Good Morning,
Folks-
Here are some NYSCAA News and
Updates along with other items that may be of
interest.
NYSCAA
News and Updates
Planning for a
Statewide Commission on Poverty. Reminder that the Public
Policy Committee and Executive Committee is hosting a meeting this Friday to
discuss calling for a Statewide Commission on
Poverty and Economic Security. The meeting is in
NYSCAA/NYSWDA
Annual Professional Development Conference and Annual Meeting
Registration is OPEN. Please plan to join
us June 11-13 in
NYSCAA Annual
Awards. NYSCAA’s annual awards will
be announced on Tuesday, June 12th at the Annual Dinner during the
Conference and nominations are currently being sought. We have moved up
the deadline for nominations in order to allow the committee to review all
nominations. Please have all nominations in by May
4th. Nominations can be mailed, emailed or faxed
back to NYSCAA. To encourage nominations, everyone who nominates a
candidate for an award will be entered into a drawing for an MP3 player that
will be awarded the night of the dinner. For nomination instructions and
forms, go to http://www.nyscaaonline.org/FirstPageNewsArticles/2007JuneConf.aspx.
CSBG Grantee
Survey Reminder. As you know, the New York State
Department of State-Division of Community Services is currently going through
its CSBG Administrative Review which is designed to review and assess the
State’s ability to effectively manage the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
program. This assessment is being conducted by members of the CSBG
Advisory Council and NYSCAA. If you haven’t yet completed the survey,
please do so by April 30th. To access the survey, go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=103753608588
and follow the prompts.
CSBG Legislative
Hearing. Please mark your calendars for the
CSBG Legislative Hearing on June 5th at 10:30 in the Roosevelt
Hearing Room C in the Legislative Office Building (LOB) in
Governor Spitzer
Declares May as Community Action Month. While we
haven’t received the formal document, the Governor’s office has
confirmed that he has declared May as Community Action
Month for the State of
Thank
You. Thank you again to Cindy
Colter, Janelle Cooper, Dana Brunett (ROI), David Woods, Joe Roszak and Diane
Cooper-Currier for taking time to meet with me last week. Your insights
and recommendations are greatly appreciated.
Upcoming
NSYCAA Committee Meetings
Public Policy
Committee and Executive Committee. As noted above, the
committees are meeting in
Governance
Committee. The committee is meeting by
conference call on Thursday, May 3rd at 2:00. Please call
1-866-680-1500 and enter in code 3162050# at the prompt. Board nominations
and election process will be the key agenda items
Membership
Development Committee. The next meeting is set for
Friday, May 11th, at 11:00, at Tompkins Community Action,
Best Practices
Committee. The Best Practices Committee
will be meeting later in May to discuss the NIQCA call. Details to follow
shortly.
Other
Items of Interest
Hunger Action
Network Seeks Summer Food Program Partners. The Summer Food
Service Program (SFSP) provides free nutritious meals to children 18 and younger
during the summer months while school is out. The program is
underutilized across the state and we need to reach more kids! Key reasons
for low participation are a lack of groups to sponsor the program and provide a
site, and a lack of education about the program. Summer meals are
typically served by schools, camps, food programs, housing authorities, pools
and parks, faith groups, and others who agree to be the local SFSP sponsor or
site. If your program serves children during the summer, you may be
eligible to distribute meals to the kids. Even if you can’t be a site, you can
tell your community about the program. For more info on being a site or outreach
materials, contact Francisco at fmercado@hungeractionnys.org or
212-741-8192, x 6#.
Other
Events
FDANYS Annual
Conference and National Dialogue. Join your colleagues for the
two days of FDANYS event in
Council of
Community Services of NYS, Inc. and CS Plus. Peter Andrew, CEO
& President, Council Services Plus will present a session on Employee
Benefits on 9:00am - 12:00pm on May 15, 2007 at the Support Center of Nonprofit
Management,
Council of
Community Services of NYS, Inc. CCSNYS’ Annual Money
for Mission Conference has been announced for July 19, 2007 in
Thanks,
Denise
Denise Harlow
Chief
Executive Officer
(518) 690-0491, ext.
24
Fax: (518)
690-0498
www.nyscaaonline.org
A
Member of the Community Action Partnership-Helping People. Changing
Lives
Check
out http://www.nyscaaonline.org/Events_Events_NYSCAAEvents.aspx for
information on upcoming NYSCAA events such as the Annual NYSCAA/NYSWDA
Professional Development Conference and Member Meeting, June 11-13, 2007 in