Category: CSBG
Guest Blog: Redefining the Mission
by Jean Amison, Region II CSBG Representative This year marks the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty, began by President Lyndon Johnson in his inaugural speech in 1964. On August 20, 1964, he signed the Economic Opportunity Act, which created Community Action Agencies (CAA’s) and grassroots programs to fight poverty. Years later, in an address to Congress in September, 2010 and again in
Making Good on the Promise of Community Action
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Economic Opportunity Act, Jeannie Chaffin, the Director of the federal Office of Community Services (OCS), provided an update to the nation on the exciting work of Community Action, along with other initiatives within OCS. Check it out via the link below! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUi-5TRGJkk
READ MORENew Beginnings for NASCSP
-- By Steve Payne, NASCSP Board President -- We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. Maya Angelou (April 4, 1928 - May 28, 2014) As you know better than most, the recession may be over, but life is still as hard as it’s ever been for the people we serve. Hard-working families, squeezed between stagnant wages and
READ MOREReflections on a Grand Policy Experiment
-- By Gretchen Knowlton, Policy Director It’s May once again, and once again we celebrate Community Action Month and all we've accomplished as a network. This year, though, we celebrate one of those milestones that, however arbitrary, seems to carry great significance. It’s the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty and the creation of Community Action. Poverty rates remain high, and
CSBG Data Corner: Preliminary FY2013 Data
By Tabitha Beck, Research Director A big shout out to the entire CSBG Network for your valiant work in submitting all the CSBG Information System (IS) Survey databases by the March 31 deadline! The data are still being reviewed, but a preliminary compilation of some of the key data points shows fairly similar high-level numbers to last year. For example, roughly 15 million people were served by
