National CAP

Utility Debt in the Pandemic: How to Change Shutoff and Collection Policy
2020-05-26 14:00 - 15:30 UTC
Join in on this webinar hosted by the National Community Action Partnership and the National Community Action Foundation. CAAs and other LIHEAP agencies foresee a coming tsunami of debt. A few states have enlightened debt-management and forgiveness policies. If yours is not one of them, this presentation by John Howat, Senior Energy Analyst with the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), will provide model approaches and what to present to state policy makers to win changes. You will learn how utilities finance unpaid bills, how to use NCLC’s new templates for low-income utility program discount and arrearage management programs, and actions you can take now to help customers in crisis. Can’t wait? See NCLC’s new COVID-19 resource collection.
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Lessons in Trauma-Informed Care: A Deeper Dive into Caring for Self
2020-05-27 14:30 - 15:30
Community Action Agencies all across the country are on the front-lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, providing critical services for your communities in the midst of a life-threatening situation. Being a highly-responsive social service professional in these times can cause a considerable amount of personal stress, and both acute and secondary trauma, while working with our communities experiencing their own long-term and COVID-related traumas.
Join us for Webinar Wednesday to continue our conversation with Denese Shervington, MD, MPH who will lead us in “A Deeper Dive Into Caring For Self” providing strategies for stress management and self-care tools, and informing the planning for working with traumatized customers and communities.
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Community Action Conversation and Call to Action in Response to Racism and COVID-19
2020-06-03 16:00 - 17:30
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WAP Reopening Memo and Related Resources
2020-06-04 12:00 - 13:30
Join in on this webinar with CAP and NASCSP to review the latest DOE WAP Memo 062 on COVID19 Phase 1 reopening. We will also welcome your ideas and suggestions on what to include in another potential round of FAQs from DOE.
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Community Action Network COVID-19 Update
2020-06-11 15:00 - 16:30, 2020-06-25 15:00 - 16:30
Join Community Action National Partners CAP, CAPLAW and NASCSP for an update on the impact of COVID-19 on the network. NCAF will participate as schedules allow.
The content for these national partner calls varies meeting to meeting and the calls are intended to be a standing meeting for the Network to share information and hear about issues as needed. There is no standing agenda, per se, and it will vary depending on the given issues at the moment. Those who can attend are welcome to do so and this is open to the entire Community Action Network.
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#MyVoiceMatters: Civic Engagement & Community Action
2020-06-18 15:00 - 16:30
Join us for the first webinar on what the National Partnership has been doing to engage members with the census, advocacy, and public policy – and get a sneak peek at what’s to come this fall!
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National Energy and Utility Affordability Coalition 2020 Annual Conference
2020-06-29 - 2020-07-01
Please Save the Date for the National Energy and Utility Affordability Coalition’s 2020 Conference in Washington, DC. Join NEUAC for the largest gathering of energy assistance professionals in the country!
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Making a Clean Energy Future an Equitable One
2020-06-29 14:00 - 15:30
The COVID-19 pandemic has further revealed the inequities of the U.S. energy sector. A recently released report from Synapse Energy, Regulatory Assistance Project and the Community Action Partnership, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, explores ways to deliver energy equity to communities that need it most. Learn about case studies and policy options from across the country that are working to achieve greater energy equity. Hear from the authors and consider ways you may help move the needle in your community.
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Community Action Network COVID-19 Town Hall
2020-07-09 15:00 - 16:30, 2020-07-23 15:00 - 16:30
Join Community Action National Partners CAP, CAPLAW and NASCSP for an update on the impact of COVID-19 on the network. NCAF will participate as schedules allow. Please note that these meetings have been moved to every other Thursday.
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Voter Registration & Community Action with CAPLAW & Coalition on Human Needs
2020-07-16 15:00 - 16:30
Voting is one of the best ways to make your voice heard. Promoting voter registration can help empower underrepresented members of your community. Join us as we review the voter registration rules and regulations for CSBG recipients and offer best practices for registration that comply with those rules.
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Centering Racial Equity in Housing Needs and Community Response to Enact Social Change: With the National Alliance to End Homelessness
2020-07-22 14:00 - 15:00
The NAEH will do a deep dive into why race equity is at the center of housing responses and address steps that programs and localities can be taking into account to move toward a more equitable response to homelessness and housing needs, including access to resources, attention to outcomes, understanding of contributing factors.
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Head Start and Early Head Start, Responding to COVID-19 and Rising Need in States
2020-07-28 15:00 - 16:30
As early childhood programs and state policymakers continue to respond to COVID-19, we know that a focus on young children and families living in poverty and those most at-risk is essential to prevent the worst impacts of the pandemic. On this first of a three webinar series hosted by the National Head Start Association, National Community Action Partnership and ZERO TO THREE, learn about how one Head Start (HS) and Early Head Start (EHS) program responded, one states’ plans to include HS and EHS in their ongoing investments in young children and explore the access gaps for comprehensive services for infants and toddlers in the states by income and race.
The speaker line-up includes:

