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Community Action
A True Oklahoma Asset
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OKACAA
Legislative Conference March 22-24
The Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies
Legislative Conference will be held at the Biltmore Hotel located at 401
S. Meridian in Oklahoma City on March 22-24, 2010. Click
here to review the
conference at a glance.
Click here for registration
information.
FREE TAX PREPARATION SERVICES
Specialists in Earned Income
and Child Care Tax Credits
FAST REFUNDS
The Oklahoma Asset Development Project
Sixteen member Community Action Agencies offer free tax
preparation services (VITA sites) to low and moderate income families,
generally $50,000 or below in 2009. We believe:
Working Oklahomans deserve free, tested, courteous, tax assistance.
Click here
for a list of free Community Action VITA locations
Working Oklahomans deserve their refunds and tax credits – and other
Community Action services that will help them and their children
prosper.
Click here
for tax credit eligibility
Working Oklahomans deserve fast, efficient service. When you come to the
FREE Community Action tax location you will need to bring all of your
documentation.
Click here
for a list of what to bring with you
Oklahoma Asset Development Project is a project of the Oklahoma
Association of Community Action Agencies and programming is supported,
in part, by a grant from the Office of Community Services.
Self-Sufficiency Standard
Details Family Living Costs for State
The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Oklahoma is a measure of
income adequacy that gives detailed information on what it costs to live
in different parts of Oklahoma, for families with different
compositions. The Standard measures what it costs to meet one's most
basic needs, without public or private subsidies. Click
here to access the full report
Weatherization Assistance Program
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is
providing funds to Oklahoma for the Weatherization Assistance
Program. This program can help reduce energy costs by improving the
energy efficiency of homes of eligible persons. Weatherization services are provided
by your local Community Action Agency. Click
here learn more about Weatherization and to find the agency name and
phone number for the county in which you live.
You can also call 1-866-933-4203 or 405-949-1495 for
a referral to the appropriate agency. Please provide the name of the
county in which you live when calling.
Report Summarizes Needs Assessment
Survey of Head Start Programs
The Head Start State Collaboration Office conducted a needs
assessment of Head Start programs to gather information on
cooperation, coordination, and collaboration in key areas. This
report summarizes the findings from the needs assessment survey
of Head Start programs in Oklahoma. The eight priority areas
are: 1) Health Services; 2) Services for Children Experiencing
Homelessness; 3) Welfare/Child Welfare; 4) Child Care; 5) Family
Literacy; 6) Services for Children with Disabilities; 7)
Community Services; and 8) Professional Development. In
addition, the survey included sections that covered the areas of
Head Start Pre-K Partnership Development and Head Start
Transition Alignment with K-12. Click
here to see the
report
OKACAA Directory is Source for Program
Information
Check out OKACAA's
2009 Directory and
Annual Report for a list of programs, locations of offices, and key
contacts. This Directory also includes a complete list of Head Start
grantees in Oklahoma. The
2008,
2007, 2005
and the 2004 Directories and Annual Reports
are also available.
Head Start Centers
Looking for a Head Start Center? Click
here. You can also find center locations
within the OKACAA 2009
Directory and Performance Report.
Oral Health Care For Children With
Special Health Care Needs
A
Guide for Family Members/Caregivers
and Dental Providers
This
guide is designed to be a tool kit for
family members/caregivers to help provide good oral care for the
children they care for.
It is also designed to be a quick reference guide for dental providers
on how to best provide oral care for children with special health care
needs. The guide is also available in a
pdf format
for ease in printing.
Oklahoma Core Competencies for
Early Childhood Practitioners
These Oklahoma Core Competencies
for Early Childhood Practitioners has been a work in progress over the
last three years. These core competencies, posted for review, are basic
skills we expect to see demonstrated by early childhood professionals
from the entry level classroom assistant to the teacher with an advanced
degree. Representatives from Head Start, child care, higher education,
and public schools worked on these competencies to ensure that they are
aligned with standards and expectations of all early childhood programs.
Reports from Oral Health Forums
You can review the
Final Report from the Children's Oral
Health Forum held on February 7, 2003, the Children's Oral Health
Coalition Oral Health Forum
Market Research
Study Executive Summary prepared in 2005 and the
Final
Report from the Children and Youth Special Health Care Needs Oral
Health Forum held August 25, 2006.
Head Start Fact Sheet
The Head Start Fact Sheet
contains information on enrollment, services, and funding
for this federal program.
Community Action Programs and Services
Click on brochure
to learn what programs and services are offered by the Community Action
Agency that serves your county? Identify the agency that serves your
county and then scroll down the list of programs and services.
Virtual CAP
The Virtual CAP (http://www.virtualcap.org/)
provides an in-depth look at innovative programs and projects
developed by Community Action Agencies around the United States.
Oklahoma programs are featured on the site.
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