The Center seeks a Peer Group Facilitator to implement the Sanctuary Model’s SELF Peer Support Group structure within a new Microfinance/Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) demonstration project at the Center for Hunger-­Free Communities.  In the spirit of the Center’s primary goal to find science-­based solutions to hunger and economic insecurity, this project seeks to investigate how access to conventional banking, financial literacy, group savings and group support may improve the economic security of low-­income mothers.  The goals of this project are to improve economic security for low-­income women, make a positive impact on family health and well being, and to transform the existing welfare system.

The Peer Group Facilitator will be responsible for six groups of 10-­12 participants per week, including facilitation, post-group surveys, data entry, and referrals to the program social worker for needed services.  The Facilitator will report to the Program Coordinator of the demonstration project.

For a full details of the position, please see the complete job description.

http://www.centerforhungerfreecommunities.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/Job%20Description%20-%20Peer%20Group%20Facilitator%20-%20Final.pdf

To apply for this position, please apply online at: http://www.drexeljobs.com and search for Peer Group Facilitator.

9/17 Peace Teach In at Drexel University, 1:00pm-6:00pm
Drexel University, The James E. Marks Intercultural Center, 33rd St. and Chestnut St.

FREE

This event will include workshops and networking opportunities devoted to peace and non-violent conflict resolution. Concurrent workshops will be provided on the following topics: Non-violent conflict resolution, Peace education, Gender and peacebuilding, International organizations and Mediation. Facilitated by Barbara Simmons, Executive Director of the Peace Center of Langhorne, PA.

9/18: Measuring Social and Economic Factors that Develop a More Peaceful Society, 4-5:30pm

Michelle Breslauer of the Institute for Economics and Peace will talk about the Global Peace Index and other tools used to measure peace. Learn about relationship between peace, business and prosperity, and gain a better understanding of the cultural, economic and political factors that drive peacefulness.

http://www.peacedayphilly.org/2013/07/14/measuring-social-economic-factors-that-develop-a-more-peaceful-society/

9/19 “Perspectives On Peace” Photo Exhibition Opening Reception, 5-8pm

Drexel University’s Office of International Programs and the Philly Chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP Philadelphia), with support from Peace Day Philly, present this special exhibition featuring 5 of Philadelphia’s finest photographic artists. Featuring the work of Laurence Salzmann, Noah Addis, Eric Mencher, Sarah Bones & Anthony Wood.

More Info: http://www.peacedayphilly.org/2013/07/14/perspectives-on-peace-photography-exhibition/

Facebook Event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/493486467402021/

9/20 Peace Day Philly 2013’s “What Can YOU Do For Peace?” Kick Off Event
This community event at Hawthorne Park, 12th and Catherine, will feature Philadelphia’s Poet Laureate Sonia Sanchez and World Fusion Artist Farah Siraj. Poetry, music, arts activities for kids. In partnership with te Hawthorne Empowerment Coalition and the 3rd Police District.

http://www.peacedayphilly.org/2013/07/14/peace-day-philly-2013-what-can-you-do-for-peace-event/

Facebook Event:

https://www.facebook.com/events/125020114375207/

9/20 – Community/School Peace Activities offered by the Police Department

For the 3rd consecutive year, the Philadelphia Police Department will offer diverse peace related activities across the city through District Offices. See link for district listings. http://www.peacedayphilly.org/2013/07/14/peace-non-violence-activities-philadelphia-police-districts/

9/21 Focus On Peace- A Day of Photography for Peace
Take a minute, hour or day on 9/21 to capture images of peace in the world around you. Use cameras and cell phones anytime 9/21 and send in/post your images! An initiative of the Am. Society of Media Photographers (ASMP Phila.)
http://www.peacedayphilly.org/2013/07/14/focus-on-peace-a-local-day-of-photography-fo-peace/

9/21 “A New Global Future” Peace Conference, 10am – 4pm
This collaborative day of workshops, involving organizations such as the UN Association of Greater Phila. and the Envision Peace Museum, will include skill building related to non-violence, communication skills, voting rights, social media for social change, honoring UN Peacekeepers and more. Lily Yeh – founder of the Village of Arts and Humanities in Philadelphia and the global organization Barefoot Artists – will speak on “The Arts, and Peace in Our City.” http://www.peacedayphilly.org/2013/07/14/a-new-global-future-peace-day-philly-at-friends-center/

9/21: Stories In Service: A Day of Neighborhood Storytelling

12-2pm, 4 locations in the city

Storytellers and youth poets will share tales based in African oral traditions with the goal of bring hope and peace to each community. Each program is representational of a neighborhood village and provides opportunities for community members to interact through call and response, song, movement and rhythmic expression within the context of the storytelling experience. All programs are FREE and FAMILY FRIENDLY!

