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WxPlusHealth.org is LIVE!
The Weatherization Plus Health website, WxPlusHealth.org, boasts a user-friendly, bright design and valuable resources and tools about health, safety, and energy-efficiency issues. This is the first
Weatherization Plus Health: Bringing WAP and Lead Poisoning Prevention Under the Same Tent
-- Ryan Ward, Research Analyst, Health Homes Initiative, NASCSP -- With National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week upon us, it is important to note that Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) providers can play a critical role in decreasing the number of childhood lead poisonings year over year. There has been great success in reducing childhood lead poisoning since the ban on the sale of lead
READ MORECSBG Spotlight: Matched Saving Initiatives Change Lives in New Mexico
-- Edited by Rae Tamblyn, Research Assistant, CSBG Services, NASCSP -- Economic security is important to all American families and low-income families are no different. But for those struggling to
NASCSP Celebrates Energy Award Win for Ohio Community Action Agency
-- By Alice Gaston, Program Assistant, Energy Services, NASCSP -- Nominated by NASCSP, the Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development (COAD) won the Alliance to Save Energy’s (ASE) Andromeda Award for weatherizing the entire city of Murray City, Ohio. COAD accepted the award last week at ASE’s annual Evening with the Stars of Energy Efficiency Awards Dinner. COAD is a private,
READ MORECSBG Spotlight: Collaborative Leveraging to Generate Community Impact
-- Edited by Rae Tamblyn, Research Assistant, CSBG Services, NASCSP -- In light of potential budget cuts, the need to leverage funds is more pressing than ever. Collaborations between State and local agencies provide the maximum benefit to local communities through the smart use of all available resources. In a collaborative effort that lasted from June 30, 2010 to August 31, 2012, the
