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Press Releases
Youth Life Skills camp begins
CAP named 2010 Women of Excellence
Weatherizing St. Joseph
Summer utilities assistance begins June 1
Local Outreach Specialist receives humanitarian award for years of service
(May 27, 2010)
CAP 45th Birthday reception set for March 16
(March 9, 2010)
Local banks, realtors and lenders participate in "Change the Situation"
(Dec. 18, 2009)
Mic-O-Say tribe inspires local Head Start students
(Dec. 15, 2009)
Community leaders make a difference one hour at a time
(Dec. 14, 2009)
Kiwanis Club and Central High School to collect coats for Head Start
(Nov. 5, 2009)
Five things you didn't know about Head Start ...
(Nov. 3, 2009)
Energy Assistance program begins for general public
(Nov. 2, 2009)
CBIZ team wins $10,000 for CAP at national charity golf tournament (Oct. 28, 2009)
Los Ninos Bien Educados graduation ceremony set for Oct. 29, 2009
CAP to offer weatherization classes (Oct. 28, 2009)
Letter to the Editor: Guest Columnist Dave Leyland and Poverty Statistics
(Oct. 2009)
Football and Fatherhood: Local Head Start families celebrate fatherhood
(Oct. 9, 2009)
Energy assistance available to low-income seniors and the disabled
(Sept. 28, 2009)
Community Action Partnership announces development of two new homes in Plattsburg, Mo.
(Aug. 24, 2009)
Community invited to send photos to first “Pictures of Poverty” photo exhibit
(Aug. 23, 2009)
CAP receives $44,000 for summer utilities; funds depleted in less than a week (Aug. 5, 2009)
"Woman in the Workplace" award presented to Laura Bakken, Head Start Spanish Interpreter
KCP&L builds playground for low-income children and families; first age-appropriate community play area in Mitchell Park neighborhood (June 19, 2009)
Head Start graduate now Valedictorian at Lafayette High School (June 5, 2009)
Soccer, picnic and life skills: Local business leaders to teach soccer drills to low-income children (May 14, 2009)
"Road Trip into Poverty" summer book club (May 14, 2009)
Can a spark plug keep a family in poverty? Absolutely. (March 12, 2009)
Triumph Foods and Circle of Hope provide funding for “Los Niños Bien Educados” Hispanic Parenting Classes
Community Action Partnership seeks to help families keep their furnaces working (Feb. 3, 2009)
Community Action Partnership receives funding from local trust for new community and educational play space: $32,000 to begin project for low-income children and local collaborators in early childhood education (Jan. 9, 2009)
Western Reception Diagnostic Correctional Center brings classroom supplies to children in poverty; fills teachers’ “wish list” (Dec. 16, 2008)
KCP&L teaches low-income families about saving energy and heat: Offers free energy-saving lightbulbs to Head Start families at Family Fun Night (Dec. 8, 2008)
New Nature Center welcomes children in poverty and their families: Early Head Start program visits the Center as an educational outing (Nov. 17, 2008)
Community Action Partnership Housing Director receives national certification (Nov. 2008)
Workshop series to help low-income families buy a home or achieve a big dream (Sept. 8, 2008)
Community Action Partnership receives funding for lead testing for low-income children from Dugdale Trust (Sept. 3, 2008)
“Head Start Heroes Day” brings U.S. Bank team together to help low-income children and families (Aug. 22, 2008)
Help a child succeed at school: Announcing the 3rd annual “Stuff the Bus” event in Cameron (June 9, 2008)
Community Action Partnership sponsors consumer workshops on budgeting and avoiding identity theft (May 12, 2008)
Step up to Leadership graduates ready to serve on area non-profit boards (April 11, 2008)
Parent involvement is focus of Harvest Dinner for families in poverty (Nov. 9, 2007)
Aquila boosts crisis energy fund to help families who could be in the cold (Nov. 26, 2007)
Community Action Partnership to Send Nearly 90 Employees to Healthy Communities Summit; Education and Local Poverty Partnerships on Forefront of Agenda (Oct. 23, 2007)