Author: nascspstaff
2012 CSBG State Fact Sheets Are Now Available!
2012 CSBG State Fact Sheets provide state-by-state highlights of the CSBG Network. Data within each State fact sheet includes: How many families were served (including the percentage breakdown of
Guest Blog: 50 Years Since Publication of The Other America - A Book That Changed America
-- Alice Gaston, Advocates for The Other America -- On Tuesday, July 10th, I attended an event at the Newseum discussing how poverty has changed fifty years after the publication of Michael Harrington’s groundbreaking book, The Other America. This seminal work on poverty exposed the depth and breadth of poverty in the United States at a time when it was rarely seen or discussed in public
CSBG Legislative Update: July 17, 2012
-- Mark Schmeissing, Senior Policy Analyst -- This week, on Wednesday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies will begin considering their FY 2013 Appropriations bill. Today, ahead of the consideration, Subcommittee Chairman Rehberg released the draft funding bill that will serve as the starting point for negotiations. The
READ MOREEnergy Efficiency: A Bright Idea
-- by Rebecca Stewart, Program Coordinator -- These days, it seems like all anyone talks about is jobs and an ever gloomier economic outlook. It has even become a meme to respond to a question or begin a sentence with an ever-so-ironic, “well, in this economy...” Congress is mired in partisan bickering and a clear solution for how to solve the myriad very real problems facing the nation
Just Released! 2012 CSBG Highlights
NASCSP just released the 2012 CSBG Highlights -- a quick reference guide to featured data from the 2012 CSBG Annual Report. It showcases the the impacts of the CSBG Network's latest efforts to ensure
