EVENT SUMMARY: Strategy for Action to Advance Healthy Housing
— Re-posted from the Weatherization Plus Health blog — On Monday, February 4th, the federal Healthy Homes Work Group (HHWG) held an event at the National Building Museum to launch the new...
Read MoreCSBG Data Corner: Database Diagnostics
— By Tabitha Beck, Research Director, CSBG, NASCSP — Every State CSBG staff person who works with the FY2012 CSBG IS Survey Access Database should be familiar with several new review...
Read MorePoverty Politics: Senator Harkin to Retire in 2014
On Saturday, Senator Tom Harkin (IA) announced his decision to not seek re-election for his U.S. Senate seat in 2014. Senator Harkin received the NASCSP Appreciation Award in 2011 for his...
Read MoreWeatherization Plus Health: January is National Radon Action Month
— Ryan Ward, Research Analyst, Weatherization Plus Health, NASCSP — Radon is a dangerous gas that is imperceptible to sight, smell or taste. It is the second leading cause for lung...
Read MorePOLITICO: Poverty Gets More Attention in Obama’s 2nd Inaugural Address
–Originally posted on POLITICO 44 and authored by Josh Gerstein, White House reporter for POLITCO– President Barack Obama, who has drawn criticism from liberals for paying too little...
Read MoreNASCSP’s Response to the Administration
–Timothy R. Warfield, Executive Director, NASCSP– Earlier this week, I outlined the Administration’s expectations for a 21st Century anti-poverty program and noted that they’re asking...
Read MoreThe Administration, CSBG, and the Next Four Years
–Timothy R. Warfield, Executive Director, NASCSP– As we approach the second inauguration of President Obama and head into a critically important year for the Community Services Block...
Read MoreWeatherization Saves Lives
— Alice Gaston, Program Assistant, Weatherization Services– Last year, a furnace specialist doing work for the Cayuga/Seneca Community Action Agency in New York State saved a...
Read MoreLegislative Update: Fiscal Cliff Impact on WAP and CSBG
— By the Advocates for the Other America — On January 1st, Congress narrowly averted going over the “fiscal cliff” by reaching a compromise on spending and tax increases. The final...
Read MoreCSBG Data Corner: Narratives are Data, Too!
— By Tabitha Beck, Research Director — Numbers are fun (at least I think so)! But we cannot rely on numbers alone to tell a complete story. Reporting the outcomes of CSBG and Community...
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