The week of
August 19, 2005
Other Local Events and Workshops
Bridging the Gaps Symposium: Working Conference on Strategies for Improving Health
Bridging the Gaps 15th Anniversary Symposium a working conference on strategies for improving health in underserved communities Please Join Us! September 16, 2005 8:30 to 1:30 Behrakis Grand Hall...
Sept. Programs at Smith Memorial Playground
Smith Memorial Playground and Playhouse “Home of the Giant Wooden Slide” East Fairmount Park Philadelphia, PA 19121 CONTACT: Martha Johnson, Assistant Director, 215-765-4325, info@...
Call for Case Studies: Social Venture Institute
We are accepting applications for Case Studies for this year?s Social Venture Institute, to be held November 16-17 at the People?s Ethical Society in Philadelphia. Applications are due via e-mail by...
Public Hearing on PA’s minimum wage
What: Public hearing on the pros and cons of raising Pennsylvania’s minimum wage When: Tuesday, September 6, 2005, 9 am to noon Where: Temple U Student Activities Center, Rm. 217, 13th Street...
New Resources
Breaking Through: New Hope for Delinquent Kids
[posted from ] Breaking Through: New Hope for Delinquent Kids Links to articles from the September issue of The American Prospect and resources from the Moving Ideas Network on juvenile justice...
Service-Learning Student’s Guide & Journal
10% OFF ON ALL ORDERS PLACED AUGUST 15 TO SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 Please share this Email with other Educators ? Thank you. SERVICE-LEARNING STUDENT?S GUIDE & JOURNAL Robert Schoenfeld 5235 S. Graham...
New Website: Healthcare coverage and access
[posted from CCPH Partnership Matters newsletter] ACHI Web Resources on Access and Coverage The Association for Community Health Improvement (ACHI) has just made available an extensive new repository...
Handbook on Community Benefits Agreements Updated
[posted from Comm-Org] Handbook on Community Benefits Agreements Updated, Re-Issued Good Jobs First and the California Partnership for Working Families announced the release of an updated version of...
The State of Poverty Research
[posted from Community Based Participatory Research listserv] The Comparative Research Programme on Poverty (CROP) of the International Social Science Council was commissioned in 2004 to write a...
Case Study of Partnership to served underbanked consumers
[posted from Community Development Banking listserv] CFSI RELEASES STUDY OF H&R BLOCK INITIATIVE Partnerships With Cities & Non-Profits Seek New Path To Underbanked Consumers The Center for...
Blended Learning for Youth Workers
[posted from Promising Practices in After School] Blended Learning for Youth Workers An essential element in the building and sustaining of effective youth development organizations is the ongoing...
New Report: Generation Change and the Leadership of Nonprofit Organizations
[posted from Demos: Democracy Dispatch] Up Next: Generation Change and the Leadership of Nonprofit Organizations A new report from the Building Movement Project based on a national survey of current...
Credentialing for Youth Development workers
[posted from Promising Practices in After School listserv] The National Youth Development Learning Network has just recently released their latest newsletter on credentials, certificates or degrees...
New Report: Impact of Social Safety Net
[posted from National Community Tax Coalition listserv] What Does The Safety Net Accomplish? New Series of Reports Examines Research Findings The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has issued the...
Book Review: Social Justice and Health
[posted from Community Based Participatory Research listserv] Health Promotion Practice October 2004 Vol. 5, No. 4, 372-376 Ideologies and Pathologies of Power: Two Books That Contribute to the Cause...
Results of National Assessment of Educational Progress
CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP Results from the 2004 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) long-term trend assessment offer tremendously hopeful news about the achievement of elementary...
Using Justice and Mental Health money for After School progs
[posted from Promising Practices in After School listserv] Tapping the Department of Justice and SAMHSA to Support Afterschool: Two new funding notes provide an overview of funding opportunities for...
