Disclaimer: This article was originally published on February 26, 2025, by Tri-States Public Radio. It was written by Jamie Roth, Community Services & Public Relations Director for WIRC-Community Action Agency. Original article can be viewed here. There is a famous quote by Fred Rogers who said his mother encouraged him
The 2024 NCAP Convention recently wrapped up, and IACAA was proud to be well-represented at the national level. Four of our member agencies had the honor of serving as session speakers, sharing their expertise and insights with peers from across the country. We also celebrated the achievements of six new
On April 20, 2023 WADI hosted an Agency Training Day for all employees for the first time since 2019. We spent the day together, all in one place, being able to have a day to relax and socialize with other staff members. On this day we present group trainings including
Community Action Partnership of Lake County hosted four (4) awesome events in May! We kicked off the month with 14th Annual Anti-Poverty 5K Walk on May 6th. We had over 150 walkers join us, including a great turn out by AMO Athletics! Our CEO, Mary Lockhart White, Congressman Brad Schneider,
Will County Center for Community Concerns held its Annual Healthy Families Healthy Homes Community Event on April 29. Despite the rain, over 550 members of the community came to receive community resources, groceries, hearing tests, haircuts, and lunch from Joey’s hot dog truck. The attendees received information from over 40
The Sunny Awards for Equitable Community Solar (The Sunny Awards) is a $100,000 prize competition that recognizes community solar projects and programs that employ or develop best practices to increase equitable access to the meaningful benefits of community solar for subscribers and their communities. Community solar is any solar project