Jim Schuyler, Executive Director of the Virginia Community Action Partnership, was named by Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones to be part of the city's new anti-poverty commission.
Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 8:44 AM - Categories: Member News
Arlington, Va.- March 9, 2011- From the Arlington Connection-
"The recession may be over for those at the top. But for the tens of thousands of Arlington residents on public assistance, the future looks increasingly grim. County budget officials expect the need for food stamps to rise in the coming year, and the average monthly caseload for Medicare patients is also expected to increase. The number of people on welfare is expected to go up, as is the number of applications for energy assistance."
Read "Poor Are Getting Poorer" by Michael Lee Pope....
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Newsleader.com- March 16, 2011- Staunton, Va.
"The Community Action Partnership of Staunton, Augusta and Waynesboro is set to offer its free, weekly tax preparation service tonight at the Booker T. Washington Community Center.
Read more from the Calvin Trice article....
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Roanoke, Va. from roanoke.com- Wednesday, March 16, 2011-
TAP recently learned that it will get a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, which will fund the program for two years. TAP joins Habitat for Humanity and Goodwill in the training program.
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Roanoke, Va. from roanoke.com- Wednesday, March 16, 2011
..."The students' trip was organized through Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project, a nonprofit based in Roanoke that helps rural areas obtain water and wastewater treatment plants."
Read more of Amanda Codispoti's article....
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The Roanoke Times- roanoke.com- March 2, 2011
"The work of TAP is well known in this community.......Come to any TAP board meeting and you will witness TAP-inspired personal change."
Read more from TAP board chair Scott Terry-Cabbler's OpEd....
Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 10:36 AM - Categories: Member News
South Boston, Va. March 2, 2011 The Gazette-Virginian online-
Local youngsters are in jeopardy of losing their spots in the Tri-County Community Action Agency Head Start Program if a proposed 25 percent cut in federal spending is approved Friday.
Read more about Tri-County Head Start....
Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 10:19 AM - Categories: Member News