Announcing the 2018 Learning Community!
The Community Action Partnership is pleased to announce the 2018-2019 Learning Community. The Learning Community is a learning hub for agencies to share innovative approaches and access proven strategies to move families and communities forward. Over 150 Community Action Agencies representing all 11 regions across the nation will be participating in The Learning Community. Join us in congratulating the new members. They are listed below. Also, click here to access The Learning Community demographics by state and region.

If you haven't already, mark your calendars for "Webinar Wednesdays" at 2pm ET weekly for knowledge-building presentations from experts in the field. The entire Community Action Network is invited to "learn and grow" with The Learning Community.


Best Regards,
Tiffney Marley, CCAP, MCRT
Project Director, Learning Communities Resource Center
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Whole Family Approaches to Economic Mobility From Poverty Community of Practice

Enhancing knowledge about two-generation approaches and considering new practices to meet the needs of parents and children together, so that outcomes are enhanced for parents, children, and families as a whole. 
 
This COP will focus on a whole family approach to economic mobility from poverty, but will engage CAAs who are ready, or have already taken decisive steps forward to shift to a whole family approach on a larger scale.

The 2018-2019 members of the  Whole Family Approaches COP are:

Agency 
Location
Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD)
Boston, MA
Aroostook County Action Program, Inc.
Presque Isle, ME
Blueprints
Washington, PA
Central Missouri Community Action
Columbia, MO
Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County
Santa Rosa, CA
Enrichment Services Program, Inc.
Columbus, GA
Mahube-Otwa Community Action
Detroit Lakes, MN
Tennessee Dept. of Human Services and Metropolitan Action Commission
Nashville, TN
People Incorporated of Virginia 
Abingdon, VA
Total Community Action, Inc.
New Orleans, LA
Community Action Inc.
Topeka, KS

Intensive Learning Community Groups
Financial Empowerment for Families

Designing strategies to help families with low and moderate incomes stabilize their financial lives and rise above poverty.

The 2018-2019 members of the  Financial Empowerment LCG are:

Agency
Location
South Carolina Association of Community Action Partnerships
Columbia, SC
Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County
San Bernardino, CA
Human Resource Development Council of District IX
Bozeman, MT
Community Action Agency
Jackson, MI

Community Action Duluth
Duluth, MN
Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission
Covington, KY
Highland County Community Action Org., Inc.
Hillsboro, OH
CAP Kern
Bakersfield, CA
Fayette County Community Action Agency
Uniontown, PA
Upper East Tennessee Human Development Agency
Kingsport, TN

Integrated Services to Improve Impact

Identifying and implementing approaches and best practice solutions to service integration to meet the needs of customers or particular target populations so that efficiency is improved and outcomes are enhanced.

The 2018-2019 members of the Integrated Services LCG are:

Agency
Location
South Carolina Association of Community Action Partnerships
Columbia, SC
Action for a Better Community, Inc.
Rochester, NY
Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency
Detroit, MI
Coastal Georgia Area Community Action Authority Inc.
Brunswick, GA

Yamhill Community Action Partnership
McMinnville, OR
Eastern Idaho Community Action Partnership
Idaho Falls, ID
Human Resource Development Council of District IX
Bozeman, MT
HACAP
Hiawatha, IA
Human Services Programs of Carroll County
Westminster, MD
Saratoga County Economic Opportunity Council, Inc.
Ballston Spa, NY
CAP Kern
Bakersfield, CA
Community Action Council
Lexington, KY
Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies
Springfield, IL
CAPOC
Garden Grove, CA
East Missouri Action Agency
Park Hills, MO
MASSCAP
Boston, MA
Palm Beach County Community Services
West Palm Beach, FL

Whole Family Approaches to Economic Mobility From Poverty  Learning Community Group

Enhancing knowledge about  two-generation  approaches and considering new practices to meet the needs of parents and children together, so that outcomes are enhanced for parents, children, and families as a whole.  

