2020 LIHEAP Contract

On November 1st, 2019 the Office of Community Services, Division of Energy Assistance announced the release of approximately $3.32 billion of the Fiscal Year 2020 LIHEAP funds to the states, which reflects 90 percent of the funds available under the CR to grantees at...

2020 CSBG Budget Update

As the release of this newsletter, the Senate passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) to extend government spending through December 20, 2019. California has the authority to expend 9.2 million of the available first quarter CSBG funds for Federal Fiscal Year 2020 which...

Farewell, Director Stout

As many of you know, Director Linné Stout will be retiring in December 2019, after eight years with the Department of Community Services and Development (CSD), and 37 years in state service. She was appointed Director of CSD by Governor Brown in May 2013. Prior to...

PG&E Power Shut Off Impacts

Many counties throughout the state are feeling the impacts of utility Public Safety Power Shut offs (PSPS), a strategy that utility companies are implementing to reduce wildfire threats. Power outages are an inconvenience to many of us, but they are particularly...

Advocacy in 2020

The CalCAPA Education, Legislative, and Advocacy Committee (ELAC) chaired by Maria Elena De La Garza, Executive Director of Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, has been working diligently to create an advocacy plan for CalCAPA in 2020. In addition to the...

T/TA 2020

T/TA 2020 CalCAPA Academy Region-wide expansion CalCAPA Academy will expand regionally in 2020. The Region IX RPIC has established a core Moodle Committee and is actively seeking more input from Agencies, State Offices, and National Support groups. To be considered...