SUMMARY
As a member of the Campus Ministry team (and in collaboration with key faculty and staff) create, enhance, and assess opportunities for GMC students to engage in direct service with persons who are economically poor or otherwise marginalized, and to reflect on their experience of service in the Mercy tradition.  Participate in the broader liturgical and spiritual aspects of Campus Ministry as interest, skill and time permit.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversee and assess all service opportunities originating in Campus Ministry, participating where possible and appropriate.  This includes ongoing/weekly service activities, service-immersion trips, and college-wide service such as Holiday Outreach, Orientation Service, and MLK Day of Service.

Develop relationships with community partners and create an expanding network of local service sites with an understanding of agencies’ real needs.

Coordinate Alternative Break program in collaboration with Campus Ministry team, including site development, advertising, recruitment and placement of students and student/faculty/staff leaders, formation, fund-raising, travel/housing arrangements, assessment of outcomes, and public-relations.

Ensure that a process of preparation and reflection is incorporated into all service experiences in order to deepen students’ commitment to the combination of professional competency with the Mercy tradition of service to society.

Administer all aspects of Scholars-in-Service program.  This includes annual grant applications, recruitment and selection of candidates, administrative record-keeping, training, reflection, and supervision.  Foster leadership development for students who serve as community service leaders.

Assist First Year Experience and other faculty in identifying service learning sites and in developing effective reflective components for their classes.

In conjunction with Dean of Students, maintain records related to participation in service activities for use in the annual application for the President’s Honor Roll of Service, PA Campus Compact member survey, and college-wide Celebrate Service year-end activity.  Develop and coordinate assessments for students engaged in service, recording, disseminating, and responding to data.

Meet regularly with the Director of Campus Ministry for consultation/supervision.  Participate in Campus Ministry team meetings and staff development.

Work with College Grant Writer to seek ongoing funding for engagement in local, domestic, and international partnerships.

Enhance professional development through participation in organizations such as the Catholic Campus Ministry Association, Campus Compact, PHENND, CRS Campus Connection, etc.

http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH16/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=GMCEDU&cws=1&rid=137

With offices throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania and advocacy initiatives on behalf of low-wage workers statewide, PathWays PA provides programs committed to the development of client self-sufficiency which leads to the fulfillment of our mission:

To help women, teens, children and families achieve economic independence and family well-being.

Pathways has a number of VISTA opportunities, some of which are posted on behalf of other organizations.

PathWays PA/American Red Cross  VISTA
Help the American Red Cross serve those who serve! We seek 2 VISTA members to develop programming related to direct and indirect services serving military and veteran families in Southeastern PA.

PathWays PA/Boat People SOS HAPP  VISTA
The VISTA will support our work to reduce long-standing health disparities by implementing creative outreach/education projects to increase access to health care for all Vietnamese community members.

PathWays PA/Boat People SOS ECO VISTA
Support the BPSOS-DelV team to deepen and broaden our work with the Vietnamese community in Philadelphia! Help us plan community events, recruit volunteers, and sustain our media outreach efforts.

PathWays PA/St. Vincent de Paul VISTA
Interested in using your marketing skills to help low-income families? Market St. Vincent de Paul to help families find employment today!

PathWays PA Adult Literacy/Financial Education VISTA
Interested in helping adult learners obtain their GED credentials and improve their financial literacy skills? Become the Adult Literacy/Financial Educator at PathWays PA.

PathWays PA Economic Opportunity VISTA
The VISTA member will be essential in recruiting new organizations/individuals to take part in financial education in the Philadelphia area. Other projects may include data collection and tracking.

PathWays PA Healthcare Financial Educator VISTA
Ready to diagnose the needs of people looking for healthcare jobs? PathWays PA needs a motivated VISTA to support adults, youth, and employers who work to improve health care jobs in our region.

PathWays PA/ IAC COC VISTA
Support community economic wellbeing! Help us identify the needs of prospective employers and employees, support skills development of unemployed adults, and connect businesses and job seekers.

PathWays PA IAC PRMC VISTA  Support the economic wellbeing of the community! Help us create a strong identity that resonates with a range of stakeholders; then create systems to communicate the message and track impact.

http://www.pathwayspa.org/AmeriCorps.doc

The City of Philadelphia Employer Informational Career Expo & City Wide Services Fair

When:        Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Time:        10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.
Where:     Philadelphia Convention Center (Broad Street Entrance)
400 Level Terrace Ballroom.

