Question: How are State Budgets Impacting CAPs?

It is my job to make sure the spigot of federal dollars is turned on for the Community Action network, and I rely on CAPs to relay how these funds are trickling down locally.

This week I was quite surprised to hear the level of trouble that Pennsylvania Community Action programs are finding themselves in due to a state budget impasse. So much of their state money has not come forward that they must resort to significant layoffs.

I am wondering how other states’ fiscal distress is impacting Community Action programs. Has your Community Action Agency cut employees or dropped programs because of state budgets? Since Community Services Block Grant stimulus dollars have been slow coming to the local level, has this provided a shortfall?

Please share your experiences in the comments section below.