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Inaugural Human Resource Symposium
November 13-15, Marriott Crabtree Valley, Raleigh, NC
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Experts partner wth NCCAA to provide HR professionals and agency leaders with hands-on, practical applications to manage day-to-day employment concerns.
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When:
Thursday, November 14th
Who:
Anyone who works directly with clients including, Case Managers, Family Advocates and Self-Sufficiency Coaches
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Calling all Case Managers and Front-line Staff
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Heard of Motivational Interviewing?
Motivational Interviewing
is a psychological counseling method that provides a framework for you to help your clients find their own internal motivation to accomplish their goals.
Attend a highly interactive, day-long training on
Thursday, November 14th
to help your clients have more success.
Don’t Miss It!
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Opportunity to Pilot an Emergency Matched Savings Program
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Does your organization have prior experience operating an individual development account (IDA) or other matched savings account? Does your organization also offer wrap-around services such as financial coaching and free tax preparation? If so, consider applying to be a part of
Prosperity Now’s Emergency Matched Savings Pilot
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Applications due November 11, 2019
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We are committed to improving the health and well-being of all North Carolinians through an innovative, whole-person centered and well-coordinated system of care that addresses both medical and non-medical drivers of health. We look forward to working closely with the selected health plans toward that vision
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-DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen, M.D
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North Carolina Medicaid is in the process of moving from a fee-for-service to a managed care payment system.Catch up on where we are in the process
here.
In August 2018, NC DHHS released Request for Proposals for prepaid Health Plan (PHP) awards.
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From
those RFPs five standard plans were awarded; four statewide and one regional. Carolina complete Health, Inc. is the only statewide standard plan offered.........
A new aspect being added as a Medicaid tool is care management. Care management services provided by each standard plan must use a Social Determinants of Health screening tool.
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"The Nonprofit Leadership Expedition has been nothing short of amazing."
"Out of my 16 years of professional development, this has absolutely been my favorite conference or workshop I have ever attended." - Joy Abernathy, Chapel Hill Training Outreach Project (CHTOP)
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Nonprofit Leadership Expedition Recap
Nonprofit leaders from across the state fully engaged in an intensive 2.5 day leadership and team building experience complete with beachside reflections and ocean excursions.
Stay tuned
for the announcement of 2020 event dates!
Thank you to participating agencies: WAGES, Southeastern Community & Family Services, I-CARE, NEED, Central Piedmont Community Action, CHTOP!
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PARTNERSHIP'S WEBINAR SERIES
Upcoming CAP Webinar Wednesday Events
Please mark your calendars for the webinar events listed below
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- November 6 - Filling Out the Candidate Data Form (for prospective Certified Community Action Professionals) (Register)
- November 13 - The Community Action Journey to Organizational Excellence (Register)
- November 20 - Funding Whole Family Approach Efforts (Register)
- December 4 - Evaluating Whole Family Approach Pilots: Metropolitan Action Commission 2Gen Evaluation Report (Register)
- December 11- Equity Practice Transformation with the Santa Cruz Community Action Board (Register)
- December 18 - Food as Medicine with ALL IN Alameda County (Register)
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From Rehab to Fab.....Need Funds to Rehab?
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North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (the Agency) may have $8 million to give for the rehabilitation of owner-occupied homes in select counties under the 2020 cycle of the Essential Single-Family Rehabilitation Loan Pool (ESFRLP).
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Challenge yourself with these word puzzles. Can you solve them all?
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We're headed back to the Embassy Suites/Wilmington Convention Center for NCCAA's 2020 Annual Conference,
May 12-15
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Health = Wealth
COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR HEALTH SCREENINGS / COMMUNITY RESOURCES / DOOR PRIZES - Nov. 23, 2020, Enfield, NC
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WEBINAR
Early Detection Saves Lives - Nov. 14
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Early Detection Saves Lives - Communities connecting to fight lung cancer
(November 14, Webinar):
Join the NC Comprehensive Cancer Control Program for a webinar featuring Dr. Kathryn Mileham, Levine Cancer Institute; lung cancer survivor, Tomma Hargraves; and the Lung Cancer Initiative from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.
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A SHOUT OUT showcases the awesome work of NC's CAA Agencies, Staff, Partners
NCCAA: SHOUT OUTS
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Shout out to the WAMY WARRIORS for their creativity, dedication, tireless & countless hours of giving back.
You rock,
WAMY WARRIORS!!
