NEWSLETTER
August 2021
NATIONAL NONPROFIT DAY
August 17th is National Nonprofit Day (NND). NND recognizes the goals and positive impacts nonprofits have on communities and the world.
AJFC AWARDED $1M GRANT
In July 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration provided $121 million in American Rescue Plan Funds to support local community-based efforts to increase COVID-19 vaccinations in underserved communities. The funds were awarded to community-based organizations across the country that are working in their communities to build vaccine confidence, share factual information about vaccines, and answer people's questions about getting vaccinated. This funding is being distributed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). AJFC Community Action Agency, Inc. was awarded a $1,000,000 grant to support trusted partners in the community, share information, build confidence, and address barriers to vaccination for underserved individuals. HHS Press Release
ANNUAL BOARD MEETING
Congratulations to the Officers of the Board of Directors: Ms. Sheletta Buckley, President, Mr. Ron Collier, Vice-President, Ms. Jannis Williams, Treasurer, and Pamela Gary, Ph.D., Secretary. The officers were re-elected during the Board of Directors' Annual Board Meeting held in July.
President, Sheletta Buckley
Executive Director
Phone: 601-847-5552
Simpson County
Vice President, Mr. Ronald Collier
Executive Director
Phone: 601-483-4838
Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Newton, Wayne, Neshoba, Scott, Smith Counties
Treasurer, Jannis Williams
Executive Director
Phone: 662-378-5857
Warren, Washington, Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo Counties
Secretary, Pamela Gary, Ph.D.
Phone: 662-283-4781 ext. 317  
Fax: 662-283-3759        
Attala, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Leflore, Montgomery, Yalobusha Counties
MACAA’s Executive Director and the Board of Directors would like to express a sincere appreciation to Ms. Tina Ruffin, Director of Community Services, and Mr. Patrick Black, Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel for the Mississippi Department of Human Services. The pair were guests at MACAA’s Annual Board Meeting. Ruffin and Black commended CAA Executives on the work they are doing in their respective communities.
STAFF SPOTLIGHT
CLAIBORNE CERTIFIED AS ROMA TRAINER
Congratulations to MACAA’s Executive Director, Nicole Claiborne. Ms. Claiborne has been certified by the National Peer to Peer Training and Certification Project as a National ROMA Trainer.
HALL PASSES MASTER'S LICENSING EXAM
Congratulations to Vantassal Hall for passing the master’s level social work licensing exam. Ms. Hall is employed as an Early Head Start Family Service Case Manager with Bolivar County Community Action Agency, Inc. 
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
The 2021 Annual Convention will be held September 1-3 in Boston, MA. The event is both in-person and online. For more information or to register, click the link below.

SEACAA announces it will host its Annual Conference September 14-17, 2021 in Myrtle Beach, SC . The conference will be a hybrid event, held virtual and in-person.

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