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
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
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
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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Increasing Weatherization Capacity Through Leveraging National Service
2023-06-29 14:00 - 15:00
Service Year Alliance’s new Climate & Environmental Resilience Guide & Energy Efficiency Roadmap are designed to expand programming, such as AmeriCorps and VISTA, in growth areas. The roadmap linked within the guide details how to leverage these programs to advance state and local weatherization and energy efficiency goals. Join NASCSP, NCAP, and Service Year Alliance to learn how Service Year can help you develop a talent pipeline, assist with intake or outreach, coordinate with partners, or increase contractor capacity.
Click here to register. Click here to read the Climate & Environment Resilience Guide. Click here to read the Energy Efficiency Roadmap.

Innovative Partnerships to Advance Health Equity
2023-07-19 14:00 - 15:00
Partnerships between Community Action Agencies and the healthcare sector are essential to addressing the social determinants of health and the systemic barriers to healthcare services. This webinar will highlight agencies participating in NCAP’s Vaccine Equity Project. Through partnership with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), these agencies are working to reduce disparities in vaccination rates among racial and ethnic groups and in rural populations. As service providers and trusted messengers in the community, Community Action Agencies are uniquely suited to address issues of vaccine hesitancy, distrust of healthcare providers, language barriers, and access to healthcare facilities. The lessons learned through this innovative and collaborative approach can be applied to advance health equity in communities across the nation.
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Weatherization Day Public Information Campaign Toolkit Webinar
2023-08-03 14:00 - 15:00
Join this webinar to learn about the Weatherization Day Public Information Campaign and the resources available to you. Whether the Outreach Toolkit, Site Demonstration Toolkit, or advice from NASCSP partners at the Community Action Partnership and the Community Action Foundation appeal to you, this is the webinar to join!
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2023 Annual Convention
2023-08-21 - 2023-08-25
Please consider joining us August 23-25 for the 2023 Annual Convention in Atlanta, Georgia! The Annual Convention is designed to provide Community Action Agency professionals and board members the latest policy and programmatic updates as well as management and governance tools. Special emphasis will be placed on effective strategies for transforming communities and changing the lives of Community Action customers.
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Quarterly Public Community Action Agency Convening
2023-08-31 14:00 - 15:00
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 focus on data, its importance, and use within a public CAA. Come prepared to discuss challenges, give advice, and share best practices with fellow public CAAs!
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).
Click here to register for the meeting.

