Community Action Association of Pennsylvania

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Introducing Karin VanZant, one of our incredible speakers at the 2024 CAAP Conference! Karin will be presenting "Managed Care Contracting: Setting your Agency Up for Success." Session attendees will leave with a better understanding of what MCOs want from partners, how to prepare for contracting with an MCO, and how to navigate contract negotiations. 📢Karin will also be our closing speaker on October 24th!📢 🔗 Learn more about our speakers and sessions here: https://lnkd.in/eySsd4_Y https://lnkd.in/eFgD2fiQ

Introducing Frank Potter from Grudi Associates, our speaker for the session "Maximizing Efficiency and Cost Savings by Utilizing Microsoft Teams and Advanced Technologies in IT and Telecommunications" at the 2024 CAAP Conference! This presentation explores how CAP agencies can enhance productivity and reduce costs by integrating Microsoft Teams and other advanced technologies into their IT and telecommunications strategies. Attendees will learn practical ways to streamline communication, improve collaboration, and optimize overall operational efficiency. 🔗 Learn more about our speakers and sessions here: https://lnkd.in/eySsd4_Y https://lnkd.in/eFgD2fiQ

Introducing the speakers for our panel on Inclusive Housing and Equitable Housing Development at the 2024 CAAP Conference: Cynthia Witman Daley Kim Dolan Vanessa Raymond-Garcia Esteban Rodriguez About this Panel: This workshop will cover three topics with the common theme of expanding housing opportunities and empowering communities to control housing outcomes. Regional Housing Legal Services' expert staff will discuss: 💠housing developments for returning citizens and tenant screening policies that support people with criminal histories 💠community land trusts and how to move housing from the speculative real estate market into community control 💠what designation as a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) means for building the capacity of community-based organizations, including Community Action Agencies.

Rachel Dickey, Amanda Burns, and Rhiannon Noecker will be presenting "Unlocking Prosperity with Family Centered Coaching" at the 2024 CAAP Conference! 🙌 About this Session: Family-Centered Coaching deepens how organizations center on the experience of families and encourages the power of choice to honor individuals as they navigate pathways to economic property, personal fulfillment, and racial justice. We will explore real world examples to understand how implementing FCC can foster a shared language among providers that supports collaboration, builds greater empathy within teams, and throughout various levels of an organization, breaks down organizational silos, and increases a sense of purpose among staff. 🔗 Learn more about our speakers and sessions here: https://lnkd.in/eySsd4_Y https://lnkd.in/eFgD2fiQ

We are delighted to welcome Jeremy Oester and Lisa Phillips, MSCL from Tableland Services as speakers at our 2024 CAAP Conference!✨ Jeremy and Lisa will be leading the session "Community Action & Pardon Projects - It Starts with Us!" About their session: This workshop will provide a comprehensive overview of the role that CAA's can play in helping people with a second chance at life through a statewide network of pardon projects. It truly does "start with us," as an organization. 🔗 Learn more about our speakers and sessions here: https://lnkd.in/eySsd4_Y https://lnkd.in/eFgD2fiQ

Meet Jamee Boone who will be presenting "Not your Average Board: Leveraging the Built-in Diversity of CAA Boards" at the 2024 CAAP Conference!🎉 This session will help participants answer critical questions about the power of partnerships and gain strategies to increase understanding, make better, more sustainable decisions, and build empathy and trust. • What are the barriers and challenges? • What are the levers that make for a truly inclusive, productive board environment? • What are some specific strategies and tools to ensure meaningful engagement? About Jamee: Jamee Boone, SHRM-SCP, BS, MS, trainer, coach, strategist, consultant, helps transform people, processes, and workplaces through diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Jamee meets individuals and organizations where they are and develops customized plans to guide leaders and teams through strategies that embed DEI in their DNA.

Meet Heather Holloway who will be presenting "Stress Less, Serve More: The 3 Keys to Chilling Out For Anxious Employees" at the 2024 CAAP Conference! 🙌 About Heather: Heather Holloway is the founder of Holloway Media Services and the creative force behind the SCOPE Social Media Marketing System. With a background in radio and television broadcasting and extensive marketing experience (over 2 decades!), Heather is a sought-after expert in social media marketing. 📢Heather will also be the MC for our CAAPtivating Excellence Awards Ceremony!!📢

We’re sending a big shoutout to our incredible Supporter Sponsors for their generous contributions to the 2024 CAAP Conference! Your support is making a meaningful impact on our communities and helping us create positive change across Pennsylvania. We appreciate you! Cap Solar Marsh McLennan Agency WellSpan Health Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania PRISMWORKS TECHNOLOGY

Join us at the 2024 CAAP Conference for an insightful session with Lindsay Veres, LSW and Carly Hess Hess from Community Progress Council, Inc. 🎉 About this session: This session will walk through the experiences Community Progress Council faced as being one of the 36 nationwide recipients of the WIC Community Innovation and Outreach Grant (CIAO). Learn the innovative approach they took to not only increase outreach to families and enrollment in WIC but also further integrate WIC into their comprehensive service delivery model, including their client services management system.  Attendees will leave with concrete examples of how data should inform the scope of grant proposals and ways to help your organization think through a multiple program integration model that is comprehensive yet required to address barriers to economic self-sufficiency 🔗 Learn more about our speakers and sessions here: https://lnkd.in/eySsd4_Y https://lnkd.in/eFgD2fiQ