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Women's History Month
As the sun begins to set on Women’s History Month, we wanted to share some thoughts that have been rolling around. First, we wanted to celebrate the many contributions of women to, well, everything. Did you know that the aquarium was invented by a woman (Jeanne Villepreux-Power), peep holes for doors were invented by a woman (Marie Van Brittan Brown), windshield wipers and car heaters
2021 WAP New Manager's Training - On Demand
WAP 2021 NEW MANAGER’S ORIENTATION – LIVE SESSIONS Session 1: Annual Planning and Grant Application Join Session This session will provide an overview of the required plan elements, the review and approval process, PAGE navigation, and reporting requirements. Download the presentation View the live recording Session 2: Program Eligibility and LIHEAP Coordination Join
CSBG, Weatherization and Spatial Equity
In June of 2020 the killing of George Floyd sparked civilian uprising(s) calling for racial justice. Since then the pursuit of racial equity has become a central conversation for many. This conversation has increased focus on how redlining, gentrification, and the clustering of disadvantaged individuals in segregated communities impacts minorities. According to Dr. Lawrence Brown, author of
Black History Month - Every Month
Every February we, as a nation, celebrate the contributions, sacrifices and achievements of African Americans. For a month we learn and relearn pieces of the Black experience in this country, and we inch forward in our understanding of that experience. Here at NASCSP we continue to work to learn and understand the experience and how it can inform our work in a deeper way. We want to participate
Year in Review - NASCSP 2021
It is hard to put words to this past year. COVID-19 is still with us, and now in new ways the Delta variant and more recently the Omicron variant have made appearances that look to be long-term. Even so, multiple vaccines have received FDA approval and are being administered across the country to children as young as five, offering hope. Natural disasters ravaged the country with fires,
