National CAP

Quarterly Public CAA Convening
2023-01-12 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Want to connect with fellow public Community Action Agency staff from around the county? In this session NCAP will bring together public Community Action Agencies for programmatic updates, peer learning, and resource sharing. Gather with colleagues from across the nation to learn, discuss, and share!This session will focus on Organizational Standards. Come prepared with your questions, ideas, and insights!*** NOTE: This session is specifically for public Community Action Agencies (i.e. Community Action Agencies within a local government entity, in contrast to a nonprofit or private CAA).
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Virtual Racial Healing Circle
2023-01-17 13:30 - 16:30 UTC
Join NCAP in celebration of the 2023 Day of Racial Healing and participate in a Virtual Racial Healing Circle on Tuesday, January 17th! Racial Healing Circles are designed to focus on the sharing of stories that affirm our common humanity.
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2023 Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Webinar
2023-01-18 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Join us as we remember the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with keynote speaker Maria Elena De La Garza, Executive Director of Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County. Under her leadership, Community Action Board is doing incredible work in the community and beyond.
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Getting to Know the National Community Action Partnership Data Hub
2023-01-25 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
Join us for a walkthrough of the Community Action Partnership Data Hub. The webinar will provide a step-by-step tutorial of the Community Needs Assessment tool, including how to build reports for sub-county and multi-county agencies. Participants will also learn how to make, save, and share single-layer maps about their communities. The webinar will conclude with a showcase of new and updated data from sources such as the American Community Survey (2017-2021), Federal Communications Commission (FCC/broadband), and the Center for Neighborhood Technology (Housing + Transportation Affordability Index). New to the CAP Data Hub? Request membership to the Hub before the webinar by emailing: jhwdfx@missouri.edu
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2023 Management & Leadership Training Conference
2023-02-08 - 2023-02-10
NCAP’s 2023 Management & Leadership Training Conference will take place February 8-10 in beautiful New Orleans, LA! Our theme this year is Reimagining The Future: Advancing Equity and Sustaining Innovation.
ABOUT THE EVENT
The Management and Leadership Training Conference (MLTC) is targeted to board and staff leaders at Community Action Agencies. The MLTC will feature intensive training, structured discussions, and networking opportunities. Whether you’ve been leading and managing for years, or you’re looking forward to that promotion into management, you’ll become your best with our Management and Leadership Training Conference.
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Strong Partnerships Yield Excellent Results in Arkansas WAP
2023-02-16 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
TIME: 2 PM ET | 1 PM CT | 12 PM MT | 11 AM PT
The Entergy Low-Income Solutions Partnership uses government, ratepayer and private, nonprofit resources to help LIHEAP-eligible Arkansas households become efficient, comfortable and safe through home weatherization upgrades. Working with WAP Subgrantee Better Community Development, Entergy provides funding to prepare single family homes, apartments and manufactured homes for weatherization, including repairs and enhancements not covered in WAP. Braiding resources enables them to serve many high energy-burden vulnerable households who need the help the most.
Panelists:

Heather Hendrickson, Entergy Arkansas
Darryl Swinton, Better Community Development
Terry Kessinger, ICF Consulting
Iris Pennington, Arkansas Dept. of Energy and Environment

