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CAAP Update provides regular information on items of interest to Community Action agencies in Pennsylvania. |
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The final speaker for the CAAP annual conference has been confirmed. Opening the Robert  Dallekconference is esteemed presidential historian and author . He is the author of more than 18 books, including the three volume biography of Lyndon Johnson - Lone Star Rising: Lyndon Johnson and his Times, Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and his Times and Lyndon B. Johnson: Portrait of a President.
The addition of Dallek completes an outstanding two day line-up of general session speakers. "The quality and level is one expected at large, national level conferences," said Danielle Wismer-Bowers, conference committee chair. "This 50th anniversary celebration will not disappoint."
Twenty workshops in four educational tracks will offered. Topics ranging from the Affordable Care Act to Needs Assessment to Volunteer Management to Fiscal Protections will be offered. All levels of staff will find a number of workshops that are relevant to their responsibilities.
Keeping with the conference theme, and to recognize the individuals and organizations that make Community Action great, the first CAAP Distinguished Service Awards will take place during a 50th Anniversary dinner. Representative David Reed will be the featured speaker.
Don't hesitate any longer. Save a few dollars. Early registration ends Friday, February 21.
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Last week Governor Corbett introduced his proposed FY 2014-15 state budget and showed some love to education, elderly, mental health and prisons. The $29.4 billion budget is a $925 million increase in spending, but no new tax increases.
That extra spending would go towards, new school funding, new  scholarships and economic development. The biggest line items are funding for education (35 percent), medical assistance and long-term living (22.8 percent), other welfare (16 percent) and corrections (7.5 percent).
Where will the extra money come from to pay for these initiatives? Corbett proposes the extra money will come from an improving economy, which he estimates will bring in an extra 4 percent in revenue, an extra $20 million from adding Keno to lottery system, paying $171 million less in pension payments as part of a larger pension reform plan, $150 million from unclaimed property and $75 million in new money from natural gas leases on state lands.
Access Governor Corbett's budget document, text from his speech and presentations from DPW and Dept. of Education are located on the CAAP Advocacy & Public Policy page.
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On Wednesday, February 12, CAAP held an exclusive webinar for its membership on the new Community Needs Assessment (CNA) tool it has developed.
Information on the Community Needs Assessment, a comprehensive tool that provides Pennsylvania's Community Action Agencies with the means to capture information about their community, analyze the data and identify the needs to be met within the community.
CAAP has also developed a toolkit to assist with navigating the CNA website and application. The toolkit, access to the CNA website and other pertinent information can be found on the CAAP website, CNA page.
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Sam Smith (R--Punxsutawney), Speaker of the House, has announced he will be retiring at the end of his current term.
 "The desire to fight the fights as hard as you can has waned and I decided it's time to step aside," Smith told reporters Tuesday. He said his role as "teething ring of sorts" between the two chambers of the Legislature, the administration and even his own caucus, has taken its toll. "When you're the teething ring, it means someone's always chewing on you," he said, "it wears you out."
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Harrisburg, PA 17101
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This newsletter is financed, in part, by a CSBG grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development. |
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