March 2020: Volume 6, Issue 3

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SPECIAL EDITION

Brighten Your Days!

Helpful Medicine for a Difficult Time

VirtualCAP RoundUP

Special Edition – March 2020 - Volume 6 Number 3

Brighten Your Day – March 2020...................................................................................................................................... 1

The Beauty of Spring Captured in Dance ............................................................................................................................. 1

We Are the World: Historic Anthem from 1985 Rings True Today ........................................................................... 1

Someday…We're all in it together: Song by Julian Lennon ........................................................................................... 1

Music to Raise Your Spirits .................................................................................................................................................... 2

Global Love Song Performed Entirely by Children .......................................................................................................... 2

“All it takes is one person to believe in a young man or woman” .............................................................................. 2

Bridge Over Troubled Water: Aretha Gets Kudos from Paul Simon .......................................................................... 3

Stand By Me Fits Well with the Heart of Community Action ....................................................................................... 4

Movies with a Message ............................................................................................................................................................. 4

Rising to Heights Beyond Expectations ................................................................................................................................ 4

The Soloist: The power of friendship across class and racial lines ............................................................................ 5

Nature to Soothe Your Soul ................................................................................................................................................... 6

Spring is Just Ahead! ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6

The Real World Beauty of Nemo and Dory ......................................................................................................................... 6

Inspiration to Energize You .................................................................................................................................................. 7

Unexpected Friendship: Two Men Walk into a Bar… ..................................................................................................... 7

Aging: Truly a State-of-Mind for These Role Models ...................................................................................................... 8

Seven-Year Old Blind Boy has “Soul” and “Courage” ...................................................................................................... 9

Advancing Peace and Justice: Muhammad Ali & Thomas Merton ........................................................................... 10

Ideas for Presenting Your Case: Video from Project Success .................................................................................... 11

Humor to Provide Relief ........................................................................................................................................................ 11

The Return of the Far Side: A Resource for Many Laughs in 2020 ......................................................................... 11

Doing WHATEVER It Takes to Offer a Hand (so to speak) ......................................................................................... 11

BONUS SECTION: CAAs Get Creative ............................................................................................................................. 12

Community Action’s Important History: Passing the Gauntlet ................................................................................ 12

We Believe Statements Echo Throughout CAA Video ................................................................................................... 12

Meet CAP Mondays: Staff and Board Member Profiles ................................................................................................ 13

We Are Community Action: Video Reflecting the Beliefs of Community Action (OR CAA) ............................ 13

Recognizing CAA Staff: Working to Restore Hope, Dignity and Opportunity ..................................................... 13

Community Action Month Poverty Fighters ..................................................................................................................... 14

The COIVD-19 Crisis has been life-changing for all of us. Daily updates have been crucial to help

with personal safety and the well-being of communities and our nation. This special edition of

VirtualCAP RoundUP is our contribution to help Brighten Your Days during this difficult time.

We’d love to have your feedback and please feel free to share this widely.

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Brighten Your Day – March 2020 The Beauty of Spring Captured in Dance

We Are the World: Historic Anthem from 1985 Rings True Today

Lionel Richie Thinks It's Time to Bring Back 'We Are the World' for Coronavirus Victims

People magazine – In March 1985, Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross

and more than 40 other A-list recording artists came together to sing “We Are the World.” The cause:

African famine. The sales: $63 million. The chorus: “There’s a choice we’re making, we’re saving our own

lives.”

Those words became part of a unifying, legendary anthem. Because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic,

and the 35th anniversary of the release of the hit song, that chorus is on Richie’s mind today…This moment

of crisis has made him stop — and step back for a wider look. “What happened in China, in Europe, it came

here. So if we don’t save our brothers there, it’s going to come home. It’s all of us. All of us are in this

together,” he says…

Someday…We're all in it together: Song by Julian Lennon

Interview with Julian Lennon on his new release “Someday” feat. Steven Tyler (4/10/2013)

IndieStardust – Excerpt from the interview: We

were trying to consider a ‘Hopeful’ outlook and

realized that, in every way shape & form, we all

really felt the same & that ‘Someday’ one way or

another, we would all have to come together…

whether by our own process/demise, or by

natural events…

Time-lapse photography set to music

offers the hope of springtime.

