National CAP

Community Level Work Service: Housing Construction Job Training
2019-09-11 15:00 - 16:30 UTC
Learn how the Community Action Program of Lancaster, Pennsylvania is meeting the housing needs of their community by training a construction crew of formerly incarcerated individuals.
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Demystifying Data Analysis
2019-09-11 14:00 - 15:30
Simple analysis techniques and stories from local CAAs will be shared to help agencies get started with a plan for undertaking the evaluation phase of the ROMA Cycle. Elements of a data-centric agency will be reviewed along with ideas about what is needed to have good data. Key items to be included in data collection, aggregation and analysis policies and procedures will be discussed. Examples of putting analysis of data to work during decision making will demonstrate how to USE data for program improvement.
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2019 Annual Convention
2019-08-28 - 2019-08-30
The Annual Convention is designed to provide Community Action professionals and board members with the latest in policy and programmatic updates, as well as management and governance tools.
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Census 2020 and Community Action
2019-08-21 14:00 - 15:30
The Census is a critical process that affects us all. Census data is used to apportion representation among states, draw congressional and state legislative districts, school districts and voting precincts, enforce voting rights and civil rights legislation, and distribute federal dollars to states (including CSBG, Head Start, Weatherization and many more!). Community Action is playing a key role in making sure that every person is counted! This session will showcase Community Action’s role in ensuring that Hard-To-Count people and communities are included in the Census, and offer concrete tools and training to help front-line staff maximize Census participation.
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Utilizing VISTA in Community Action
2019-08-14 14:00 - 15:30
Join Abby Hanks of the Virginia State Office on Volunteerism and Community Services and Lil Dupree of the Partnership to learn more about AmeriCorps VISTA, its long history with Community Action, and how to get started using this incredible resource. Building capacity has never been easier!

Abby Hanks is a Program Consultant with the Virginia Department of Social Services in the Office on Volunteerism and Community Services. Abby specifically works with the Community Services Block Grant where she provides grant management and technical assistance to the 31 Community Action Agencies in Virginia. Abby also manages the Community Action AmeriCorps VISTA program and is passionate about creating National Service Opportunities. She received her M.S. in Higher Education from the University of Rhode Island and her B.S. in Mass Communication from Towson University.

