http://www.wapartnership.org/ Latest news articles from Washington State Community Action Partnership en-us Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:02:08 PST Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:02:08 PST Washington State Community Action Partnership http://www.wapartnership.org/news/index.php?nid=63 President Obama’s proposed cut, of nearly 50 percent, to the Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) would be a devastating blow to more than 1,000 community action agencies (CAAs) that help low-income Americans ... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.wapartnership.org/news/index.php?nid=61 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 the report here.. ... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.wapartnership.org/news/index.php?nid=59 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 director by the nonprofit organization’s board of directors last week and will continue as its ... Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.wapartnership.org/news/index.php?nid=57 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 way you think about poverty and homelessness.   Work hard. Do the right thing ... Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.wapartnership.org/news/index.php?nid=55 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 low income. The latest census data depict a middle class that's shrinking as unemployment stays high ... Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.wapartnership.org/news/index.php?nid=49    Multi-Service Center Board of Directors names Robin Corak  CEO for Multi-Service Center              Robin Corak succeeds Dini Duclos,  who retires at the end of December after 16 years as CEO.     ... Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.wapartnership.org/news/index.php?nid=51 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.    At Multi-Service Center (MSC), Duclos worked tirelessly to help people in need better their lives ... Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.wapartnership.org/news/index.php?nid=53 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 economic times. The State of Washington’s Children reveals that the long ... Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.wapartnership.org/news/index.php?nid=47   The Campaign to Cut Poverty in Half in Ten Years Half in Ten Debuts New  Advocacy Tools ... Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.wapartnership.org/news/index.php?nid=45 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 2009 and 2010 to bolster the economy by lifting consumers’ incomes and purchases kept nearly ... Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.wapartnership.org/news/index.php?nid=43 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 were receiving checks. The figure is now 48 percent — a shift that points to ... Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PDT http://www.wapartnership.org/news/index.php?nid=41 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 and managerial challenges in ramping up from a $250 million to $5 billion program under ... Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 PDT http://www.wapartnership.org/news/index.php?nid=39 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.. ... Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 PDT http://www.wapartnership.org/news/index.php?nid=37 Click here to check out the White House Blog entry on Creating Pathways to Opportunities for All Americans ... Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 PDT http://www.wapartnership.org/news/index.php?nid=35 Check out the most recent addition of The Community Action Connection to find out what's going on at CAP agencies in your community ... Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 PDT http://www.wapartnership.org/news/index.php?nid=33 Former Casey Family Programs CEO to lead Seattle anti-poverty organization through leadership transition period ... Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 PDT http://www.wapartnership.org/news/index.php?nid=31 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 and employees:   ... Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 PDT http://www.wapartnership.org/news/index.php?nid=29 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 National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP) are very pleased to announce that a ... Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 PDT http://www.wapartnership.org/news/index.php?nid=25 WSCAP is pleased to announce that Marty Bishop Arellano is joining the WSCAP staff in the new role of Advocacy Education Coordinator. The focus of this position will be to enhance and strengthen ... Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 PDT http://www.wapartnership.org/news/index.php?nid=27 WSCAP is hosting an exciting event on September 23rd in Seattle: Cultural Competency for Community Action  *Lead by Lee Mun Wah, Executive Director of Stirfry Consulting. WHO: ... Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 PDT http://www.wapartnership.org/news/index.php?nid=13 New Study Shows 15 Million Kids Are Living In Poverty     ... Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 PDT