The Amazing Dance of Nature

Watch Plants Grow

From Amaaazing Videos

Full screen recommended

We Are the World

35 Years 'Singers Before and After'

Webradio Flashback FM

May need to unmute volume

Someday

Julian Lennon

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Music to Raise Your Spirits

Global Love Song Performed Entirely by Children

One World, One Heart Beating…

Four Languages, Three Continents, One World…One World, One Heart Beating is an anthem to global unity

sung and played – and with a video created – entirely by children. It is an invitation to kids and grownups

all over to act and live with tolerance, harmony, and hope.

“All it takes is one person to believe in a young man or woman”

'America's Got Talent' host Terry Crews awards Detroit Youth Choir the golden buzzer

The Detroit News - Detroit, MI – The Detroit Youth Choir couldn't hold back tears Tuesday night after

receiving the golden buzzer for its performance on NBC's "America's Got Talent." The Detroit Youth Choir

is a local nonprofit composed of youth ages 8-18 that teaches and develops students through music

education and dance…

Crews welcomed the group, drawing attention to choir director Anthony White…White, who has directed

the choir for 21 years, said the mission is to show that "young people from Detroit can be somebody."

"We're here to let the world know we have some beautiful young people in the city of Detroit," White said

to the judges. "They all have great grades and they're all talented.

Golden Buzzer!

Detroit Youth Choir Can't Hold Back the Tears

America's Got Talent 2019

One World, One Heart Beating (4:41) Facebook page

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Learn more

Detroit Youth Choir

AGT Golden Buzzer Reactions: Detroit Youth Choir

Bridge Over Troubled Water: Aretha Gets Kudos from Paul Simon

Paul Simon on Aretha Franklin's version of 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'

Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles, CA – Like millions of other music fans, Paul Simon had Aretha Franklin on

his mind Aug. 31, on the day of her star-studded memorial service in Detroit. He spoke softly as he

reflected on her rendition of his spiritually minded pop-rock classic, “Bridge Over Troubled Water,”

frequently cited among her greatest recordings…

More on Aretha’s version of the song

Aretha's Version of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (short video)

Emory University – Poet Kevin Young, Atticus Haygood Professor of English and Creative Writing, talks

about Aretha Franklin's soulful version (1971) of Paul Simon's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (1969). He

describes the hymn-like aspect of the song and its use of language in describing a primal landscape of

rivers, bridges, crossings and connections.

The stories behind 5 of Aretha Franklin's biggest songs (inc. videos of Aretha performing each one)

CNN Entertainment – With her powerhouse voice, Aretha Franklin could make any song an event. The late

singer drew from a range of inspirations -- her life, her loves, her faith -- to bring passion to every verse.

When she sang it, you believed it. Behind every great song is a story…

“Bridge Over Troubled Water” (1971) – Franklin grew up singing gospel at her father's church in Detroit,

so "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was right in her wheelhouse. She slowed the song down, funked it up a

little, added an organ and brought out its inherent gospel roots…"Paul says he heard the phrase 'Bridge

Over Troubled Water' sung as a Baptist riff," Garfunkel told Rolling Stone after Franklin's death. "I took it to

mainstream radio. Then Aretha so brilliantly brought it back to church."

Mr. White, all it takes is one person to believe

in a young man or woman to reach their dreams.

And you are that man, sir!

Terry Crews, AGT Host

Her recording is brilliant — maybe it’s the best cover of any

of my songs that anyone ever did

Paul Simon, LA Times article

Bridge Over Troubled Water (5:37)

Aretha Franklin

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Stand By Me Fits Well with the Heart of Community Action

Playing for Change: Songs Around the World

Playing for Change – From the award-winning documentary, Playing For Change: Peace Through Music

comes "Stand By Me," the first of many Songs Around The World produced by Playing For Change. This Ben

E. King classic features musicians around the world recorded by the Playing For Change team during their

travels. This song continues to remind us that music has the power to break down boundaries and

overcome distances between people.

Musicians from Around the World

The Playing for Change version of Stand by Me features musicians from three U.S. states (CA, LA, NM) and

eight other countries (Brazil, the Congo , France, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, South Africa and Spain)

Movies with a Message Rising to Heights Beyond Expectations

October Sky based the book: Rocket Boys: A Memoir by Homer Hickam

This buoyant movie shows the triumph of the spirit amid a young man's quest to find his true destiny

Spirituality & Practice –This wonderful movie takes off with a bang and soars upwards: it will lift your

spirit and make you feel good about all those who pursue their dreams in the face of large

obstacles…Following the Soviet launch of the satellite named Sputnik, Homer Hickam, a mediocre high

school student, is inspired to build a rocket…

October Sky presents a rounded portrait of life in a small West Virginia town where the options available to

most of the young men are very limited. Homer's grand rocket project gives wings to his dream of another

life. The universality of this young man's quest resonates with our own yearning to find our true destiny.