Profiles of Successful Afterschool Financing Strategies
Profiles of Successful Afterschool Financing Strategies: 2005 The Finance Project profiles the innovative approaches of the Ella J. Baker Hous in Boston and Heads Up in Washington Learn from the...
Partnerships Classifieds
Looking for office space in West Philly
Does anyone know of any AVAILABLE OFFICE SPACE (about 400-800 square feet) in West Philadelphia? National Student Partnerships (NSP), a national non-profit that operates a series of resource centers...
Want a Philly Fellow?
Philly Fellows Reply Forms Now Available Non-profit agencies interested in applying for a Philly Fellow are invited to fill out a reply form by September 30th. Philly Fellows is a non-profit...
Teen Mentoring w/Achieveability
Sat. Aug 27th: Teen Mentoring w/Achieveability 1 pm | Conf. Rm D, Creese Student Center @ 3210 Chestnut St. Are you interested in making a difference? Do you like to work with children and teens? On...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Disparities
[posted from CCPH Partnership Matters newsletter] Maya Angelou Research Center on Minority Health Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Disparities: Translating Research into Practice Winston-Salem,...
Realizing America’s Promise: Embracing Diversity, Discovery, and Change
[posted from CCPH Partnership Matters newsletter] American Council on Education Educating All of One Nation Annual Conference: Realizing America’s Promise: Embracing Diversity, Discovery, and...
10th International Metropolis Conference
[posted from CCPH Partnership Matters newsletter] 10th International Metropolis Conference: Our Diverse Cities: Migration, Diversity, Change Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 17-21, 2005 International...
Eco-Design: Design for the Living Environment
[posted from Center for a Livable Future newsletter] Eco-Design: Design for the Living Environment September 15 thru 17, 2005 OnCenter, Syracuse, New York The 2005 American Institute of Architects...
Renewable Energy from Organics Recycling
[posted from Center for a Livable Future newsletter] Renewable Energy from Organics Recycling September 12 thru 14, 2005 Madison Marriott West Hotel Madison, Wisconsin, USA Cost: $395 Three day...
Public Markets Conference: Great Markets, Great Cities
[posted from Center for a Livable Future newsletter] Public Markets Conference: Great Markets, Great Cities October 28 thru 31, 2005 Washington, DC Cost: $450-495 You are cordially invited to join us...
Leading Learning Circles
PLEASE SHARE WITH APPROPRIATE LISTSERVS and COLLEAGUES Dear Colleagues, Are you involved in community-university partnerships or community organizing for social change? Have you participated in...
Grant Opportunities
Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy
Deadline: September, 9: Literacy (national). Applications for grants from the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy to support family-oriented literacy programs. Projects must include literacy...
Pathways Within?s Roads to Reading Initiative
October 15: Literacy (national). Applications for books and other educational materials from Pathways Within?s Roads to Reading Initiative, which supports libraries in rural communities and...
Health Information Exchanges
InformationLinks: Connecting Public Health with Health Information Exchanges Deadline: Sept 7 This program will provide grants to support the participation of state and local public health agencies...
HRSA Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant
[posted from CCPH Partnership Matters newsletter] Call for Proposals- HRSA Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program Deadline: Sept 16 Program encourages the development of new and innovative...
HRSA Rural Health Network Development Program
[posted from CCPH Partnership Matters newsletter] Call for Proposals- HRSA Rural Health Network Development Program Deadline: Sept 26 Support development of rural health networks. Grant funds are...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Program Manager, Teaming for Technology
[posted from CTCNet Philadelphia, emailed 8/18/2005] Program Manager, Assistance Program -Teaming for Technology Teaming for Technology (T4T) is an initiative of the United Way of Southeastern...
Miscellaneous
Speak Up for Service-Learning and Learn and Serve America
Speak Up for Service-Learning and Learn and Serve America. September 14, 2005 is Voices for National Service Congressional Hill Day. Service-learning advocates will team up with representatives from...
Need in Deed on the radio!
We are excited that sound portraits based on interviews conducted by Need in Deed students will be featured on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition. The segment will air on Friday, August...
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