The week of
July 16, 2007
Other Local Events and Workshops
Hearings on Dept. of Human Services budget
CITY OF PHILADELPHIA’S DHS is planning services for the upcoming fiscal year and we want your input… Come to a Public Hearing with Dept. of Human Services Acting Commissioner Arthur C....
Evoluer Personal Workshop For Teenage Girls
Evoluer Personal Workshop For Teenage Girls The Philadelphia Department of Recreation, in conjunction with Evoluer Image Consultants announces the summer session of its successful Evoluer Personal...
Bread and Roses Tribute to Change
The commitment of so many different kinds of people to making this region great is Philadelphia’s greatest asset. Sometimes the only barrier we have to solving community problems is not knowing...
Benefit Bank Clinic
National Student Partnerships and the Metamorphosis CDC will be hosting a Benefit Bank clinic to help community members apply for Rent and Property Tax Rebates and PACE/PACENET (prescription drug...
2007 Fair Food Farm Tour Series
Interested in local food? Love fresh fruit at the height of the season? Need a fun way to get out of Dodge? Then come join the Fair Food family for a day on the farm! 2007 Fair Food Farm Tour Series...
New Resources
New Report: Cross-System Collaboration to Reengage Disconnected Youth
Case Studies Highlight Cross-System Collaboration to Reengage Disconnected Youth A new Youth, Education, and Families (YEF) Institute report highlights eight case studies in which municipal leaders...
New Website: International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH ON SERVICE-LEARNING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LAUNCHES NEW WEB SITE The International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement...
Affordable Housing Toolkit
Toolkit Provides Means to Advance Affordable Housing What guidance is available to help local governments assure an adequate supply of affordable housing in their communities? The Washington (DC)...
Tackling Health Inequities Through Public Health Practice: A Handbook for Action
Tackling Health Inequities Through Public Health Practice: A Handbook for Action Tackling Health Inequities Through Public Health Practice provides a knowledge base and innovative approaches for...
New Articles: Academic Medicine
Academic Medicine Online The August 2006 issue of Academic Medicine includes collections of papers on several important topics, including chronic care and the influence of the health care system in...
Workbook: Collaborating to Improve Community Health
Collaborating to Improve Community Health: Workbook and Guide to Best Practices in Creating Healthier Communities and Populations The first resource that shows how key players from local governments,...
New Article: Shapers of the New City: Cultural Institutions and Universities
The Spring 2006 Bulletin of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences includes an article entitled “Shapers of the New City: Cultural Institutions and Universities” coauthored by...
New Book: American Working-Class Literature
You may want to consider this new text for your service-learning courses. American Working-Class Literature An Anthology Nicholas Coles & Janet Zandy From Oxford University Press America’s...
Capacity Building for Youth-Led Social Change
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR YOUTH-LED SOCIAL CHANGE Launched in 2000, the Collaborative Fund for Youth-Led Social Change (CFYS) grew out of an effort of funders and youth practitioners to support work at...
Partnerships Classifieds
Boost Mobile RockCorps
BOOST MOBILE ROCKCORPS is coming to your ‘hood! GIVE 4 HOURS GET 1 TICKET Volunteer 4 hours and earn 1 ticket to the hottest show of the summer, Taking Back Sunday August 27th, at THE FILLMORE...
14th Annual Philadelphia Cares Day
Join Greater Philadelphia Cares, in partnership with the School District of Philadelphia, on Saturday, October 20th, 2007 for the 14th Annual Philadelphia Cares Day. You?ll be among 12,000 people...
Volunteers needed, The Matchstick Group
In preparation for a fall 2007 pilot program launch, a new, innovative nonprofit organization in Philadelphia is conducting several focus groups and surveys during this summer to gain important...
National Conferences & Calls for Proposal
National Summit on Your City?s Families
Register by July 24 to Receive Early Bird Rate for National Summit on Your City?s Families City officials and their school and community partners can receive significant early registration discounts...
International Research Conference on Service-Learning and Community Engagement
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON SERVICE-LEARNING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: October 6-9 ? Tampa, FL The 2007 International Research Conference on Service-Learning and Community Engagement –...
Call for Articles: International Forum of Teaching and Studies
CALL FOR ARTICLES and ESSAYS International Forum of Teaching and Studies (IFOTS JOURNAL) International Forum of Teaching and Studies (IFOTS) provides an academic exchange forum for scholars,...
Grant Opportunities
Technical Assistance Project on Children and Youth Plans
Apply for New Technical Assistance Project on Children and Youth Plans Cities are encouraged to apply for a new technical assistance project sponsored by the Youth, Education, and Families (YEF)...
PhillyCarShare Community Improvement Program
Community Improvement Program PhillyCarShare is all about making Philadelphia a better place to live and work. If you are involved with a community group that could use vehicles, volunteers, or...
Do Something Weekly Grants for Young Social Entrepreneurs
Do Something Offering Weekly Grants for Young Social Entrepreneurs Deadline: Rolling Do Something (<a href=""></a>) is a not-for-profit organization that works to inspire,...
Community Access to Child Health Program Planning Funds
[posted from RFP Bulletin] American Academy of Pediatrics Accepting Applications for Community Access to Child Health Program Planning Funds Deadline: July 31, 2007 The Community Access to Child...
Nursing Research Grants Program
[posted from RFP Bulletin] Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Announces New Nursing Research Grants Program Deadline: August 1, 2007 Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (<a...
Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities
Assistant Coordinator, AVRP Youth Worker Program
Assistant Coordinator ? AVRP Youth Worker Program Assistant Coordinator, AVRP the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program (MAP) seeks an Assistant Coordinator for a full-time (40-hr/wk) position with...
Administrative Assistant, AVRP Youth Program
AVRP Special Projects, Administrative Assistant The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program (MAP) seeks Administrative Assistant part time (15 hour weekly) position with the AVRP Special Projects...
Instructor, AVRP Youth Worker Program
AVRP Youth Worker Program, Instructor The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program (MAP) seeks Instructors with the AVRP Youth Worker program. AVRP is an after-school art education program currently...
Director, Center for Social Policy and Community Development, Temple University
From: Maria Chaney <mchaney@> Director – Center for Social Policy and Community Development Temple University-School of Social Administration The School of Social Administration, Temple...
Teen Program Manager, Project HOME
[emailed 6/29/07] A Great Place to Work and Make a Difference! We are a rapidly growing, independent nonprofit agency in Philadelphia with a mission to empower persons to break the cycle of...
Miscellaneous
Institute for Youth, Education, and Families Audioconference Series
YEF Institute Announces Upcoming Audioconference Schedule NLC?s Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YEF) continues its popular audioconference series beginning in Sept. 2007. These free,...
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