State of Poverty Blog

Closing of the 30-day Comment Period on the CSBG Annual Report What’s Next?

Posted on December 12, 2016 Posted By

The Federal Register Notice #2 (FRN#2) 30-day comment period for the CSBG Annual Report started on November 1 and ended on November 30, 2016. This marks the end of the third and final official...

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Feedback from the National Partners during the 60-day Comment Period on the CSBG Annual Report

Posted on November 21, 2016 Posted By

Over the past year, the CSBG Network has spent countless hours reviewing the proposed CSBG Annual Report and the framework for the next generation of ROMA. After completing an Initial Feedback Period...

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The Passion of a Weatherization Practitioner

Posted on October 30, 2016 Posted By

By: Ray Judy, NASCSP Energy Services Director Every once in a while there is an event or set of circumstances that causes you to pause and look at seemingly normal or routine things in a different...

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“The House”: A Message from NASCSP Energy Services Director, Ray Judy

Posted on October 30, 2016 Posted By

There are probably very few people who will read this post that do not already realize two things about October 30, 2016. The first is that October 30th is known nationally as Weatherization Day. The...

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WAP in Your Own Words

Posted on October 28, 2016 Posted By

The year 2016 marks the 40th Anniversary of the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). Additionally, October is Energy Action Month and October 30th is National Weatherization Day. Over the course...

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Weatherization Plus Health in Washington State: An Update

Posted on October 26, 2016 Posted By

In April, we described the launch of an exciting new weatherization venture in Washington State that combines the energy efficiency improvements of weatherization with a targeted approach to reduce...

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Including Families with Low-Incomes in the Transition to a Clean Energy Economy

Posted on October 17, 2016 Posted By

By: Eric Behna, Program & Policy Analyst As presidential candidates put forth major plans to transition to a clean energy economy and politicians on all sides of the political spectrum realize...

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“The weatherization program was life-changing for me. It inspired me to pay it forward and help others live lives of hope and dignity.”

Posted on October 5, 2016 Posted By

By: Kelly Fonteijn My name is Kelly Fonteijn. I live in Pullman, WA with my husband and our seven- and nine-year old kids. Together we run a campus ministry at Washington State University. My home...

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Weatherization Day & Energy Action Month-Toolkit #4

Posted on September 26, 2016 Posted By

This is the fourth and final public information toolkit for 2016! National Weatherization Day is on October 30th and all of October is Energy Action Month. Remember the hashtag for Weatherization...

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Poverty Reduction in 2015: A Network Behind the Numbers

Posted on September 16, 2016 Posted By

On Tuesday this week, the U.S. Census bureau released its annual report on income, poverty, and health insurance in the U.S. The results were encouraging – namely a significant drop in the poverty...

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