Community Action Conversations: ENERGY STAR Home Upgrade Service Provider Partnership
2023-09-06 15:00 - 16:00
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR Home Upgrade Program highlights six specific energy conservation and electrification steps consumers can take to maximize savings. Many, such as insulation, heat pumps, and smart thermostats, are common weatherization measures. EPA would like to discuss this program with WAP subgrantees to learn whether their promotional pathways, market research and educational materials could support Weatherization. Could shoppers in key zip codes be prompted to look into Weatherization before spending their own funds? Could ENERGY STAR literature, illustrations or videos help make client education more impactful? Attend this webinar to share your thoughts and learn more about the opportunity to be a charter partner as EPA launches this initiative.
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Mutual Reinforcement for Two-Generation Initiatives: A New Measurement Tool
2023-09-07 14:00 - 15:00
Since 2019, the federal government has sponsored Next Steps for Rigorous Research on Two-Generation Approaches (NS2G) to strengthen initiatives that aim to support child development and improve family economic security. One objective of the NS2G project was to develop and test a draft measure of two-generation initiative functioning. In this session, we will share the Two Generation Mutual Reinforcement Measurement Tool that Mathematica developed, provide a live demonstration, discuss how you might use this tool within your agency and with your partners, and answer any questions you have.
Panelists: Scott Baumgartner and Kara Conroy, Mathematica.
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What to Expect as a CCAP Candidate
2023-09-13 14:00 - 15:00
Interested in earning Community Action’s premier, professional credential and becoming a CERTIFIED COMMUNITY ACTION PROFESSIONAL? Join NCAP’s CCAP Staff & Commission on Wednesday, September 13, at 2:00 pm Eastern. Learn how to enroll and what the examination process entails. This session will also be a great update for current CCAPs interested in learning about how the program has been updated to meet the needs of Community Action in 2024 and beyond. This is a FREE event hosted by your National Community Action Partnership.
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Reimagining eLearning and Peer Sharing in Community Action Academy
2023-09-20 14:00 - 15:00
NCAP is reimagining eLearning and peer sharing for the Community Action Network! Coming September 2023, NCAP’s online learning hub, Community Action Academy will be getting new face powered by Docebo. Docebo is learning management system designed to provide the Community Action Network with modern, robust, and personalized learning environment. Join us to learn more about Community Action’s new learning management system!
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Introduction to the NEW & IMPROVED Community Action Data Hub
2023-09-21 14:00 - 15:00
Join us for an update on the Community Action Data Hub, a resource for Community Needs Assessments, grant writing, and other quantitative data needs. Learn more about how to use the recently updated multi-purpose tool, which now includes Justice40 Environmental Justice data sets.
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HUD Healthy Homes & Weatherization Cooperation Demonstration Grant: Fund Announcement
2023-10-03 14:00 - 15:00
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Healthy Homes and Weatherization Cooperation Demonstration Notice of Funding Opportunity was released September 15th. This funding is intended to: (1) demonstrate effectives strategies for coordination between HUD’s Healthy Homes Production and DOE’s Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) to maximize program efficiencies (2) Reduce WAP deferrals, (3) Demonstrate sustainable models of inter-program cooperation including data sharing, reporting, and recruiting clients, (4) Demonstrate effective models for the sustainable financing of coordinated healthy homes/weatherization interventions, and (5) support the collection of data to evaluate the housing interventions conducted through inter-program coordination. HUD will provide an overview of this funding opportunity and representatives from the Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority will share their experience in applying for funds, recruiting Weatherization subgrantee partners, and launching their program. Attend this webinar to learn more about how this funding opportunity can help you help more families live in healthy and energy efficient homes.
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Building Community Pathways to Family First Prevention Services: Partnering to Redesign the Family Engagement and Service Delivery Context
2023-10-04 14:00 - 15:00
This webinar, presented by Chapin Hall, will provide an overview of the prevention provisions within the Family First Prevention Services Act, highlighting the associated opportunities, limitations, flexibilities, and tensions. Community pathways to prevention services outside of the traditional child welfare service delivery context will be defined and operationalized. Several examples of how jurisdictions are conceptualizing and implementing community pathways around the country will be shared. Opportunities for elevating community leadership in co-design and implementation processes will be elevated.
The objectives for the webinar include:

CAA leaders will learn about the opportunities and flexibilities inherent within the Family First Prevention Services Act for reconceptualizing the prevention services delivery context.
CAA leaders will develop an increased understanding about how jurisdictions around the country are designing and implementing community pathways to prevention services.
CAAs will walk away with actionable insights for how community leaders can partner with child welfare system colleagues to design and implement community pathways to prevention services that are responsive to and reflective of community needs and priorities.

