The week of
October 14, 2005
PHENND Events/Activities
Participate in the NYLC Regional Showcase
The National Service-Learning Conference is heading East, and we plan to highlight the best service-learning projects in the Atlantic States. If your school or organization has a service-learning...
Other Local Events and Workshops
Phila Unemployment Project 30th Anniversary Celebration
Join Philadelphia Unemployment Project in Celebrating Our 30th Anniversary Thursday, November 3 6PM UNITE HERE Union Hall 22 S. 22nd St. Reception Video Presentation Program Iggy Calabria Jazz...
3rd Annual Women and Influence Conference
SAVE THE DATE!!! WOMENS WAY’s 3rd Annual Women & Influence Conference “Past, Present and Future” Saturday, November 12, 2005 9 AM – 2 PM Community College of Philadelphia...
Commercial Corridor Lighting Workshop
COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR LIGHTING WORKSHOP MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2005 9:00AM ? 12:00 NOON Register by October 17, 2005 COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR LIGHTING WORKSHOP This workshop will: ? Give planners, property...
Memorial Service for Councilman Cohen
Memorial Service for Philadelphia City Councilman David Cohen, Monday, October 17, 2005, 2 PM, City Council Chambers, Room 400, City Hall, with a reception to follow. To read about Councilman...
Listen Up! Youth-led Bilingual Domestic Violence Program
LISTEN UP!: Young Artists Have Something to Say… About Domestic Violence in Their Lives DHSPrevention@ Children don’t have to be physically or verbally abused themselves to be hurt by...
Interactive Exhibit of Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic at SJU
SAINT JOSEPH’S TO HOST TRAVELING Nationally Acclaimed INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND BY HIV/AIDS ACROSS THE GLOBE Saint Joseph’s University will serve as...
Juvenile Injustice: A Proposal for Reform
[posted from Philadelphia Public School Notebook newsflash] Oct. 22: Juvenile Injustice: A Proposal for Reform. 6:30 – 8:30 Moore College of Art & Design, 20th Street and Ben Franklin...
Restorative Justice: Imagining the Possibilities
[posted from Philadelphia Public School Notebook newsflash] Oct. 24 – 28: 21st Annual VOMA International Training and Conference: Restorative Justice: Imagining the Possibilities. Holiday Inn...
Addressing the academic achievement gap
[posted from Philadelphia Public School Notebook newsflash] Oct. 25: Addressing the academic achievement gap. 5:30 – 7:30 United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, 7 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy....
Educators Workshop: Philadelphia’s Free Black Community
[posted from Philadelphia Public School Notebook newsflash] Nov. 2: Educators Workshop: Philadelphia’s Free Black Community. 5 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust St., hosts...
National Middle School Conference
[posted from Philadelphia Public School Notebook newsflash] Nov. 3 – 5: National Middle School Conference. Pennsylvania Convention Center, 12th and Arch Sts. Largest conference in the world...
New Resources
Smart Growth and Schools
[posted from the Comm-Org listserv] Hard copies available FREE by calling (800) 490-9198. The EPA and The Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) developed this publication...
Monitoring the Future Report Available
[posted from Higher Ed Service-Learning listserv] Monitoring the Future (MTF) is an ongoing study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and...
New Book: University-Community Partnerships: Universities in Civic Engagement
[posted from Higher Ed Service-Learning listserv] Announcing a new book from Haworth Press, University-Community Partnerships: Universities in Civic Engagement Edited by Tracy M. Soska, MSW...
On-Line After School Services Directory
[posted from Philly Blocks listserv] Philadelphia Safe And Sound Offers On-Line After School Services Directory After Labor Day weekend, the summer officially ends for Philadelphia students. And as...
Report from Participatory Development Forum
[posted from Community Based Participatory Research listserv] The Participatory Development (PD) Forum has just held its third international conference “Participating to Create a Different...
Ready by 21: Taking Aim on the Big Picture
[posted from Out of School Time Resource Center newsletter] Ready by 21: Taking Aim on the Big Picture. What do we really know about children?s and teens? development? How can funders, program...
Funworks: Career Help for Young People
[posted from Out of School Time Resource Center listserv] Funworks: Career Help for Young People. Three hundred middle school students from around the country created a new website linking their...
New Book: Faculty Priorities Reconsidered: Rewarding Multiple Forms of Scholarship
[posted from Community Campus Partnerships for Health] Faculty Priorities Reconsidered: Rewarding Multiple Forms of Scholarship Edited by Kerry Ann O’Meara, R. Eugene Rice. No reform effort in...
New Book: Environmental Health: From Global to Local
[posted from Community Campus Partnerships for Health] Environmental Health: From Global to Local Authored by Howard Frumkin. This title offers students a comprehensive introduction to environmental...
New Census Data on poverty, income, and health insurance
[posted from National Community Tax Coalition listserv] The Census Bureau recently released its annual report about poverty, income, and health insurance coverage. Analysts were startled to see...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
National Summit on Gang Violence
The 2005 National Summit on Gang Violence December 7-9, 2005 Arlington, VA 5 Key Reasons toAttend this Summit 1: Assess the impact of gang activity and participation in your community 2: Discover...
Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health
[posted from Community Campus Partnerships for Health] National Leadership Summit on Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Washington, DC January 9-11, 2006 The Summit will bring...
International Conference on Urban Health: Achieving Social Justice in Urban Communities
[posted from Community Based Participatory Research listserv] THE 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON URBAN HEALTH ACHIEVING SOCIAL JUSTICE IN URBAN COMMUNITIES Hosted by: Centre for Research on Inner...
2006 National Community Reinvestment Conference
2006 National Community Reinvestment Conference Las Vegas, Nevada March 19th-22nd, 2006 Save the date! The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Office of the...
Call for Papers: University and Civil Society
THE UNIVERSITY & CIVIL SOCIETY: AUTONOMY AND RESPONSIBILITY May 17-19, 2006 in Bologna, Italy The first major international conference hosted by the University of Denver/University of Bologna...
Grant Institute
The Grant Institute: Certificate in Professional Program Development and Grant Communication will be held at St. John?s University-Manhattan Campus, November 14-18, 2005. Interested development...
Grant Opportunities
Girls Sports and Educational Program
GoGirlGo! Grant and Educational Program Offers Support for Girls Sports and Educational Program Deadline: Nov 30 The Program seeks to maximize the use of sport/physical activity as an educational...
Samuel Huntington Public Service Award
The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award $10,000 stipend for graduating college seniors for public service anywhere in the world. Design your own proposal or work with an established public service...
Community Based Research Center for Environmental Health
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-ES-05-004 Due Date for Applications: Nov 23, 2005 Link to Full Announcement: <a href=""></a> The National Institute of Environmental Health...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Black Women in Sport Foundation Program Coordinator
Title: Black Woman in Sport Foundation Program Coordinator Supervision: Tina Sloan Green, Executive Director Salary Level: Negotiable General Description The Coordinator will provide general...
GIS Program Director, Hopeworks `N Camden
GIS Program Director Job Description Job City: Camden (Philadelphia Metro Area) Job State: NJ Salary: Commensurate with education/experience Category: General GIS and Education Hopeworks ?N Camden...
Miscellaneous
Service-Learning Leadership Awards
Honor those who have made a mark on the service-learning field! Nominate a single person or a group of people for one of the outstanding service-learning awards that will be presented at the 17th...
Struggles of the Shadows: Philadelphia’s Free African Youth
[posted from Philadelphia Public School Notebook newsflash] Oct. 20: Struggles of the Shadows: Philadelphia’s Free African Youth. 10 airing on WHYY-TV 12. Half-hour documentary follows five...
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