Lil Dupree has experience at both the local and national levels of Community Action. A CCAP and a Master ROMA Trainer, Lil began her Community Action Career in a Montana CAA in 2005 and joined the national Community Action Partnership in 2010. She worked on the team that developed the Organizational Standards, the Emerging Leaders, and the Training and Technical Resource Center, as well as managing the Pathways to Excellence program. In 2013, Lil returned to the field, first as a Director of Planning and Evaluation, and most recently as the Executive Director of a small, rural CAA. She is delighted to rejoin the Partnership team part-time, helping to lead the next phase of implementing the successful Learning Communities Resource Center.
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Learn About First Nonprofit
2019-08-13 12:00 - 13:30
Nonprofits typically have fewer unemployment claims than the private sector; therefore, they often subsidize the state unemployment fund by paying more than necessary. Federal and state laws allow 501(c)(3) organizations to reimburse the state unemployment fund, rather than pay the SUI tax in advance of having actual claims. FNP’s unemployment programs may well reduce your unemployment costs if you currently participate in the state tax system and can provide you with a safety net if you have already chosen the reimbursable option.
Participation in FNP programs provides:
•Fixed annual cost for budgetary certainty
•Multiple options for different coverage levels specific to CAP agency needs
•Knowledgeable team of unemployment specialists to handle all your UI needs
•Expert claims representation for unemployment hearings and audits
•Access to training and services that can decrease the number of invalid unemployment claims
•No pooling or shared risk
We encourage you or your designee to register now for this informative webinar. A quote from FNP is free with no obligation to join their program, so you have nothing to lose! As an added bonus, Community Action Agencies receive a 20% discount on the one-time enrollment fee.
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Creative Approaches to Rural Transportation
2019-08-07 14:00 - 15:30
Robin Phillips, Executive Director of the National Rural Transit Assistance Program will share her extensive experience in designing, developing, and maintaining rural transportation systems. Highlighting successful programs, including Community Action programs, we will look at the critical components of comprehensive planning and funding development.
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Sustainability & Resource Development: Reviewing the Fundamentals
2019-07-31 14:00 - 15:30
This session will include an introduction and overview of key elements of resource development and sustainability for new staff members and a thoughtful review for seasoned development staff. The National Community Action Partnership staff presenting will cover financing challenges, sustainability planning, grants, social enterprise, fee for service, and fundraising.
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Energy Partnerships: Solar in Rural Communities
2019-07-24 15:00 - 16:00
Speakers include Vicki O’Day, Development Director of Rural Renewable Energy Alliance, Bryan Phipps, Chief Development Officer of People Inc, and Mark Moormans, Strategic Projects Manager of People Inc.
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Healing is the Revolution: Why Trauma Work is Equity Work
2019-07-17 14:00 - 15:30
Join us on July 17 to engage in a discussion on the importance of trauma-informed care specific to and for communities of color from experienced trauma-informed health practitioner, Dr. Dense Shervington. Based on research from her new book, Healing is the Revolution, Dr. Shervington will detail the nameable and unnamable struggles that people of color face in a tense, high stress, and despairing existence that is modern-day America. While illustrating the effects of decades of compounding structural oppression, societal disfranchisement, and psychological backlash on individuals, she will also provide insight on how community-based organizations can work to help create steps and opportunity for healing on the individual, family, and community level.
Psychiatrist, professor, and President and CEO of The Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies (IWES), Denese Shervington, MD,MPH, and draws from her intersectional career in public health clinical and academic psychiatry. A nationally esteemed mental health advocate and programmer, in 2018 Dr. Shervington received the Award for Excellence in Service and Advocacy from the American Psychiatric Association. In 2012, she received the Jeanne Spurlock Minority Fellowship Achievement Award from the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Shervington is a member of the American College of Psychiatrists. She has authored several papers in peer-reviewed journals addressing health disparities, the social determinants of health, and resilience in underserved communities.
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Re-entry Programs: Three Successful Approaches
2019-07-10 14:00 - 15:30, 2019-06-13 14:00 - 15:30
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Transforming Perspectives: The Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS)
2019-06-26 14:00 - 15:30
As a society, we are often presented with many stereotypes and misconceptions about poverty and inequality. How then do we shift our paradigm about poverty away from being seen as a personal failure and toward the understanding of poverty as structural, or a failure of society? One of the key ways Community Action professionals can respond is through the Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS).
CAPS is an interactive immersion experience designed to sensitize community participants to the realities of poverty, and ultimately transform perspectives.
Please join the National Community Action Partnership and Missouri Community Action Network on Wednesday, June 26 to learn more about this powerful tool and how you can use it in your own community to make a lasting impact.
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Continuous Quality Improvement 2.0: Striving for Better Results
2019-06-19 14:00 - 15:30

Beyond the Standard: Continuous Quality Improvement
2019-06-19 14:00 - 15:00

2019 CAPLAW National Training Conference
2019-06-19 08:00 - 2019-06-21 17:00
Join CAPLAW in Charlotte, North Carolina for the 2019 CAPLAW National Training Conference from June 19-21, 2019 at the Westin Charlotte. With expert knowledge in their fields, their results-oriented faculty will help you navigate the challenges that Community Action Agencies, other federally-funded organizations and nonprofits encounter each day. Choose from a full line-up of workshops addressing current governance, human resources, financial, sustainability and program topics.
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Community Action History 101
2019-06-14 12:00 - 13:30
For more than 50 years, Community Action has served as a dynamic & community-based force in addressing the causes & conditions of poverty throughout the USA. Join us on Friday, June 14th 12:00 P.M. EST to hear from The Partnership’s CEO, Denise Harlow, as she takes us back to 1964 to explain the beginnings of the Promise of Community Action.
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An Introduction to Creating a Social Enterprise
2019-06-12 14:00 - 15:30
Learn what a social enterprise is, what types of social enterprises are currently operated by CAAs, where to obtain funding, potential obstacles and how to overcome them. This session is meant for those who are thinking about the possibility of creating a social enterprise, but haven’t established one yet.

