You Can Eat it, But you Can’t Frost it!
(Disclaimer: This math story is not essential to any legislative or policy discussion, nor do we make any claims as to its value in helping with your CSBG Data report. However, it may provide some...
Read MoreNASCSP Goes to the National Healthy Homes Conference
The National Healthy Homes Conference, held in Denver, CO June 20-23, was a resounding success. Sponsored by several federal agencies and planned with a number of public, private, and non-profit...
Read MoreWAP Corner: Telling the Story of Weatherization
As the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) moves into the post-Recovery Act era, telling its story is more important than ever. To maintain funding levels and staffing, the network needs to...
Read MoreSpotlight on Weatherization Plus Health Regional Conference
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Weatherization Plus Health initiative is a national effort to comprehensively and strategically coordinate resources to improve the energy efficiency, health,...
Read MoreCSBG Data Corner: Have We Recovered?
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) infused billions of dollars into hundreds of federal programs to create jobs and stimulate the economy. The Community Services Block...
Read MoreCSBG Success in Nevada: Geothermal Industry Job Training
In order to meet a growing need in the geothermal industry, Churchill County Social Services, a CSBG eligible entity in western Nevada, offered a job training program designed to prepare individuals...
Read MoreLegislative Update
Congress is going through the motions of governing. Meetings and hearings and many floor speeches filled with political rhetoric are taking place. Still everybody knows nothing really is going to...
Read MoreWe Live in a Free Country—We Are Also Free to be Ignorant
Independence Day is upon us. This is our time to reflect upon this remarkable experience called the United States of America. There is no place like it in the world. Through the years, despite our...
Read MoreJuly 2011 Newsletter – Volume 26
Words from our President: NASCSP’s True Colors by Steve Payne A recent episode of The Colbert Report poked fun at gas company, Talisman Energy’s latest public relations efforts to...
Read MoreWords from our President: Let Us Eat Cake
This month marked a very special occasion for my family. My youngest son got married and I had the privilege of selecting the music, taking the photos, and best of all decorating the cakes (Yes,...
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