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As always, if you have anything you would like to share with us like news, a success story or your opinion, let us know by emailing communications@ccap-inc.org.
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Sampson Board of Directors Elections
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Cumberland Community Action Program, Inc. held elections for two (2) seats on the Board of Directors to represent Sampson County. Residents of Sampson County whose income is at or below the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines were eligible to vote for a representative. Lethia Lee and Peggy Kaser-Ammons won the elections.They will officially seated and sworn in as Board members during the July meeting of the board.
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 Congratulations to CCAP Employees Whose Children Have Reached a Milestone!
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Karen Walker with her family and son, Nicholas
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College
Cynthia Wilson's daughter, Jasmine, graduated from
McGill University in Montreal Canada. Jasmine plans to remain in Canada to pursue employment opportunities.
Felicia Boyer-Smith's niece,Teaonna Freeman, graduated from Bakers College in Michigan with a degree in Human Services.
High School
Teressa Richardson's son, William, graduated from Terry Sanford High School and will be attending Duke University on a basketball scholarship in the Fall.
Karen Walker's son, Nicholas, graduated and will be attending FTCC in the fall and then transferring to ECU.
Evelyn Miller's daughter, Mia, graduated from St. Pauls High School.
Sheila Carney's daughter, Danielle, graduated from Jack Britt High School.
Stephanie Ashley's daugher, Michaela, graduated from high school and will be attending Elizabeth College in the Fall.
Sheila Ashley's daughter, Ayanna, just graduated from E.E. Smith High School.
8th Grade to High School
Kim Stafford's daughter, Olivia will be attending Gray's Creek High School.
Nicki Maynor's son, Jordan Maynor Giigantana graduated from Union Middle School in Clinton and will be attending Sampson County Early College High School.
Kindergarten to First Grade
Carol Munn's son, Adom Ali Hembrick graduated from Westarea Elementary School and will be attending the First Grade at Westarea.
Pearle Bethea's daughter, Diamond graduated first grade and will be attending Anderson Creek Elementary School.
Syreeta Morrisey's daughter, Aliyah graduated first grade.
Takisha Adam's son, Marcus Sellers Jr. graduated first grade and will be attending Lucile Sauders Elementary School.
Congratulations to the graduates and their families!
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Cynthia Wilson, CEO Discusses Issues That Affect CCAP
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Cynthia Wilson, CCAP CEO with Congressman Price
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Cynthia Wilson, CCAP CEO met with Congressman Price from district XYS to discuss the issues that affect CCAP in our community. Thank you Congressman Price for your time and attention to the needs of our clients. We look forward to a continued friendship to better serve those in our area.
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2013 ROMA Training
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2013 ROMA Training
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More than 50 CCAP employees gathered on June 27 for training on ROMA. The day-long training was designed to encourage a higher level of performance and outcomes across the agency. ROMA, or Results Oriented Management and Accountability, is the national standard for measuring the success of community action agencies nationwide. The training was led by Sharon Goodson and Tiffney Marley of the North Carolina Community Action Association.
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ASPIRE Community Day
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On June 26 ASPIRE hosted its' 3rd annual ASPIRE Community Day. Vendors representing housing, employment, health, education, transportation,
nutrition and money management services attended the event. This year some of the ASPIRE youth participants joined in by showing off various skills that they have. A few showed off their dancing abilities, while another young gentleman showed us what mime dancing was all about.
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Family of 9 Loses Everything Due to a Fire
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The ASPIRE program has a family of 9 who lost everything in a fire the weekend of June 22nd. We were able to assist them in finding somewhere to live within there budget and assist with clothes. It was not an easy task. They had a certain budget they had to stay with in and some of the places refused to rent to them because of the size of the family. On June 28th, they signed their lease with Fayetteville Properties and received their keys to their new home.
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5th Annual Driving Out Hunger Golf Tournament
Help make our events a success by participating, volunteering or donating.
July 26th will be the 5th Annual Driving Out Hunger Golf Tournament at King's Grant Golf Course hosted by the Second Harvest Food Bank of Southeast North Carolina.
