What's New 

CT Community Action Adopts Strategies to Reduce Child Poverty

The CAFCA Board of Directors has adopted a new 3 year Strategic Plan which focuses on supporting CT in its effort to reduce child poverty by 50 percent.

New Report: Partnerships that Work. Results that Matter!

The 2008 CT CAA Annual Report documents the positive impact that CAAs have in our state and local communities, including ROI data and a profile of each CT CAA.

DSS Releases the 2007-2008 CSBG Plan

Public Hearing occurred on September 22nd and the CSBG Plan was adopted.

Expecting Congress to increase funding for CSBG
Visit NCAF for the latest information

Fact Sheets on CSBG and other federal programs:

Statewide Impact of CSBG Elimination

CSBG Fact Sheet

Head Start Fact Sheet

LIHEAP Fact Sheet

CAFCA's Legislative Agenda

2008 - 2009 Legislative Agenda

Testimony before the Select Committee on Children

Testimony provided to the Energy & Technology Committee

Legislative Information

How a Bill Becomes a Law

Enactment of Bills

Guide to Testifying at Public Hearings

FAQs on the CT General Assembly

CT Human Services Infrastructure Initiative

Summary information and related documents about CT's integrated service delivery model, the Human Services Infrastructure.

Key Facts about CT CAAs

Child Poverty Council Reports --  Jan. 2005 Final Plan and the Jan. 2006 Report to the Legislature. Jan 2007 Progress Report to the Legislature. 2007 Fact Sheet.

CAFCA Resource Center 

CT Anti-Poverty Resource Center

CAFCA has created the Connecticut Poverty Resource Center to provide demographic data, policy analysis, and program information for any interested people or groups.  [Click here for reports, data, publications, & helpful websites]

Measuring the Results!

The CT FACS Intake System, Outcomes, Reports

The CT Results-Oriented Management and Accountability System, related information and report formats.

Technical Resources for CAA Staff regarding CT FACS, client tracking software and related issues are available.

Community Action Partnership (the National association of Community Action Agencies) www.communityactionpartnership.com

National Community Action Foundation plays a valuable role regarding federal legislation affecting Community Action. www.ncaf.org They also host a Community Action blog

"The intent of the Community Action Blog is for it to become a place for discussion of legislative 
proposals, political issues and other current events affecting Community Action programs and poverty 
in America.”  Bradley said NCAF also plans to invite special guests, legislators and scholars to 
contribute to the online discussions.

Center for Community Futures helps you expand your capacity to accomplish what 
you could not accomplish before. http://www.cencomfut.com/ Jim Master's web site has very 
interesting research and links to resources for Head Start agencies and CAAs.

Community Action Partnership (the National Association for State Community Services Programs) http://www.nascsp.org/

National Head Start Association www.nhsa.org