Completing the Candidate Data Form (CDF) is the first step in the process of becoming a Certified Community Action Professional (CCAP). It is in a formatted for you to document your learning and experiences in the field of Community Action. In this webinar you can explore the parts of the CDF in great detail. You […]

Join this webinar to learn about Pathways to Excellence, the Partnership's organizational capacity building initiative. This session will provide an overview of the Standards of Excellence and the Pathways self-study process as well as introduce new components and upcoming opportunities. The Standards of Excellence are a set of thirty-five best-in-class CAA practices with the Pathways self-study offering the opportunity to assess where your agency is compared to each Standard. A peer review and comprehensive feedback report is provided to each agency completing the self-study.

Please join the National Community Action Partnership for this important webinar on the OMB Clearance for the CSBG Annual Report. The Partnership has been gathering input from the CSBG Network regarding the changes noted in Module 1 that OCS is requesting feedback on. This webinar will cover the proposed changes, the Partnership's perspective, and the […]

Because Money Matters, CAP agencies are seeking information and ideas to secure funding for their whole family programs. This webinar is designed to provide information on how to identify and successfully secure those resources.

The Metropolitan Action Commission is partnering with families to achieve their goals of getting out of poverty through a Two-Generation/Whole Family approach.  MAC’s initiative provides short-term and high-yield job trainings aimed to help Head Start/ Early Head Start parents move toward attaining living-wage jobs.  This type of opportunity creates a pathway out of poverty for many families. The results are also correlated to child outcomes for those children whose parents participate in our 2 GEN initiatives.

The Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc. (CAB) will share their Community Action Plan process fueled by their agency values, highlighting both needs and assets of the community while creating their local poverty snapshot. This board-led process, based on a commitment to engage with those who normally “don’t come to the microphone” as […]

For more than 50 years, Community Action has served as a dynamic and community-based force in addressing the causes and conditions of poverty throughout the USA. 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. Register

Submitting the Executive Skills Portfolio (ESP) is the second step in the process of becoming a Certified Community Action Professional (CCAP). The ESP is your chance to showcase your skills in doing the work of Community Action. It gives you a vehicle to show that you are a leader who understands Community Action’s vision and […]

A county without poverty – thriving, resilient, and prosperous communities for ALL.  This is what ALL IN envisions in its efforts to eradicate poverty in Alameda County, California. Through collaboration across a variety of partnerships and innovation, ALL IN seeks to ensure that all families are able to:Meet their basic needs for food, shelter, healthcare, and safety; Earn an income that allows for self-sufficiency and asset building; Obtain a quality education that positions the next generation for academic and economic success. This webinar will feature presenters from ALL IN and its partners: Alameda Alliance, Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center, Open Source Wellness and Dig Deep Farms – highlighting the implementation of this model and where opportunities lie to engage community and human service partners to not only address food security and health outcomes but also other social and structural determinants of health.

The Partnership is in the final stages of establishing its Public Policy Platform and is eager to share the current draft of the platform with the Network. During this webinar, Partnership staff will walk through the policy areas in the platform, answer questions, and give the Network the opportunity to provide feedback before the platform […]

Join us as we give tribute to the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the history of Community Action with the National Community Action Partnership CEO, Denise Harlow and Vice President of Practice Transformation, Tiffney Marley.

Two of the three federal regulators (OCC and FDIC) have issued proposed changes to the Community Reinvestment Act, and many are of great concern to advocates for low and moderate income people. Learn the details of these proposed changes, what they could mean to your communities and how your organization can submit a public comment […]

Please join us for a webinar outlining the Partnership's final public policy platform. Partnership staff will give an overview of the final platform, field questions from the Network, and go over next steps. Register

Learn about how volunteers and employees assisting with the VITA program can use census messaging to engage communities. Register