Eva Pignotti, Head Start and Early Head Start Director, Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency (Salem, OR)
Jovanna Archuleta, New Mexico, Assistant Secretary for Native American Early Education and Care, New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department
Kim Keating, Senior Policy Research Analyst, ZERO TO THREE Policy Center

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Creating Change Together: Key Findings from the Annie E. Casey Family-Centered Community Change Initiative Evaluation Reports
2020-07-29 14:00 - 15:00
In 2012, the Annie E. Casey Foundation launched Family-Centered Community Change™ (FCCC), a multisite initiative to support local partnerships in three high-poverty neighborhoods as they develop a more integrated set of services — including housing assistance, high-quality education and job training — to help parents and children succeed together in what is known as a “two-generation approach. The goal of this project was to help these neighborhoods collaborate, connect, and learn by supporting community-based organizations on their journey to provide a robust set of integrated services to help families break the cycle of inter-generational poverty.
In addition to learning more about the general support services needed for successful whole-family approaches, the FCCC initiative focused on learning more about the systemic barriers that negatively affect family success. All three collaboratives are based in communities with unique histories of housing inequity, uneven job markets, and racial segregation. To help them begin addressing these challenges, Racial and Ethnic Equity and Inclusion (REEI) trainings were incorporated within each initiative.
After seven years of support, the FCCC project released two evaluation reports highlighting key components of success and barriers for both service providers and the families that they work with. Join us on July 29th to hear from the FCCC team as they share key findings from their recently released project reports. Speakers will include members of the support team at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, members of the evaluation team from The Urban Institute, and a project member from the Columbus collaborative.
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COVID-19 Impact on the 2020 Census
2020-07-30 15:00 - 16:30
Learn more about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the 2020 Census, including changes to the timeline and Census Bureau operations.
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Chat with Vu Le: Equity in Nonprofit Leadership and Navigating Barriers to Justice in the Current Climate
2020-08-05 14:00 - 15:00
Is it possible to make 2020 suck any less? During these difficult times, join us for a webinar event with Vu Le who knows how to bring a sense of humor to the nonprofit world, while we discuss equity among leadership and navigating barriers to justice. Check out his work and website.

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Energy OutWest Conference
2020-08-10 - 2020-08-14
Register now for the upcoming Energy OutWest Conference, August 10th – 14th, 2020. The 2020 Energy OutWest Conference will be held at the Hilton Austin in Austin, Texas.
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Applying the Racial Equity Lens to This Moment: A Resource Tour
2020-08-12 14:00 - 15:00
Join the Partnership as we navigate new resources that are available to advance racial equity in our organizations and our communities.
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Advocating for your Community: Effective Strategies for Public Policy Engagement
2020-08-13 15:00 - 16:30
CAAs and state associations have unique insight into how proposed policy changes will affect vulnerable populations in their communities. In this webinar, we’ll cover effective strategies for engaging with and educating policymakers while navigating lobbying rules, including an overview of the Partnership’s policy priorities and hypotheticals of common lobbying situations.
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Application Deadline: Regional Whole Family Approach Community of Practice
2020-08-14 08:00 - 17:00
Community-based human service organizations and tribal governments in the following states are invited to apply: Alaska, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, and Wisconsin.
The Regional Whole Family Approach COP will support 6 community-based organizations, including tribal governments, in achieving greater results for families and communities by deploying a multi-pronged system of learning and support for organizations that are ready to pursue a Whole Family Approach that is strength-based, trauma-informed, and engages the entire community.
Please click here for additional details or to view the application