Stand by Me (5:27)

Playing for Change

This song says no matter who you are, no matter where you go in your life,

at some point you’re going to need somebody to stand by you.

Roger Ridley, Santa Monica, California

October Sky – trailer

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More about the film

Film review by Roger Ebert – see where to stream the movie (scroll down)

Why October Sky Remains One of the All-Time Great Teen Movies, HBO staff pick

Related items about Homer Hickam

Homer Hickam: How one Rocket Boy Achieved His American Dream, Project

Talent

'Rocket Boys': How Chasing a Star Structured a Boy's Life, The New York Times

Real vs. Reel: Author Homer Hickam talks differences in 'Rocket Boys' and film

'October Sky’, AL.com

The Soloist: The power of friendship across class and racial lines

Movie Review: The Soloist

The Mental Health Clinician – The Soloist is a 2009 American film based on the true

story of Nathaniel Ayers, a Juilliard musical prodigy who has schizophrenia. The film

is set in Los Angeles, California where an L.A. Times writer, Steve Lopez, has his life

changed forever.

The story begins featuring Lopez at his job frustrated with a dose of writer's block.

He is unable to find a lead or story captivating enough for his column and to save his

job. As a result, he goes looking around the streets of L.A. for inspiration. While

looking, he runs into Ayers who is homeless and making very little eye contact,

speaking hurriedly, and repeating phrases about unrelated topics—winters in

Cleveland, how he feels about the composer, Beethoven, and playing the cello. Almost

immediately, Lopez believes he has found his story, and Ayers believes he has found a friend. They become

acquainted and nevertheless inseparable as their unique relationship begins to develop…

Sometimes you just can't listen to what anybody else says, you just got to listen inside.

Turn your eyes to the sky and watch what happens when everything you believe in soars.

From October Sky trailer

The Soloist

“To dream is not enough. You have to do…

‘A rocket won’t fly unless somebody lights the fuse.’”

Quote from The Man Who Lived October Sky, ASME.org

Rocket Boys: A Memoir

▶ Discussion Guide

View trailer

More information

The Real Story Behind 'The Soloist'

NPR inc. audio interview with Steve

Lopez

The Soloist: the true story behind

Joe Wright's cello drama

The Guardian

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Nature to Soothe Your Soul Spring is Just Ahead!

Capture that Springtime Optimism

PsychCentral – Spring is the season of new growth, and the signs of change are all around us. Flowers

smatter parks and lawns, the days are longer, brighter and warmer, and our emotions are lifted by the

extra light and raised temperature. Springtime is seen as a time of growth, renewal, of new life being born,

and of the cycle of life once again starting. It is also seen more generally as the start of better times. At this

time of year we begin to feel less sluggish, and become more open to inviting changes – both big and small –

into our lives.

Spring has always been considered as a time for change and personal evolution, and another common way

to embrace the sense of optimism and enthusiasm is to have a good old clear-out… Ultimately spring is all

about opportunity – a time for cultivating the qualities of courage and optimism, of strengthening the belief

in ourselves and our powers to achieve and overcome obstacles – the greatest of which is perhaps our own

fear, which prevents us from taking risks and stepping into the unknown.

The Real World Beauty of Nemo and Dory

The Great Barrier Reef is one of the seven wonders of the natural world. You may have seen Finding Nemo

and Finding Dory, which gave a glimpse of the unparalleled beauty of this vast area. Don’t let the summer

end without enjoying two short virtual tours giving a glimpse of the spectacular life in the ocean.

The Great Barrier Reef

FilmFreeway – In Coral Colors we have tried to show

the movement and the enormous chromatic beauty of

corals, a kind of marine animals that despite being one

of the oldest animals on our planet, are mostly

unknown. You will discover its stunning beauty, its

spectacular colors and the mystery of his movements.

First, take a virtual dive with Scuba Diving the Ribbon

Reefs from Undersea Productions (4:41).

And learn about the threat of climate change to the

survival of the GNR: The Great Barrier Reef is in Danger

from David Attenborough.

