The week of
July 14, 2006
Other Local Events and Workshops
Street Movies with Friends Neighborhood Guild
[posted from ] Street Movies! 8:30pm – 9:30pm August 26, 2006 Organized by: Friends Neighborhood Guild Hosted by: with The Scribe Video Center This event is free of charge and open to the...
Take the Food Stamp Challenge this week
Take the Philadelphia Food Stamp Challenge! Many of us donate canned goods to the food bank before the holidays; some of us volunteer to pack food boxes or serve a hot meal to those in need. But what...
Summer Film Series at Atwater Kent Museum
AKMP Summer Film Series: Confronting Change and Shaping the Future AKMP?s Summer Film Series explores different ways that three communities confronted outside threats to their neighborhoods. The...
Voter Registration Training
Dear Vote for Homes Coalition Members and Friends, We are excited about the building campaign energy. It is now time to kick-off our voter registration efforts. You are invited to our upcoming...
2006 Youth On The Move: Youth Retreat
2006 Youth On The Move Youth Retreat For youth ages 7 ? 16 July 28, 29 & 30th Chamounix Mansion 3250 Chamounix Dr , Philadelphia, PA , (215) 878-3676 A peaceful country setting away from the...
College Access Conference
[posted from College Prep Round Table listserv] SAVE THE DATE!!!! August 21-22 In the effort to begin the 2006-2007 school-year with a common set of goals and objectives that revolve around the...
Annual Green Power: Turn It On! Awards Luncheon
Sep 21, 2006 – Help PennFuture Salute Green Power Heroes Annual Green Power: Turn It On! Awards Luncheon Thursday, September 21, 2006 12:00 PM. – 2 PM The Hilton Inn at Penn 3600 Sansom...
New Jersey’s Annual Afterschool Conference
[posted from Promising Practices in After School listserv] NEW Jersey’s Annual Afterschool Conference SAVE THE DATE Building to Last November 3-4, 2006 Conference Location and Accommodations:...
New Resources
Resources from After School Evaluation Symposium
On September 22-23, 2005, Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP), with support from the C. S. Mott Foundation, convened the After School Evaluation Symposium, with over 100 researchers, evaluators,...
How the Justice System Responds to Juvenile Victims
How the Justice System Responds to Juvenile Victims: A Comprehensive Model The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announces the availability of “How the Justice...
Ideas for Eat In, Act Out Week
[posted from Community Food Security Coalition listserv] The Boston-based Food Project is currently organizing the second annual ?Eat In, Act Out?, a week of community sponsored events across the...
New Report: Higher Education: Civic Mission and Civic Effects
[posted from the CoRAL Network Newsletter] Higher Education: Civic Mission and Civic Effects A report by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and CIRCLE (Center for Information and...
Food Insecurity and Hunger in the United States
[posted to the PA Nutrition Education Network listserv] In the March issue, the Journal of the American Dietetic Association published a revision on its position paper on Food Insecurity and Hunger...
New Report: Service-Learning in Dental Education
[posted from Community Campus Partnerships for Health] The February 2006 issue of the Journal of Dental Education includes an article authored by CCPH member and Service-Learning Institute mentor...
New Report: America’s School Districts Need to Change
[posted from Public Education Network newsblast] AMERICA’S PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM NEEDS DRAMATIC CHANGE A new report argues that educators don’t know how to educate the millions of poor and...
New Article: Achieveing Educational Equity Post-Katrina
[posted from Public Education Network newsblast] EDUCATIONAL EQUITY, AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA The terrible destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina exposed for all the world what educators have long...
New Paper: Pre-K-3 Alignment
[posted from Public Education Network newsblast] ALIGNMENT OF PRE-K & KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS EMPHASIZED In this paper, Kristie Kauerz outlines the importance of having strong, well-aligned...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
Call for Presenters: PA Black Conference on Higher Education
Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Education February 28 – March 3, 2007 Radisson Warwick Plaza Hotel 1701 Locust Street Philadelphia, PA CREATING A LEADERSHIP PIPELINE: IMPLEMENTING AND...
