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An electronic publication of the Community Action Partnership's
Learning Communities Resource Center
Dear Community Action Colleagues:
In this month's edition of the T/TA eNews we have several important items to call out. Make sure you keep abreast of everything ROMA Next Generation with our links below that will keep you up to date on where we are in the comment period, upcoming webinars, and other critical information. We also have a special section that provides you with highlights of selected sessions offered at our upcoming Annual Convention, so take a look and start to plan out your conference schedule! The Partnership hopes your summer is off to a great start and we're looking forward to seeing you in Austin!
Sincerely,
Jarle Crocker, PhD
Director, Training and Technical Assistance
Community Action Partnership
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ROMA NEXT GENERATION/
CSBG ANNUAL REPORT
The current draft of ROMA Next Generation has been released for the first of two public comment periods. The comment period runs for 60 days and offers an opportunity for the Community Action Network to comment.
Take a look at the newly released materials and join the webinars noted below. We encourage the entire Community Action Network to take a close look at the materials and work together at the local, state, and regional levels to provide feedback. This 60-day period is our primary window to inform the process.
See the Recorded Webinars from earlier in June:
Tune in for Upcoming Sessions from NASCSP
We look forward to working with you to analyze and provide feedback to OCS on this important element of the CSBG Performance Management System.
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2016 ANNUAL CONVENTION
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Discounted Registration ends July 8th - Get your registrations in today!
- Invite Front-Line Staff to join your team and register online to get their discounted rate.
- Build your capacity and sign up for Pre-Convention Activities including Pathways Peer Reviewer Training and Leadership Day
- Highlighted below are just a few of the sessions that will be representing the CSBG TTA topic areas at the Annual Convention - with more yet to be announced!
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Be Sure to Get All the Updates on the CSBG Performance Management System
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- ROMA NG, Part I: Individual and Family NPIs De-Mystified
- ROMA NG, Part II: Community Level NPIs De-Mystified
- ROMA Next Generation for Executive Directors
- ROMA Next Generation for Board Members
- Beyond Compliance: Standards 2.0
- (Jarle Crocker, Community Action Partnership)
- Organizational Standards for Board Members
- (Jarle Crocker, Community Action Partnership)
- Theory of Change: Transforming a Three State Region
- (Lauren Thomas, Hopelink)
- Introduction of the ROMA Implementer
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Looking for Individual and Community Level Strategies to Build Financial Capability?
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- MyRA: An Easy Way for People to Start Saving
- (Greg Till, U.S. Treasury)
- Building Assets and Financial Capability through Assets for Independence (AFI)
- (Denise DeVaan, Assets for Independence Resource Center)
- Improving the Financial Security of Head Start Parents
- (Ariel Sankar-Bergmann, Corporation for Enterprise Development)
- Tools for Planning Financial Capability Programs
- (Ariel Sankar-Bergmann, Corporation for Enterprise Development)
- Building Coalitions to Address Unbanked and Underbanked
- (Jacqueline Hutchinson, People's Community Action Corporation)
- How Community-Based Organizations and Financial Institutions Can Work Together to Foster Economic Development: The Individual Development Account (IDA) Case, an Evidence-Based Approach
- (Community Action Agency of Southern New Mexico)
- Community Loan Center: Bringing an Alternative to Payday Lending to Your Area
- (Matt Hull, Texas Community Capital)
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Interested in incorporating Bundled Services and a Two-Generation Approach at your agency?
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- Building a Two-Generation Approach to Improving Family Economic Security and Well-Being
- (Monica Barczak, Administration for Children and Families)
- Addressing Rural Poverty in Rural IMPACT - A Two-Generation Demonstration
- (Monica Barczak, Administration for Children and Families)
- Your Organization Bundling Services: Getting Started
- (Paige Teegarden, Garrett County Community Action Committee)
- Data Analytics and Siloed Data
- (Paige Teegarden, Garrett County Community Action Committee)
- Improving the Financial Security of Head Start Parents
- (Ariel Sankar-Bergmann, Corporation for Enterprise Development)
- Head Start Town Hall Meeting
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Learn the latest in promising practices to End Homelessness and Increase Affordable Housing
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- The St. Louis Equal Housing & Community Reinvestment Alliance (SLEHCRA) - Using the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to Promote Community Revitalization and Affirmatively Further Fair Housing
- (Jacqueline Hutchinson, People's Community Action Corporation)
- Achieving Functional Zero: The Impact of Successful Community Planning
- (Jennifer Jaeger, City of Rockford Human Services Department)
- Repurposing Buildings and Reclaiming Lives
- (Owen Carter, City of Rockford Human Services Department)
- Development of Affordable Housing: Strategies on Meeting Community Needs
- (Glenn Sanada, Center for Community Economic Development Assistance)
- Comprehensive Housing Plans, Case Notes, and Landlord Engagement
- (Cherita Newman and Daniel Dowdy, Community Action Partnership)
- Rapid Re-Housing: Core Components and Strategies to Improve Practice
- (Cynthia Nagendra, National Alliance to End Homelessness)
- Rapid Re-Housing: Community Action Agencies as Leaders and Partners in Ending Homelessness
- (Cynthia Nagendra, National Alliance to End Homelessness)
- Evidenced -Based Solutions in Ending Homelessness
- (National Alliance to End Homelessness)
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Looking to Equip Your Agency to Better Serve Veterans in Your Community?
