October 2023 VACAP News

Posted by VACAP
on October 31, 2023

Richmond VA – Inside this October 2023 issue of VACAP News:

  • VACAP Pathways from Poverty to Prosperity Summit – Thank you
  • Save the Date: VACAP Legislative Conference: January 23-24, 2024
  • Good Reads and Newsworthy Updates
  • Reminder: 2023-2024 Virginia CASH Campaign Earned Income Tax Credit Initiative Grant Application due tomorrow, November 1, 2023
  • Virginia Community Engagement Index Report Released
  • From the Virginia Early Childhood Center: New Report from Vanderbilt University Shows Virginia’s Investments in Early Childhood Care Had a Big Impact From Pandemic investments
  • VACAP Attends AECP Peer Exchange
  • Microsoft Nonprofit Offers and Grant Opportunity
  • VDSS Announces Application for Fuel Assistance Now Open

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