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Wx Plus Health: 2012 National Training in Philadelphia from Oct. 31 – Nov. 2, 2012
The Community Action network is a diverse one. There are multiple programs under a single agency’s roof that deal with everything from weatherization to health. Sometimes these programs operate like silos and do not strategically collaborate with one another to offer solutions for the whole home. This isn’t the most effective use of limited resources since many of these programs serve the
READ MORELegislative Update - 9/28/2012
On Saturday, September 22, 2012, Congress approved a six-month Continuing Resolution (CR) that will be signed by the President this week. This CR funds the Federal government for the next six-months (until March 27, 2013) and allows the appropriations process more time until after the November elections and a new Congress is in place to finalize funding amounts. As was expected, both the
One Million Homes Weatherized!
By: Alice Gaston, Program Assistant, Weatherization Services NASCSP and the Community Action Partnership (CAP) are pleased to announce that September 27, 2012 marks the one millionth home weatherized under the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) since April 2009! With the huge influx of funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act), WAP
CSBG Data Corner: Connecting the Dots - Census Data to CSBG Data
By Tabitha Beck, Director of Research, CSBG Services, NASCSP On Thursday September 20, the American Community Survey (ACS) will be released by the US Census Bureau. This important information provides estimates for income, poverty, and health insurance, as well as numerous social, economic, and housing characteristics including education, the commute to work, employment, mortgage status, and
Legislative Update - September 18, 2012
By: Brad Penney, Advocates for The Other America The White House has released a report detailing the impact of the $109 billion in cuts that will be imposed by the sequester in January if Congress does not meet certain spending reduction targets (i.e. $1.2 trillion in cuts over the next ten years). According to the report, the cuts would result in an 8.2% across the board spending cut in all
