We’re happy to share two programs that might be able to help you with these projects.

Hypno Designs is accepting applications for the 2006 CreateAthon, the 24-hour creative blitz during which marketing and advertising firms throughout the country provide free marketing and creative services to a select group of nonprofits.

You can get all the details and download an application when you click here:

<a href="http://www.hypnodesign.com/createathon2006/">http://www.hypnodesign.com/createathon2006/</a>

The application is due July 21, 2006. If you have questions, email them at hypno@hypnodesign.com

The Tripod Initiative, of Greater Philadelphia Filmmakers (which is a program of the Greater Philadelphia Film Office), teams student filmmakers with professional production mentors to produce short videos. Their current focus is on nonprofits, and they are planning to create public service announcements, videos, or other short media projects, for four organizations. There is a simple application form which outlines the criteria, available by contacting tripod@film.org

Tripod’s deadline is August 15, 2006 for a project that will take place between October and February.

And speaking of media as a great way to tell your story, if you missed Laura Otten, Director of The Nonprofit Center, sharing her expertise about nonprofit boards on WHYY’s Radio Times last week, you can listen from the link on our website when you click here:

<a href="http://www.lasallenonprofitcenter.org/info_serv/index.htm">http://www.lasallenonprofitcenter.org/info_serv/index.htm</a>

Dates: August 10-13, 2006

Location: UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

Cost: $225 (special rates for students, presenters, LA area attendees); scholarships available for CFP grantees.

Description: 50+ Workshops, tours, guest speakers, special interest & networking sessions on a wide range of topics related to community gardening, urban horticulture, food security, and leadership development & organization capacity-building.

Contact: Betsy Johnson at 877-275-2242 or betsyjohnson@communitygarden.org

Community garden events

Dates: September 21, 2006

Third Wednesday or Thursday of most months at 4PM Eastern time

(Topics and dates subject to change; please check http://www.communitygarden.org for confirmation.)

Location: Toll-free call-in number; pre-register by emailing

Cost: CFP grantee or ACGA member

Description: A 90-minute workshop by conference call. Limited to 30 participants, the call includes 1 to 3 ?experts? speaking on the topic, followed by questions and answers and general discussion by all participants. Background and follow-up materials provided.

Contact: Betsy Johnson at 877-275-2242 or betsyjohnson@communitygarden.org.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln is presenting the 3rd annual
Midwest Consortium for Service-Learning in Higher Education conference
Cultivating our Partnerships, Learning through Collaboration
September 21-23, 2006
Lincoln, Nebraska

The Midwest Consortium for Service-Learning in Higher Education is dedicated to promoting, exploring, and developing service-learning in academic, community, and student avenues. This conference includes all higher education faculty, administrators, community partners, graduate students, and undergraduate students who wish to participate. A special undergraduate student leadership conference will be included on Friday, September 22, 2006. We invite any proposal submissions for oral or poster presentations that contribute to the field of service-learning through program development, research, or evaluation. Please visit http://involved.unl.edu/mcconf/ for more information regarding the conference, registration or proposal submissions.

Registration and a tentative agenda are now available online for the Sixth annual Outreach Scholarship Conference. This year’s conference is hosted by The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio October 8-10. The 2006 Conference focuses on “Engagement through the Disciplines,” addressing the unique approaches to community-academic scholarly outreach through the Discipline lens. In addition, a special issue of the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement is accepting articles on “Engagement Through the Disciplines” through October 15.

Visit http://www.outreachscholarship.org for information on the conference, registration material and information on submitting articles on this topic. In addition to the Outreach Scholarship conference, Columbus is hosting the national Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life ?Engagement Through Place? conference October 7th and 8th. On October 8th, the Imagining America and Outreach Scholarship conferences will be held jointly. We look forward to seeing you in downtown Columbus this fall! The conference is sponsored by The Ohio State University, Pennsylvania State University, University of Wisconsin-Extension and University of Georgia.

