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SCAP Celebrates Community Action Day - February 23, 2011 SCAP joined Community Action agencies across the state in celebration of Community Action Day in New York State. On February 23 , SCAP held a ribbon cutting event to celebrate the opening of their new classroom. The classroom will be used to train local residents living in poverty for a profession in the health care field. SCAP will work in partnership with the Albany Community Action Program and Schenectady County Community College to train approximately 400 low income individuals for a variety of health care professions. This new program will meet an emerging workforce need in the health care industry as well as stimulate economic development locally. Executive Director Deb Schimpf said, "The demand for health care professionals is expected to continue to grow and SCAP will remain on the forefront of pursuing innovative ways to expand our workforce training programs. This collaboration is an example of the measures SCAP is taking to uphold our commitment of service to the community for the future." More than 60 community leaders and SCAP partners attended the event. Also present was the first group of students who, immediately following the ribbon cutting, took their places in the new computer lab. This event received media coverage from numerous major local outlets:
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