The week of
September 19, 2003
PHENND Events/Activities
Current Trends in Campaigns with Project Vote Smart
Tuesday, October 14, 4:30-6 PM Location: United Way Building, Seven Ben Franklin Pkwy Project Vote Smart President and Co-Founder, Richard Kimball will give a talk on current political campaign...
Other Local Events and Workshops
World Food Day 2003
For emergency food providers, students, and others interested in fighting hunger Saturday, October 11th 8:30am ? 1:30pm At the Community College of Philadelphia, Winnet Building, 17th and Spring...
Creating Health With The Kind Caf
Weds., Oct. 15, 4-6 PM University of Pennsylvania’s Community Arts Partnership and the Rotunda/Foundation host the first Arts Of Health community workshop, facilitated by the Kind Caf?:...
Town Meeting with Paul Vallas: Online Registration Available
You can now register online for the September 29th Town Meeting with Paul Vallas from 5:30-7:30 PM at the Friends Meeting House, 4th & Arch St. We encourage you to register in this way so that...
New Resources
Mentoring Kit: Spanish and English
[K-12 Service-Learning listserv] Congress has provided funding to the Good Knight Child Empowerment Network, Inc. so we could offer 15,000 Homeland Security Youth Mentoring Kits complimentary to...
New Report: Leadership for Policy Change
[Democracy Dispatches] Leadership for Policy Change Strengthening Communities of Color Through Leadership Development This new report from PolicyLink explains why there are so few leaders of color...
New Video: Good Practice in Volunteer Tutoring Programs
[K-12 Service-Learning listserv] As the school year begins, program planning and training activities may benefit from a new LEARNS video: Built for Success: Good Practice in Volunteer Tutoring...
Audiostream: Colleges and Universities as Econ. Dev. Engines
An audiostream is now available for the September 4 teleconference on “Colleges and Universities as Economic Development Engines” cosponsored by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner...
Campus Compact launces S-L Policy listserv
Campus Compact announces a new email list specifically for policy issues surrounding national service and higher education. With national service legislation and reauthorization of the Higher...
New Website: Need In Deed
NEED IN DEED’s new web site: , features useful information for those interested in a service-learning framework that taps into student interest and passion. At the site you’ll find...
New Report: State of Service-Learning
[K-12 Service-Learning listserv] The National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) is pleased to announce that “State Farm State of Service-Learning Project: An Introduction” is now available...
New Fact Sheet: Use of Technology in Higher Ed Service-Learning
A new fact sheet has been added to the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse website that you may be interested in: The Use of Technology in Higher Education Service-Learning Other higher...
New Report: Transforming Mental Health Care in America
[posted from CCPH Partnerships Matters Newsletter] The New Freedom Commission on Mental Health Releases Report The commission has released its report, Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental...
New Report: Sustaining Service Learning: The Role of CAOs
[posted from CCPH Partnerships Matter newsletter] The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has released a new project brief, Sustaining Service Learning: The Role of Chief Academic...
IssuesPhiladelphia
Pennsylvania Economy League Launches IssuesPhiladelphia Non-partisan Project Developed To Help Philadelphia Voters Make An Informed Choice in Mayoral Election (Philadelphia, PA) September 16, 2003...
Partnerships Classifieds
Be a Peer Reviewer for the NYLC Conference
TO: Prospective National Service-Learning Conference Peer Reviewers FROM: Joe Follman, Host Committee, 2004 National Service-Learning Conference RE: Peer Reviewers for 2004 NSLC Workshop Proposals...
Mii?amo Mentoring Program
Educational Advancement Alliance, Inc. Mii?amo Mentoring Program The Educational Advancement Alliance (EAA) establishes relationships with underrepresented groups in order to map out goals and...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
2004 National Gathering of Educators for Community Engagement
Mark Your Calendars Now for the 10th Anniversary National Gathering! The Educators for Community Engagement National Gathering (NG) will be held June 17-19, 2004, at Berea College, in Berea,...
Call for Submissions: The Generator
NYLC is currently accepting submissions for the Fall 2003 issue of The Generator: Journal of Service-Learning and Youth Leadership which will feature articles on the theme: Discovering Community...
Institute for Community Research Conference
The Institute for Community Research of Hartford, CT USA is sponsoring “Crossroads: Critical Issues in Community-Based Research Partnerships”, a national conference focusing on issues...
Sustainability Workshops
[K-12 Service-Learning listserv] You are invited to attend the National ASK to Sustain Institute in San Diego, California from October 28-30, 2003 to learn how to help advance national and community...
Regional Technology Conference
If you haven’t done so already, register to join your peers at N-TEN’s DC Regional Technology Conference this October 23! Brought to you by Beaconfire Consulting, Community IT Innovators,...
Workshop on Community-School Partnerships
HOW DOES A SCHOOL BUILD PARTNERSHIPS THAT WORK ? Friday, Nov. 21, 2003 9AM – 4PM Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003 9AM – 4PM Montview Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia St., Denver, CO 80220 LEARN...
Emerging Trends in Health Care Communication
[posted from CCPH Partnership Matters newsletter] 2003 Research and Teaching Forum: Emerging Trends in Health Care Communication Thursday evening, October 9, through Saturday, October 11. Linthicum...
Public Health Education Conf: Leadership and Diversity
[posted from CCPH Partnership Matters newsletter] 2003 Annual Meeting “Leadership and Diversity: Bridges to a Golden Health Education Era” November 14-16, 2003 The Palace Hotel San...
Grant Opportunities
Community Action Grants
[RFP Bulletin] American Association of University Women Offers Community Action Grants Deadline: January 15, 2004 A funding initiative of the American Association of University Women () Educational...
Urban and Community Forestry Grants
PENNSYLVANIA URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY COUNCIL 2003 INNER CITY GRANT APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS Inner city areas are defined as the usually older and more densely populated residential section of a...
Funding available for SHINE Replication
With the receipt of funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service, Project SHINE (Students Helping in the Naturalization of Elders) is pleased to announce a request for proposals...
Community College SL Grants
New Grants Program support Community College Service-Learning – Deadline: November 3 Fifteen community colleges will be selected in a national competition to participate in the next round of...
Global Educator Award and Peace Educator Award
[posted from Public Education Network Newsblast] “Global Educator Award and Peace Educator Award” Do you know of an educator who is doing outstanding work in global education or peace...
Community Health Care Program
[posted from RFP Bulletin] Johnson & Johnson Community Health Care Program to Fund Programs for Medically Underserved Deadline: October 31, 2003 The Johnson & Johnson Community Health Care...
3Com Urban Challenge Grant for Technology
3Com Urban Challenge to Fund Technology Projects for Cities and School Districts Deadline: November 3, 2003 A program of 3Com (), a maker of networking equipment, in cooperation with the United...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Outreach Coordinator, Clean Air Council
Please foward: Anyone with professional or volunteer organizing experience and an interest in the environment is encouraged to apply for one of the following positions… Job Description:...
Issue Response Coordinator, Clear Air Council
Job Descriptions: Issue Response Coordinator Clean Air Council seeks an energetic professional to strengthen the Council?s issue response. This job involves preparing public responses to specific...
Teacher, Lea School
If anyone knows of a teacher, teacher in training who can sub, or person accredited for long term sub, there is an unexpected vacancy at H. C. Lea School (47th and Locust Sts) for someone to take a...
Miscellaneous
Oxfam’s Fast for World Harvest
Join Oxfam’s 30th Fast for a World Harvest campaign, and be part of the hundreds of groups and thousands of individuals around the who take action to end hunger by fasting, or doing other...
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