The locations are:
Hawthorne Cultural Center (South Philly) -12th and Carpenter, 12PM / People’s Emergency Center (West Philly) -39th and Spring Garden, 12PM / Philly Urban Creators (North Philly) -11th and York, 12PM / Lonnie Young Recreation Center (Germantowm)- 1100 E. Chelten Avenue, 12PM

9/21, 11:45am-12:15pm

Global Minute for Peace Gathering,

This global minute, observed at 12 noon on the International Day of Peace, is a global activity in all time zones. Be part of the global peace wave!  Join PDP’s gathering or observe this global minute wherever you are!

http://www.peacedayphilly.org/2013/07/14/global-minute-for-peace/

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/159295177594322/

9/21 Peace Day Unity Walk, 3:30-5:30pm
All are welcome to walk side by side in solidarity for peace and in the spirit of our common humanity. This walk will be approximately 2 miles and will stop at the “American Casualties” street art project related to gun violence. Start point: The “Sister Cities” Park at 18th and the Parkway, end point Rittenhouse Square.
http://www.peacedayphilly.org/2013/07/14/peace-day-unity-walk/

Camp Boot is designed to teach community residents the principles of community based participatory research. The purpose is to prepare community residents as lay researchers with the capacity to partner with academic and/or community-based researchers to co-design and co-implement health-related studies. The title, Camp Boot, is intentional. “Boot Camp” is usually based on a command and control, top down philosophy. Camp Boot intends to reverse that philosophy in its teaching approach, drawing on practices of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA), Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) and similar approaches (1-3). Adapted from the Partners in Research: Community and Faculty Training Curricula to Prepare Partners for Community-based Participatory Research Collaborations (4), Camp Boot includes more quantitative information. Camp Boot was developed and piloted in collaboration with a group of 40 African American and Hispanic residents representing medically underserved areas in Houston and Galveston neighborhoods (approximately 50% from each area). Participants were recruited by the advisory board (see question 7). Participants were paid a stipend of $600 for completing the 5 day, 40 hour training. Though our focus for the pilot project was with underserved populations, the curriculum is appropriate for a general audience of community residents interested in learning more about the basics of research, including non-geographically based communities and who have a desire to partner with academic researchers on CBPR projects. While the pilot implementation focused on training community residents, the curriculum could also be used for training and preparing community based organizations to integrate a research component into their programming.

http://ces4health.info/find-products/view-product.aspx?code=PXRMLBZ5

EVENT IDEA SUBMISSION IS OPEN

September is here (we can’t believe it either!) and event idea submissions are officially open for the following programs:

• Astronomy Night star party host sites
• Discovery Day activity providers
• Educator Workshops
• Explorer Programs
• Field Trips (for museums and nature centers)
• Neighborhood Science After School activity providers
• Science Cafes

Please note, registration for the Science Carnival will begin January 9 and opportunities to participate in Signature Programs will be available by mid-October.

All programming areas and requirements can be found in our new and improved partner packet, which is available for download on the PSF website, or by clicking here.

http://www.philasciencefestival.org/upload/wysiwyg/PSF_PartnerPacket14_update.pdf

To send your ideas simply fill out the form HERE.

http://marcatoapp.com/website_integration/philadelphiascience/artists/new

You can submit the form as many times as necessary-just be sure to submit a separate form for each idea/activity you’re considering. If you want to review the programming areas, the event guidelines, or any of the processes, we’ve outlined everything on the “Become a Partner” page at http://philasciencefestival.org.

Registration closes October 1 so get your ideas in as soon as possible.

Not quite sure how to proceed or have questions before you submit? Contact us at philadelphiasciencefestival@fi.edu
Thank you!

The PSF Team

PSF Core Collaborators include: The Academy of Natural Sciences, Bartram’s Garden, Chemical Heritage Foundation, The City of Philadelphia, The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Drexel University, The Franklin Institute, The Free Library of Philadelphia, Independence Seaport Museum, John Heinz National Wildfire Refuge at Tinicum, La Salle University, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Monell Chemical Senses Center, New Jersey Association of Aquatic Sciences, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia University, Philadelphia Zoo, Please Touch Museum, Riverbend Environmental Education Center, The School District of Philadelphia, The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, Temple University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of the Sciences, The Wagner Free Institute of Science, Association of Women in Forensic Science, and The Wistar Institute.

St. Christopher’s Foundation for Children is pleased to set the table for the next phase of the conversation by hosting FreshRX: A Prescription for Health on October 30, 2013.

