OHC to participate in conference
Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
URL: http://www.nwanews.com/rhtn/Community/3946/
Office of Human Concern n Rogers will participate in the annual conference of the Arkansas Community Action Agencies Association at the Wyndham Hotel in North Little Rock May 28-30, at which Gov. Mike Beebe will speak.
OHC and the other 15 private, nonprofit community action agencies injected more than $ 132 million into communities throughout the state last year to help more than 200, 000 people of low-income gain the basic necessities and strengthen economic self-sufficiency.
Al West, executive director of OHC, said in a news release announcing the agency’s participation, “ We wanted to be a part of celebrating community action’s statewide successes of the last year and of preparing to do even more to help more people. ”
In the last year, the agency, that has a budget of $ 4 million and employs 65, helped more than 4, 800 people in Benton, Carroll and Madison counties.
The conference is co-sponsored by ACAAA and its longtime partner, the Arkansas Hunger Coalition, which works with food banks and pantries and advocates for more funding for feeding people. Its theme is “ Celebrating the Stars of Community Action, ” and clients, volunteers, staff and board members, and partners will be recognized for their work; a range of workshops on subjects of vital importance to the progress of the agencies and their clients will be offered.
The governor will speak at the luncheon the first day; David Bradley of the National Community Action Foundation in Washington will speak on the last day. Other speakers will include Rose Adams, executive director of ACAAA and Larry Cogburn, executive director of the Central Arkansas Development Council in Benton and ACAAA president.