May 21, 2007 – PHENND

Youthful Offender Registered Apprenticeship, Alternative Education, and Project Expansion

hillarya — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:40:26 +0000

Funds to support 1) registered apprenticeship (to increase the placement of young adults being eleased from the criminal justice system in registered apprenticeship); (2) alternative educational pathways (to increase the educational achievement and attainment of youth in the juvenile justice system); and (3) project expansion (to replicate effective programs for serving juvenile offenders).

For more information:
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=13740

Service Learning Institutionalization for Community Colleges

hillarya — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:40:26 +0000

Symposium on Service Learning Institutionalization for Community College/Two Year Private Academic Deans, Chairs, Department Heads

June 7, 2007
Nashua, New Hampshire
Only $50.00 per team

*The North East Campus Compacts, in collaboration with the American Association of Community Colleges, invite teams of academic administrators to attend a one-day symposium to evaluate the level of service learning institutionalization on campus. The summit is an opportunity to share challenges and strategies for success with chief academic officers from other community and technical colleges, and promote the benefits of community collaboration and civic engagement.

Presenters will be Gail Robinson, Manager of Service Learning at the American Association of Community Colleges in Washington, DC, and Carol Jeandron, former Vice President of Academic Affairs at Nunez Community College in Chalmette, LA.

Topics on the agenda will include the status of service learning in community colleges nationwide; research on the effect of service learning on student learning outcomes and engagement; model programs; and strategic planning for integrating service learning and civic engagement into the curriculum. There will be time for discussion and conversation among participants.

The symposium provides an excellent opportunity to advance the field of service learning in community and technical colleges. Colleges are encouraged to send teams of least two academic leaders; one must the the institution’s chief academic officer.

Feel free to email barbara.canyes@tufts.edu and a detailed flyer and registration form will be sent back to you.

Multiple Cultures, Multiple Voices: Effectively Educating All Children

hillarya — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:40:26 +0000

This three-day conference will offer research-based tools, strategies and resources to strengthen the education of English Language Learners through cross-system programs, services and partnerships. This learning conference will assist and support local reform efforts that emphasize academic achievement, school accountability, professional training and parent involvement.

Learn about current trends and cutting-edge research in language instruction. Learn from leading voices in the country on ESL instruction. Find out what is working in other states as well as schools in Pennsylvania. Network with colleagues, converse with educational leaders and share successful strategies.

Those attending the conference will:

Learn research-based best practices to modify and adapt standards-based instruction and assessment for English Language Learners
Develop greater cultural awareness and sensitivity that will create an educational environment that is conducive to learning for all children
Promote and strengthen parent and community involvement in educational settings
Gain instructional knowledge and information to develop effective standards-based lessons for ESL classrooms

http://www.center-school.org/esl/

Summer Seminars 2007 for Afterschool Program Professionals

hillarya — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:40:26 +0000

National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) seminars will be held at the John Hancock Conference Center in Boston, MA.

For more information, please visit http://www.niost.org/training/sumsem07.html

Seminar offerings:
A. Intensive Seminar for System Builders
B. Links to Learning for Middle School
C. Organizational Development Tools for Strategic Thinking & Planning
D. Quality Advisor Training
E. Learning How to Use SAYO: The Survey of Afterschool Youth Outcomes

Each seminar includes course notebook, continental breakfast, lunch and snacks

Underbanked Financial Services Forum

hillarya — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:40:26 +0000

This year’s 2nd Annual Underbanked Financial Services Forum has a great reputation and we are honoring it! We have lined up the most dynamic expert speaker faculty that will equip you with the business critical knowledge that will take your business to the next level. In addition we have unbelievable networking opportunities from Underbanked eXtreme Networking to the Roundtable Cafe – you will not be able to get this anywhere else!

The underbanked are the last untapped market – all financial institutions are implementing strategies trying to get their piece of the pie. We will offer you the best practices and lessons learned from banks who have gotten it
right!

Sunday June 10th
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Pre-Conference Workshops

Workshop 1 – Underbanked 101
The goal of this intense 3-hour course is to ensure attendees are familiar with the key concepts and players as well as understand the obstacles and opportunities inherent to working with the underbanked.We will first provide an overview of the market segment, particularly around the topics of size, demographic profiles and behavioral patterns. Subsequently, we will address key products and distribution channels as well as successful risk management models currently used.