For more information, please review the document, Conceptualizing Community Pathways: Key Questions and Considerations.
Presenter: Krista Thomas, Senior Policy Fellow, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
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Weatherization Assistance Program: HUD Partnership for Workforce Development
2023-10-10 14:00 - 15:00
Join the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for a robust discussion on how Community Action Agencies have been and can continue to partner on workforce development efforts for the Weatherization Assistance Program. HUD will highlight partnership efforts made in rural Georgia between the HUD field office, Warner Robins Housing Authority, and Middle Georgia Community Action Agency to connect HUD residents to jobs generated by the $3.5 billion in Weatherization Assistance Program through the BIL. By partnering with HUD, we can align efforts to meet the Weatherization Assistance Program workforce needs while providing sustainable employment and economic opportunities for disadvantaged individuals. Attend this webinar to share your thoughts and learn more about the partnership opportunity as HUD launches this initiative.
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Maximize Savings with Amazon Business
2023-10-24 14:00 - 15:00
NCAP members can receive additional discounts on their Amazon purchases! This Amazon Business presentation will include an overview of the Amazon Business platform, its discount program exclusively for the benefit of NCAP members, and how members can immediately join to start saving today. The webinar will include a Q&A session and participants will receive contact information so that an Amazon Business Customer Advisor can follow up to assist with account setup and customizations, such as establishing organizational guided buying policies enabling 501. c tax exemptions, and activating pay-by-invoice and other features.
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Child and Family Well-being System: Economic & Concrete Supports as a Core Component
2023-10-25 14:00 - 15:00
This webinar, presented by Chapin Hall, will share the growing body of evidence on the relationship between increased access to economic and concrete supports and reduced risk of family child welfare involvement. The intersection of family economic insecurity and involvement with child welfare will be discussed, as well as the potential for increased access to economic and concrete supports to address long-standing racial inequities and disproportionate child welfare involvement for families of color.  Policy examples will be shared that demonstrate innovative pathways to increase the provision of economic and concrete supports as a child welfare prevention strategy and opportunities for partnerships with communities. Reorienting and resourcing child and family well-being and child welfare prevention will require new mindsets, partnerships and policies—a vision for the way forward will be introduced.
During this webinar, participants will explore:

Evidence related to the association between family economic instability and involvement with child welfare.
Policy choices that decrease or increase economic and concrete supports in the lives of families.
Implications the evidence and policy choices have on advocacy for children and families involved with child welfare.
Call to action: encourage CAA leaders to reach out to their local child welfare leaders, start a conversation, and/or use the CAA State Association to connect to state child welfare leaders.

For more information and resources, visit: A Key Connection: Economic Stability and Family Well-being.
Presenter: Yasmin Grewal-Kök, J.D., M.Ed. ECE, Policy Fellow, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
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Pathways to Excellence Implementer Training
2023-10-26 13:00 - 17:00
Your agency is ready to move forward in the pursuit of excellence. Set the stage by sending key staff to the virtual Pathways to Excellence Implementer Training on October 26, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET.
Engaged participants will gain a deeper understanding of how to recognize and document agency progress towards meeting the 35 Community Action Standards of Excellence.
Agencies currently enrolled in the Silver Tier of Pathways to Excellence can 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.
Click here to register. Questions? Contact us at Excellence@CommunityActionPartnership.com.

NCAP Convenes the First Policy & Advocacy Virtual Roundtable
2023-10-27 13:30 - 14:30
Everyone’s always talking about Community Action’s history of advocacy and the public policy implications of fighting poverty. But what does that really look like? Frankly, it’s hard to say – each person and organization in the Network guides that work through their individual priorities and actions. To that end, NCAP is convening quarterly Policy and Advocacy Virtual Roundtables to facilitate informal discussions about agency and association engagement on policy and advocacy issues. Come learn what others are doing and add your voice to the discussion. All are welcome and encouraged to participate! For additional information, contact Ryan Gelman, Director of Public Policy & Advocacy: RGelman@communityactionpartnership.com.
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Uniform Guidance Wants Your Feedback
2023-10-30 13:00 - 14:00
Wipfli would like to invite you to an upcoming webinar, discussing the latest round of proposed updates to the Uniform Guidance regulations – including how impactful your voice can be in the notice of proposed rule making process.
Wipfli’s team of experts has been diligently working to provide you with valuable insights into the proposed changes that could impact your organization. This is a fantastic opportunity to stay ahead of the curve with the evolving regulatory landscape.
To secure your spot, please register now using the following link: Uniform Guidance Wants Your Feedback (wipfli.com)
If you have any questions beforehand, feel free to reach out to tjelinek@wipfli.com.