Spring, Nature’s Rebirth (3:14)

Source: cineliv on Vimeo

As the days grow longer and warmer, we can choose to capture that sense of freshness and

renewal in order it can be remembered, savored and built on throughout the year.

Coral Colors (4:00)

Full screen recommended

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Finding Nemo…and Dory

Finding Nemo, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, and Finding Dory have been

enjoyed by countless number of movie fans. Part of the reason might be found in Finding Nemo and Dory

Also Means Finding Good Advice on Caregiving and Life from Pixie Dust for Caregivers.

Inspiration to Energize You Unexpected Friendship: Two Men Walk into a Bar…

My Dad's Friendship With Charles Barkley

WBUR - Boston, MA – When Charles Barkley's mother…passed away in June 2015, Barkley's hometown of

Leeds, Alabama, came to the funeral to pay respects. But there was also an unexpected guest…Barkley’s

friends couldn’t quite place him. He wasn’t a basketball player, he wasn’t a sports figure, and he wasn’t

from Barkley’s hometown.

Here’s what I can tell you about him: He wore striped, red polo shirts tucked into khaki shorts and got

really excited about two-for-one deals. He was a commuter. He worked as a cat litter scientist in

Muscatine, Iowa. In short, he was everyone’s suburban dad. More specifically, he was my dad…

Don’t miss audio version of this story and two postscripts

Audio version of this story featuring Charles Barkley and Lin Wang

How to Grieve in Front of Millions of People, WBUR

Charles Barkley Donates $45K To Malcolm Brogdon's Charity (video), Bleacher Report

Inside Charles Barkley’s unlikely friendship with a scientist

NBC Today Show

Finding Nemo (1:52) Finding Dory (5:42)

VIEW THE TRAILERS

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Aging: Truly a State-of-Mind for These Role Models

Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. Leroy "Satchel" Paige

Fans of this year’s men’s college basketball tournament were captivated by the appearance of 98-year old

Sister Jean, the chaplain of the Loyola-Chicago basketball team. Her story, along with those of 111-year

old Richard Overton and 99-year old Phil Coyne, speak volumes to the secrets of continued engagement

with life no matter what your age!

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt

Sister Jean shines as Final Four star: 'This is the most fun I’ve had in my life' (inc. video)

Chicago Tribune – The 98-year-old Loyola team chaplain was the celebrity of Friday’s Final Four media

news conferences. Actually, who are we kidding? She’s the celebrity of the tournament. “I walked by (and)

thought it looked like Tom Brady at the Super Bowl,” Loyola coach Porter Moser said...

Love the Sister Jean story? Take a cue from Loyola players on how to treat the elderly (inc. video)

Chicago Tribune – Loyola’s basketball players’ hearts raced as they sprinted toward the fan section at

Philips Arena in Atlanta... They had just made it official that they were headed to the Final Four — one of

the biggest moments of their young lives. It was Saturday night. It was time to party...But then each player

spotted 98-year-old Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt smiling and soaking in the scene as a sea of maroon-and-

gold confetti clustered around her wheelchair. They paused...

Richard Overton

On the cusp of 112, a whirlwind tour for World War II’s oldest veteran

Washington Post - Washington, DC – Richard Overton, the grandson of a slave, worked in a furniture store

and as a courier for decades until he finally retired when he was 85. That was more than 25 years ago...

Last week, he mentioned to one of his visitors that he’d like to someday see the National Museum of African

American History and Culture in the District. The following morning, Overton and a few friends were on a

private jet heading toward the nation’s capital. They got a private tour of the museum before it opened to

the public Sunday morning.

...On Sunday, Richard Overton said it was meaningful

for him to see the museum and the African American

story through time: from his grandfather’s history as

a slave to his own history as an African American

fighter in World War II and then the pride of the first

African American president…

Sister Jean answers tough questions

from 8 year-old coach’s daughter

NCAA video

109-Year-Old Veteran and

His Secrets to Life Will Make You Smile

2015 Short Film Showcase National Geographic

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Phil Coyne

Phil Coyne, Pirates Usher Since the Great Depression, Retires at 99

New York Times – Three ballparks. Fourteen presidential administrations. Eighty-one years. That’s how

long it’s been since Phil Coyne became an usher for the Pittsburgh Pirates... “After 81 years you better get

something better than a watch,” he said. “In my time here, and I’ve been here for 11 seasons, he never

missed a day of work.”...

