Connecticut Community Action: Getting Results
The 2004 CT CAA Profile of Services and Outcomes documents the positive impact that CAAs have in our state and local communities, including ROI data and a profile of each CT CAA.

Connecticut's Statewide CAA Customer Assessment System
The webpage includes the following: Connecticut CAA Universal Intake for All Programs; Connecticut CAA Pre-Assessment; Connecticut CAA Full Assessment and Outcome Scale Matrix.

Florida Community Loan Fund
The Loan Fund believes in making a "social impact" difference in every low-income community in which it lends. To ensure that we do, every loan application is evaluated not only for its financial soundness, but also for the social impact of the potential investment. This means that the Loan Fund aims to work with nonprofit organizations to finance projects that make a measurable difference in improving housing, creating economic opportunity and serving the human needs of low-income families and their communities. 

Help Minnesota Save Financial Literacy Website
This site, sponsored by the Minnesota Community Action Association (MCAA), is a clearinghouse for financial literacy information and resources to support front-line case managers and coaches working with low-income people on economic empowerment.

Mid-Iowa Community Action, Inc.
Mid-Iowa Community Action, Inc. (MICA) is a private, non-profit organization serving children and families in central Iowa. Its roots stretching from the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, the MICA of today is the product of over thirty years of innovation and creative response to the ever-evolving needs of families. 

Mississippi Results Oriented Management and Accountability
Welcome to the official MS ROMA (Results Oriented Management and Accountability) web site for the State of Mississippi. The family of Mississippi Community Action Agencies (CAA) is pleased to announce that they have integrated the latest web technology to help serve families in our state. Under the direction of Mississippi Department of Human Services / Division of Community Services Director Sollie Norwood, a task force of CAA staff, has developed a complete ROMA based system. This system includes an array of case management tools that are compliant with new Federal ROMA guidelines.

Urban Institute's Low-Income Working Families: Facts and Figures 
The vast majority of low-income parents today are working but still struggling to make ends meet: struggling to find and keep a toehold in a changing labor market, to keep up with their bills, to pay the spiraling costs of essentials like health care and housing, and to raise children with a chance of future success. These families have much in common with other American families as they seek to balance work and family life, yet parents and children in low-income families are more financially vulnerable than those in higher-income families.

Using the online AmeriCorps Recruitment and Placement System (AC*RPS) to market to new members and access applications 
The AmeriCorps Recruitment and Placement System (AC*RPS) is a handy marketing tool for busy program directors -- a place to highlight the essence of a program and to search for applicants. This effective practice shares tips for writing the two-line listing and for using the online system. Jason Scott, Associate Training Officer for the Corporation for National and Community Service, submitted this effective practice in January 2005. 

Why Social Security Matters to Children and Families: What Every Policymaker Should Know 
Over 5 million children benefit from Social Security—as dependents of workers who have died or become disabled, or as family members in households where an adult relies on Social Security. The program provides more benefits to children than any other social program.