Words from our President: Painting a Pathway to Opportunity
By Steve Payne The White House recently released Creating Pathways to Opportunity, a report that outlines what “Pathways Back to Work” (job creation and training in new industries) the...
Read MoreLeveraging Success Story: Michigan
As the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) reaches the end of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) period on March 31, 2012, States and local agencies are looking to the...
Read MoreWAP Corner: High Tech Facility Trains WAP Worker
The New River Center for Energy Research and Training (NRCERT) has been providing in-depth training on weatherization methodology since 1999. In 2009, NRCERT was awarded an American Recovery and...
Read MoreAddress Economic Opportunity and Keep Community Action
Times are tough, and it’s particularly hard for those in poverty. Today in Minnesota 10.9 percent (USDA) of the population is living in poverty, up from 7.9 percent 10 years ago. Even though...
Read MoreCensus Poverty Data Released: Economic Crisis Hits the Poor the Hardest
On September 13, 2011 the Census Bureau released their annual Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States report detailing the latest poverty data and statistics from the...
Read MoreCSBG Data Corner: CSBG Data Wheel
As the fight to keep CSBG at an adequate funding level continues, NASCSP wants to be sure all our members and supporters have the most up-to-date information regarding the success of CSBG. In...
Read MoreCSBG Spotlight: Innovative Childcare Program at Oregon CAA
Innovative Childcare Program at Oregon CAA Helps a Community Play, Share, and Grow We know from extensive research studies that low-income families with children often face additional challenges and...
Read MoreSeptember Legislative Update
Well it’s ‘Ground Hog Day” all over again. A government shutdown at the end of this week, (Sept. 30) is likely averted with Senate passage of a Continuing Resolution (CR) that the House is...
Read MoreWords from our President: Zen and the Art of Partnership
I’ve just returned to the State office after hosting NASCSP’s latest annual Fall Conference here in Washington State in (sunny!) Seattle – home of all things green, crunchy, and...
Read MoreLeveraging Success Story: Washington
As the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) reaches the end of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) period on March 31, 2012, States and local agencies are looking to the...
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