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Weatherization Saves Lives
-- Alice Gaston, Program Assistant, Weatherization Services-- Last year, a furnace specialist doing work for the Cayuga/Seneca Community Action Agency in New York State saved a homeowner’s life when he recognized the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. While installing a new water heater, Carl Harvey saw the old water heater pipe’s had been blocked, spilling deadly levels of carbon
Legislative Update: Fiscal Cliff Impact on WAP and CSBG
-- By the Advocates for the Other America -- On January 1st, Congress narrowly averted going over the “fiscal cliff” by reaching a compromise on spending and tax increases. The final agreement temporarily spares programs like CSBG and WAP from automatic sequestration that was scheduled to take place January 1st by delaying the $110 billion in cuts for two months. Despite this provisional
CSBG Data Corner: Narratives are Data, Too!
-- By Tabitha Beck, Research Director --- Numbers are fun (at least I think so)! But we cannot rely on numbers alone to tell a complete story. Reporting the outcomes of CSBG and Community Action should involve both quantitative and qualitative data – i.e. numbers and narratives. Stories are critical communication tools. They should clarify the value of CSBG and Community Action, and
37 Senators Sign onto WAP Letter – the Most Ever!
Last month, NASCSP and Advocates for The Other America (AFTOA) worked with partners to circulate a letter in the Senate asking President Obama to restore WAP funding to no less than $210 million for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 as well as continue funding the State Energy Program (SEP) at $50 million. The text of the letter can be seen below. The letter was a tremendous success, with 37 Senators
READ MOREThe National Consumer Law Center's Report Lauds WAP ARRA
The below excerpt is reprinted with permission from the National Consumer Law Center's report "Low Income Weatherization: Stimulus-Funded Program Shines but Storm Clouds are on the Horizon." Executive Summary On February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), commonly known as the Federal Stimulus or Recovery Act. The President
