| HELPING PEOPLE. CHANGING LIVES. |
The Community Action Agency Network is made up of more than 1,100 local, private, non-profit and public agencies, created through the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964.
Ohio is made up of 48 agencies serving all 88 counties in the state.
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The Community Action Promise
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"Community Action changes people's lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other."
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| 2018 Winter Legislative Conference Recap |
Thank you to all who attended the 2018 Winter Legislative Conference,
#OHWLC18! Over 200 Community Action professionals, partners, vendors, presenters, and elected officials joined us in Columbus last week. We hope you enjoyed the great lineup of featured speakers and workshops.
Photos from the mobile app and others throughout the conference can be found in our
Flickr album...
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Board of Trustees Meeting
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| Saving Lives: Affordable housing plays a major role in combating America's opioid crisis |
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Pearl House, Fairfield County |
(Source: Donna Kimura, Affordable Housing Finance)
We invite you to read this comprehensive article about the role of housing in the fight against opioids in America. In it, you will learn more about what Kentucky and other states are doing, as well as learn more about the Pearl House, a project completed in 2015 with Lancaster-Fairfield Community Action Agency
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"If you ask any of the residents at Pearl House, they would say housing is vital to their recovery," Walters says. "We take many people to tour Pearl House; residents are open to talk with the people who come through, because they feel there should be more recovery housing, like Pearl House."...
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| Head Start in Hicksville Gets A Permanent Home! |
(Source: West Bend News)
DEFIANCE COUNTY - Head Start finally gets a building to call their own! In Hicksville, Ohio there is a restaurant that recently opened named Casa Grande that is across from Sailors gas station. Behind the restaurant, and part of the same building, is the location for the new facility housing Hicksville Head Start! The address is 520 West High Street...
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Don't forget the evaluations!
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For those of you who were able to join us last week at
#OHWLC18, thank you! We enjoyed our time together and
hope you learned valuable information to take back to your agencies and continue helping people and changing lives in your communities.
Your feedback is important to us and allows us to continue developing relevant conference workshops and stand-alone conferences. Please be sure to complete the
overall conference and individual
workshop evaluations!
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| Jacqueline Fox of West Ohio CAP |
 OACAA would like to thank Ms. Fox for her contributions to the Community Action mission.
"It is clear she
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the passion for the organization's mission as she persistently searches for opportunities and finds innovative ways to improve and reach the goals of the community, as well as our agency," said Lauren Link, Planning and Development Director at WOCAP. "Her success has been proven through her record of productivity, and she continues to go beyond her duties by always viewing the big picture and collaborating with community partners to better serve individuals in the service area." Read more
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| Click here to learn how to submit your staff for recognition in OACAA's Staff Spotlight. |
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