The 2006 Outreach Scholarship Conference Planning Committee

Karen Bruns, Chair
The Ohio State University
Bruns.1@osu.edu

From: Mel Hill

I wanted to alert you to an upcoming conference that may be of interest to you or others at your university. The conference theme for the 37th Annual Conference on Higher Education and the Law is “Workshop on Critical Issues: Alcohol, Suicide, Cheating, Discipline, Ethics, and More.” Confirmed speakers include Gary Pavela, Parker Young, Don Gehring, and others. The conference will be held July 30 to August 1 at the Jekyll Island Club on Jekyll Island, Georgia. Registration and other information on this program can be found at our web-site, http://www.uga.edu/ihe/calendar.html

Please let me know if you have any questions. Best, Mel Hill

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
Building Bridges
A Labour Studies Conference at the University of Windsor
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
February 2nd and 3rd, 2007

Conference Theme and Objectives:

In the face of neoliberal globalization, labour market restructuring, war, and other major challenges to social justice, labour and social movements are struggling to create solidarity and overcome many sources of division. This conference will explore those issues which both divide and unite labour and social movements, and discuss current and possible strategies for improving unity within and across movements and borders. The conference will bring together labour researchers, artists, and union and social movement leaders and activists to examine both the sources of division and the potentials for solidarity.

The conference is being held at the same time as the 9th Annual Labour Arts Festival, which will allow participants to take in a variety of arts events over a three-day period.

Call for Participants:

Panellists: The goal of the conference is to foster reflection, debate and strategizing based on insights derived from a variety of different practices academic, activist, and artistic. As such, each panel discussion will have four to five speakers (15-20 minutes per speaker) representing a cross-section of researchers, union leaders, activists and artists. The presentations should be informal and address the following questions:
*What are the major challenges to building unity in your area of practice? *What are the sources of division and in what ways do they hinder movements?
*What initiatives are you working on to address these challenges? What is working and what isnt?
*What strategies should be adopted to build more effective bridges?

Discussants: Each panel will also have a discussant, whose role will be to pull together the themes emerging from the presentations and subsequent discussions, and summarize key strategic lessons. While panellists will not be asked to present formal papers, they will submit a one-page summary of their presentation to the discussant in advance of the conference.

Students: They are also particularly interested in fostering labour studies students participation in the conference, and in building connections between students at different institutions. They have therefore structured in time for students to meet, and will subsidize their participation in the arts events (see below for details. They encourage faculty to actively recruit students to attend. If you are interested in volunteering your services as a panellist or discussant, please email a short (250-word) outline of what you would like to contribute (see the panel topics below). Also, if you know of an academic,movement leader, activist or artist that would be suitable for one of the sessions, please send us their contact information with a short description of why you think they would be a good choice.

The deadline for submitting an intent to participate is August 15th, 2006.

For More Information, Please Contact:

Dr. Alan Hall
Dr. Stephanie Ross
Director Department of Sociology
Labour Studies Programme and Anthropology
hall4@uwindsor.ca
stephr@uwindsor.ca
Both c/o University of Windsor
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
N9A 6B7

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, Minnesota.

This conference trains a spotlight on what communities all across the country are doing to reduce poverty long term. They will describe the practical and tested strategies and tools they are using to get out?and stay out?of poverty. This conference is a chance to roll up your sleeves and examine what?s working. Conference will include 20 sessions describing practical strategies and tools, insightful keynote speakers, a panel featuring top journalists and authors, a wonderful formal dinner, and more. Sponsored by the Northwest Area Foundation.

Update
? A half-day Community-Builder Institute will offer two workshops: Building Economic Engines and Opportunities, and Building Community Capacity to Design, Lead and Implement Lasting Change.
? Sept. 17th Sunday evening panel will focus on how journalists and authors are ? or aren?t ? helping to shape the national discussion about persistent poverty.

To date, our panel includes moderator Brent Cunningham, managing editor of the Columbia Journalism Review; and panelist Mark Robert Rank, author of One Nation, Underprivileged: Why American Poverty Affects Us All
? Keynote speakers will include Elouise Cobell, a member of the Blackfeet Indian Tribe of Montana, executive director of the Native American Community Development Corporation, and widely recognized for her work on the Individual Indian Monies Trust Correction and Recovery Project. Ms. Cobell will address the institutionalization of poverty through policy.
? Online registration available March 1, http://www.grassrootsandgroundwork.org

Who Should Attend
Private citizens, policymakers, business and civic leaders, service providers, educators and researchers, faith leaders and others who are interested in community-led approaches to lasting poverty reduction.

Why Attend
? Tested strategies, practical tools, helpful contacts, renewed energy, and more.
? Picturesque fall in the Upper Midwest. The mighty Mississippi River just outside the Radisson Riverfront Hotel; great coffee houses, shopping and restaurants within a five-minute walk; miles of walking paths and bike trails, 10,000 lakes, over 400 golf courses. For more information: http://www.stpaulcvb.org and http://www.exploreminnesota.com, http://www.mnbiketrails.com.

