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Dear Member Agencies and Partners,
As I close on my first full month of serving CAAP’s member Agencies, I reflect on the continued conversations with Agency leadership. Listening to your insights and struggles, I am awestruck by the amazing work that our Agencies are doing here in Pennsylvania. On behalf of our team here at CAAP, thank you for all that you do.
Being February, it’s vital that we recognize and celebrate Black History Month, taking special note of this year’s theme: Black Health and Wellness. This is particularly noteworthy as we look at how the pandemic has disproportionately affected minority communities and placed unique burdens on black health care professionals. I encourage you to visit the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), at the very least, to learn more about this theme and to potentially attend a two-part program to better understand African American contributions to medical discoveries and public health.
Additionally, I want to recognize that taking a moment to attend virtual workshops is hard, particularly as many of you face the continued challenge of being short-staffed. However, as someone reminded me today, it is important we take time for ourselves, breathe, and sharpen the tools in our toolbelt. Keep growing and expanding your thinking. And in that vein, we sincerely hope you can take a few moments to join us at even a portion of our DEI Summit and/or the Prosper Together Webinar Series.
Should you have a suggestion about future training, please do not hesitate to reach out to any of us here at CAAP. No idea is too big or too small! I look forward to continuing to meet more of you and thank you again.
Stay Healthy,
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Prosper Together
The 2022 Webinar Series
The staff of CAAP's 42 member Agencies is invited to attend the 2022 webinars. Registration is free for these virtual learning events. To add another staff member to CAAP's email distribution list, or to get assistance, please contact Leslie.
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February
- Thursday, February 17, 2022, from 2-3:30 PM
Integrating DEI Within HR Policies
Presented by Shawn Mott, DEI and HR Practitioner
- Thursday, February 24, 2022, from 2-3:30 PM
Board 301: The Board and Fundraising
Presented by New Chapter Coaching
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March
- Thursday, March 10, 2022, from 2-3:30 PM ET
Dynamic Duo: Improving the Board & Executive Director Relationship
Presented by CAPLAW
- Thursday, March 17, 2022, from 2-3:30 PM
How to Find & Keep Diverse Talent
Presented by Kenneth Johnson, DEI Talent Acquisition Consultant
- Thursday, March 24, 2022, from 2-3:30 PM
Developing an Effective Onboarding Program
Presented by New Chapter Coaching
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Book of the MonthFour Hundred Souls
Edited & Assembled by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain
Assembled as a "community" of history, the story begins in 1619—a year before the Mayflower — when the White Lion disgorges “some 20-and-odd Negroes” onto the shores of Virginia, inaugurating the African presence in what would become the United States. Four Hundred Souls is a unique one-volume “community” history of African Americans. It's an assembly of ninety brilliant writers, each of whom takes on a five-year period of that four-hundred-year span. Read more or purchase the book online.
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| Introducing the DEI Summit Panelists
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February 15th & 16th
There is still time to register!
Learn about the four panelists who are leaders from diverse communities across Pennsylvania. They will lead the conversation on why implementing DEI initiatives matters and why advancing equity is everyone’s goal no matter where you live. Join us both, or either day from 1-4 p.m. Registration is free and everyone is welcome. View the panelist bios, schedule, breakout room topics, and keynote speaker details on the CAAP website. Read about the Summit panelists.
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Overcoming Poverty Against Many Odds with Community Action's Help
Pathstone Corporation's client, Sandra Cintora-Lopez, is a single mother of three who was waking up at 3 a.m. to pick mushrooms for many years until Pathstone helped her become a CDL Class-A licensed driver with a full-time career driving for T-Jo Mushrooms. Read Sandra's story of reaching her career dreams.
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The Second Harvest Food Bank and Community Seed Farm Ensure Access to FoodCommunity Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley, Inc. helped to create The Second Harvest network of 200+ community partners that provide food pantries, meal centers, shelters, school and senior living centers that serve 500 families each month. It is now a staple of the community. Additionally, a newer partnership with Promise Neighborhoods resulted in a 1/8-acre Seed Farm offering a place of community, sharing meals, dancing, and making music. The story is about food and food apartheid, but the garden is about life. Read the full stories about both community initiatives.
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Re-entry Program Helps Pennsylvanians, like Meghan, find HousingCentral Susquehanna Opportunities, Inc. (CSO)'s ESG Rapid Rehousing Program is helping clients, like Meghan, find a new life. A grant from the PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency allowed CSO to plan re-entry for individuals released from the Northumberland County Prison. Read the full story.
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View past member education webinars, "We're In This Together" meetings, DEI meetings, or Development & Communications Round Tables.
Members can access past education webinar recordings through CAAP Learn. Just visit the track of your choice (management, governance, human resources, and DEI) to view the events and download accompanying materials. Contact Leslie if you have any member education questions. Contact Charlotte to request viewing access to all other CAAP recordings.
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| Thank You To Our National Partners
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