Category: Member News

Jul 11 2011

Tri County Community Action helps Tornado Victims

Halifax Co. VA- wset.com online-

Tri County Community Action is assisting Halifax County tornado victims get the help they need to get back on their feet.

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Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 2:47 PM - Categories: Member News

Jul 6 2011

Tri-County Participates in National Night Out

Gazette-Virginian online- South Boston, VA

Tri-County Community Action Domestic Violence Program, along with many other community groups, will participate in the August 2 National Night Out at Halifax Fairground.

Read more about the event....

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 8:41 AM - Categories: Member News

Jul 5 2011

Clinch Valley in the News

Bluefield Daily Telegraph- Bluefield, VA

"So here in the Clinch Valley Community Action offices, where people are working every day to help make life better, those lessons continue to be illustrated.  This agency is about helping to make things better, and it takes a great group of hard working people to do that..." writes columnist Larry Hypes.

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Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 9:56 AM - Categories: Member News

Jun 10 2011

Skyline CAP Employee Wins Statewide Award

Madison, VA- May 31, 2011

Skyline Community Action Partnership congratulates Sara hall, Community Programs Coordinator and Certified Comprehensive Housing Counselor, for receiving the "Empowerment Award" from the Virginia Association of Housing Counselors.

Read the Orange County Review article....

Sara Hall and Shernita Bethea

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 10:49 AM - Categories: Member News

May 12 2011

New River CAA Interview on WVTF

Radford, Virginia

Listen to Terry Smusz's interview with WVTF's Joe Staniunas about how a small cut in federal spending will impact Community Action in a big way.

Click here to listen....

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 1:45 PM - Categories: Member News

May 5 2011

Budget Makes Planning Tough in Virginia

New Kent, Virginia-

Chuck Emmons, who runs Quin Rivers, Inc., a New Kent nonprofit groups that serves low-income residents in nine counties and the city of Fredericksburg, says planning under these circumstances is very difficult.....

Read more and listen....from the Virginia News Connection

Posted by Jim Schuyler at 8:09 AM - Categories: Member News

Apr 29 2011

People Incorporated Named Best Non-Profit Workplace

Abingdon, Virginia-

People Incorporated of Virginia was recently selected as one of the Best NonProfit Organizations to Work for 2011.  The awards program was created in 2010 and is a project of The NonProfit Times and Best Companies Group.

In a message to staff, President and CEO Rob Goldsmith said, ".....we would not have been able to achieve this level of success without your dedication and engaged commitment to our mission...."

Read more from the press release....

Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 12:49 PM - Categories: Member News | Press Releases