Please expect updates as the program fills out. Have a question or comment? Contact us at info@nwaf.org. We look forward to hearing from you! For more information, http://www.grassrootsandgroundwork.nwaf.org

The Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition is designed to provide current research and application information on public policy, legislation, and regulation related to food production, procurement, and consumption and the link with maintaining optimal nutrition and well being for all people.

The journal:
? provides a distinguished interdisciplinary venue for the publication of original articles prepared by scholars and practitioners in the field and reviewed by qualified peers
? publishes manuscripts that advance knowledge across the range of research and practice issues in food and water security, nutrition, health, agriculture, and the environment
? supports the professional growth of researchers and practitioners in these areas
? provides an essential resource for dietitians, nutritionists, agronomists, anthropologists, economists, educators, epidemiologists, food scientists, public health practitioners, and policymakers

Call for Papers
The Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition is currently accepting manuscripts for consideration of publication.

Information about submission requirements is available at: http://www.HaworthPress.com/journals/IFApdfs/j477.pdf
or from the Editor:
Marie Boyle Struble, Ph.D., R.D.
Chair, Dietetics Program
Editor, Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition
Southern Maine Community College
2 Fort Road
South Portland, ME 04106
(207) 741-5648
mstruble@smccme.edu

Papers are sought on any topic related to hunger, poverty, food insecurity, food and water access issues, agriculture, food production, sustainable food systems, social justice, and human values, including but not limited to the following:

? Food and Water Access and the Connection to Public Health Disparities and Chronic Diseases, Including Obesity
? Paradox of Lack of Access to a Healthful Diet Amid Wealth and an Epidemic of Obesity
? Access to Healthful Food and Water As a Basic Human Right
? Nutritional Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Approaches to Ending Hunger
? Community Food Systems
? Biotechnology and Food Security in Developing Countries
? How Food Choices Affect Health and Global Food Security
? Women and Food Security
? Health and Nutritional Impacts of Reduced-Chemical, Organic, and Sustainable Agricultural Systems
? Food and Water Safety Issues
? Nutritional and Economic Impacts of Local and Regional Food Systems
Consumers? (Individuals, Children, Students, Professionals, etc.)
? Perceptions of Hunger, Food Insecurity, Sustainable Agriculture, and Related Issues
? Health and Societal Implications of Aquaculture and Agricultural Food Technologies and Practices
? Trends in the Biodiversity of the Food Supply
? Politics and Policies Pertaining to Sustainable Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition
? Agricultural Practices That Affect the Nutritional Quality of the Food Supply
? Food and Nutrition Programs, Policies and Access Issues, and the Implications on Communities (e.g., Food Safety, Nutrition, Production, Household Access)
? Outcomes of Farm-to-Cafeteria Research and the Impacts on Behavior Change
? Global and Local Food Trade Policies and Their Impact on Global Hunger and Poverty
? Roles of Food Policy Councils in Promoting Optimal Nutrition and Health
? Programs, Policies, and Initiatives Addressing World Hunger, Malnutrition, and Food Insecurity
? Implications of Privatizing Food and Water Access and Intellectual Property for Nutrition and Health
? Food, Nutrition, and Energy Security (Food Miles, Petroleum Use in Fertilizers, and in Production Methods, etc.)
? How Climate Change Impacts Global Food and Water Security
? Original Research and Research Briefs
? Reports on Successful Programs, Policies, and Practices
? Reviews of Current Knowledge and Research Needs
? Interdisciplinary Analyses of Hunger, Environmental Nutrition, and Related Issues
? Commentary on Relevant Issues and Controversies
? Implications of Public Policy Related to Any of the Above Topics

Articles must be original and should emphasize new knowledge and discuss potential solutions or innovative practices. These articles should be timely, informative, and written in a clear, accessible style. Manuscript submissions are accepted on a continuous basis.

For more information about the Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, to order a subscription, or to request a FREE sample copy, go to: http://www.HaworthPress.com/store/product.asp?sku=j477.

