Mar 17 2011

CAPSAW Offering Free Tax Help

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....

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 11:38 AM - Categories: Member News

Mar 16 2011

TAP Among Three Roanoke Valley NonProfits to Help Train Dropouts

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.

Read the whole article....

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 2:22 PM - Categories: Member News

Mar 16 2011

Southeast RCAP Organizes Student Volunteers at Spring Break

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....

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 2:15 PM - Categories: Member News

Mar 2 2011

Op-Ed: Of All the Crazy Notions ( to eliminate Block Grant funding)

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

Mar 2 2011

Tri-County Head Start in the 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

Mar 1 2011

Southeast RCAP Provides Grant in Bedford County

From The Roanoke Times at roanoke.com, Bedford County, Va.-

Bedford House received $45,000 from SERCAP to pay for water and sewer infrastructure.  Bedford House will be the region's first assisted living facility for hospice patients.

Read more....

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 7:57 AM - Categories: Member News

Feb 28 2011

People Incorporated Awarded $14 Million

Abingdon, Va.- People Incorporated of Virginia has been awarded $14 million to fund high-impact community development projects. 

The U.S. Treasury award of New Market Tax Credits will enable the non-profit to help finance high-impact projects in communities with high poverty and unemployment.

Read more....

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 8:04 AM - Categories: Member News | Press Releases