State of Poverty Blog

CSBG Legislative Update: Shutdown Edition Part II

Posted on October 10, 2013 Posted By

By Brad Penney, General Counsel The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program does not face the threats we outlined in yesterday’s post about the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)....

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WAP Legislative Update: Shutdown Edition

Posted on October 9, 2013 Posted By

We need your help!  Now is the time to reach out to Congress, and let Members know that the gridlock of the budget process is hurting programs like the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) that...

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Weatherization Day is NOT Shut Down

Posted on October 7, 2013 Posted By

Weatherization day is October 30 – about three weeks away! As we enter the second week of a federal government shutdown, getting the word out about the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)...

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CSBG Spotlight: Leading Innovation for a Green and Healthy Tomorrow (LIGHT) in Maryland

Posted on October 1, 2013 Posted By

Edited by Raymond Thomas MapQuest.  Google. Siri. The world has made great strides in technology and at the touch of a button you can use your GPS-enabled device to direct you to almost any...

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CSBG Data Corner: Homelessness on the Decline and CSBG Helped!

Posted on September 3, 2013 Posted By

– by Tabitha Beck, Research Director – The Atlantic and USA Today recently discussed the quiet decline of homelessness since 2005. We took a look at the CSBG data alongside the national...

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WAP Legislative Update and We Need Your Help

Posted on August 16, 2013 Posted By

We need your help! WAP faces severe funding threats – help us engage with utility and business partners to get their support with legislators on Capitol Hill. Join us on Advocacy Days and put us in...

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We Want YOU! Help Shape the Next Generation of ROMA

Posted on August 7, 2013 Posted By

The ROMA COE wants your knowledge and your voice to shape the Next Generation of ROMA! The COE is offering webinars to dive deeply into the various aspects of the White Paper, now that several...

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Breaking: WAP Reauthorization Bill Filed in the Senate

Posted on August 1, 2013 Posted By

Alice Gaston –Program Assistant, Energy Services– NASCSP learned that the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) reauthorization was filed today as an amendment to the Shaheen-Portman...

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Who Are You?

Posted on July 31, 2013 Posted By

— by Tabitha Beck and Jovita Tolbert — Community Action was created in 1964 to address the conditions of poverty. And yet, here we are in 2013 heading toward poverty rates upwards of...

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ROMA COE SEEKS VOLUNTEERS

Posted on July 22, 2013 Posted By

The ROMA COE is looking for volunteers to serve on committees that will give in depth consideration to the following: Proposed changes to family level definitions outcomes and measures, Proposed...

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