The International Center for Service-Learning in Teacher Education is delighted and excited to announce that the First International Conference on Service-Learning in Teacher Education will take place in Brussels, Belgium, July 5-7, 2007. This conference will bring together service-learning educators from around the world to share ideas on research, policy, and practice. We urge professors and teachers to visit the conference Web site and consider coming to Brussels to share knowledge, insights, wit, and wisdom with like minded colleagues. The Web site below provides conference details and the Call for Proposal Form.

Call for Proposals due: October 1, 2006

http://www.clemson.edu/ICSLTE/conference/index.html

Urban Agriculture and Healthy Eating, Youth Led Workshop

Dates: August 9, 2006
Location: Hartford, CT, hosted by GROW Hartford
Cost: Free

Description: To be provided

Contact: Liz Luc Clowes at elucclowes@thefoodproject.org or (781) 259-8621 x26

Caring Across Communities

Event: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant Initiative
When: July 28, 2006
Where: Online Below
Grant Amount: Each grant will be awarded $100,000 per year, with a maximum of three years

Caring Across Communities, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiative, will address the mental health needs of underserved children and youth by supporting school-connected mental health services for students who require them. Special emphasis will be given to projects that help children of immigrant and refugee families overcome the cultural and language barriers to mental health services.

Prospective grantees must represent partnerships among school districts and other appropriate community agencies. Partner organizations might include community mental health centers, multicultural service agencies, faith-based organizations, and/or other immigrant- or refugee- serving organizations with mental health expertise.

As the nation’s largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving the health and health care of all Americans, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation works with a diverse group of organizations and individuals to identify solutions and achieve comprehensive, meaningful and timely change.

<a href="http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=19607">http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=19607</a>

NetAid Seeking Applications for Global Action Awards
Deadline: November 30, 2006

The NetAid (<a href="http://www.netaid.org/">http://www.netaid.org/</a>) Global Action Awards honor high school students in the United States who have organized and led a project that has impacted people in poor countries or raised awareness about global poverty in their own communities. The awards celebrate young people who have shown leadership in areas such as preventing HIV/AIDS, alleviating hunger, and improving access to education.

To qualify, applicants must have attended a U.S. high school (9th through 12th grades) during the 2005-06 academic school year. Applicants must be residents of the United States.

Projects may involve organizing advocacy campaigns, raising funds, volunteering, or using media and technology to involve others in the fight against global poverty. Issues addressed by projects should be global in nature and may include, but are not limited to, alleviating hunger; promoting human rights, children’s rights, or gender equity; increasing access to clean drinking water, health care, or education; preventing and treating HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, or other diseases; and supporting a sustainable environment.

Honorees are awarded $5,000 for college or a charitable cause of their choice.

See the NetAid Web site for complete program guidelines, an FAQ, and information on previous award winners.

RFP Link: <a href="http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10003050/netaid">http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10003050/netaid</a>

For additional RFPs in Children and Youth, visit: <a href="http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_children.jhtml">http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_children.jhtml</a>

The James Irvine Foundation (<a href="http://www.irvine.org/">http://www.irvine.org/</a>)’s New Connections Fund provides grants of up to $50,000 over one or two years to eligible organizations with projects that fit within the foundation’s core program priorities.

NCF applications are offered only for selected program strategies that lend themselves to a review process that is less extensive than the Irvine Foundation’s invitational grantmaking.

1) Arts: the Artistic Creativity strategy supports projects that involve a collaboration between individual artists and a local arts organization, while the Connection Through Cultural Participation strategy supports small and mid-sized arts and cultural organizations working to broaden, deepen, and diversify participation in their programs.

2) California Perspectives: the Promote Dialogues Between Under-represented Communities and Public Officials strategy supports projects that foster dialogues between people in underrepresented communities and public officials for the dual purpose of improving public officials’ understanding of the interests and concerns of their constituents and facilitating opportunities for people in underrepresented communities to participate in public decision-making.

3) Youth: the College Knowledge for Youth and Their Families strategy supports community-based organizations working to expand the awareness and knowledge of low-income youth and their families about college opportunities, with a priority on first-generation college-going youth.

To be considered for a grant from the New Connections Fund, an organization must meet all of the following requirements: have 501(c)(3) status or an established relationship with an approved fiscal sponsor; have a California focus; generate no more than 50 percent of its revenue from government sources; have annual revenue of at least $100,000; request a grant amount totaling no more than $50,000 or 10 percent of its annual organizational budget; and have no active grant or outstanding reports due to the foundation.

