Each year, the CAAP Self-Sufficiency Awards recognize the significant accomplishments of the award winners while showcasing how Community Action Agencies support an individual's path toward self-sufficiency. Each member agency is urged to nominate one candidate (up to two nominations per agency are allowed). The Self-Sufficiency Awards luncheon will take place in conjunction with the 2017 Collaborative Conference on October 3rd, 2017 in State College, PA (www.panoevents.org/2017-conference). Self-sufficiency success stories outline how the recipient endured a lack of resources that threatened health, safety, family stability, and perhaps life itself. Stories demonstrate how the individual encountered Community Action and how the agency supported the individual to self-sufficiency.

The CAAP Self-Sufficiency Awards are a way to acknowledge recipients for their hard work and to thank them for their efforts. The Self-Sufficiency Awards also provide an outlet to share with the public how Community Action supports our communities. This helps media, policymakers, partnering organizations, and the general public gain a better understanding of Community Action and what low-income citizens can accomplish when given the opportunity and appropriate resources.

The information below will guide you through the entire process of submitting a Self-Sufficiency Award nomination. Thank you for taking the time to complete these details. If you have any questions, get stuck, or want to simply talk through an idea, feel free to contact Steven anytime at 717-233-1075 or steven@thecaap.org.

2017 CAAP Self-Sufficiency Awards Nomination Application

DEADLINE: The deadline to submit your nomination is Friday, August 25th, 2017.

The following are some important details to consider before beginning the nomination process:

• The following documents will need to be downloaded (below), completed offline, and then uploaded using the Application Upload fields below: Nomination Criteria Checklist, SSA Narrative, Nomination Consent Form, and Nominee Photograph.
• Nominations can only be submitted using the online form below, and all nomination material must be uploaded in one session.
• When you begin uploading files and filling out information in the fields at the bottom of this application, do not navigate to another page on this website or click on a link below that will navigate you away from this page. Doing so will cause you to lose your work.
• If your nominee does not meet all the criteria for a Self-Sufficiency Award, the conference committee will consider your nominee for a "Self-Sufficiency Progress Award".
• If your agency had a Self-Sufficiency Progress Award Recipient in previous years, consider nominating that individual for a Self-Sufficiency Award this year.

Nomination Criteria

• Nomination Criteria

  Your nominee must meet all the criteria by the August 25th deadline to qualify for a SSA. If your nominee does not meet the criteria by the deadline, CAAP's conference committee will consider your nominee for a Self-Sufficiency Progress Award. Click on the Nomination Criteria link above to view the list.

• Nomination Criteria Checklist

  Please download this form and complete the answers in 2-3 sentences. Save the file to your computer. Then upload the file using the upload feature below.

Developing Your Self-Sufficiency Award Narrative

• Guide for developing the SSA Narrative

  Your narrative will be used in the Self-Sufficiency Awards book and published on CAAP’s website in the Success Stories page. Click on the guide (above) and follow its advice to assist in developing your nominee’s self-sufficiency story. To submit the narrative, type your nominee’s story in a Word Document. Save the file to your computer. Then upload the file using the upload feature below.

SSA Nomination Consent Form

• SSA Nomination Consent Form

  Please download this form, print it, and collect signatures from your Community Action Agency Authorized Agent and SSA Nominee. Scan the form and save the file to your computer. Then upload the file using the upload feature below.

Photo Guidelines

• Photo Guidelines

  CAAP needs your help in ensuring each nominee has his/her photograph taken for inclusion in the 2017 Self-Sufficiency Awards program and for publishing on CAAP's website. Before uploading the photo below, please be sure to read through the guidelines by clicking on the Photo Guidelines link above.

Application Uploads

Upload your completed Nomination Criteria Checklist here (Required)

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Upload your SSA Narrative here (Required)

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Upload your SSA Nomination Consent Form here (Required)

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Upload your nominee photograph here (Required)

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Agency Information

Community Action Agency Name (Required)

Agency Address (Required)

Agency SSA Designated Contact Person First/Last Name (Required)

Contact Person Phone (Required)

Contact Person Email Address (Required)

Nominee Information

Nominee Full Name (Required)

Nominee Name Pronunciation (phonetically)

Nominee Phone

Nominee Email Address

Nominee Mailing Address (Required)

Please provide the nominee's full address not your agency's address.

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Nominee District House Representative Name (Required)

Based on where nominee currently resides. CAAP uses this information to invite nominee's district rep to attend the SSA ceremony.

Nominee District Senate Representative (Required)

Based on where nominee currently resides. CAAP uses this information to invite nominee's district rep to attend the SSA ceremony