EMERGENCY POSTPONEMENT OF ACAP CONFERENCE
Please be advised that the ACAP Executive Board met in a special emergency session on Sunday, September 8th, and has taken expedient action to postpone our conference due to the impending threat of a tropical storm expected to make landfall near Calcasieu Parish early this week. Our primary priority is to protect the lives and safety of all participants.
Although we are communicating directly with executive leadership at the conference center regarding our decision, everyone is advised to contact the hotel front desk directly and place individual cancellations for your agency’s room reservations. The number to call is (337) 508-7777. Please note that all conference registrations that have been submitted in advance of today will be maintained for the future date of rescheduling (TBD), so there’s no need for concern about that investment being a loss for any agency or individual.
Additional questions or concerns should be directed to our ACAP Executive Director Ms. Hilda Wiltz at (337) 224-5741 or ACAP President Terek Polite at (337) 842-5399. Thank you for your support and cooperation and please remain safe during this sensitive matter.
ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIPS OF LOUISIANA
The Association of Community Action Partnerships of Louisiana is the state association for the 42 Community Action Agencies that serve our state. Our association provides important training and technical assistance to our members; as well as information on legislation, and new and existing programs. Additionally, we serve as a liaison to other allied professional organizations and as an advocate for our members and the people they serve.
Our Community Action Agencies served all 64 parishes with a wide variety of programs and services to help low income individuals and families achieve economic self-sufficiency and stability. CAAs are nonprofit private and public organizations that serve the poor by providing programs and services that seek to move them out of poverty and on to self-sufficiency. They were established by President Lyndon Johnson in 1964 under the Economic Opportunity Act to fight America’s War on Poverty. Funding for our members come from a variety of sources including: federal, state and local governments, foundations, corporations and private donations.