Community
CommunityServices
Services Agency
Agency
ofofthe
theMetropolitan
MetropolitanWashington
Washington Council,
Council, AFL-CIO
CSA
CSA Annual
Annual Program Highlights
Highlights
“Labor
“Labor Cares – Labor Shares”
Shares”
Helping
Helping Families
FamiliesBecome
BecomeSelfSelfSufficient
Sufficient
Meeting
MeetingEmergency
Emergency Needs
Needs
Emergency
EmergencyAssistance
AssistanceProgram
Program
helped
helped350
350working
workingfamilies
families avoid
avoid
evictions,
evictions,foreclosures,
foreclosures,utility
utility cut-offs
cut-offs
and
andhunger
hunger
Holiday
HolidayBasket
BasketProject
Projectprovided
provided food,
gifts
giftsand
andfunds
fundsfor
for60
60area
area needy
needy
families
familiesatatThanksgiving
Thanksgivingand
and Christmas
Christmas
Food
Fooddrives
drivescollected
collectednon-perishable
non-perishable
food
fooddistributed
distributedto
to100
100neighbors
neighbors in
need
need
Referred
Referred250
250area
arearesidents
residents to
to
additional
additionalresources
resourcesin
inthe
the area
area for
for
emergency
emergencyand
andother
otherfamily
family needs
needs
 Building
Building Futures
FuturesProgram
Programtrained
trained70
70
unemployed
unemployedarea
arearesidents
residentsininaa
construction
constructionpre-apprenticeship
pre-apprenticeshiptraining
training
program
program with
with80%
80%landing
landingjobs
jobsand
and
apprenticeships
apprenticeshipsafter
aftergraduation
graduation
 Generated
Generated support
supportfor
forthe
theBuilding
Building
Futures
Futures Program
Programfrom
fromthe
theUnited
United
Planning
Planning Organization,
Organization,DC
DCWorkforce
Workforce
Investment
InvestmentCouncil,
Council,MARPAT
MARPAT
Foundation,
Foundation,Joshua
JoshuaCommunity
CommunityFund,
Fund,
SHARE
SHARE Fund,
Fund,Anonymous
AnonymousDonor
DonorFund
Fund
 CSA
CSA is
is aa Preferred
PreferredTraining
TrainingProvider
Providerfor
for
Maryland
Maryland Department
Departmentof
ofTransportation
Transportation
ready
ready to
to assist
assistlow-income
low-incomearea
arearesidents
residents
into
into entry
entry level
leveljobs
jobson
onthe
thePurple
PurpleLine
Line
slated
slated to
to begin
beginconstruction
constructioninin2016
2016
JOIN
JOININ
INTHE
THEFUN
FUN WITH
WITH CSA’s
CSA’s SPORTS & LABOR
LABOR FAMILY
FAMILYEVENTS
EVENTS
Every
Everyyear,
year,CSA
CSAsponsors
sponsorsthe
the“Bowling
“Bowlingfor
for Gold”
Gold” Bowling
Bowling Tournament,
Tournament, Labor
LaborNight
Nightat
atthe
theNats,
Nats,and
andthe
theAnnual
AnnualGolf
Golf
Tournament,
EmergencyAssistance
AssistanceFund.
Fund.
Tournament,all
allof
ofwhich
which raise
raise money for the Emergency
For
Forinformation
informationabout
aboutthese
these events,
events, email [email protected]
[email protected]
Supporting
Supportingthe
the Local
Local Labor
Labor
Community
Community
Promoted
Promotedthe
theLetter
LetterCarriers
Carriers Food
Food
Drive
DriveininMay
Maywhich
whichcollects
collects thousands
thousands
ofofpounds
poundsof
ofnonnon-perishable
perishable food
food for
area
areafood
foodbanks
banks
Provided
Providedemergency
emergencyassistance
assistance to
over
over350
350members
membersof
of45
45 local
local unions
unions
facing
facinghunger,
hunger,evictions,
evictions, foreclosures,
foreclosures,
utility
utilitycut-offs
cut-offs
Assisted
Assisted30
30area
arealocal
localunions
unions with
with
volunteer
volunteeractivities,
activities,food
food and
and clothing
clothing
drives,
drives,fundraising
fundraisingfor
forother
other local
local
charities,
charities,training
trainingfor
formembers
members
Provided
Providedstrike
strikesupport
support to
to area
area
members
membersofofCWA
CWAlocals
locals on
on strike
strike at
Verizon
Verizonfor
for45
45days;
days;provided
provided $30,000
$30,000
ininemergency
emergencyassistance
assistance to
to members
members
The mission
mission of
of the
the Community
Community Services
Services
Agency
Agency is
is to
to improve
improvethe
thelives
livesofofworkers
workersand
and
their families
families by
by meeting
meeting their
their human
humanand
and
social services
services needs;
needs; by
by building
building diverse
diverse
coalitions
coalitions to
to promote
promoteand
andprotect
protectdignity
dignityand
and
justice for
for workers;
workers; and
and by
by empowering
empowering
workers
workers and
and their
their unions
unions toto make
make their
their
communities
communities better
betterplaces
placesto
tolive,
live,work,
work,raise
raise
a family
family and
and retire.
retire.
CSA is aa United
United Way/Combined
Way/CombinedFederal/DC
Federal/DC
ONE Fund
Fund Campaign
Campaign Participant
Participant and
and isisa a
member
member of
of the
the national
nationalAFL-CIO
AFL-CIOCommunity
Community
Services
Services Network.
Network.
CSA proudly
proudly provides
provides services
services for
for union
union
members
members and
and residents
residents ofof suburban
suburban
Maryland,
Maryland, Northern
NorthernVirginia,
Virginia,and
andthe
theDistrict
District
of Columbia.
Columbia.
Emergency
EmergencyAssistance
Assistance
CSA
CSAhelped
helpedover
over90
90striking
striking
members
membersofofCWA
CWALocals
Locals2108,
2108,
2336
2336and
and2222
2222totopay
paypast
pastdue
due
emergency
emergencybills
billsfor
forfood,
food,
utilities,
utilities,rent,
rent,mortgages,
mortgages,car
car
notes
notesand
andother
otherneeds,
needs,and
and
coordinated
coordinatedfood
fooddrives
drivesand
and
strike
strikesupport
supportfrom
fromarea
areaunion
union
affiliates.
affiliates.
LABOR
LABOR CARES
CARES – LABOR
LABOR SHARES
SHARES
SUPPORT
SUPPORTTHE
THECOMMUNITY
COMMUNITY SERVICES
SERVICES AGENCY USING
USING THESE
THESEDESIGNATION
DESIGNATIONNUMBERS:
NUMBERS:
United
UnitedWay
Wayand
andDC
DCOne
OneFund
FundCampaigns:
Campaigns: #8253 Combined
Combined Federal
FederalCampaign:
Campaign:#19579
#19579
Maryland
Maryland Charity
Charity Campaign: #9320
#9320
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