MCAP Newsletter June/July 2019 Join us on social media! Click below to like, follow, and share. DUE TODAY! Action needed to oppose the proposed changes to the Official Poverty Measure On May 7th, the Trump Administration released a Request for Comment on its proposed changes to the current method used to make annual adjustments to the Official Poverty Measure (OPM). The proposed changes would result in an inaccurate measure of the poverty rate and significantly reduce the number of individuals and families eligible for the type of critical programs and services provided by Community Action Agencies. The National CAP has provided some templates for comments and talking points for CAAs to use to provide feedback. CAP is asking CAAs to take action in one or all of the following ways: Review materials, such as the ta