The week of
February 6, 2004
PHENND Events/Activities
DelCoAD sited as one of the best
PHENND’s Financial Outreach Initiative was the genesis for the creation of a new collaborative group, calle Delaware County Asset Development or “DelCoAD” for short. Our YahooGroup...
Other Local Events and Workshops
College Prep Round Table on Students with Learning Disabilities and Special Needs
There will be a very special College Prep Round Table on February 12, 2004. It will be a professional development on ?Students with Learning Disabilities and Special Needs and Access to Higher...
Fair Trade Workshop
“Fair Trade” Workshop Philadelphia Ethical Society Sunday, February 22 at 2 PM * Are we really losing jobs to other countries? * Are regulations for protecting our environment being...
Lasallian Service Trips Auction
The Inaugural ?Lasallian Service Trips Auction? Project Appalachia, Los Ni?os and Week of Hope cordially invite you to the inaugural Lasallian Service Trips Auction. All proceeds from this event will...
Tacony-Frankford River Conservation Plan
Announcement: Tacony-Frankford River Conservation Plan — Public Meeting Time: Wednesday February 18th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm Location: Friends Hospital (4641 Roosevelt Blvd. Philadelphia) in the...
Workshop: Non-Violent Conflict Resolution for the Classroom
Dear Members, We thought this might be of interest to you: The University of the Arts Department of Art Education and Art Therapy Presents: Anti-Bullying Workshop Non-Violent Conflict Resolution for...
Organ Donor Awarness Benefit
There are currently over 80,000 men, women, young adults and children on the list for organ transplants. The largest group waiting is from 18-49 years of age. Last year over 6,000 people died due to...
Valentine’s Day Gathering for Peace and Justice
The Sacred Heart Peace Community invites you to a Valentine’s Day Gathering for Peace and Justice February 14, 2004 Sacred Heart Church 9:00 am–4:00 pm Broadway & Ferry FREE Camden,...
New Resources
Core competencies for youth workers
The National Collaboration for Youth, a coalition of more than forty national agencies, which together reach over 40 million youth annually, has established a common set of core competencies for paid...
Mobilizing the Latino Youth Vote
[posted from CIRCLE newsletter] New Findings on Latino Canvassing ………………………………. CIRCLE Working Paper 10: Mobilizing the Latino...
New Report: Pre-Kindergarten Programs in PA
[posted from Fight Crime: Invest in Kids newsletter] – “Pennsylvania’s Pre-Kindergarten Crisis: A Crime Prevention Tragedy,” our report about the major contribution of...
New Report: Bullying Prevention is Crime Prevention
[posted from Fight Crime: Invest in Kids newsletter] – “Bullying Prevention is Crime Prevention,” a report about the importance of recognizing bullying in the schools, and new...
New Guide: Family and Community Engagement in education
[posted from Public Education Network newsblast] CREATING PARTNERSHIPS, BRIDGING WORLDS: FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT For many students, particularly students from low-income families and students...
New Report: Students, Toxins, & Environmental Racism
[posted from Public Education Network newsblast] STUDENTS, TOXINS, & ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM “Some 300,000 children in the United States are poisoned by lead every year, mostly children of...
New Report: Parent Power and Urban School Reform
[posted from Public Education Network newsblast] PARENT POWER & URBAN SCHOOL REFORM A new case study of Mothers on the Move (MOM) written by Kavitha Mediratta and Jessica Karp, and published by...
New Paper: Faith-Based Community Organizing
[posted from Comm-Org] I am very pleased to announce a new addition to the COMM-ORG Papers Collection: The Price of Social Development: Precursors to a Strategic Vision for Faith-Based Community...
New Book: Community Control and Global Capital
[posted from Comm-Org] From: James_DeFilippis@ I’m very happy to announce that my new book “Unmaking Goliath: Community Control in the Face of Global Capital” (Routledge, New York,...
New Publication: Forum Focus for Youth
Making the case for increased investments in older youth during out-of-school time requires making the case for doing business differently * rethinking a range of strategic and conceptual decisions...
Publishing and Presenting on Higher Education Service-Learning
Dear SL colleagues, The first quick guide has been added to the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse website that you may be interested in: Publishing and Presenting on Higher Education...
Partnerships Classifieds
Afterschool program volunteers needed
Christ Church is in the midst of its fourth year of teaming up with St. John the Evangelist Church at 3rd and Reed Streets, and providing one-to-one tutoring in a safe, positive environment to 2nd...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Working Conference: Local Afterschool Intermediaries
The After-School Corporation invites you to attend our Working Conference for Strengthening and Developing Local After-School Intermediaries to be held in New York City from May 6-7, 2004. With...