The 2018-2019 members of the Whole Family LCG are:

Agency
Location
Palmetto CAP
Charleston, SC
Community Action
Hillsboro, OR
Montgomery County Community Action Development Commission
Norristown, PA
Kennebec Valley Community Action Program
Waterville, ME
Eastern Idaho Community Action Partnership
Idaho Falls, ID
Community Concepts, Inc.
 Lewiston, ME
Bucks County Opportunity Council, Inc. (BCOC)
Doylestown, PA
Wayne Metro Community Action Agency
Detroit, MI
Penquis CAP, Inc.
Bangor, ME
Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County
San Bernardino, CA
Community Services & Employment Training, Inc. (CSET)
Visalia, CA
Contra Costa County EHSD Community Services Bureau
Concord, CA
Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency, Inc.
Utica, NY
Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity
Philadelphia, PA
Tri-County Community Action
Harrisburg, PA
Sunbelt Human Advancement Resources, Inc (SHARE)
Greenville, SC

Open Learning Community Groups
Cultivating Data-Centered Organizations

Making the case for the need and impact of data-centered organizational culture.

The 2018-2019 members of the Data-Centered Organizations LCG are:

Community Action Association of Pennsylvania
Highland County Community Action Org., Inc.
Total Community Action, Inc.
Sacramento Department of Community Services and Development
Capital Area Partnership Uplifting People (CAPUP)
Missouri Community Action Network
Palmetto CAP
Action for a Better Community
Community Action Partnership of Providence
Ottawa County Community Action Agency
Schenectady Community Action Program
Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency
Community Action
Greater Bergen Community Action
Community Action Agency of Siouxland
Iowa Department of Human Rights
Garrett County Community Action Committee
Community Action of Eastern Iowa
NYS Department of State
Tennessee Association of Community Action
California Human Development Corporation
Community Action Partnership of Northeast Missouri
South Carolina Association of Community Action Partnerships
Mid-Sioux Opportunity, Inc.
NYS DOS Division of Community Services
Las Vegas Urban League
IMPACT Community Action
Community Action of Nebraska
Communty Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, Inc.
Tioga Opportunities, Inc. 
Lorain County Community Action Agency
Iowa Community Action Association

Decreasing Homelessness

Increasing affordable housing in safe neighborhoods and expanding shelter supports, emphasizing systems level transformation and policymaking to maximize statewide outcomes.

The 2018-2019 members of the Decreasing Homelessness LCG are:

Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council
Bucks County Opportunity Council, Inc. (BCOC)
HACAP
South Carolina Association of Community Action Partnerships
Community Action Association of Pennsylvania
Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation (OACAC)
Ozark Opportunities, Inc.
Tennessee Association of Community Action

Health Intersections

Exploring the connections within the health sphere to address the social determinants of health.

The 2018-2019 members of the Health Intersections LCG are:

Mahube-Otwa Community Action
Garrett County Community Action Committee
Central Missouri Community Action
South Carolina Association of Community Action Partnerships
Community Action Association of Pennsylvania
Highland County Community Action Org., Inc.
Action for a Better Community
Tennessee Association of Community Action
MinnCAP

Results at the Community Level

Understanding what community level needs, outcomes, and strategies are and how to observe and document change at the community level.

The 2018-2019 members of the Results at the Community Level LCG are:

Indiana Housing Community Development & Authority
Westbay Community Action
Community Action of Allegan County
City of San Antonio Department of Human Services
Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development
Community Action Agency of Southern New Mexico
Garrett County Community Action Committee
California Human Development
South Carolina Association of Community Action Partnerships
Sangamon County Community Resources
Lorain County Community Action Agency
Community Action Association of Pennsylvania
Sacramento Department of Community Services and Development
KCEOC
Community Action Partnership of Providence
Tennessee Association of Community Action
Nicholas Community Action Partnership Inc.
Missouri Community Action Network
Southeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership, Inc.
Washington-Morgan Communtiy Action

Tiffney Marley, Project Director
Community Action Partnership
Learning Communities Resource Center
1020 19th Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
This publication was created by NACAA-Community Action Partnership in the  performance of the US. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration/or  Children and Families, Office of Community Services, Grant Number 90ET0466. Any  opinion, findings, and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are  those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of  the US.  Department of
  Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.