KACAP

KACAP supports Kansas Community Action Agencies and other human service networks in their local, state, and national efforts to end poverty.

[KACAP @KACAP_KS]

Save the Dates!

The Kansas Conference on Poverty returns to the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Topeka on July 15-17, 2020. Stay tuned for more information about the program we're putting together for this year's conference. Registration will open on April 1. #KCOP2020.

[Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice @KansasApple]

Thank you @RepFinney for being a champion for ending the practice of driver’s license suspensions for unpaid fines or fees! Let’s eliminate this license-for-payment trap and get Kansans back on the road. #ksleg #justiceforall

[David Jordan @HealthFundDavid]

Every Kansan counts. We need to work together to ensure every Kansan is counted as part of the 2020 Census. We can not afford to lose revenue and political representation due to an under count. #everykansancount #completecount #ksleg

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Mark Shriver tells attendees at #CAPCON19 "You remind me of my mom and dad." I can think of no higher compliment, and hope we'll all continue to work to earn that compliment.

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Mark Shriver tells #CapCon19 attendees, "You remind me of my mom and dad." I can think of no higher compliment, and want to make sure we continue to earn it.

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Dylan Corbett, Director of the Hope Border Institute: "Immigration is one of the greatest axes of inequality in the world, and in our country." #CAPCON19

[Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice @KansasApple]

With fairer rules, cash strapped Kansans can access more affordable credit, gain greater financial stability, and spend more in their local economy to meet their needs instead of simply services debts. #ksleg #kspaydayreform

[Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice @KansasApple]

Let's reform payday lending in Kansas. We are exited to join a coalition of non-profit advocates and faith communities to reform to achieve this goal. Learn more ➡️https://t.co/ZX29DIqkD7 #ksleg #kspaydayreform

[Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice @KansasApple]

Kansans get trapped by payday loans. Nationwide, only 14% of borrowers can afford to repay the average loan. 76% of loans are renewals or quick re-borrows. #ksleg #kspaydayreform

[Sarah OglesbyDunegan @soglesby54]

58% of our payday loan borrowers have trouble meeting monthly expenses at least half the time. #ksleg #kspaydayreform

[KACAP @KACAP_KS]

With APRs approaching 400%, payday lenders in Kansas exploit vulnerable Kansans and exacerbate poverty. Sensible payday loan reform could reduce exploitation while preserving access to credit. #ksleg #kspaydayreform

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Research from the Pew Research Center shows that nearly 70% of payday loan borrowers use their first payday loan to meet normal monthly bills, often getting trapped in a cycle of debt. #ksleg #kspaydayloanrrform

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Dr. Lee Norman @SecNorman @KDHE, Patty Clark @KansasCommerce, Laura Howard @DCFKansas @KDADSOfficial, and Ryan Vincent @Kansas_Housing explain how their agencies can fulfill state goverment's role in lifting Kansans out of poverty. #KCOP2019

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@SusanRuiz_23 explains to Kansas Conference on Poverty audience how building relationships with people who are ideologically different is possible. #KCOP2019 #ksleg

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@thatguyinhutch (Rep. Jason Probst) tells the Kansas Conference on Poverty audience that "Lifting people out of poverty, if not the core function, is at least a core function of State government." #KCOP2019 #ksleg

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These intelligent, caring, dedicated people are Working Toward Prosperity at the 2019 Kansas Conference on Poverty. #KCOP2019

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Mark Popovich @mpopov1229 of @AspenInstitute explains to Kansas Conference on Poverty why addressing job quality bis an important part of anti-poverty work. #KCOP2019

[KACAP @KACAP_KS]

Dr. Curtis: The scaling up of what works needs to be accompanied by the scaling down of what doesn't work--things like trickle-down economics, punitive welfare policies (welfare deform). #KCOP2019

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Dr. Alan Curtis kicks off the 2019 Kansas Conference on Poverty by discussing the lack of progress addressing racial inequality in the 51 years since the Lerner Commission report. #KCOP2019