It’s Tax Time! Community Action works to connect clients with VITA and other tax programs
By Rae Tamblyn, Research and Communications Analyst, NASCSP It’s tax time! The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax help to people who generally make $53,000 or...
Read MoreSOTU says “expanding opportunity works.” We promote access to opportunity.
Long before the 2015 State of the Union, we, members of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Network and Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) Network, committed “ourselves to an economy...
Read MoreFlorida Community Action Agency Supports Clients through Family Self-Sufficiency Program
Edited by Rae Tamblyn, Research and Communications Analyst As unemployment continued to rise and more families had to choose between meeting their basic needs or investing time and resources into...
Read MoreCheck out the 2014 CSBG Annual Report, featuring data from over 1,000 CAAs nationwide
By Rae Tamblyn, Research and Communications Analyst at NASCSP The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) is unique among federal programs in that it is the only comprehensive investment exclusively...
Read MoreSMILE! CAA OlyCAP works to increase access to affordable dental care in WA
Written by Rae Tamblyn, in conjunction with staff from WA Dept. of Commerce, Community Services & Housing Division and OlyCAP Ever had a toothache? The agonizing pain in your jaw makes not only...
Read MoreGuest Blog: Redefining the Mission
by Jean Amison, Region II CSBG Representative This year marks the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty, began by President Lyndon Johnson in his inaugural speech in 1964. On August 20, 1964, he...
Read MoreMaking Good on the Promise of Community Action
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Economic Opportunity Act, Jeannie Chaffin, the Director of the federal Office of Community Services (OCS), provided an update to the nation...
Read MoreNew Beginnings for NASCSP
— By Steve Payne, NASCSP Board President — We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. Maya Angelou (April 4, 1928...
Read MoreEPA Announcement Creates Big Opportunity for Weatherization
— Brad Penney, NASCSP General Counsel — The National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP) applauds the June 2 release of standards proposed by the Environmental...
Read MoreReflections on a Grand Policy Experiment
— By Gretchen Knowlton, Policy Director It’s May once again, and once again we celebrate Community Action Month and all we’ve accomplished as a network. This year, though, we celebrate...
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