The week of
February 21, 2003
PHENND Events/Activities
Social Justice and Tax Inequity in Philadelphia
Please inform students, faculty, field instructors, and other interested persons to: Save the Date! Friday, February 28, 2003 9 am -4:30 pm Friends Meeting House 4th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia,...
National Student Civic Engagement Week
Come one! Come all! Learn about major issues affecting your community and your world – and then learn how to make change through community service AND political action. Each event listed below...
Other Local Events and Workshops
Making Meetings Work for Social Justice Groups
[Del Val Progressive Calendar] Three-part series, Wednesday, 3/12, 3/19, and 3/26 4:00-6:30 Workshop: “Making Meetings Work for Social Justice Groups” Friends Center, 1501 Cherry St.,...
Conference: Service-Learning & Character Education
Save the Date! Service-Learning & Character Education: A Conference for Teachers and Community Advocates The Pennsylvania Service-Learning Alliance and the Pennsylvania Alliance for Character...
Lunch Talk: When Congregations Organize for Power and Change
The Fox Leadership Program presents… Leaders and Issues in The Politics of Poverty and Development WHEN CONGREGATIONS ORGANIZE FOR POWER & CHANGE, NOT PHOTO OPS AND FAITH-BASED CRUMBS...
New Resources
Book announcement: Gathering Power
[posted from Comm-Org listserv] From: “Paul Osterman” Book announcement: Gathering Power: The Future of Progressive Politics In America, by Paul Osterman is being published by Beacon...
New Website: Soul of Higher Ed
For Release: February 19, 2003 Contact: Mark Barnes, Chief Navigation Officer and Founder info@ Bridging a Digital Divide and Helping Alumni Be Financially Smart Alumni Have A Global Guidance...
Conversation on Creative Democracy: Proceedings Available
[Posted from Comm-Org listserv] From: “Matthew Shapiro” Dear Follett Friend, I am pleased to announce that the Proceedings of the 2002 Mary Parker Follett Conversation on Creative...
New Service-Learning Fact Sheets Added
New NSLC Fact Sheets Added! Check them out at The new ones have red “New” images beside them. You may visit them individually at: Why Districts, Schools, and Classrooms Should Practice...
Institutionalization of Partnerships
[CCPH Newsletter] New Publication on Institutionalization of Partnerships HUD?s Office of University Partnerships (OUP) has released its latest edition of COPC Central, the quarterly newsletter for...
New Book: Building Partnerships for Service-Learning
[ed note: don’t quote me on this, but I believe that PHENND is featured in the chapter by James Birge, Brooke Beaird, and Jan Torres, “Partnerships Among Colleges and Universities for...
Integrating Diversity and Service Learning
Announcing a NEW PUBLICATION from California Campus Compact! How Higher Education is Integrating Diversity and Service Learning: Findings From Four Case Studies With the generous support of the James...
Generations On Line
[CTCNet-Philadelphia list] Because schedule changes at the conference affected workshop attendance, I want you to know about Generations on Line. It is a free tutorial program for seniors. Available...
Partnerships Classifieds
Counselors needed: Donovan McNabb Diabetes Summer Camp
The American Diabetes Association is operating The Donovan McNabb Diabetes Camp for Kids at Camp Green Lane from August 17?23, 2003. The Dononvan McNabb Diabetes Camp at Camp Green Lane, located in...
OUP looking for grant reviewers
Dear SL colleagues, The Office of University Partnerships (OUP) is looking for reviewers to critique and score the FY 2003 Community Development Work-Study Program (CDWSP) round of funding....
Carver Science Fair Judges Still Needed
Carver Science Fair Judges Still Needed! Judges for the George Washington Carver Science Fair are still needed. The Fair, which takes place during the first and second week of March, is the oldest...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
National Community Investment Fund Annual Conference
National Community Investment Fund is extremely pleased to be able to offer you convenient online registration for its Annual Network Conference coming up in Washington, DC on March 25-26. With...
Positive Youth Development Conference
[CCPH Newsletter] March 25-26, 2003-The Hours of Opportunity: Positive Youth Development During Out-Of-School Time Conference in East Lansing, MI. For more information, visit...
Paul Ambrose Health Promotion Student Leadership Symposium
[CCPH Newsletter] The Paul Ambrose Health Promotion Student Leadership Symposium-Deadline: 04/08/2003 The Paul Ambrose Health Promotion Student Leadership Symposium is sponsored by the Association of...
Grant Opportunities
Coming Up Taller Awards
[National CBO Service-Learning listserv] These awards recognize and support outstanding after-school and out-of-school arts and humanities programs for children and youth that celebrate the...
Kodak American Greenways Awards
[National CBO Service-Learning listserv] Conservation Fund Offers Kodak American Greenways Awards The Kodak American Greenways Awards, a partnership project of the Eastman Kodak Company, the...
State Farm Youth Service Grants
State Farm Youth Service Grants The State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Award enables youth and educators to bring positive benefits of service learning to more young people. This grant is for...
Award Opportunity for Health Professional Students
[CCPH Newsletter] Award Opportunity for Health Professional Students 2002-2003 Competition: The Secretary?s Award for Innovations in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention recognizes...
Pathways Linking Education to Health
[CCPH Newsletter] Pathways Linking Education to Health-Deadline: 03/26/2003 The goal of this RFA is to increase the level and diversity of research directed at elucidating the causal pathways and...
Finish Line Youth Foundation
[CCPH Newsletter] Healthy Lifestyles, Leadership & Teamwork Grants Deadlines: 03/31, 06/30, 09/30, and 12/31/03 The Finish Line chain of sporting-goods stores makes grants to help youth lead...
Mutual of America Community Partnership Award
Mutual of America is proud to present the 2002 Mutual of America Community Partnership Award to Clubs Go To College, a program of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford, Inc. in partnership with...
New Award for College Tobacco Control
[CCPH] New Award for College Tobacco Control The BACCHUS & GAMMA Peer Education Network has announced its plans for the Henry W. DeJong Award for Vision and Leadership in College Tobacco...
Miscellaneous
Add your Program to the Summer Camp and Other Activities Directory
[From Bernice Kaplan, @] I am presently in the process of updating the SUMMER CAMPS & OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS Directory that I compile each year for the Department of Human Services. Last year...
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