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Community Action 101
2023-02-22 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
TIME: 2 PM ET | 1 PM CT | 12 PM MT | 11 AM PT
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. Join the Partnership’s CEO, Denise Harlow, as she grounds us in the history, model, and Promise of Community Action, and discusses current opportunities for the Community Action network.
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Introduction to Sovereignty Training for Non-Native CAAs
2023-03-15 14:00 - 16:00 UTC
This training, led by the Alliance for a Just Society (AJS) and the Native Organizers Alliance (NAO), will help lay the foundation for an understanding of Native Sovereignty. Join us as we recognize and acknowledge the land, history, and culture of Native Nations, work to address the inequities that continue to exist, and strengthen the relationship between Native and Non-Native Community Action leaders.
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Authentic Engagement: People with Lived Expertise Shaping Homeless Programs and Policies
2023-03-29 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
Homeless service providers and systems are increasingly turning to those with lived experience of homelessness to help shape policies and inform programmatic reforms to improve the effectiveness of their interventions in reducing homelessness. This session, presented by the National Alliance to End Homelessness, will feature individuals with lived expertise who are serving to drive policy change through authentic collaboration with advocates and providers.
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Community Action Well-Being, Sabbaticals, and Rest Justice
2023-04-05 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
Listen, learn, and participate in a conversation centered on Community Action Well-Being. In this interactive webinar, participants will have the opportunity to learn from the experience of a Community Action Agency’s successful creation of an agency wellness plan that led to a funded 90-day sabbatical for its Executive Director. Make plans to attend and gain an understanding on how REST is an equity issue and an act of revolution.
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Meet the Refreshed Community Action Code of Ethics
2023-04-06 15:00 - 16:30 UTC
Join us on Thursday, April 6 to learn about the refreshed Community Action Code of Ethics. The webinar will ground participants in the purpose of a Code of Ethics and describe the processes undertaken to produce the Code recently approved by the NCAP Board. Webinar leaders will review the Code, which now includes six ethics, each with its own guidance. The webinar will begin at 3:00 PM Eastern and conclude by 4:30. Registration is free. Click Here to log into MemberSuite, or quickly create your NCAP Membership Account, and register for the Code of Ethics webinar under “Events”.

NCAP Strategic Plan Release Webinar
2023-04-10 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
Join NCAP CEO as she walks through the final board approved NCAP Strategic Plan for 2023-2025. As we look ahead to the 60th anniversary of Community Action next year, the timing of this plan could not be better. Family well-being, social and economic mobility, and community engagement centered in equity are key tenants of Community Action and this plan outlines the broad strokes for continued innovation, movement building, and amplified network voice to keep us moving forward. Join us to learn more!
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Analysis of Data? Some Examples to Explore
2023-04-12 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
Community Action staff from around the network have indicated that they want to know more about how to analyze the data they are collecting and reporting. While we’ve facilitated countless sessions focusing on data analysis overviews and basic analysis techniques, we rarely get to dive into real-world examples. In this session, the Association of Nationally Certified ROMA Trainers (ANCRT) will review several examples of data, tackle the kinds of information we might be able to extract from them, and discuss how we can turn the information into accountability, accessibility, and knowledge.
Register here to join this interactive and informative session!

Community Action Month Toolkit Overview
2023-04-13 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
During this webinar, we’ll walk through the contents of the 2023 Community Action Month Toolkit, how to use it, and highlight what’s new.
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Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Update
2023-04-20 15:00 - 16:00 UTC
The National Community Action Partnership and the Office of Community Services invite you to join a webinar on the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP). LIHWAP provides funds to assist low-income households with water and wastewater bills. During this webinar we will share program updates and discuss promising practices to maximize LIHWAP expenditures and the program’s impact on low-income households. Presenters will include federal LIHWAP staff and administrators from local Community Action Agencies (CAAs). There will be time reserved for questions and answers.
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Quarterly Public CAA Convening
2023-04-27 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
Want to connect with fellow public Community Action Agency staff from around the county? In this session NCAP will bring together public Community Action Agencies for programmatic updates, peer learning, and resource sharing. Gather with colleagues from across the nation to learn, discuss, and share!
This session will focus on centering purpose and mission in a public Community Action Agency. Come prepared with your questions, ideas, and insights!
*** NOTE: This session is specifically for public Community Action Agencies (i.e. Community Action Agencies within a local government entity, in contrast to a nonprofit or private CAA).
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Pathways to Excellence Implementer Training
2023-04-28 13:00 - 16:30 UTC
Your agency is ready to move forward in the pursuit of excellence. Set the stage by sending key staff to the April 28, online, Pathways to Excellence Implementer Training. Engaged participants will gain a deeper understanding to recognizing and documenting agency progress towards the 35 Community Action Standards of Excellence. Attendees completing the training will earn a digital, proof of completion badge from NCAP, documenting hours of training and the topics covered. Your agency does not have to be enrolled in Pathways to register participants for Implementer Training. Agencies currently enrolled in the Silver Tier of Pathways to Excellence may send one staff member to the training at no cost. Enrollments for all other individuals, regardless of your organization’s participation in the Pathways program, are available for just $399. We recommend early registration as space is limited. To register, sign-in to NCAP’s MemberSuite portal. You will find Pathways to Excellence Implementer Training listed in the Events section. Questions? Let us know how we can help at Excellence@CommunityActionPartnership.com.

