Program Helps Dan River Region Residents Get Medicine

Danville Register and Bee-McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via Comtex-

"A new program gives hope to local residents choosing between putting food on the table or buying life-sustaining prescription drugs.  Pittsylvania County Community Inc.'s Pharmacy Connection, with $67,700 in federal stimulus funding, partners with local pharmacies to help low-income and uninsured residents  get long term medicine...."

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Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 10:01 AM - Categories: Stimulus | Member News

New River Community Action Needs Volunteers for Move

Southwest Virginia Today- Wytheville VA- Community help is being requested to help move New River Community Action's office on Saturday.  A leaky roof has made it necessary to move programs and other meetings out of the building.

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Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 2:52 AM - Categories: Member News

PCCA in the News with Summer Meals for Kids Program

Chatham Star Tribune- Chatham, Va:

"Pittsylvania County Community Action and its affiliated Southside Community Action offices in Danville and Martinsville again this year will operate a summer meals for kids program."

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Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 11:47 AM - Categories: Member News

CAP SAW Expects to Distribute Less

newsleader.com staffer Trevor Brown writes about Commmunity Action Partnership of Staunton Augusta and Waynesboro:

"Dealing with budget cuts of its own, a regional organization expects to distribute far less funds to local nonprofits and community-service organizations than what they are requesting this year."

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Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 9:09 AM - Categories: Member News

PCCA Receives Funds from Virginia Health Care Foundation

Chatham, Va.- From GoDanRiver.com:  Pittsylvania County Community Action will receive $137,433 from the Virginia Health Care Foundation to hire outreach workers.  The workers will identify, enroll and retain eligible children and pregnant women in the state's Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan....

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Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 9:50 AM - Categories: Member News

Loudoun County Tax Assistance in the News

Loudoun County, Va.-  Loudoun tax assistance programs expecting a big demand

"Coordinators of program that offer free income tax assistance to senior citizens and low-income filers are anticipating greater demand for their services, as cash-strapped workers attempt to save money,"  writes Sholnn Freeman in The Washington Post.

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Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 11:19 AM - Categories: Member News

United Way of Halifax County in the News

Posted to The Gazette-Virginian Online and written by Jeff Humber-

Working Toward a More Community Driven United Way

"The United Way of Halifax County held its annual meeting Thursday with the theme for the group going forward, working toward a more community driven United Way.  Guest speaker Rev. William J. Coleman, president and CEO of Tri-County Community Action Agency, said many of the community's needs could be met through the United Way and that the operation is most effective when helping other organizations work together."

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Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 11:06 AM - Categories: Member News