State of Poverty Blog

Multi-million dollar grant helps Knoxville homeowners improve older homes, save on utilities

Posted on May 12, 2015 Posted By

Congrats to Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee (CAC) for their award from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to run the Knoxville Extreme Energy Makeover program. The project is one...

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Week 2 Mini #BeCommunityAction Toolkit

Posted on May 11, 2015 Posted By

Hello! It’s the second week of Community Action Month! In addition to the great resources available from the Partnership, NASCSP and NCAF, we’ve collaborated to build mini-toolkits to help you...

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In Alaska, Community Action works to create affordable housing for residents

Posted on May 6, 2015 Posted By

By Rae Tamblyn May is Community Action Month! Over 1,000 Community Action Agencies (CAAs) work to strategically target the root causes of poverty at the local level and to impact health and economic...

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Week 1 Mini #BeCommunityAction Toolkit

Posted on May 4, 2015 Posted By

Hello! It’s the first week of Community Action Month! In addition to the great resources available from the Partnership, NASCSP and NCAF, we’ve collaborated to build mini-toolkits to help you...

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Guest Blog: Racine Kenosha Community Action Agency’s Local Approach to Increase Access for Low Income Seniors

Posted on April 14, 2015 Posted By

Senior Fruit & Vegetable Voucher Program: Racine Kenosha Community Action Agency’s Local Approach to Increase Access for Low Income Seniors Shared by Sharon Schulz, RKCAA CEO Racine Kenosha...

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Community Needs Assessments are Key to Strong Programs and Services

Posted on April 7, 2015 Posted By

Did you know that a Community Needs Assessment (CNA) is not only required by the Community Services Block Grant statute, but is also the most critical process that sets your Community Action...

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It’s Tax Time! Community Action works to connect clients with VITA and other tax programs

Posted on March 10, 2015 Posted By

By Rae Tamblyn, Research and Communications Analyst, NASCSP   It’s tax time! The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax help to people who generally make $53,000 or...

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SOTU says “expanding opportunity works.” We promote access to opportunity.

Posted on January 21, 2015 Posted By

Long before the 2015 State of the Union, we, members of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Network and Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) Network, committed “ourselves to an economy...

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Florida Community Action Agency Supports Clients through Family Self-Sufficiency Program

Posted on January 5, 2015 Posted By

Edited by Rae Tamblyn, Research and Communications Analyst As unemployment continued to rise and more families had to choose between meeting their basic needs or investing time and resources into...

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Check out the 2014 CSBG Annual Report, featuring data from over 1,000 CAAs nationwide

Posted on December 23, 2014 Posted By

By Rae Tamblyn, Research and Communications Analyst at NASCSP The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) is unique among federal programs in that it is the only comprehensive investment exclusively...

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