CCAP 2023 Exam Information and Instructions
2023-05-03 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
For currently enrolled CCAP Candidates planning to sit for the 2023 CCAP examination on June 14. This informational webinar will demonstrate how to manage the technical aspects of participating in the 2023 CCAP Examination process. Exam content will not be revealed or discussed. The session will detail:

How to select a virtual exam site
How to register to take the 2023 CCAP exam
How to communicate with your Exam Proctor
How to log-into and use the exam platform
What to expect on the day of the exam

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Amplifying Community Action Innovation
2023-05-10 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
For nearly 60 years, local Community Action Agencies have curated and integrated high-impact, innovative strategies to strengthen foundations of families and communities nationwide. In 2021, the National Community Action Partnership launched the Community Action Showcase to highlight examples of high-impact, innovative Community Action strategies and facilitate sharing of best practices throughout the network.
Join Jennifer Smith, VP for Program Operations at KCEOC Community Action Partnership, Thelma French, President/CEO of Total Community Action, and Clarissa Thompson, Executive Director of Mid-Iowa Community Action, Inc. for a discussion exploring examples of these best practices used throughout the Community Action Network. This webinar is an opportunity for CAAs to hear about successful highlights and unexpected challenges while exploring the tools and resources used in the implementation of their initiatives.
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Florida Association for Community Action (FACA) Annual Training Conference
2023-05-15 - 2023-05-19
Orlando, the City Beautiful, will be the location of the Florida Association for Community Action’s 43rd Annual Training Conference, hosted May 15-19, 2023.
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Deepening CAA Engagement in Homeless Service Delivery: Why It Matters
2023-05-17 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
This session, led by the National Alliance to End Homelessness, will feature examples of how Community Action Agencies have greatly expanded their work on solving homelessness and the impact it has had in meeting both Community Action Agencies’ mission and the goals of homeless service systems. Speakers will provide an overview of lessons learned and share why they believe more Community Action Agencies should consider expanding their work to end homelessness.
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Reimagining Impact with Whole Family Approach
2023-05-24 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
This session will provide participants with deeper understanding of what the Whole Family Approach framework is (and what it isn’t), how it interrupts intergenerational poverty and advances Social & Economic mobility, and how to determine if your agency is ready to maximize its impact through a Whole Family Approach.
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Small States CSBG CARES Spending Conversation with the National Partners
2023-05-24 15:00 - 16:00 UTC
CARES Act Supplemental CSBG funds have been critical to supporting family and community needs throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In most communities, these funds had to be spent by September 30, 2022 – but for Small States, a portion of their allocation remains available to spend through September 30, 2023. With the lingering impacts of the pandemic still very present, it is critical that Small States in the Community Action Network leverage this unique opportunity to use any remaining CARES Act Supplemental funds as effectively as possible. Join Community Action’s National Partners and representatives from the federal Office of Community Services (OCS) to learn about a variety of effective strategies that CAAs have used and can continue to implement to protect vulnerable families.
NOTE: This webinar is specifically for eligible entities, state associations, and state offices in minimally funded states, which include: Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, and Wyoming. CARES funds expired for all other states September 30, 2022.
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In addition to registering for the meeting through Zoom, please take this brief survey to help inform the conversation: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NCAPSmallStates

NCAP 2023-2024 Policy Priorities Release
2023-05-30 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
NCAP is excited to announce the forthcoming release of its 2023-2024 Public Policy Priorities! The updated priorities are the product of a 10-month review process, including six national listening sessions, over 100 anonymous survey responses, and input from NCAP Board Members, stakeholders, partners, and staff. Join NCAP leadership and policy staff for a walk-through of the document, highlighting changes, policy additions, and tips for the most effective ways that agencies and associations can use this policy resource.
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Artificial Intelligence in Community Action: Harnessing the Power and Navigating the Challenges of AI
2023-05-31 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
Join us for an enlightening and engaging webinar that dives deep into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and its multifaceted impact on our society. This comprehensive webinar aims to demystify AI, shedding light on its potential benefits and challenges, and providing you with a better understanding of how AI can be harnessed for positive change.
During the webinar, we’ll cover the following topics:

