Partnerships for Sustained Impact: Get to Know Community Action Agencies
Description: The Community Approaches Hub developed a webinar showcasing how Community Action Agencies (CAAs) can be valuable partners in enhancing the health and well-being of low-income populations.
Did you know there are over 1,000 CAAs across the United States addressing social drivers of health such as employment, education, income, housing, and nutrition? CAAs are nonprofit and public groups funded by the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), a federal program that allocates funding to states to connect Americans to greater opportunity.
Audience: state and local health departments, hospitals/health systems, nonprofits, and community based organizations implementing health policies and programs
Why Watch?
- Foster Community Connections: Learn how public health organizations can collaborate with local CAAs and their state partners to reach low-income populations.
- Gain Resilience Through Partnerships: Partnerships can provide support during challenging and uncertain times. Envision how you might enhance programming, reach, sustainability of resources and funding, and continuity of work, especially during periods of instability.
- Learn About CAAs: Understand how CAAs can be valuable partners in improving health, increasing financial stability, and empowering low-income families.
Presenters:
Georgia-based Community Action Agency (CAA) representatives provide an overview of the national, state, and local landscape of CAAs. They shared valuable insights and experiences that are relevant to CAAs and public health organizations across the country. Use the National Community Action Partnership’s (NCAP) Find Your CAA search tool to locate CAAs in your area.
- Cynthia Bryant, Director, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) / Community Services Block Grant Unit, Georgia Department of Human Services
- Consuela Thompson, Executive Director, Georgia Community Action Association
- Terry Tolbert, Executive Director, Economic Opportunity Authority for Savannah-Chatham County, Inc.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the role of Community Action Agencies (CAAs) and how their interests align with public health goals.
- Explain how state and local public health organizations can partner with CAAs.
- Describe the potential benefits of collaborating with CAAs to remove obstacles to optimal health for low-income populations.