Events
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Preventing Homelessness: Finding Families at Highest Risk
Wednesday, July 21 at 2 p.m. EST, the Partnership will hold the second webinar in a series examining strategies to prevent homelessness for those who are at the highest risk. This webinar will feature innovative service providers who are working to identify and support families before they become homeless. Speakers will describe how they are working with […]
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The State of Women and Poverty Centering in Intersectional Narratives and Implications for the Future
The alarming number of American women living in poverty is a recurring trend. With more women than men living in poverty in the US, the COVID-19 pandemic has not only endangered the economic security of women but has put families at increased risk of falling into poverty and remaining there. During this webinar, an intersectional analysis of women in poverty will consider the implications and opportunities for families and their health and well-being and imagine a new economy using an equity lens.
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Utilizing Property-Tax Aide to Improve the lives of Seniors
Are you from one of the below states? If so, join our upcoming webinar to learn about a free AARP Foundation Property Tax-Aide Tool to connect seniors to property-tax aide. Eligible locations: New Hampshire, New York, New York City, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington D.C., North Carolina, Florida (Miami-Dade County), Illinois (Cook County), Missouri, Minnesota, […]
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Targeting Homelessness Prevention to Those at Greatest Risk: Diversion Assistance
How are frontline providers helping people seeking shelter identify alternative housing options to prevent homelessness and shelter stays? This third webinar in a series focusing on targeting prevention assistance to […]
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Answering the $1 Billion Question: Data-Driven Strategies for Demonstrating Impact from CARES-Funded Activities
CAA's have been at the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic from Day One. This is one of the reasons Congress entrusted the Community Action Network with $1 billion to […]
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Measuring Family Centered Community Change: A Fireside Chat
This webinar features a discussion of the experiences and lessons learned in the performance measurement efforts of Family-Centered Community Change (FCCC), a community change strategy, funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation from 2012 to 2019, to improve outcomes for children and parents living in high-poverty communities through two-generation approaches. Topics covered in the webinar include an overview of the performance measures selected for FCCC and how they changed over time, who was involved in deciding what to measure and how, ways that the partners balanced using performance measurement to inform practice and track collective impact, and how the data were analyzed and used to improve implementation.
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Accessing Resilience Resources from Public and Private Sources
Join Melanie Herman, CEO of the Nonprofit Risk Management Center, for a fast-paced tour of resilience resources from various credible sources. This session explores federal and state government websites, law firm and CPA firm sites, educational publishers, membership associations, and specialty organizations.
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How to Become the Resilient Leader Your Mission Requires
This webinar explores the qualities, traits, and skills of resilient leaders — the very type of leaders that organizations in an uncertain world require. Learn what you can do to become a leader who helps others ‘bounce back’ from downside risks your agency couldn’t avoid and draw potent learning opportunities from failures, mistakes, and near misses.
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Fall Season Kickoff: Resources and Opportunities for Community Action
Join the National Community Action Partnership as we kick off fall with a review of the new resources and opportunities for the Community Action Network. Partnership staff will preview what is to come from major initiatives including the Learning Communities Resource Center, the relaunch of Pathways to Excellence, Covid-19 Response, the Center of Excellence, and […]
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Helping All Eligible Families Get the Child Tax Credit
NCAP is honored to have the Center of Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) join us in our 30 day push to get families enrolled in the Advanced Child Tax Credit. The 2021 Child Tax Credit expansion provides a historic opportunity to reduce child poverty in the United States by more than 40 percent! Non-filer families can […]
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2021 Executive Directors / Board Chair Institute
These two and a half day trainings are designed to help new executive directors or new executive directors and their chair’s to achieve a deeper understanding of their role, the […]
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Braiding Funds For Weatherization Recruitment & Retention
Christopher Vought, Director of Housing Rehabilitation, Energy Conservation & NH Electric Assistance Program at Community Action Program, Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc. in Concord, New Hampshire has a strong Weatherization crew and hopes to expand it. To attract quality candidates he’s using a combination of funding sources to offer a starting salary over $40,000 per year. “Minimum […]
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Pathways to Excellence: 2022 Launch
Join us to learn about how your agency can pursue excellence in 2022. Pathways to Excellence has adopted a new multi-leveled Tiered Approach for agencies interested in moving beyond minimum requirements and taking the next steps for achieving agency-wide excellence based on the thirty-five CAA Standards of Excellence. The CAA Standards of Excellence represent the […]
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Combining Utility Assistance, Wraparound Services and Roof Repairs in Weatherization
Shama Mounzer serves as the Integration Executive Director at Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency, and oversees the Agency’s multi-faceted Utility Assistance Program, which serves communities within Wayne County, Michigan. Three years ago, the Agency implemented the initial phase of its roof repair program with an interest list of clients, and limited funding. In an effort […]