Visit the Irvine Foundation’s Web site for complete program guidelines, application procedures, and an FAQ.

RFP Link: <a href="http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10003137/irvine">http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10003137/irvine</a>

For additional RFPs in Arts and Culture, visit: <a href="http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml">http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml</a>

Fund for Wild Nature Accepting Applications
Deadline: November 3, 2006

The Fund for Wild Nature (<a href="http://www.fundwildnature.org/">http://www.fundwildnature.org/</a>) provides money for campaigns to save and restore native species and wild ecosystems, including actions to defend wilderness and biological diversity.

The fund supports advocacy, litigation, public policy work, development of citizen science, and similar endeavors. The fund does not support basic scientific research, private land acquisition, individual action or study, or conferences. The fund will only support media projects that have a clear strategic value and a concrete plan for dissemination of the final product.

The fund supports biocentric goals that are premised on effective and intelligible strategies, with special attention to ecological issues not currently receiving sufficient public attention and funding. The fund seeks proposals with visionary yet realistic goals to create tangible change. All proposals must be highly cost effective.

The fund rarely supports proposals from organizations with annual budgets greater than $250,000, and only supports projects in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. No individual or organization may receive more than one grant per calendar year.

For complete program information and examples of previously funded projects, visit the Fund for Wild Nature Web site.

RFP Link: <a href="http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10003146/fundwildnature">http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10003146/fundwildnature</a>

For additional RFPs in Environment, visit: <a href="http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_environment.jhtml">http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_environment.jhtml</a>

Grants for Arts, Education, and Health Projects

The Milagro Foundation seeks grants applications from community-based, grass-roots organizations that work with underprivileged children and youth in the areas of arts, education, and health. Maximum Award: $5000. Eligibility: 501(c)3 organizations in the United States. Deadline: N/A.

<a href="http://www.milagrofoundation.org/apply.asp">http://www.milagrofoundation.org/apply.asp</a>

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
Email to rspangler@arboret.com OR
Call (215) 518-3404

SUMMARY:
– Responsible for overall daily delivery of training and training related activities to participants on site for youth programs in Bucks County.
– Identifies potential job openings, contacts employers, maintains an active job bank, evaluates resumes and interviewing skills
– Coordinates activities with the Bucks County Career Link and its partners, community-base organizations, school districts, PAL, foster care providers, etc.
– Meets weekly with OSY team to complete case reviews using provided matrix format; makes written staff assignments no later than the same day based on case review results.
– Hire and supervise staff.
– Additional details will be discussed.

QUALIFICATIONS:
High School diploma or Associates Degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience. At least 2 years supervisory experience. Excellent communications, organizational and interpersonal skills.

RELATED SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE:
Ability to motivate and work well with people; knowledgeable about resources throughout the county; strong communicator and organizer.

Director of will be a full time employee of ARBOR E&T with eligibility for health benefits.

ARBOR E&T, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V. Arbor is a for profit division of ResCare company providing services for and on behalf of a local non-profit organization as a contractor.

To be considered an applicant, individuals applying online who are identified as meeting the requirements of the position and selected for further consideration will also need to complete an employment application.

For more information or to apply, contact: <a href="http://www.arboret.com/careers.htm">http://www.arboret.com/careers.htm</a>

Job Description: Environmental Intervention Coordinator
Philadelphia Department of Public Health

Overview
The Environmental Intervention Coordinator position is located within the Division of Chronic Disease Prevention of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH). The Environmental Intervention Coordinator reports to the Chronic Disease Intervention Manager. The Coordinator is responsible for developing, conducting and coordinating environmental interventions related to the Steps to a Healthier Philadelphia Initiative (STEPS) and the Osteoporosis, Physical Activity, Nutrition and Cardiovascular (OPANAC) grant. These interventions are targeted to schools, daycare agencies, workplaces, healthcare systems, and residential communities.

