State of Poverty Blog

Weatherization House Briefing Thursday!

Posted on June 19, 2013 Posted By

Alice Gaston — Program Assistant, Weatherization Services– You’re invited to make history! Every once in a while a rare opportunity comes along to participate in an historic moment:...

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ROMA Next Generation COE – June Update

Posted on June 18, 2013 Posted By

NEW RELEASE! DRAFT White Paper on Performance Management for Community Action This is the first draft of the white paper by the ROMA Center of Excellence (COE). We adjusted the initial release date...

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Weatherization 2012 Funding Survey Now Available!

Posted on June 11, 2013 Posted By

Alice Gaston — Program Assistant, Weatherization Services– The National Association for State Community Services Program (NASCSP) Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) 2012 Program Year...

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Weatherization Plus Health: New Virtual Conference Updates an Old Tune

Posted on June 10, 2013 Posted By

Raymond Thomas — Project Manager, Healthy Homes, NASCSP — In the late 1980’s singer-songwriter Brenda Russell first recorded the hit song Get Here which goes, You can reach me by...

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A Tribute to Cal Steiner

Posted on June 6, 2013 Posted By

Bob Scott –Energy Services Director, NASCSP– NASCSP salutes Cal Steiner, long-time WAP professional extraordinaire. After a 30+ year career, Cal has officially resigned his position as...

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Subdivisions, Strip Malls, and Poverty: New News? Not for CSBG

Posted on May 23, 2013 Posted By

— by Rae Tamblyn, Research Assistant — There has been an explosion of news articles and social media conversation in response to the new book, Confronting Suburban Poverty in America,...

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ROMA Next Generation Center of Excellence Update

Posted on May 14, 2013 Posted By

-Jovita Tolbert, NASC Development Director- Below are several key dates to be aware of related to the work of the ROMA Next Generation Center of Excellence (COE). Monday, June 3rd: NASCSP will...

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NASCSP Celebrates Earth Day 2013 with a Picnic [Photos]

Posted on May 3, 2013 Posted By

By Glory Anwanwan, Senior Web Coordinator; Healthy Homes & Gretchen Knowlton, Policy Director National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP) staff from across the country...

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A Flurry of Legislative Activity for Weatherization Assistance Program

Posted on April 26, 2013 Posted By

–Brad Penney, General Counsel, NASCSP– The Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) has been in the spotlight on Capitol Hill over the last month with legislative activity around funding...

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No Easy Answers on Performance Measurement, but Dialogue Offers Fresh Insights

Posted on April 25, 2013 Posted By

— edited by NASCSP staff — The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Network faces several key challenges right now. Not only are we threatened with disabling funding cuts, but we’re...

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