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WAMY
Warriors Paints the Town
Boone - WAMY Warriors
put the finishing touches on a project at Cove Creek Elementary School - the school that hosts their summer camp every year!
This initiative is WAMY's way to give back to the communities they serve in a hands-on kind of way. We are volunteering and doing service projects throughout our four counties.
Our hope is to give back to our communities, raise awareness of Community Action, and build relationships with local non-profits all while having a lot of fun as a team!
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Shout out to Central Piedmont Community Action for their vision, hard work & time dedicated to creating a fun, successful, educational event for families in their communities.
Congratulations, CENTRAL PIEDMONT
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Central Piedmont Community Action
Celebrates its 3rd Annual Family Fun Day
at their CSBG Durham location on October 26. "Families from the local community celebrated together and enjoyed fun games, prizes, learning activities, and food. We wish to extend our sincerest gratitude to the local agencies who came out to help make this event such a success: Emerge- A Child's Place, Step Up Durham, Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill, Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream, Family Connects Durham, Durham Head Start, DEED Lab, Legal Aid, and AmeriHealth Caritas.“
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Keep the Shout-Outs coming - send to info@nccaa.net
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NCCAA is pleased to support the
2019 Conference for North Carolina’s Nonprofits
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Homegrown Innovation
, hosted by the North Carolina Center
for
Nonprofits. On December 4-5 at the Benton Convention in Winston-Salem, join nonprofit colleagues from across the state to renew relationships, make new friends, and share learning and expertise from speakers hailing from our home state.
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Photo of NEW Grounds Coffee on the shelf at Weaver Street Market – Raleigh location (404 West Hargett Street, Raleigh NC)
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NEW Grounds Coffee at Weaver Street Market!
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By now, you’ve heard of our custom coffee blend, NEW Grounds Coffee, right? You already know coffee sales support our NEW Reentry Program and people transitioning home after incarceration (well if you didn’t, you know now 😉). Now, there are even more ways to purchase as NEW Grounds Coffee is on the shelf at the new
Weaver Street Market
in downtown Raleigh! Stop by and grab a bag!
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STORIES TO FUEL YOUR MIND
Do you constantly feel like you have too much on your plate? - or maybe you get stuck on the "to do list hamster wheel," The Hunter Method may be just what you need. Find out more.
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It has become an increasingly common story: A dollar store opens up in an economically depressed area with scarce healthy and affordable food options, sometimes with the help of local tax incentives. It advertises hard-to-beat low prices but it offers little in terms of fresh produce and nutritious
items — further trapping residents in a cycle of poverty and ill-health.
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Photo by Jim Young/Reuters.
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Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Now Accepting Applications for Community Progress Fund
Deadline: December 3, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. (noon).
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Call for 2020 Renewal Awards
Deadline: Dec. 10
The Atlantic and Allstate are issuing a call for nominations for the 2020 Renewal Awards.In its fifth year, this nationwide competition celebrates local organizations that are finding creative solutions to America’s most pressing problems. Five winners, to be announced at a special ceremony in spring 2020, will each receive $40,000 over two years.
To nominate a nonprofit, please complete this short form by
December 10, 2019.
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For a complete breakdown of the official rules,
click here
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Lyft Rolls Out New Program for "at-need" Job Seekers
Oct. 28, 2019 - Morning Business Outlook: Lyft says it's launching a new 'jobs access program' in more than 35 cities around the country to offer customers free rides to job interviews and the first three weeks of work.
For its Jobs Access Program, the company has partnered with a number of nonprofit groups that help people find employment. For example, through Lyft's partnership with the United Way and 211, job seekers with specific healthcare, employment or veterans' transportation needs can call 211 to have a free Lyft ride booked on their behalf.
Lyft said it is positioned to help at-need job seekers.
Read More
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Thanksgiving Is a Call to Action
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Thanks and giving, the two words in Thanksgiving,
give us an enriched perspective of the abundance in our lives and reminds us to share, not just our economic and material wealth, but also our time and talents with other people who need our help.
Read more
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Correction to October Edition:
Stephanie Ashley has been named the Executive Director for Blue Ridge Community Action Agency, Inc. in
Morganton, NC.
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NOVEMBER
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Community Health Fair -
Enfield, NC
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Thanksgiving
DECEMBER
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Deadline - Z. Smith Reynolds Progress Fund Grant
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Christmas
Got thoughts, ideas, suggestions for
OUR
newsletter? We'd love to hear them. Please take a minute to share - send to info@nccaa.net. Thank you!
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