Lunch will be served to all VOLUNTEERS
The Career Expo is free and open to the public.

Please R.S.V.P no later than July 19, 2013.

Contact:
Phone: Ms. Pam Superville @ 215-683-3384
E-mail: pam.superville@Phila.gov

Because we are expecting about 2000 or more attendees at this event, we would need the college students to help us with tasks such as registration, monitoring workshop activities, helping clients in our cyber-cafe, greeting guests and attendees, etc.

The event begins at 9:30, but we are asking all volunteers to be on site by 8:30 and to be prepared to be there until 3:30 -4:00 (there will be a volunteer orientation a few days before 7/30).

Community Projects Coordinator (AmeriCorps)
http://www.youthbuildphilly.org/PDF/AmeriCorpsCPCMarch2013.pdf

Information Technology / Business Administration Instructor (AmeriCorps)
http://www.youthbuildphilly.org/PDF/ITBAInstructor.pdf

Wednesday, July 24th from 3:30PM-5:00PM
PHENND, 3624 Market Street, Suite 5W

http://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf

http://www.ribbonsofhope.net/grants/

http://www.mhopus.org/Apply

https://www.conferenceabstracts.com/uploads/cfp2/images/2013_Access-to-Care-Grant-Guidelines.pdf

http://www.rmyf.org/content.cfm?u=faq

Predicting who will go to and finish college is incredibly tricky. A new report from ACT Inc underscores that while academic readiness is important, it is not the sole factor at play in college success. Other factors such as the fit of the school, financial aid opportunities, and interest in the offered majors are important dimensions of readiness.

Annually, ACT provides each state with The Condition of College & Career Readiness, a report that details the college readiness of students who took the ACT® college readiness assessment. Based on extensive empirical research, ACT has defined “college and career readiness” as the acquisition of knowledge and
skills a student needs to enroll and succeed in credit-bearing first-year college courses at a postsecondary institution without the need for remediation. This definition has been adopted by the Common Core state standards initiative.

http://www.act.org/readinessreality/13/pdf/Reality-of-College-Readiness-2013.pdf

The Next Generation of Community Involvement

July 30 – August 1, 2013
Boston, Massachusetts
Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 13th Community Involvement Training Conference will be held in Boston, Massachusetts July 30-August 1, 2013. The EPA Office of Water, EPA Region 1, and the EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response are leading the planning efforts for this conference.

This dynamic training conference seeks to both inform and train EPA staff as well as Agency stakeholders and partners in best practices to enhance community involvement. In 2011, the training conference brought more than 450 community involvement practitioners together.

This three-day training conference features plenary sessions with guest speakers, topical discussions, multiple 90-minute information sessions, engaging three, four, and seven hour training sessions, and field trips demonstrating effective community involvement and cooperative conservation efforts in the Boston area. Additionally, there will be a Tuesday evening reception that will highlight a poster presentation and technology demonstration session to showcase excellent community involvement projects as well as new tools, technologies, and software. Throughout the training conference there will be exhibits, a variety of networking opportunities and evening activities to add value and fun to the experience.

http://www.epa.gov/superfund/community/ciconference/index.htm

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC

Meeting Description
On July 29-31, 2013 the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) in partnership with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Office of Minority Health (OMH) , Indian Health Service (IHS) will host a meeting focused on identifying priorities for action to address environmental health disparities (EHD) and environmental justice (EJ). This meeting will bring together researchers, community residents, healthcare professionals, and federal partners committed to addressing EHD and EJ, in particular the grantees funded by NIEHS, EPA, NIMHD, CDC, OMH, and IHS. For the purposes of this meeting, EHD is defined as the unique contribution of the environment to health disparities.

The main goals of this meeting will be to:

• Acknowledge and build off past meetings that have identified historical EHD & EJ issues
• Prioritize research areas to ensure the most vulnerable populations’ issues are addressed
• Identify emerging EHD or EJ issues (new exposures that have not been considered in the past that may lead to new or additional health disparities) and,
• Develop a set of priorities that enables participants to set multi-year plans to address the most critical EHD and EJ issues

The meeting will include presentations, small group discussions, demonstrations, and poster sessions that lead to the development of an action agenda. Presenters will highlight challenges, emerging opportunities, and strategies to build upon existing efforts that bring community groups together with researchers. Specifically, the meeting will highlight and promote best practices of current and past EHD and EJ projects, and identify emerging issues and new directions in research, communication, capacity building, training, and evaluation. An additional goal of the meeting will be to foster new partnerships at the local, state, regional, tribal, and national levels. The meeting is also intended to bring together new partners to the discussion of environmental health disparities. Such partners could include: anthropologists, sociologists, and economists as well as those with expertise in law, policy, analysis and evaluation.

http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/conference/ehd_ej_2013/index.cfm.

