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- May
11Stamp Out Hunger
Tomorrow, Saturday May 12, 2012, is the 20th anniversary of the National \"Stamp Out Hunger\" Letter Carrier food drive. Nationwide, people can leave non-perishable food items at their mailbox and postal carriers... Read More >> - Apr
04Vote For WA CAPs and Help Raise Money!
Vote for MSC, Neighborhood House, and Solid Ground and Help Raise $15 -$50k for People in Need... Read More >> - Mar
02Did The Stimulus Work?
Did the stimulus work? A new video answers that question by looking at three broad, but important, indicators for the American economy. All three were in bad shape before the stimulus began, and... Read More >> - Feb
20Do's & Dont's for Election Year NPO Advocacy
Half in Ten, in partnership with the Coalition on Human Needs, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and the Children’s Leadership Council, co-hosted a recent webinar on the do’s and don’ts for nonprofit... Read More >> - Feb
13President’s Budget Shreds Hope for Low-Income Americans
President Obama’s proposed cut, of nearly 50 percent, to the Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) would be a devastating blow to more than... Read More >> - Jan
18Will Poverty Issues Affect the 2012 Elections?
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, with support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, hosted a half-day forum examining how the struggles facing growing numbers of low-income families will affect the 2012 elections. Read... Read More >> - Dec
22OlyCAP Appoints Interim Director
Janet Anderson, the chief operating officer of Olympic Community Action Programs, is succeeding Executive Director Tim Hockett on an interim — but potentially permanent — basis. Anderson, a 22-year OlyCAP employee, was named interim... Read More >> - Dec
21Could You Make It On A Low Income?
What Choices Would You Make? Urban Ministries of Durham (NC) partnered with McKinney to create Spent as a social networking platform to raise awareness of issues involved with poverty and homelessness. SPENT challenges the... Read More >> - Dec
15'Dismal' prospects: 1 in 2 Americans are now poor or low income
By Associated Press WASHINGTON - Squeezed by rising living costs, a record number of Americans — nearly 1 in 2 — have fallen into poverty or are scraping by on earnings that classify them as... Read More >> - Dec
09Multi-Service Center Hires New CEO
Multi-Service Center Board of Directors names Robin Corak CEO for Multi-Service Center Robin Corak succeeds Dini Duclos, who retires at... Read More >> - Dec
08Saying Goodbye to Dini Duclos
MSC\'s CEO retires this month After 16 years at the helm of Multi-Service Center, CEO Dini Duclos retires at the end of this month. ... Read More >> - Dec
02RECESSION TAKES A TOLL ON CHILDREN
As children and their advocates gather in Olympia at Have a Heart for Kids Day, calling on lawmakers to protect kids, a new report offers a broad look at how children are faring in tough... Read More >> - Nov
14New Advocacy Tools to Fight Poverty
The Campaign to Cut Poverty in Half in Ten Years... Read More >> - Nov
07Poverty and Financial Distress Would Have Been Worse
Poverty and Financial Distress Would Have Been Substantially Worse in 2010 Without Government Action, New Census Data Show By Arloc Sherman Six temporary federal initiatives enacted in... Read More >> - Nov
05Most Unemployed No Longer Receive Benefits
A recent report shows the jobs crisis has left so many people out of work for so long that most of America\'s unemployed are no longer receiving unemployment benefits. Early last year, 75 percent... Read More >> - Oct
26Weatherization - The Correct Facts
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart segment on the federal low-income Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) which aired on October 24, 2011 is misleading and, in some cases, factually inaccurate. The WAP network faced considerable administrative... Read More >> - Oct
21What's the Impact?
The Statewide Poverty Action Network just released a report on the impact of TANF and Disability Lifeline cuts to WA State citizens. Read the full report..... Read More >> - Oct
14Creating Pathways to Opportunity for All Americans
Click here to check out the White House Blog entry on Creating Pathways to Opportunities for All Americans... Read More >> - Sep
15What's Happening?
Check out the most recent addition of The Community Action Connection to find out what\'s going on at CAP agencies in your community... Read More >> - Sep
13Ruth Massinga named Interim Director of Solid Ground
Former Casey Family Programs CEO to lead Seattle anti-poverty organization through leadership transition period... Read More >> - Sep
12Federal Stimulus Jobs Winding Down
Weatherization programs in Washington State and nationwide have created jobs while protecting low-income families and lowering their heating costs. As funding begins to wind down, CBS News takes a look at that will affect families... Read More >> - Sep
08Successful CAP Graduate is Guest at President's Speech Tonight
First Lady Michelle Obama invites successful Community Action participant as special guest for tonight\'s Presidential speech on jobs and economic recovery Community Action Partnership and... Read More >> - Sep
01WSCAP Hires Advocacy Coordinator
WSCAP is pleased to announce that Marty Bishop Arellano is joining the WSCAP staff in the new role of Advocacy Education Coordinator... Read More >> - Sep
01Cultural Competency for Community Action
WSCAP is hosting an exciting event on September 23rd in Seattle: Cultural Competency for Community Action *Lead by Lee Mun Wah... Read More >> - Aug
171 in 5 US Kids in Need
New Study Shows 15 Million Kids Are Living In Poverty ... Read More >> - Aug
16Succession Planning Workshop
WSCAP is pleased to announce that Kristin Donahue will be back in September to offer training to CAP directors, management staff, and boards on: \"The Time Is Now! - Succession Planning &... Read More >> - Aug
16Fresh Social Media Tools for CAPs
WSCAP is pleased to announce a training and networking opportunity for CAP Public Relations, Fund Development, and Executive Directors and staff. When: Monday September 12, 2011... Read More >> - Jul
24The truth about poverty in America
Tavis Smiley comments on how he feels that lower class people in America may be missing from our ongoing economic debates. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7374348n&tag=cbsnewsSectionsArea.0... Read More >> - Jul
012011 CAP National Convention
Community Action Partnership 2011 Annual Convention San Francisco Marriott Marquis 55 Fourth Street San Francisco, California August 23-26, 2011 ... Read More >>
