Category: CSBG
ROMA Next Generation COE - July Update
The second iteration of the "White Paper on Performance Management in Community Action" has been released. This iteration features several significant updates which are highlighted in the revised executive summary. To download the paper, click here. Voice your opinion! We want to hear from you! Join us via webinar July 25th or 26th for an interactive listening session on the
CSBG Spotlight: It’s Never Too Early to Learn about Financial Literacy – Especially When Your First Teacher is a “Dime A Saur”
-- by Rae Tamblyn, Research Assistant -- Western Carolina Community Action (WCCA) believes it’s never too early to teach financial literacy classes. Just ask any of the 276 first graders and 85 middle school students in North Carolina who increased their money savvy skills this year. The first graders will tell you about “Dime A Saurus,” a dinosaur who teaches students the importance of
ROMA Next Generation COE - June Update
NEW RELEASE! DRAFT White Paper on Performance Management for Community Action This is the first draft of the white paper by the ROMA Center of Excellence (COE). We adjusted the initial release date to allow for an internal review by the Federal Office of Community Services and a panel of performance management and measurement experts. The white paper includes an updated draft Theory of
Subdivisions, Strip Malls, and Poverty: New News? Not for CSBG
-- by Rae Tamblyn, Research Assistant -- There has been an explosion of news articles and social media conversation in response to the new book, Confronting Suburban Poverty in America, released by Brookings Institution, which claims that the suburban poverty rate in America has climbed by 64 percent over the past decade, more than twice as fast as the poverty rate in urban areas. The authors
ROMA Next Generation Center of Excellence Update
-Jovita Tolbert, NASC Development Director- Below are several key dates to be aware of related to the work of the ROMA Next Generation Center of Excellence (COE). Monday, June 3rd: NASCSP will disseminate an updated Community Action Theory of Change (TOC) and a white paper, which will provide the foundation for Network discussion on how we can enhance our measurement of the Community