National School-Age Care Alliance
[posted from Kinderstreet Corp newsletter] School-Age Conference The 16th annual National School-Age Care Alliance (NSACA) conference, the largest of its kind, will be in Tampa, Florida on February...
Call for Proposals: Teacher Education and Social Justice
* * CALL FOR PROPOSALS * * DUE FEBRUARY 20th * * 2ND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TEACHER EDUCATION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE San Francisco Airport Marriott Hotel, California, 23-25 July 2004...
Call for Papers: Community-Based Research
Dear SL colleagues, The Metropolitan Universities Journal – An International Forum An Official Publication of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities has issued a call for...
Links to Learning Training
Are you looking to enhance your afterschool program? It’s not too late to register for our March 22-245th, 2004, NIOST Spring Seminars at the John Hancock Conference Center in Boston,...
Social Justice Activism: An Intergenerational Conversation
Social Justice Activism: An Intergenerational Conversation Where: Highlander Research and Education Center New Market, Tennessee When: March 28-30, 2004 Cost: $, food, lodging and the retreat...
15th Annual National Youth Leadership Conference
Service-Learning at It’s Best! There’s still time to register for this year’s 15th Annual National Service-Learning Conference to be held in sunny Orlando, Florida. During March...
Credit Path Seminar for Community Development Practitioners
Alternatives Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce its second Credit Path Seminar for Community Development Practitioners. Testimonials from the first session: “I feel like I learned so...
Grant Opportunities
Community Food Projects (CFP) Competitive Grants Program
The Community Food Projects (CFP) Competitive Grants Program provides approximately $ million in grant funds that will be available in 2004. The Request for Applications is expected to be released on...
Fleishman Civil Society Fellows
[posted from RFP Bulletin] Applications Invited for Fleishman Civil Society Fellows Program Deadline: May 1, 2004 Through its Joel L. Fleishman Fellows in Civil Society program, the Terry Sanford...
John Glenn Scholars in Service-Learning Program
[posted from RFP Bulletin] Applications Invited for John Glenn Scholars in Service-Learning Program Deadline: March 12, 2004 With support from the Kellogg Foundation, the John Glenn Institute for...
Support for Financial Literacy Programs
American Express Economic Independence Fund Offers Support for Financial Literacy Programs Deadline: March 5, 2004 The American Express Foundation (<a href=""></a>) will award a...
Drug-Free Communities Support Program
See below. The application deadline is March 26, 2004. I hope this is helpful and please pass on to your friends and organizations who are hurting for funding to provide services to kids, and who...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Program Associate, Center for Responsible Funding
[emailed 1/27/04] Position/Job Title: Program Associate, Center for Responsible Funding Location: 924 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Supervisor: Carole Boughter, Executive Director Date:...
AmeriCorps member, Philadelphia Cares
[emailed 1/29/2004] Philadelphia Cares seeks energetic, self-motivated, team players to join our dynamic team as AmeriCorps Members. Philadelphia Cares’ AmeriCorps Members will work with...
IT Support Specialist, Center for Literacy
[posted to CTCNet-Phil listserv 1/30/2004] IT SUPPORT SPECIALIST RESPONSIBILITIES: It is the primary responsibility of this position to insure that all IT functions at CFL are available for the...
Business District Liaison, Frankford Community Development Corporation
[posted to CTCNet-Phil 2/2/2004] Job Description Business District Liaison Frankford Community Development Corporation is a minority controlled non-profit community development corporation. Its...
Web Director, Hopeworks N Camden
[posted to CTCNet-Phil 02/02/2004] Hopeworks ?N Camden, a youth development program in Camden, NJ (<a href=""></a>), has an opening for a web director. The job description is...
Office of College and Career Awareness, School District of Phila
[posted from College Prep Round Table 02/03/2004] Subject: Position announcements in the Office of College and Career Awareness, SDP Dear Colleagues – The Office of College and Career Awareness...
Miscellaneous
United Leaders’ 2004 Institute for Political Service
UNITED LEADERS’ 2004 INSTITUTE FOR POLITICAL SERVICE –please share with your students Applications are now available for United Leaders’ 2004 Institute for Political Service. United...
Food and Society Policy Fellows
[posted from RFP Bulletin] Food and Society Policy Fellows Applications Available Deadline: February 25, 2004 The Thomas Jefferson Agricultural Institute (<a href=""></a>) has...
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