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Make friends through volunteer work
Making friends as an adult can be challenging. It’s a bit harder than when we were kids and could plop down a cafeteria tray at school...
NCCAA
Feb 15, 20221 min read


Remembering Oberlin Village
Cameron Village is a destination shopping center located near NC State, designed as an alternative to downtown, reflecting a new national...
Passage Home
Feb 11, 20223 min read


NCCAA Report Sheds Light on COVID-19’s Continuous Disproportionate Effects on NC Working Families
The North Carolina Community Action Association (NCCAA) commissioned the report “Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Low-income...
Women AdvaNCe
Feb 1, 20222 min read


How to Start a Small Business - A Veteran's SMB Guide with Tools and Financial Resources
As a veteran, many of the skills you learned in the military can be especially helpful in running a business. The wide range of hard and...
Digital
Jan 28, 202217 min read


New Financial You in 2022
Remember the excitement you felt on December 31, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. as the New Year was approaching? Then that excitement increased even...
Al Riddick
Jan 25, 20223 min read


New Medicaid system can help NC's pandemic recovery
North Carolina has a new model for administering Medicaid – Medicaid Managed Care – which could help the state recover from the COVID-19...
North Carolina For Better Medicaid
Jan 21, 20223 min read


New Food Pantry provides major support to Clinton High School students
School is a learning center designed to help children become successful. For many low-income families, the school supplies a nutritional...
NCCAA
Jan 14, 20222 min read


A new kind of epidemic is brewing in the U.S. as mental health needs soar
Anxious. Overwhelmed. Stressed out. These words have framed the experiences of many Americans over the last two years as pandemic living...
NCCAA
Jan 14, 20223 min read


Spotlight on Healthy Home Initiative: Cultivating Healthier Spaces
A healthy home includes both the physical structure of your house and the spaces around it. Unfortunately, some families struggle to make...
NCCAA
Jan 3, 20221 min read


How do you solve poverty? Throw money at the problem.
Spencer Platt/Getty Images If there’s one enduring myth in America, it’s that there’s nothing we can really do to end poverty. Most...
Susan J. Demas
Dec 16, 20214 min read


Taking Action For N.C. Families
Growing up in Halifax County, North Carolina, Sharon Goodson always looked forward to attending Head Start summer camps in her rural...
The Duke Endowment
Dec 13, 20214 min read


How to Create Your Own At Home Spa for the Ultimate Relaxation
We all need a bit of me time to relax, unwind, and enjoy a little pampering. You don’t have to pay a lot of money to get a spa’s unique...
Andrea Lozoya
Dec 10, 202112 min read


Kathleen’s Success Story: Her house finally feels like home
Ideally, your home should be more than a house. We cultivate home as a place of refuge to keep belonging, seek security, and create...
NCCAA
Nov 29, 20212 min read


Mindset Matters: Navigating your business through COVID-19 and beyond
By Matt Godfrey & Johanna Hagarty In the midst of the COVID 19 pandemic, we have been overrun and inundated with tools, articles, FAQs,...
NCCAA
Nov 26, 20216 min read


High cost of treating addiction in NC
Financial barriers to treatment make recovery challenging. Funds from recent pharmaceutical settlements could help. By Anna Deen,...
North Carolina Health News
Nov 19, 20217 min read


Jail vs. Prison: know the difference
Many people often use the terms “jail” and “prison” interchangeably. It is a common misconception that the two words mean precisely the...
NCCAA
Nov 12, 20212 min read


Let’s end child poverty
Children should have access to resources that enable them to flourish. As of 2019, 14.4% of all children under the age of 18 in the...
NCCAA
Nov 5, 20212 min read


Weatherization provides Ms. Ophelia with a warm home this winter
Many low-income individuals and families live in homes with improper insulation, poor working heating and cooling, and other structural...
NCCAA
Oct 29, 20212 min read


Spotlight on Substance Abuse Awareness: October is National Substance Abuse Prevention Month
Millions of Americans suffer from substance abuse, which includes underage drinking, alcohol dependency, non-medical use of prescription...
NCCAA
Oct 27, 20212 min read


October is National Energy Awareness Month
October is National Energy Awareness Month, and this year marks the 45th anniversary of the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). In...
NCCAA
Oct 27, 20212 min read
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