Urban Agriculture and Healthy Eating, Youth Led Workshop
Title: The Food Project (TFP) Leading in Food Systems Training (LIFT) Urban Agriculture and Healthy Eating, Youth Led Workshop Dates: August 9, 2006 Location: Hartford, CT, hosted by GROW Hartford...
American Community Gardening Association 27th Annual Conference
Title: American Community Gardening Association 27th Annual Conference: Rooting for the Future Dates: August 10-13, 2006 Location: UCLA, Los Angeles, CA Cost: $225 (special rates for students,...
Community Gardens Teleconference
Title: American Community Gardening Association Telecommunication Workshop Community garden events Dates: September 21, 2006 Third Wednesday or Thursday of most months at 4PM Eastern time (Topics and...
Midwest Consortium for Service-Learning in Higher Education conference
[posted from Higher Ed Service-Learning listserv] University of Nebraska-Lincoln is presenting the 3rd annual Midwest Consortium for Service-Learning in Higher Education conference Cultivating our...
Call for Articles and Presentation: Engagement Through the Disciplines
Register now for October Outreach Scholarship Conference ?Engagement Through the Disciplines? Articles Requested Registration and a tentative agenda are now available online for the Sixth annual...
37th Annual Conference on Higher Education and the Law
This just in from Mel Hill, editor of the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement () From: Mel Hill I wanted to alert you to an upcoming conference that may be of interest to you or...
Call for Participants: Labour Studies Conference
[posted from Higher Ed Service-Learning listserv] CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS Building Bridges A Labour Studies Conference at the University of Windsor Windsor, Ontario, Canada February 2nd and 3rd, 2007...
Northwest Area Foundation Anti-Poverty Conference
Northwest Area Foundation Save the Date ? Now! ? Sept. 16-19, 2006, Grassroots & Groundwork: What Communities Are Doing to Get Out?and Stay Out?of Poverty, Radisson Riverfront Hotel, St. Paul,...
Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition
The Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition is the premier, peer-reviewed journal among professionals interested in the growing connection between the environment, food, nutrition, and...
Call for Proposals: International Conference on Service-Learning in Teacher Education
[posted from Higher Education Service-Learning listerv] The International Center for Service-Learning in Teacher Education is delighted and excited to announce that the First International Conference...
Grant Opportunities
Win Free Public Relations support
Do you need a new logo, letterhead design, brochure, or perhaps help with electronic media design? Have you been yearning to create a short video to tell your nonprofit’s story? We’re...
Caring Across Communities grant
[posted from the CoRAL Network newsletter] Caring Across Communities Event: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant Initiative When: July 28, 2006 Where: Online Below Grant Amount: Each grant will be...
NetAid Global Action Awards
[posted from RFP Bulletin] NetAid Seeking Applications for Global Action Awards Deadline: November 30, 2006 The NetAid (<a href=""></a>) Global Action Awards honor high school...
New Connections Fund
Irvine Foundation Accepting Applications for New Connections Fund Deadline: August 9, 2006 The James Irvine Foundation (<a href=""></a>)’s New Connections Fund provides...
Fund for Wild Nature
[posted from RFP Bulletin] Fund for Wild Nature Accepting Applications Deadline: November 3, 2006 The Fund for Wild Nature (<a href=""></a>) provides money for campaigns to save...
Grants for Arts, Education, and Health Projects
[posted from Public Education Network newsblast] Grants for Arts, Education, and Health Projects The Milagro Foundation seeks grants applications from community-based, grass-roots organizations that...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Youth Program Director, Arbor E & T
[posted from College Prep Round Table 7/3/06] Youth Program Director (Up to $40K) Bristol PA Immediate Opportunity (as of 6-29-06) TO APPLY: Fax Resume to 610 627-9247 Attn: ?Bristol Director? OR...
Environmental Intervention Coordinator
[emailed 6/26/06] Job Description: Environmental Intervention Coordinator Philadelphia Department of Public Health Overview The Environmental Intervention Coordinator position is located within the...
Program Coordinator, Delaware Valley Earth Force
[emailed 7/17/06] Delaware Valley Earth Force is an affiliate of Earth Force, Inc., a national 501(c) (3) non-profit environmental education organization. Our offices are located at 100 Greenwood...
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