“I think having a uniform and a job and a place to go and people to see, I think that’s kept him really

healthy,” said Dan Coyne, Phil Coyne’s 47-year-old nephew, who refers to his uncle as “Philly.” “You never

hear Philly complain or criticize and he doesn’t gripe,” said Dan Coyne, who also lives in Pittsburgh. “He’s

grateful for everything he’s experienced.”

Meet the 99-year-old Pittsburgh Pirates usher

CBS On the Road

Seven-Year Old Blind Boy has “Soul” and “Courage”

Steve Harvey’s 3 Reasons He Loves Blind Singer Leaves Parents In Tears

Yahoo! TV – Little Big Shots host Steve Harvey has a lot of fun with his kid co-stars on the hugely popular

TV show... But once in a while, the mood is a little more serious — and it reminds viewers that the reason

Harvey’s style works so well is because it is underscored by compassion. One of those moments happened

as 7-year-old Gavin Stevens spoke to Harvey before bringing the house down with his performance of the

National Anthem. Gavin has rare condition that has left him blind since birth. Harvey was visibly moved by

Gavin’s appearance, and after the boy told Harvey he loved him Harvey responded in kind, saying “I love

you too” and proceeded to list 3 reasons why...

To many of us success means climbing a ladder.

Always doing something different, something bigger...

But Phil Coyne has a gift. Finding joy in the same place he found it yesterday.

7-Year-Old Blind Boy Melts Hearts With

Cuteness and National Anthem

Little Big Shots

Episode highlight on Yahoo! Sports

Viewing in full screen recommended

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View more videos and learn about the Gavin R. Stevens Foundation

Interview with Gavin Stevens and his Mom, NoahPOPTV

7-year-old Gavin Stevens sings National Anthem at LA Kings hockey game

Shades of Broadway – Gavin Stevens & Rena Strober performing All I Ask Of You from The Phantom of

the Opera

Gavin R. Stevens Foundation

Advancing Peace and Justice: Muhammad Ali & Thomas Merton

Two men from vastly different backgrounds and religions shared deep beliefs in the loving and honoring

the dignity of all humanity. Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) was a heavyweight boxing champion and world

ambassador. In 2005, Ali was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush

“for his lifetime of achievement and for his principled service to mankind.” Thomas Merton (1915-1968)

was a Trappist monk who became a social activist. In his 2015 address to a joint session of Congress, Pope

Francis referred to Merton as “a promoter of peace between peoples and religions.”

As described in the following op-ed by Lonnie Ali, the legacies of Ali and Merton are forever linked together

at the intersection of two streets in Louisville, Kentucky.

Op-Ed by Lonnie Ali

What Thomas Merton and Muhammad Ali Had in Common

The New York Times – It is the convergence of their message of faith that bears noting as we mark what

would have been Muhammad’s 75th birthday on Jan. 17. Over time, Muhammad’s deep, evolving devotion

to God, whom as a Muslim he called Allah, came to be rooted in his love of all people. Boxing had taken him

around the world and it opened his eyes to the beauty in diversity. Akin to Merton’s revelation,

Muhammad was fond of saying, “the key to a man’s soul is in his heart.”

“Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams — they all have different names, but they all

contain water. Just as religions do — they all contain truths.”

Muhammad Ali

“In Louisville, at the corner of Fourth and Walnut, in the center of the shopping

district, I was suddenly overwhelmed with the realization that I loved all these people,

that they were mine and I theirs, that we could not be alien to one another even

though we were total strangers. It was like waking from a dream of separateness, of

spurious self-isolation in a special world.

Thomas Merton

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Ideas for Presenting Your Case: Video from Project Success

Think about ideas to promote your agency from this video produced by Project Success located in

Minneapolis.

Humor to Provide Relief The Return of the Far Side: A Resource for Many Laughs in 2020

About Gary Larson, The Far Side, and its official online home

TheFarSide.com – Welcome to TheFarSide.com, the first official online home of The Far Side! Created by

Gary Larson, the single-panel cartoon ran daily in newspapers from 1980 to 1995. In those fifteen years,

The Far Side went from garnering controversy to becoming one of the most beloved cartoons of its time.

Until now, it has never been offered online. We encourage you to read Gary's Letter to find out why. (Yes,

he is definitely still alive.)