What is Human Capacity & Community Transformation (HCCT)?
2020-08-20 14:00 - 15:30
Join the Partnership’s Human Capacity & Community Transformation Center of Excellence (HCCT COE) to learn about this three-year, network-wide effort to identify and highlight Community Action’s top initiatives that build human capacity and transform local communities. We will discuss what you need to know and how to be involved.
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2020 Annual Convention
2020-08-24 - 2020-08-28
The Partnership’s Annual Convention is the largest gathering of regional, state, and local Community Action Agencies in the United States, drawing more than 1,500 attendees each year. We are at the table with more partners than ever before and our network continues to be at the forefront of program and community development. During this convention, we will come together to showcase our strengths, strategies, and achievements. We’ll also share our best practices in management, program implementation, and capacity building. There is change ahead of us—for the better—as Community Action evolves, reinvents, and continues to achieve excellence.
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State Policy Webinar Series #2 - State Partnerships with Head Start/Early Head Start to Build Resilient Systems for Children and Families
2020-09-01 14:00 - 15:30
Governors and state policymakers increasingly recognize the need to build early childhood systems that can weather economic and health crises, such as COVID-19. When state leaders embrace Head Start and Early Head Start as a key community support, children and families benefit from the exemplary comprehensive child and family services Head Start provides in times of need.
On this one-hour webinar, learn from early childhood and Head Start leaders from Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas about how their states have partnered with HS and EHS programs through state funding, cross-agency leadership and on-going efforts to build community strength and collaboration, as well as the impact that has had on children and families. You will leave with a clear sense of how to advance partnerships in your state!
This webinar series is brought to you in partnership with the National Community Action Partnership and ZERO TO THREE and is the second in a three-part state policy webinar series.

Speaker line-up

Karen Grimm-Thomas, Director of External Relations, Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning
Kristina Ellis, Director of Health and Collaborative Services, CAP Tulsa
Alferma Giles, Director, Texas Head Start State Collaboration Office, University of Texas Health Science Center

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Securing the Future of the Community Action Movement: Opportunities for State Offices and Associations to Pursue and Promote CCAP
2020-09-09 13:00 - 14:30
Join the National Community Action Partnership, National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP), state associations, and state CSBG office staff to learn more about how states can pursue and promote Certified Community Action Professional (CCAP) Certification in 2021 and beyond. Peer states will discuss why CCAP is important to our network, the value of CCAP, the roles state offices and associations can play, and how state leaders can support CCAP efforts.
Presenters will include leaders from NASCSP, the Partnership, state CSBG office staff, CAA associations, CAA executive directors and CCAP commissioners.
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Weatherization Day Kickoff Webinar with NASCSP and NCAF
2020-09-09 15:00 - 16:30
Now is the time to start planning your efforts to highlight the impact that WAP has in your State and local community! Weatherization Day is a fantastic opportunity to shine a spotlight on the WAP across the country. Join CAP, NASCSP and NCAF to access toolkits and resources that may be useful to you, particularly since many activities will likely be virtual this year.

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Are Your Customers Leaving Money on the Table? Tips for Ensuring Everyone Receives Their Economic Impact Payment
2020-09-10 15:00 - 16:30
It is estimated that as many as 12 MILLION Americans have not yet received their $1,200 Economic Impact Payment (EIP) to assist with the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Community Action customers are among the most likely to be in this group because of address changes, non-filing of taxes or a lack of awareness of eligibility. Join the National Community Action Partnership and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for more information about how to make sure customers in YOUR community access this important resource.
Presenters:

Denise Harlow, National Community Action Partnership
Dave Sieminski, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Johanna Barrero, ICF
JC Craig, ICF

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Additionally, we’d like to bring to your attention this great resource from CFPB, Helping Consumers Claim their Economic Impact Payment. This guide contains step-by-step information for frontline Community Action Agency staff on how to:

Discuss the EIP with CAA-served families;
Determine if families need to take action; and
Support families with what to expect and how to troubleshoot common issues or address scenarios such as not having a permanent address.

Water and Energy Programs Amidst COVID-19: Spotlight on Arizona
2020-09-15 14:00 - 15:30
Water and energy program funding has been critical for families impacted by COVID-19. Join in on this national webinar to hear from colleagues in Arizona on how they have risen to the challenge, and are innovating with technology to ensure a more safe and streamlined program model.
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From Risk Assessment to Comprehensive Risk Management
2020-09-17 14:00 - 15:00
Digging Deeper into Organizational Standard 4.6
Organizational Standard 4.6 requires an organization-wide, comprehensive risk assessment to be done every two years and reported to the governing board. While the minimum requirement is the assessment and reporting to the board, it requires action and follow-up by the agency to benefit from the assessment. Join this webinar to learn about meeting this standard, as well as risk management tools, resources, and promising practices to move beyond compliance.
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Voting 101
2020-09-22 14:00 - 15:00
Are you a new voter? Do you need help educating others? Join this webinar to learn about voter registration, absentee/mail-in ballots, federal/state/local election guidelines, and other voting topics.
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