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Unravel the concept of Generative AI and learn how it can be applied to solve complex problems and create new opportunities.
AI in Community Action: Discover how AI can be used in Community Action today, with real-life examples of AI-powered initiatives that are producing tangible benefits for the people we serve.
Limitations of AI: Understand the constraints of AI and why it is essential to be aware of its limitations when integrating AI solutions into your projects.
Navigating AI Pitfalls: Delve into the ethical and legal challenges that AI presents, including issues like false information, and explore the importance of implementing sound policies to ensure responsible AI use.
AI in the Workplace: Learn how AI is revolutionizing the workplace for employees, employers, and clients alike, and what you can expect as AI continues to reshape industries and organizations.
Separating Hype from Reality: Address common misconceptions and hype surrounding AI and gain a more balanced perspective on the true capabilities and limitations of AI technologies.

Whether you’re an AI enthusiast, a professional looking to stay ahead of the curve, or simply curious about the transformative potential of AI, this webinar is your chance to dive into the world of artificial intelligence and gain valuable insights that will help you harness its power responsibly. Don’t miss out – register now and unlock the secrets of AI in today’s rapidly changing world.
Presenter: Roger McCann, Executive Director, Community Action Kentucky, Inc.
Roger McCann, Executive Director of Community Action Kentucky since 2016, has dedicated his career to improving the lives of Kentuckians. With a background in Information Technology, he joined Community Action in 2003 and has played a crucial role in shaping the organization’s modern approach to community development.
Under Roger’s leadership, the organization has expanded its reach and impact, fostering innovation and partnerships within the Community Action Network. Known for his collaborative approach, Roger works tirelessly to build a stronger, more resilient community for all, making a meaningful difference in the lives of countless individuals and families across Kentucky.
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Whole Family Approach Institute
2023-06-06 - 2023-06-08
Save the date for NCAP’s Whole Family Approach Institute, taking place June 6–8, 2023, in the Washington, DC metro area.

The ABCs of Pathways to Excellence
2023-06-12 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Wondering if your Community Action agency should embark on an Excellence journey? Interested in leading Excellence in your agency but not sure how to get started?
This free, one-hour presentation and Q&A session can help answer your questions about NCAP’s Pathways to Excellence process. The next opportunity to enroll in the Fall learning cohort for Pathways closes July 15, making this the perfect time to get answers to your questions and set a plan for enrollment.
Webinar participants will leave the session with a clear understanding of what is required for your agency to complete the Pathways Tiers, the financial and human investments associated with involvement, and the types of results agencies engaged in Pathways to Excellence report experiencing. NCAP’s Excellence Team will provide helpful tools, including templates you can use to bring information about Pathways to your agency Governing Board, funding partners, and staff.
Sign up today and find out how you can be on the path to Excellence as early as July! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Quarterly Public CAA meeting
2023-06-22 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
Want to connect with fellow public Community Action Agency staff from around the country? In this session NCAP will bring together public Community Action Agencies for programmatic updates, peer learning, and resource sharing. Gather with colleagues from across the nation to learn, discuss, and share!
This session will be presented by US Digital Response and focus on how Public CAAs can leverage user research for improved services and strategies. Come prepared with your questions, ideas, and insights!
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NOTE: This session is specifically for public Community Action Agencies (i.e. Community Action Agencies within a local government entity, in contrast to a nonprofit or private CAA).

Advanced Sovereignty Training for Community Action
2023-06-22 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
Led by Alliance for a Just Society (AJS) and the Native Organizer’s Alliance (NOA), this training will review the key principles of Native Sovereignty as well as a take a deeper look at how Community Action Agencies can be good relatives and establish trusted working relationships with native organizations. This training is open to those actively engaged in work with tribal nations, as well as those who are new to exploring tribal partnerships.
Recommended Pre-Requisite for Non-Native CAA’s: If you have not already done so, we strongly encourage you to watch the previously recorded Introduction to Native Sovereignty Training (https://communityactionpartnership.com/webinar/sovereignty-training-for-non-native-caas/) prior to attending this advanced training.
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Effective Coordination: Working Across Service Systems to Impact Homelessness
2023-06-28 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
This session, led by the National Alliance to End Homelessness, will provide an overview of effective homeless service systems and the interdependence of interventions and service providers to maximize impact and efficacy. Speakers will discuss the many ways Community Action Agencies can enrich and expand upon the services CAAs already provide to at-risk and homeless populations. Local examples of effective collaboration will be provided.
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