Jennifer Tescher, Director
Center for Financial Services Innovation
Conference Chairperson

Workshop 2 – Prepaid Primer
Prepaid stored value cards represent a vital tool for profitably assimilating the underbanked into the financial services mainstream. Learn all you need to know about how they work, the state of the prepaid industry and its many applications.

Andrew Crowe
Vice President, Prepaid
MasterCard

HIV/AIDS Prevention Education with Women Across the Lifespan Pilot Program

hillarya — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:40:26 +0000

2007 Intergenerational Approaches to HIV/AIDS Prevention Education with Women Across the Lifespan Pilot Program: :funds to develop crossgenerational HIV/AIDS prevention education approaches specific to women at risk of or living with HIV/AIDS and other female family members 12-plus years old, particularly African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Asian/Pacific Islander women from the Diaspora who are grandmothers, mothers, daughters, granddaughters, and aunts.

For more information:
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=13759

Domestic Violence/Runaway and Homeless Youth Collaboration on the Prevention of Adolescent Dating Violence

hillarya — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:40:26 +0000

Funds to design and develop collaborative services to address the intersection of services for youth by the domestic violence and runaway and homeless youth communities.

For more information:
http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1592

Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals (JOLI) Program

hillarya — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:40:26 +0000

Funds to help low-income individuals achieve economic self-sufficiency through assisting participants in overcoming the identified personal and systemic barriers to employment, job retention and self-sufficiency. Projects shall provide technical and financial assistance to private employers in the community to assist them in creating employment and business opportunities for low- income individuals, and/or create a revolving loan fund and make at/or below market rate loans to eligible beneficiaries for business development activities.

For more information:
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=13669

Mentoring Children of Prisoners – Vouchers

hillarya — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:40:26 +0000

Funds for a cooperative agreement with the Administration for Children and Families to ensure the national distribution of mentoring service vouchers to families and caregivers of children whose parent(s) are incarcerated.

For more information:
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13713&mode=VIEW

Ongoing Data Collection Funds

hillarya — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:40:26 +0000

Funds to collect, analyze, and report on data to describe services and support for persons with developmental disabilities.

For more information:
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=13668

Runaway and Homeless Youth Training and Technical Assistance

hillarya — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:40:26 +0000

Funds to enhance the programmatic and administrative capacities of public and private agencies providing services to the runaway and homeless youth populations.

For more information:
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=13665

Title III Capacity Development

hillarya — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:40:26 +0000

Funds to support organizations in their efforts to strengthen their organizational infrastructure and enhance their capacity to develop, enhance or expand high quality HIV primary health care services in rural or urban underserved areas, and communities of color. The applicant must propose capacity building activities that develop, enhance, or expand a comprehensive continuum of outpatient HIV primary care services in their community through the applicant agency.

For more information:
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13763&mode=VIEW

Service-Learning Symposium

hillarya — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:40:26 +0000

3rd Annual Service-Learning Symposium:
From Making Connections to Making Commitments: Improving Pedagogy, Engaging Students, and Building Communities

June 14, 2007
Cullowhee, NC

http://www.wcu.edu/studentd/service_learning/symposium/index.html

Topics Include:

– From Community Service to Civic Engagement
– Defining and Measuring Civic Learning Outcomes for Students
– Service as “Text”: The Pedagogy of Reflective Practice
– Best Practices for Building and Sustaining Community Partnerships

YouthBuild

hillarya — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:40:26 +0000

Funds to provide disadvantaged youth with education and employment skills necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency in occupations in high demand and postsecondary education and training opportunities; opportunities for meaningful work and service to their communities; and opportunities to develop employment and leadership skills and a commitment to community development among youth in low income communities.

For more information:
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=13658

Nature of Learning

hillarya — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:40:26 +0000

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation gives grants to organizations to start or expand Nature of Learning programs in their communities. Grants support start-up expenses associated with new programs and give continued support to existing Nature of Learning programs. The Nature of Learning is the National Wildlife Refuge System?s community-based environmental education initiative that seeks to use National Wildlife Refuges as outdoor classrooms to promote greater understanding of local conservation issues; encourage interdisciplinary approaches to learning that enhance student academic achievement; use field experiences and student-led stewardship projects to connect classroom lessons to real world issues; and partner local schools, community groups, natural resource professionals and local businesses. Deadline for application is June 15. To learn more, visit http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Search&template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=5237

Grants for Programs that support or provide job skills

hillarya — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:40:26 +0000

The Staples Foundation for Learning provides funding to programs that support or provide job skills and/or education for all people, with an emphasis on disadvantaged youth. Deadline for application is August 3. To learn more, visit http://www.staplesfoundation.org/foundapplication.html

National Farm to School Network

hillarya — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:40:26 +0000

The National Farm to School Network is seeking applications for Regional Lead Agencies (RLA) in eight regions of the country. The RLA will serve as liaison for the National Farm to School Network in the regions, and will support farm to school activities in the broad areas of policy, media and marketing, information services, networking and training and technical assistance. See attached Request for Proposals for more information. Deadline for the applications is June 25, 2007.

