The week of
November 22, 2002
Other Local Events and Workshops
Reducing Health Disparities – Symposium
System Change for Better Communication: A symposium for policy-makers: Translating across literacy levels, languages and culture to reduce health disparities — December 17, 2002 8:00 am to 1:30...
Race Relations in a Post-9/11 World
Coalition for the Defense of Civil Liberties and Beasley School of Law National Lawyers Guild Presents: Race Relations in a Post 9/11 World Tuesday December 3, 2002 at 3PM Beasley School of Law Moot...
New Resources
New Website: InSight
ACCION International is pleased to announce InSight, a new publications series available free-of-charge at As short, frequent, one-topic bulletins, InSight is intended to share the results of our...
New Website: Partners for Democratic Change
[] Partners’ New Website Partners for Democratic Change New York, New York United States Mission Partners for Democratic Change (Partners) is an international organization committed to building...
New Article: Lack of Grocery Stores Linked to Poor Nutrition
[originally posted to Comm-Org listserv] LACK OF GROCERY STORES IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS LINKED TO POOR NUTRITION (New York Times, November 12, 2002) New research shows that the more supermarkets...
New Magazine: Yes! Journal of Positive Futures
[From Novella Keith, Temple University] This is a wonderful resource, if you haven’t seen it yet. The guide is based on articles published in “Yes!” (A Journal of Positive Futures),...
Partnerships Classifieds
Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service
8th Annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service January 20, 2003 For the past seven years, a wonderful spirit of unity has been in abundance as more than 100,000 people of all ages...
Lots of Opportunities with the Village of Arts and Humanities
Job Volunteer/Service Learning Opportunties Available. The Village of Arts and Humanities is a non-profit organization located in North Philadelphia that is dedicated to Neighborhood Revitalization...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Call for Papers: Instructional Administrators
First Annual Conference on Challenges & Issues Facing Instructional Administrators National Council for Instructional Leadership (A Council of the American Association Community Colleges)...
Second COOL Summit
Save the Date – Upcoming Event during Raise Your Voice – A Week of Action 2nd COOL Learning the Lessons from Social Movements Summit Are you interested in exploring the ways that students...
Grant Opportunities
Grants to Public School Teachers
[From the RFP Bulletin] Jordan Fundamentals Program to Support Public School Teachers Deadline: June 15, 2003 The Jordan Fundamentals Grant Program was established in 1999 to recognize outstanding...
Tech Awards
Tech Museum Accepting Nominations for Tech Awards Deadline: May 2, 2003 The San Jose, California-based Tech Museum of Innovation ( ) annually presents the Tech Awards to individuals and...
Environmental Justice Funding
Environmental Justice Small Grants Program EPA The purpose of this grant program is to provide financial assistance to eligible community groups ( community-based, grassroots organizations, churches...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
PCAH ISO Program Associate
We have a new position open at PCAH ? program associate. This is an excellent position for someone who wants to pursue a career in nonprofit management, with a focus on social services. A new college...
Project HOME ISO Director of Revitalization/Services
Director of Neighborhood Revitalization and Services Project Lower North Philadelphia The Director will be responsible for the identification and delivery of community development projects and...
Pennserve Grants
Pennserve: The Governor’s Office of Citizen Service Americorps Request for Application for a new cycle of grant funding. There is 6 to 7 million dollars to distribute to applicants who meet the...
Miscellaneous
Phila. Free Library Now Provides Tutoring!!!
Children and youth in Philadelphia now have a great homework assistant. Kids in grades 4 to 12 can visit their branch library to get quick help from qualified tutors. The Free Library of Philadelphia...
EPA Recycling Program Meets with Success
ELECTRONICS RECYCLING PLANS EXPAND IN THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES The Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with state environmental agencies in the mid-Atlantic region announced positive...
Ehrlich Award – Call for Nominations
2003 EHRLICH FACULTY AWARD FOR SERVICE-LEARNING – Call for nominations The Call for Nominations for the 2003 Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service-Learning is now available at the Campus Compact...
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