TheFarSide.com offers a deep dive into Gary’s offbeat sense of humor with The Daily Dose, an ever-

changing, random selection of cartoons. Comic Collections offer a different themed collection of his classic

cartoons updated weekly. You’ll also find exclusive, never-before-seen extras such as sketches straight

from Gary’s personal Sketchbooks. And finally, beginning in 2020, and commemorating the fortieth

anniversary of The Far Side, we will periodically unveil new work by the man himself! In truth, we really

have no idea what might show up. But, on the other hand, what’s changed?

What’s this all about?

‘The Far Side’ Is Back. Sort Of. Gary Larson Will Explain., The New York Times

The Daily Dose – Selections of classic The Far Side comics, updated daily

Comic Collections – Curated, themed collections of comics, updated every week

Sketchbooks – Selections of early rough drafts, sketches, and doodles direct from Gary's sketchbooks

Doing WHATEVER It Takes to Offer a Hand (so to speak)

Short and sweet as winter departs…Durango, Colorado received about 80 inches of snow in a one week

period. This little dog needed some help to get home! Video by John Mace.

Project SUCCESS: Helping Kids Dream

with Their Eyes Open

View more videos from Project

SUCCESS

View video (1:22)

Daily Mail (full screen recommended)

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BONUS SECTION: CAAs Get Creative

Community Action’s Important History: Passing the Gauntlet

Community Action Living History – Video worth using for staff and board development

October 25, 2016, was the second anniversary of the passing of Community Action hero and legend, Charles

Braithwait, CCAP Emeritus, LBJ’96. Charles and Charles McCann traveled around the country for many

years to present a living history of Community Action that covered every administration beginning with

President John F. Kennedy, and included Charles’ successful suit against President Richard M. Nixon which

saved Community Action in 1973. This video was filmed in September 2012 to preserve forever Charles

Braithwait’s magnificent passion for Community Action and his substantial meaningful contributions over

fifty years.

View video

We Believe Statements Echo Throughout CAA Video

Berks Community Action Program - Reading, PA

BCAP’s Board of Directors came up with the idea of having a short video created that could be used to help

promote the agency. The video was developed using a series of “We Believe” statements voiced by BCAP

board and staff members. It premiered as a segment of a BCAP program on BCTV. The agency video

segment runs for just over three minutes. With another two minutes providing information about the

video.

Laying down the gauntlet to challenge you - to pick that up

- to take your place where you are now - to continue community action agency programs

- and keep it close to you - and by that I mean in your heart - in yourself

- in others around you - to continue this work with low income people and communities

in order that we might consider the possibility of doing away with poverty.

Charles Braithwait

“At BCAP we believe…”

BCAP agency segment begins at 2:48

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Meet CAP Mondays: Staff and Board Member Profiles

Meet CAP Monday Profiles (links up to the 3.18.2019 profile)

Community Action Partnership of Strafford County – Check out the agency’s

Facebook page, which featured a Meet CAP Monday profile every week through

December 23, 2019. These include a photo and brief information about

individual staff and board members.

We Are Community Action: Video Reflecting the Beliefs of Community

Action (OR CAA)

We Are Community Action is a 2013 video produced by Community Action

based in Hillsboro, Oregon.

As you’ll see, the video is a montage of individual expressions reflecting the beliefs of Community Action.

What are your beliefs and values? Your agency’s?

Recognizing CAA Staff: Working to Restore Hope, Dignity and Opportunity

Employee Spotlight

Total Action for Progress – At TAP, we understand that poverty steals dreams. We work to restore hope,

dignity and opportunity for those who want to claim their potential or need a second chance. With over 25

programs, we make education, jobs, and safe places to live a reality. Twenty-four Employee Spotlights have

been posted to TAP’s Facebook page over the past two and one-half years. Both individual staff members

and program teams have been featured.

March 18, 2019 profile

View video

Employee Spotlights

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Community Action Month Poverty Fighters

Community Action, Inc. – Topeka, KS – A series of Community Action profiles reflecting each person’s

dedication to fighting poverty. The photos with accompanying stories provide recognition to board and

staff and help bring together all the “pieces” of Community Action working to fulfill the overall mission.

Community Action, Inc.’s #MissionMoment profiles have been appearing throughout the month of May to

celebrate Community Action Month. Staff and board are encouraged to share the posts on their own

Facebook timelines to help extend the agency’s reach. Feedback has been incredible and individuals

profiled have received great community support. Mission Moments will continue to be collected

throughout the year in preparation for next May. A collection of the profiles is being created, which can be

re-purposed as hallway posters, presentation inserts, and legislative postcards.

Poverty Fighter Profiles