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- Equipping CAAs to Serve Veterans
- (Barbara Ledyard, Community Action Partnership)
- Understanding Military Culture: Fundamentals for Service Providers
- (Jerrick Vernon, Eastern Carolina Human Services Agency)
- Connecting Veterans with Benefits
- (Ivan Vasquez, University of Texas, Office of Student Veteran Services)
- Key Elements to Securing Permanent Housing for Veterans: Comprehensive Housing Plans, Case Notes, and Landlord Engagement
- (Cherita Newman, Community Action Partnership)
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Seeking Strategies to Grow Your Community Economic Development Efforts?
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- Job Creation: Strategies for Meeting Vital Community Needs
- (Ralph Lippman, Center for Community Economic Development Assistance)
- Development of Affordable Housing: Strategies on Meeting Community Needs
- (Glenn Sanada, , Center for Community Economic Development Assistance)
- Food Deserts: Community Based Responses to Improve Community Access to Healthy Food
- (Glenn Sanada, Center for Community Economic Development Assistance)
- The St. Louis Equal Housing & Community Reinvestment Alliance (SLEHCRA) - Using the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to Promote Community Revitalization and Affirmatively Further Fair Housing
- Repurposing Buildings and Reclaiming Lives
- (Owen Carter, City of Rockford Human Services Department)
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EARLY HEAD START/CHILD CARE INITIATIVE WEBINAR
Is your agency applying for the newly announced second round of funding for the Early Head Start/Child Care initiative?
- Partnerships are no longer (as) strongly prioritized over expansion...
- Funding is allocated at a regional level...
- Start-up planning is the name of the game...
- And More
Join the Partnership for a webinar on
Tuesday, July 12 at 2 PM EST/1 PM CST/12 PM MST/11 AM PST to hear more about the initiative, the application process, and program implementation from a panel of national experts and peer agencies who participated in the first round of funding for the initiative.
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Community Economic Development Webinar Series
Each session is $20.00 plus a $1.99 service fee. You will need to register on both EventBrite and Webex.
Assessing the Use of Debt (Loans) in Community Development: Upsides and Downsides
July 27th (2:00 ET/1:00 CT/12:00 MT/11:00 PT)
Level: Intermediate
This is an intermediate session for those organizations that are considering using debt in a proposed CED project or are thinking of taking out a note (debt) on existing properties. Many projects can afford to fill project financing gaps with debt, but should you? This session will focus on the considerations you should make before taking on debt. Register
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BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
Behavioral Economics was a big topic of discussion at this years Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency. We wanted to share this resources from ACF on how to apply behavioral economics to your programs!
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NASCSP ANNUAL TRAINING CONFERENCE
Omaha, NE
REGISTRATION OPEN
NASCSP's 2016 Annual Training Conference offers a valuable opportunity for professionals from around the country to come together and discuss strategies for meeting new challenges. The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) track will focus on HHS CSBG initiatives. It will also highlight best practices related to anti-poverty efforts, performance management, and performance measurement. Sessions will include updates on ROMA Next Generation, Organizational Standards, ACSI, State and Federal Accountability Measures, a discussion with the Office of Community Services about their vision for the future of the Network, and more. Learn more and register today.
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SAVE THE DATE
Management and Leadership Training Conference
January 11-13, 2017
Long Beach, California
Learn and Network with
Community Action Leaders
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CSBG T/TA RESOURCE CENTER
Thirty new resources on Trauma Informed Care added to the Resource Bank!
Also find all the Performance Management guides and webinars in the Resource Bank
Submit a TA Request on any areas of the Organizational Standards to the Center of Excellence Team through the Request System
Add your state events to the Network Calendar
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Thank you for reading. We hope you found the content helpful.
Do you have questions for the Partnership's T/TA team? Contact us:
@NatTrainingCTR
This publication was created by National Association of Community Action Agencies - Community Action Partnership in the performance of the U.S. Department of Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services Grant Numbers 90ET0452 and 90ET0445.
Any opinion, findings, and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.
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