August 2019 NCCAA Newsletter
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CERTIFICATION
Three Leaders Join the Ranks
Congratulations, NC CCAP's!
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Three prominent leaders from NC's community action agencies have joined the ranks of the nation's most respected Certified Community Action Professionals.
The
CCAP program
is one of two Excellence Initiatives of the Partnership devoted to personal and professional achievement.
Interested?
A new cohort and pre
p class is f
orming this fall.
Email nafia.speach@nccaa.net for more information.
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Natasha J. Elliott MBA, CCAP, NCRI
NCCAA Treasurer and
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Dr. Landon B. Mason Sr., NCRT, CCAP
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Dione Adkins-Tate, CCAP, ROMA Implementer
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A Hero Among Us
Board Member to Receive Recognition
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Every year the NC Justice Center comes together to celebrate the inspirational work of outstanding leaders in our community who are leading the fight for justice.
This year, one of our very own, Patricia Beier, NCCAA Board Member and Executive Director of,
Wages, Inc
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in Goldsboro, will be one of five honorees who will be recognized for the incredible work in their communities at the upcoming
2019 Defenders of Justice Awards
on September 20th in Durham.
Way to go, Patricia!
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"These few exemplify our mission — they are working to eliminate poverty in North Carolina, ensure the creation of an economy that works for everyone, and advance progressive and inclusive policies proven to advance equity and opportunity."
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ON THE SHELF
FUN
D DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD!
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NCCAA is proud to announce that
NEW Grounds coffee
has hit area store shelves..It is now being
sold at Harmony Farms in Raleigh and the Chatham Marketplace in Pittsboro.
Our NEW Grounds© Brand Ambassador hosted a webinar in July discussing the coffee and ways to gain unrestricted funding for your agency. If you missed it and would like to access the recording,
click the button below!
Email Padgett Harrington if you have questions at padgett.harrington@nccaa.net
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“Hard work certainly goes a long way. These days a lot of people work hard, so you have to make sure you work even harder and really dedicate yourself to what you are doing and setting out to achieve.”
– Lakshmi Mittal
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We are only about a month out from the regional Southeastern Association of Community Action Agencies' (SEACAA) annual conference in Myrtle Beach. September 10-13.
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FUNNY BUSINESS
Hilariously funny
Keynote Speaker,
Larry Weaver,
will lighten things up at the General Opening with his sense of humor to illustrate the importance of creativity, attitude, and motivation.
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The
Racial Equity Institute
wants to make one thing very clear:
this is not your standard Starbucks diversity training.
"One of the challenges today is trying to understand race and racism, its origins and how it's operable in the world and in our systems,”
said
Deena Hayes-Greene
,
the institute’s managing director. “It is not understood by people, even people experiencing that."
Hayes-Greene wants to help people of all races examine their interactions with racism and understand how ingrained it is in everyday life.
"We think it's really critical for people of color and for white people to have a shared language so that we can speak with each other without all the misunderstandings,” Hayes-Greene said........
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Since 2013, the NCCAA has administered the tri-country N.E.W. Reentry Program (serving Nash, Edgecombe and Wilson counties). Each year, this program serves more than 500 individuals transitioning home after incarceration. The program also provides leadership to the local Reentry Council which convenes community leaders and stakeholders in creating community-level change around reentry.
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Learn more about our model and two other successful reentry models by checking out the webinar, hosted by the National Community Action Partnership
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POOR FOOD OPTIONS
Passive Deserts to
Active Apartheids
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Minority communities are disproportionately poor and face dire health conditions as a result of food options and choices.
Citizens with low incomes find it especially difficult to make healthy selections if they rely on public transportation and must travel more than 1 mile to shop for groceries.
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Low-income neighborhoods are inundated with cheap fast food options, while grocery stores with healthy choices are found in wealthier neighborhoods. Thus, food that is fast, cheap, and accessible becomes the meal of choice for millions of low-income Americans. In the past, these circumstances were referred to as
‘food deserts,’
however, activists are now using the term
‘food apartheid'..........
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Learn more about Food Deserts and Food Apartheid
Here
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Share your Strategies for Communicating Impact.
T
ell us how you have used the
Ripple Effects
report to communicate and illustrate the impact on your community and the state's economy.
Email: info@nccaa.net
rip·ple ef·fect
[ˈripəl əˌfekt]
NOUN
- the continuing and spreading results of an event or action.
- "while their marriage made an impact on their friends, the ripple effect on family members was even more profound"
And so it is with Community Action.......
- CSBG Director Sheryl Andrews from Central Piedmont Community Action, Inc. shared the report while visiting legislatotors at the NCCAA 2019 Legislative Day and says, she was “So honored to be among dedicated colleagues across the state representing North Carolina’s community action network. We are meeting with legislators to discuss our work to help families thrive and transition out of poverty and the resulting statewide impacts on economic output, jobs, incomes and tax receipts. CommunityAction works for NC, and we greatly appreciate the support of our state representatives.”– CSBG Director Sheryl Andrews
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A recent international study surveyed more than 500 business leaders and asked them what sets great employees apart. Researchers wanted to know why some people are more successful than others at work, and the answers were surprising; leaders chose “personality” as the leading reason. Notably, 78% of leaders said personality sets great employees apart, more than cultural fit (53%) and even an employee’s skills (39%).
1. They're willing to delay gratification.
2. They can tolerate conflict.
3. They focus.
4. They're judiciously courageous.
5. They're in control of their egos....
Read about all of the 10 skills
here
“We should take care not to make the intellect our God; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.” –Albert Einstein
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Fresh Look
VISIT NCCAA Website
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There's more to August than just the dog days. Celebrate all month long with a calendar full of offbeat holidays.
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One bite of these
camp treats
and you'll be asking for "some mores," which is what they were originally called.
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Let’s hear it for the middle children of the world.
Took root in the U.S. as a means of distracting people from unsavory entertainments.
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Declared as a national day to give older U.S. citizens thanks and a heartfelt salute.
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