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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Community action agency (CAA) boards perform vital governance and oversight functions for their organizations. Nowhere is this more evident than at board meetings, where board members hear reports, deliberate, and make decisions that guide organizational efforts. Understanding the key functions of board meeting minutes and resolutions, as well as the differences between them, is fundamental […]

The decennial districting process is in full swing! New congressional, legislative, and local elected official districts are being drawn and some have already been finalized. At the Partnership, our Fair Districting project is up and running, ready to assist the Network as it engages on this issue. Join NCAP staff and our subject matter experts […]

Presented by CCAP Commissioners Tiffany Keimig and Charles McCann: Completing the Candidate Data Form (CDF) is the first step in the process of becoming a Certified Community Action Professional (CCAP). […]

The Community Action Network serves 99% of America’s counties providing life-changing services that build pathways to opportunity. And while we reject the one size fits all solution to poverty, there […]

Habitat for Humanity of Omaha is the Weatherization Subgrantee for Douglas County, NE, which encompasses both urban and rural territory in the greater Omaha region. Weatherization is housed within Habitat’s […]

Join the National Partnership team to learn more about how to get involved with the Learning Communities Resource Center (LCRC) as we launch the next cycle of sharing and learning […]

CAFCA's Deb Polun will interview longtime Community Action network friend and partner Ken Ackerman, for reflections on his years in Community Action, and what he thinks lies ahead for our […]

Join us as we remember the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with keynote speaker, Jerome H. Underwood, President & CEO of Action for a Better Community (ABC). […]

Join the federal Office of Community Services (OCS), CAPLAW, and the National Community Action Partnership for a webinar on Thursday, January 27th discussing the critical role that the Community Action […]

The expanded Child Tax Credit for 2021 is still available to families who file taxes and for those who haven’t filed taxes in the past.  Join us to hear about […]

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A follow-up to the Introduction to HSVC workshop held at the Management and Leadership Training Conference in February, this webinar will provide answers to two important questions: “How do I […]