The National Farm to School Network is coordinated by the Center for Food & Justice at Occidental College and the Community Food Security Coalition, with funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

http://www.farmtoschool.org

Food Securityt Learning Center

hillarya — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:40:26 +0000

The Food Security Learning Center
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/fundview.cfm?fonum=1720

The Food Security Learning Center should be designed to create and maintain a national, web-based clearinghouse of information on community food security concerns and common community problems related to the underlying causes of hunger and poverty, including the loss of farms and ranches, rural poverty, welfare dependency, hunger, food access issues, the need for job training, and the need for self-sufficiency by individuals and communities. The FSLC will: operate a national information clearinghouse on innovative means, including Community Food Projects, for addressing food security and common community problems in the areas outlined above; provide information and guidance to other targeted entities on innovative programs that offer constructive, community-based or grassroots solutions to hunger, community food insecurity, and poverty; and contribute in-kind resources toward implementation of the grant.

HIV Prevention, Children’s Health grants

hillarya — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:40:26 +0000

City Health Dept. offers HIV Prevention, Children’s Health grants

The Philadelphia Dept. of Public Health has issued two Requests for Proposals offering several million dollars in support of services to prevent HIV infection, provide HIV testing, and support children with special health care needs.

The RFPs are available at http://www.phila.gov/rfp.

The AIDS Activities Coordinating Office is seeking proposals from non-profit agencies for a range of HIV prevention programs and interventions in Philadelphia which target people living with HIV/AIDS, injection drug users, heterosexuals, and men who have sex with men. Youth in each of these categories are a priority. Prevention services to be funded are: Counseling, Testing, and Referral; Health education/risk reduction; Comprehensive Risk Counseling Services for Persons Living with HIV, or for uninfected persons at very high risk for HIV; and health communications/public information. Applicants must attend a bidders conference to be held on May 23, 2007 at 10 am at 1101 Market Street, 11th floor and submit a Letter of Intent no later than May 29, 2007. The application deadline is June 18, 2007 no later than 12:00 Noon.

The Division of Maternal, Child & Family Health Children with Special Health Care Needs Community Activity Grant promotes family-centered, community-based, coordinated care and facilitates the development of community-based systems of care for children with special health care needs and their families. The Grant Program will award funds for projects that: 1) support families in becoming more active in decision making and caregiving for children with special health care needs, and/or 2) develop or strengthen community support groups dealing with any aspect tied to children with special health care needs, and/or 3) address unmet needs of children with special health care needs and/or their families.

VISTA Position: Pathways PA

hillarya — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:40:26 +0000

PathWaysPA is currently recruiting for an Americorps* VISTA to work in our self-sufficiency department. The Self-Sufficiency Department projects focus on increasing financial literacy, providing information and assistance on benefits, free income tax preparation and tax credits education and links to sustaining career choices for low-income working individuals and families. Specifically, the VISTA will help build partnerships with local and state organizations and agencies, recruit and manage volunteers, develop procedures and mechanisms for evaluating our progress, develop processes and fundraising ideas in order to sustain the department, develop and update department publications and assist in our advocacy and policy work.

Requirements:
*Some College Course-work (Degree preferred)
*Basic Computer Skills (Intermediate or Advanced a plus
*Strong Interpersonal Skills
*Strong Work Ethic
*Good Communication Skills ? Oral & Written
*Good Organizational Skills
*Experience working with diverse populations
*Interest in Non-profit and/or Financial Education

Americorps* VISTA Benefits:
*Monthly Stipend ? Approximately $900/month
*Health Benefits
*Child Care Assistance (for those who qualify)
*Relocation Assistance (for those who qualify)
*End of year Stipend ($1,200) or Educational Award ($4,725)
*Life Insurance Option

To learn more about AmeriCorps* benefits visit http://www.americorps.gov.

To apply, send your resume to Joy McManus, Community Outreach Coordinator, at jmcmanus@pathwayspa.org