Legislative Update: The Post-Election Outlook
Despite nearly two years of campaigning and billions of dollars spent, last week’s election maintained the status quo – a Republican House, Democratic Senate, and another four years of...
Read MorePoverty Politics: Take a Staffer to a CAA Day
–Gretchen Knowlton and Mark Schmeissing, NASCSP– Following right on the heels of the election, NASCSP hits the streets for the Community Services Block Grant’s (CSBG)...
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WxPlusHealth.org is LIVE!
The Weatherization Plus Health website, WxPlusHealth.org, boasts a user-friendly, bright design and valuable resources and tools about health, safety, and energy-efficiency issues. This is the first...
Read MoreWeatherization Plus Health: Bringing WAP and Lead Poisoning Prevention Under the Same Tent
— Ryan Ward, Research Analyst, Health Homes Initiative, NASCSP — With National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week upon us, it is important to note that Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)...
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CSBG Spotlight: Matched Saving Initiatives Change Lives in New Mexico
— Edited by Rae Tamblyn, Research Assistant, CSBG Services, NASCSP — Economic security is important to all American families and low-income families are no different. But for those...
Read MoreNASCSP Celebrates Energy Award Win for Ohio Community Action Agency
— By Alice Gaston, Program Assistant, Energy Services, NASCSP — Nominated by NASCSP, the Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development (COAD) won the Alliance to Save Energy’s (ASE)...
Read MoreCSBG Spotlight: Collaborative Leveraging to Generate Community Impact
— Edited by Rae Tamblyn, Research Assistant, CSBG Services, NASCSP — In light of potential budget cuts, the need to leverage funds is more pressing than ever. Collaborations between...
Read MoreWx Plus Health: 2012 National Training in Philadelphia from Oct. 31 – Nov. 2, 2012
The Community Action network is a diverse one. There are multiple programs under a single agency’s roof that deal with everything from weatherization to health. Sometimes these programs operate...
Read MoreLegislative Update – 9/28/2012
On Saturday, September 22, 2012, Congress approved a six-month Continuing Resolution (CR) that will be signed by the President this week. This CR funds the Federal government for the next six-months...
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