Author: nascspstaff
Poverty Politics: Go Ahead – Change the Game
-- By Steve Payne, NASCSP Board President -- In last night’s State of the Union address, the President unveiled the big initiatives of his second term. The pundits say this could be his last big speech. Second terms have notoriously small windows of opportunity before all attention turns to the next presidential race. As the President seizes his last chance to effect change, we are also at a
CSBG Spotlight: Collaborative Access to Healthy Food Choices
-- Edited by Rae Tamblyn, Research Assistant, CSBG -- It’s the start of a new year and we are newly resolved to make lifestyle changes. For many of us, this is a resolution to eat healthy. We all know how hard resolutions are to keep. It’s even more difficult to eat healthy when there is limited access to healthy food choices. New Jersey’s Hoboken Organization Against Poverty and Economic
E&E News: Sequester Could Kill Weatherization Program - DOE Official
-- Originally published in E&E News - written by Nick Juliano, E&E reporter -- Looming across-the-board spending cuts could doom a Department of Energy program that provides grants to install new windows, upgrade insulation and perform other energy efficiency projects for low-income homeowners, a top official said yesterday. The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's
READ MOREEVENT SUMMARY: Strategy for Action to Advance Healthy Housing
-- Re-posted from the Weatherization Plus Health blog -- On Monday, February 4th, the federal Healthy Homes Work Group (HHWG) held an event at the National Building Museum to launch the new Advancing Healthy Housing: A Strategy for Action. The Strategy lays out the goals and priorities of the HHWG to advance healthy housing initiatives for the next three to five years nationwide. The event also
READ MORECSBG Data Corner: Database Diagnostics
-- By Tabitha Beck, Research Director, CSBG, NASCSP -- Every State CSBG staff person who works with the FY2012 CSBG IS Survey Access Database should be familiar with several new review tools that have been incorporated into the system. These tools will enable you to submit a more complete, accurate survey and hopefully shorten your follow-up memo as well. The new reports incorporate part of the