Proceeds from the tournament benefit operations of the SHFB to ensure the efficient delivery of nutritious food products to those most in need in our area.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, donating or volunteering, please visit us at www.drivingouthunger.net or give us a call at 910-485-6923
Check out our commercial that is airing on Time Warner Television.
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Honica Brittman,ASPIRE Graduate and recipient of the
2013 ASPIRE Star Award
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Congratulations to all the 2013 ASPIRE Graduates.The ASPIRE Self-Sufficiency Program continues to evolve and progress. We are in times of uncertainty and the strange word of Sequestration continues to roam about. However, our culture at Cumberland Community Action Program, Inc is to always be in the mode of readiness and expect the unexpected. We have had bumps in the road but the bumps have become our steps to success. Our goal each year is to assist our participants to move toward self-sufficiency and independence. One of our many achievements includes a graduating class of 35 participants.
This year the ASPIRE program enrolled 199 individuals.
They helped 11 individuals rise above the poverty line and assisted 18 individuals move to safe housing.
They issued more than 3,499 bags of food for critical nutritional assistance.
They assisted 36 participants in securing gainful employment.
They facilitated the completion of education or training for more than 50 individuals.
They created a stronger, more secure community and a higher quality of life.
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Building a Better Me Youth Leadership Program
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Stephanie Ashley, ASPIRE Director with the Build a Better Me Volunteers
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The Building a Better Me Youth Leadership Program in Sampson County was a HUGE success. The purpose of the program was to provide sessions to youth groups about Healthier Eating, Bullying, Social Media, Managing Your Money, Dress for Success, and Self Esteem.
Stephanie Ashley, ASPIRE Director states, "I cannot say how pleased I am with the partnership we formed with Clinton City Schools and Sampson County School. We had a very short window to get this turned around and we were able to have a 3 day program for 35 children from limited income families. The lunch provided during the 3 days would be the only meal some of the children would receive for the day."
The team Charlotte Murphy put together to run the leadership program was great. They were made up of teachers, bus drivers, and other volunteers.
Not only was this a learning opportunity for the children, but for the instructors as well. They did not understand why we limited the Program to families with children who were at 100% of the poverty guideline. They now understand the lack of resources for this particular population. The land mass is so huge for Sampson which makes it difficult for these families to get to the few resources in Clinton. They now want to get more involve in helping the children or children like them.
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Congratulations to Pine Forest High School JROTC
The Lead2Feed World Hunger Leadership Challenge is a national contest sponsored by USA Today, its subsidiaries, and Yum! Brands. The goal of the challenge is to engage youth and build awareness regarding the issues of world hunger. We are pleased to announce that the Pine Forest High School JROTC students were awarded 3rd place for their student project submission! The 3rd place prize was a $1,000 donation to their hunger-relief charity of choice, Second Harvest Food Bank.
These students lead and challenged their peers to participate in activities that would directly make an impact on hunger in our local communities. The students collected food and money to benefit SHFB. They also volunteered their time and participated in special events. The students chronicled their efforts in a video submission, along with a music video about taking a standing against hunger.
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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 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:
- Shirley Carney, PT Accounts Payable Clerk
- Silvia Hudson, Program Support Aide I
- Johnnie White, Help Desk Technician
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Job Corps is Now Enrolling!
Job Corps is seeking new applicants to fill immediate openings and restore its 125 centers nationwide to full capacity. Job Corps graduates train in the skills needed to start a career, enlist in the military, or move on to pursue higher education. Students have the opportunity to earn a high school diploma through partnerships with local school districts or a high school equivalency credential. Job Corps also provides career counseling and transitional support for up to 21 months after graduation.
A U.S. Department of Labor program, Job Corps provides eligible students with academic and career technical training, room and board, counseling and mentoring services, and basic medical care. Young people ages 16 through 24 who meet low-income requirements can enroll in the program at no cost to them by calling (800) 733-JOBS [5627].
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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.**
- First -time Homebuyers' Workshop, July 27, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm at Seabrook Resource Center. Call CCCS at (910) 323-3192 to reserve your spot today!
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5th Annual Driving Out Hunger Golf Tournament, July 26, 2013
**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
Courtney Otero
Miranda Teel
Cumberland Community Action Program Inc.
316 Green St.
Fayetteville, NC 28301
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