Job description
POSITION SUMMARY

Providence Center emphasizes an asset-based approach to youth development, helping children and youth to recognize and build their strengths. We support our students to make healthy and positive choices, creating a tight-knit community of learners and leaders who strive to achieve their full potential and assist their peers to do the same.

Providence Center’s youth programs include an after school program, Teen Mentors, and a summer camp. Our after school program serves children in grades K-6 (with the possibility of expanding through 8th grade). Many of our students are English-language learners, and we provide academic assistance as well as a comprehensive social and emotional learning curriculum. The after school program is supported by Teen Mentors, local bi-lingual high school students who assist with the children and learn to act as positive role models and leaders. The Teen Mentors also receive support to complete high school and pursue their educational and vocational goals. In the summer, Providence Center is partnering with Temple University to offer a summer camp that serves English language learners while providing ESL field experience to aspiring teachers.

The Director of Youth Programs will be responsible for the planning, implementation, supervision, and assessment of Providence Center’s after school program and Teen Mentors. In addition, the Director will support and provide leadership for the summer camp.

http://www.idealist.org/view/job/33GNhf7JF46np/

ITWorks is a FREE 16-week training program.  Through 11 weeks of classroom study and hands-on workshops, you will prepare for the industry-leading CompTIA A+ Certification. Through 5 weeks of internship you will build your resume and real-world skills.

Classes start in Wilmington and Philadelphia in August!

ITWorks is an IT Training & Internship Program for young adults.

Applicants must:

be 18-25 years old
have a High School Diploma or GED
complete the online form to begin the application process

The program truly is life-changing.

Students receive unprecedented access to senior technology executives from many of the region’s leading corporations and nonprofits.  They will receive top-notch technical training and an internship that will provide them with the kind of resume-building experience that will change their income potential for life.

Application: http://itworks.org/application/

Website:  http://itworks.org/

Flyer: http://itworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ITWorksFlyer2013.pdf

The Eisner Prize is a $150,000 cash award designed to recognize excellence by an individual or a non-profit organization in uniting multiple generations, especially seniors and youth, to bring about positive and lasting changes in their community. In addition, the foundation will award $10,000 each to five finalists.

https://eisnerfoundation.wufoo.com/forms/2013-eisner-prize-for-intergenerational-excellence/

Study : “Doing Good is Good for You:  2013 Health and Volunteering Study”

UnitedHealth Group and the Optum Institute released the Doing Good is Good for You: 2013 Health and Volunteering Study. The study reveals that U.S. adults who volunteer report that they feel better, both physically and emotionally than adults who do not volunteer. The study also illustrates that employers benefit from employees who volunteer in terms of better employee health and in professional-skills development that employees use in the workplace.

http://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/Newsroom/Articles/Feed/UnitedHealth%20Group/2013/0619StudyHealthVolunteering.aspx

The health care reform law is intended to help ensure all Americans have access to quality, affordable health insurance.

SBN recognizies the challenges involved for individuals and businesses in navigating this marketplace and have partnered with Total Benefits Solutions to make sure you’re informed on reform.

This targeted briefing and presentation will prepare you for what to expect for yourself and your business over the next 15 months as we dive into the PPACA..

Click here to register for the August 21 Heatlhcare Reform Q&A.

http://www.sbnphiladelphia.org/events/view/health_care_reform_qa1/

This session repeats on Friday, September 13, 2013, 12:00 – 2:00 PM.  To register for the September event, register here: http://www.sbnphiladelphia.org/events/view/health_care_reform_qa/

STEMathon is organized to bring together STEM education professionals to network, collaborate, learn, and share ideas in order to improve and enhance STEM education at the local level, and increase capacity for STEM at the regional and state level.

Click here to download the conference flyer.

http://stemathon.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/stemathon_flyer.pdf

The LEGO Children’s Fund will provide grants for collaborative programs, either in part or in total, to organizations that focus on early childhood education and development; technology and communication projects that advance learning opportunities; or sport or athletic programs that concentrate on underserved youth. Maximum award: $5,000. Eligibility: 501(c)(3) organizations. Deadline: July 15, 2013.

http://www.legochildrensfund.org/Guidelines.html