Responsibilities
? Conduct chronic disease interventions for STEPS and OPANAC
? Facilitate and coordinate the Healthy Environment Collaborative
? Collect environmentally related information and prepare public dissemination materials for the HEC website
? Prepare and disseminate monthly HEC newsletter
? Conduct health impact assessments
? Facilitate development of environment change plans
? Prepare environment change plans
? Coordinate with the Community Intervention Coordinator, OPANAC Coordinator, School Health Coordinator, chronic disease interventions conducted by Division of Chronic Disease Prevention
? Collect data on chronic disease interventions conducted by Division
? Prepare weekly summaries and monthly reports on interventions
? Develop and maintain good working relationships with external entities (e.g. schools, daycare agencies, workplaces, health systems, residential communities, neighborhood groups, advocacy groups, etc.) for conducting interventions
? Working with external entities to conduct environmental interventions (e.g. assessing buildings for point-of-decision prompt installation, installing point-of-decision prompts, collect data on use of stairs pre and post installation, and so on).
? Maintain regular contact with PDPH and City managers to coordinate interventions and resolve programmatic issues; represent the division at department level committees

Requirements
? Masters in Public Health, Health Education, Environmental Health, Community Health or related area
? 3 years of progressively responsible experience in public health programming
? 2 years conducting public health interventions

Salary ? high-40s to low-50s

For more information and to apply, contact:
Suet T. Lim, PhD
Acting Director, Division of Chronic Disease Prevention
Steps Project Director
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
1101 Market Street, 9th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-685-5620 (V)
215-685-5666 (F)

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 Avenue,Wyncote (directly across from the Jenkintown SEPTA station). Our mission is to engage young people as active citizens who improve the environment and their communities. Earth Force programs provide educators and the young people they teach with the civic action skills, resources and knowledge they need implement community service projects that result in sustainable change. Further information is available on our website at <a href="http://www.earthforce.org/delval">http://www.earthforce.org/delval</a>.

We are seeking a full time Program Coordinator to work with educators on the implementation of Earth Force projects.

Position: Program Coordinator

Position reports to: Executive Director

Job Purpose Summary
This position works with the program team to recruit train, and support educators, build relationships with resource partners and ensure program commitments to funders are met.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities for the Position
? Recruit educators, adult leaders and sites to implement Earth Force programs
? Provide comprehensive, quality training and support of all Earth Force educators
? Maintain ongoing contact with program participants to keep them motivated and ensure a quality experience for them, which includes site visits, calls and emails
? Ensure program commitment to funders are met; possible interaction with and reporting to relevant funders
? Cultivate and maintain partner relationships for support-networks that both adults and youth participants can access as part of their Earth Force experience
? Build support with key school and community-based organization administrators
? Find recognition and appreciation opportunities for both educators and young people for their projects
? Administer evaluations and ensure their collection
? Participate in national Earth Force teams for programs improvement and own professional development
? Visit Earth Force classrooms to facilitate activities with young people (ages 8-18)
? Supervision of volunteers working to support educators or the program
? Curriculum development and alignment of programs to local and state standards
? Content curriculum development and formatting (i.e. water, waste management, etc.)
? Program improvement and innovation
? Must have the ability to travel within the region

Responsibilities of All Earth Force Employees
? It is the responsibility of all Earth Force employees to contribute to the mission and vision of the organization

Ideal Skills for Position
? Innovative thinking
? Demonstrated writing, communication and presentation skills
? Organized
? Able to juggle multiple tasks
? Self-motivated and able to provide follow-through
? Passionate commitment to youth, the environment and community change
? Work effectively both individually and in a team setting
? Comfortable in a challenging, fast-paced environment
? Collaborative, flexible approach to challenges

Ideal Experience for Position
? Experience as a teacher, trainer and/or facilitator
? Proven track record in program management
? Experience in classroom integration, standards or planning assessment for education
? Understanding of and experience in local environmental issues, service learning, environmental education and/or civic action.
? Knowledge of community organizations and agencies
? Polished presentation, facilitation skills
? Ability to perform highly in entrepreneurial environment
? Competency in Microsoft, Access, e-mail, Internet

To apply for this position, please send a resume and cover letter to:

Delaware Valley Earth Force
100 Greenwood Avenue
Wyncote, PA 19095.
Fax: 215-884-9895
Email: c.contri@verizon.net

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announces the availability of “How the Justice System Responds to Juvenile Victims: A Comprehensive Model.” This 12-page bulletin was written by Drs. David Finkelhor, Theodore Cross, and Elise Cantor.

Part of OJJDP’s Crimes Against Children series, the bulletin introduces the concept of a juvenile victim justice system and reviews the case flow processes for the child protection and criminal justice systems, describing their interaction.

Resources:
“How the Justice System Responds to Juvenile Victims: A Comprehensive Model” (NCJ 210951) is available online at http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=210951