Your Community by the Numbers
2023-11-08 14:00 - 15:00
This workshop is designed to give data users an overview of the power of census data. During this training, you will learn about how the Census Bureau collects and publishes data on these topics, as well how to access and download tables and create maps. Attendees will learn about the topics and geographic level of data that can be used for planning and serving community development. This training will show data users how to find topics about the demographics, such as age, sex, race, ethnicity, housing, poverty, disability, veteran status, employment, and more. Participants will learn how to navigate data products such as Quick Facts, data.census.gov, and tools in the Data Equity product suite.
Presenter:
Kimberly Davis
Data Dissemination Specialist
U.S. Census Bureau
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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

IACAA Staffing Pilot Webinar
2023-11-13 14:00 - 15:00
The Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency Program Weatherization Supplemental Staffing Initiative provides utility funds to support recruitment and training for new Weatherization staff. Implemented by Waker-Miller Energy Services, in partnership with the Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies (IACAA) and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), the three-phase pilot provided additional assessment and inspection capacity, dedicated program staff, and development of a permanent staffing pipeline. Panelists (LIST) will discuss the conception and launch of this innovative program, from the initial network survey and discovery sessions to lessons learned and potential next steps.
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Become an Official Excellence Program Peer Reviewer
2023-11-14 13:00 - 17:00
There is no better way to deepen your understanding of the Community Action Standards of Excellence while broadening your exposure to the work of Community Action Agencies implementing excellence. This eight-hour, online training is delivered on two Tuesday afternoons: November 14 and November 28, 1:00 – 5:00 pm (Eastern). Completion of the training requires participation both afternoons. Registration for the Pathways to Excellence Peer Reviewer Training is $449 per person and can be accessed through NCAP’s Member Portal under “Events”.
Click here for more information about Pathways to Excellence or the Community Action Standards of Excellence.

SNAP E&T Third Party Partnerships – An Opportunity for Community Action Agencies
2023-11-16 13:00 - 14:00
Want to explore the potential of SNAP Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) Third Party Partnerships for your Community Action Agency? In this webinar, NCAP and its partner the Seattle Jobs Initiative will review the power of third-party collaborations in SNAP E&T, review how these partnerships allow CAAs to join forces with state SNAP agencies and other stakeholders to deliver essential employment and training services to SNAP recipients, and share new training and technical assistance opportunities designed to equip agencies with the knowledge and tools necessary to increase their capacity to serve the community through SNAP E&T. Whether you’re an experienced CAA looking to expand your impact or considering entering the world of SNAP E&T, this webinar will provide valuable insights and guidance. Don’t miss this chance to discover how your agency can become a driving force in supporting SNAP recipient economic mobility.
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Community Action 101
2023-12-11 14:00 - 15:00
For nearly 60 years, Community Action has stood as a dynamic and impactful force, actively engaging communities to address the root causes and conditions of poverty throughout the USA. Join Denise Harlow, CEO of the National Community Action Partnership, for a discussion delving into our historical foundations, the current network structure, and opportunities for engagement in shaping the future of Community Action.
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Getting Ready to Commemorate Community Action’s 60th Anniversary: NCAP Toolkits, Resources, and More
2023-12-13 14:00 - 15:00
Join NCAP for an overview of new toolkits and resources to help the Community Action Network commemorate its 60th anniversary.
Presenters:

Denise Harlow, Chief Executive Officer, NCAP
Jeannie Chaffin, Special Advisor, NCAP

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Community Action: 60 Years Strong, National Partner Webinar
2024-01-09 16:00 - 17:00
The Community Action Network will commemorate its 60th Anniversary in 2024. CAAs, State Associations, and the national partners will recognize this milestone at different times and with a variety of events, activities, discussions, and more! Join leaders from the National Community Action Partnership (NCAP), CAPLAW, National Community Action Foundation (NCAF), and National Association For State Community Services Programs (NASCSP) to hear about each organization’s plans for Community Action’s 60th Anniversary and how we can all work together to maximize anniversary activities and elevate the good work of the Community Action Network all across America!
Presenters:

Denise Harlow, CCAP, NCRT, Chief Executive Officer, NCAP
Allison Ma’luf, Esq., Executive Director and General Counsel, CAPLAW
David Bradley, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, NCAF
Cheryl Williams, Executive Director, NASCSP
Jeannie Chaffin, Special Advisor, NCAP

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