Youth Pathways, Commonwealth Corporation
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WIPFLI NONPROFIT AND GOVERNMENT UPCOMING EVENTS
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On-Site Trainings
April 20-21, 2015
In-Depth Training on OMB's New Uniform Guidance
Hilton Sacramento Arden West
2200 Harvard St
Sacramento, CA 95815
Registration Fee
Early-bird rate: $625 per person if registered by March 23, 2015
Regular rate: $775 per person if registered after March 23, 2015
August 24-25, 2015
OMB's New Uniform Guidance
Community Action Partnership Annual Convention
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
San Francisco, CA
Registration Fee:
Cost for Community Action Partnership members are as follows:
* $625 per participant registering on or before July 27, 2015. (Partnership Members must use the promo code CAPSF* when registering or they will be charged the regular early bird rate of $645)
* $795 (regular registration fee) per participant registering after July 27, 2015.
Webinars
March 10, 2015 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Indirect Cost Rates
March 12, 2015 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. 10% De Minimis Indirect Rate: Is It Right For You?
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