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Resource Round-Up: An Overview of the Many Resources Available Through the Community Action Partnership
2019-06-05 14:00 - 15:00
Join Partnership staff Lil Dupree and Aimee Roberge as they take you on an interactive, guided tour of the many resources available through the Community Action Partnership! They will show you how to find and utilize online tools, toolkits, webinars and recordings, and the online Community Action Academy. Perfect for both new and experienced staff to see the breadth of resources available for free to the Network.
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Community Action and the Proposed Changes to the Official Poverty Measure (OPM)
2019-05-29 16:00 - 17:30
On May 7th, the Office of Management and Budget issued a request for comment on on a proposal to adjust how the Official Poverty Measure (OPM) is calculated.The proposal could result in an artificially low estimate of the number of children and families who fall below the official poverty line. This could eventually make fewer people eligible for benefits such as SNAP, Medicaid, and ACA subsidies, as well as programs like CSBG, Head Start, LIHEAP, Weatherization, and many others. This webinar will give an overview of the proposal and the possible impacts on Community Action. We will also share suggested comments and templates that your agency can use to officially weigh in the proposal if you choose. Comments on the Federal Register Notice are due June 21.
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Beyond the Standard: on Data Collection and Analysis in Community Action
2019-05-29 14:00 - 15:30

#CountMeIn: Making the Census Count for Community Action
2019-05-22 14:00 - 15:30
The Census is a critical process that affects us all. Census data is used to apportion representation among states, draw congressional and state legislative districts, school districts and voting precincts, enforce voting rights and civil rights legislation, and distribute federal dollars to states (including CSBG, Head Start, Weatherization and many more!). Community Action is playing a key role in making sure that every person is counted! This session will showcase Community Action’s role in ensuring that Hard-To-Count people and communities are included in the Census, and offer concrete tools and training to help front-line staff maximize Census participation.

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Community Action Works: Strategies for Communicating Impact
2019-05-08 14:00 - 15:00
During this webinar, Partnership CEO, Denise Harlow, will be talking about Community Action Month 2019 — showing what people have done throughout the network, using the Impact Report, and providing a general Partnership update.
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Shifting the Paradigm: Why CAP Agencies Should Be Engaging in Trauma-Informed Care
2019-05-01 14:00 - 15:30
Research from various sectors continues to build the case for the pervasive and damaging effects of trauma across the lifespan – but especially on children. With a reach into some of our nation’s most vulnerable populations, it is of critical importance for the Community Action Network to be informed and prepared to address this issue in our efforts to help all Americans achieve wellness and stability.

Join us on May 1 for an introductory conversation on defining trauma, its impacts, and tools that CAP agencies can use to ensure that a safe and trauma-informed approach in their work.

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Addressing the Needs of Immigrant & Migrant Families
2019-04-24 14:00 - 15:00
Join us for a webinar that will cover strategies for addressing the needs of immigrant and migrant families.
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Analyzing & Addressing Community Level Work
2019-04-17 14:00 - 15:30

Analyzing & Addressing Community Level Work
2019-04-17 14:00 - 15:00
Barbara Mooney will offer practical insights and suggestions on the context for focus on community level work, using lessons that the Partnership learned from prior Learning Community Groups and working in the field. She will discuss definitions, points of clarification, ideas for further exploration and resources, as well as identifying the sections of Module 3 of the CSBG Annual Report that support the development and reporting of this work.
Presenter: Dr. Barbara Mooney, Director of ANCRT & LCRC Subject Matter Expert

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Community Action Month Toolkit Overview
2019-04-11 14:00 - 15:00
This webinar will provide and overview of the 2019 Community Action Month Toolkit.

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Advocacy for CAA Boards
2019-04-08 15:00 - 16:00
The Board has a unique opportunity and position in the community to increase awareness of Community Action and advocate on behalf of the agency’s mission. Join this Organizational Standards Center of Excellence webinar to explore topics such as developing an advocacy agenda for your board, advocacy dos and don’ts, practical strategies for advocacy, and building board capacity to conduct advocacy.
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Insights in Piloting, Prototyping, and Continuous Quality Improvement
2019-04-03 14:00 - 15:30
An essential practice for ensuring the sustainability of human service programs is the implementation of a robust system of piloting, prototyping, and continuous quality improvement. Join us on April 3 for an introductory conversation on the how and why of taking programs to scale using this method. Attendees will develop a shared language around these concepts and get insight on where in the implementation process that these concepts are most useful.

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