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 […]