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People Inc. Receives CED 2011 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Award
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Hawkeye Area Community ActionProgram
One of its weatherization team member insulation a household attic.
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Community Action of Laramie County
Volunteers from Warren Air Force Base installing gutters, building handrails,and refurnishing housing for homeless veterans.
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CAP of Ramsey and Washington Counties
Journeyman Ken Roath and apprentice Ryan Orvis repairing the roof vent after the insulation work was completed.
About Us Partners
Partners
US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration of Children and Families, Office of Community Services
The Office of Community Services (OCS) works in partnership with states, communities, and other agencies to provide a range of human and economic development services and activities which ameliorate the causes and characteristics of poverty and otherwise assist persons in need.
Support for the Community Economic Development project and this website is provided by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services (OCS), grant award number: 90ET0426/01.
Creating the Vision
Creating the Vision is led by founder and managing partner, Julie Jakopic. Julie is known for her pragmatic and optimistic approach to strengthening organizations. Before launching her own firm, Julie served as vice president and human services practice leader at the Development Services Group. She has also held executive positions at ICF International, The Finance Project and the National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP), and served as program director at Prevent Child Abuse, Metropolitan Washington and the Epilepsy Foundation of National Capitol Area.
National Association for State Community Services Programs
The National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP) is the premier national association charged with advocating and enhancing the leadership role of states in preventing and reducing poverty. NASCSP's vision encompasses the empowerment of low-income families to reach self-sufficiency in its broadest context, through helping states attain full utilization of their resources and implement an extensive array of services to these families, including weatherization, energy assistance, child care, nutrition, employment, state energy programs, job training, and housing in urban, suburban and rural communities.
California Community Economic Development Association
The California Community Economic Development Association (CCEDA) has served California as a statewide membership association since 1989. Its membership is comprised of organizations actively engaged in revitalizing California's neighborhoods, including local governments and resident driven community development corporations, community action agencies, and faith based institutions.
News & Funding Opportunities
- January 10, 2012 2012 Management and Leadership Training Speaker Presentations Now Available
- December 12, 2011 HUD Releases 2012 Housing Counseling Super NOFA