Over the course of one day, FreshRXTM will bring together national, regional and local thought leaders, policy change advocates, practitioners working in the field, and media to increase awareness of food inequality and its impact on health. This year’s theme, Exploring the Intersection between Food and Health will identify innovative responses to the obesity epidemic, highlight best practices, and provide practical strategies for incorporating a healthy living/active lifestyle agenda into health care practices. The Keynote Speaker is Roberta Friedman, Director of Public Policy at the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at Yale University.

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions. With 78 million adults and 12 million children – that’s 1 in 3 Americans – affected by this disease, the issue demands a systematic, multidisciplinary and strategic response.

Register here: http://freshrx2013-pnd.eventbrite.com/

A proprietary certificate school has hired our organization to undertake a management initiative to enhance the operation of the school.  We are looking for School of Business graduate/undergraduate students from a local university to spearhead a market analysis for our client.  The market analysis would include such items as name recognition, reputation, competitors, pricing analysis and so on.

The students would be working in concert with our on site team in constructing the scope and breadth of the market study.  The project should begin in October and end no later than mid-December.  A small stipend will be paid to the students that take on the project.  In addition, there is the potential for an additional project in the spring.

Interested parties should contact Kate Cruz, Public Policy Director at kcruz@voadv.org or 856-854-4660×117

Just in time for the October 1 enrollment period – It’s everything that you need to know about the new Healthcare mandatory coverage. We will cover the marketplaces, how to enroll yourself as well as your family, the penalties for failing to enroll, and the requirements for each employer. Register on the PD Calendar at http://www.pakeys.org/.

Mission:
For over 25 years BWSF has been a national organization that provides youth programming to children and facilitates the development of resources for and about women of color in sports.

The Black Women in Sport Foundation was founded in 1992 by Tina Sloan Green, Alpha Alexander, Nikki Franke, and Linda Greene as a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the involvement of Black women and girls in all aspects of sport, including athletics, coaching and administration. The Foundation is resolute in facilitating the involvement of women of color in every aspect of sport in the United States and around the world, through the “hands-on” development and management of grass roots level outreach programs.

Position Summary:
The chief executive is responsible for the daily administration and management of The Black Women in Sport Foundation, including service programs, fundraising, and business operations. Areas of responsibility include planning, evaluation, and implementation of policy; personnel and fiscal management; and public relations. This is a full-time position, hired by and directly accountable to the board through its elected board chair.

Responsibilities
1. Management and Administration
a. Develop and facilitate an active organizational and staff planning process.
b. Assist with the development and implementation of organizational goals and objectives consistent with the mission and vision of BWSF.
c. Develop and administer operational policies.
d. Oversee all programs, services, and activities to ensure that program objectives are met.
e. Oversee business development and fundraising.
f. Ensure compliance with funding sources and regulatory requirements.
g. Provide information for evaluation of the organization’s activities.

2. Fiscal
a. Develop, recommend, and monitor annual and other budgets.
b. Coordinate with the Board Audit Committee to ensure effective audit trails.
c. Approve expenditures in accordance with BWSF policies and procedures.
d. Provide for proper fiscal record keeping and reporting.
e. Submit monthly financial statements to the board.
f. Prepare and submit grant applications and funding proposals as appropriate.

3. Personnel
a. Collaborate with and support Board Committees
b. Administer board-approved personnel policies.
c. Ensure proper (legal) hiring and termination procedures.
d. Oversee any and all disciplinary actions.
e. Provide for adequate supervision and evaluation of all staff and volunteers.

4. Board Relations
a. Assist the board chair in planning the agenda and materials for board meetings.
b. Initiate and assist in developing policy recommendations and in setting priorities.
c. Facilitate the orientation of new board members.
d. Work with the board to raise funds from the community.

5. Public Relations
a. Serve as chief spokesperson for the organization.
b. Ensure appropriate messaging and representation of BWSF by all employees.
c. Coordinate representation of BWSF to legislative bodies and other groups.

6. Fundraising
a. Developing and implementing an integrated, comprehensive fundraising program designed to achieve BWSF’s financial and fundraising goals.
b. Fostering and maintaining close relationships with major donors and local foundations in order to assist BWSF in meeting its fundraising goals.
c. Identifying prospects for annual and major gifts, and cultivating meaningful relationships with them in order to secure significant contributions.

Demonstrated competencies will include the following:
• Demonstrating initiative and commitment to achieving and exceeding results
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong communication skills both oral and written
• Managing staff with collaboration and team building
• Creative problem solving

Technical Expertise should include the following:
• Annual giving program implementation, including new donor development and renewals.
• Major gift programs and capital campaigns, including prospect research, cultivation, personal solicitation, and acknowledgment.
• Private foundation research, cultivation, program design, and grant writing.
• Donor communications, including direct mail, newsletters, collateral, and Internet (including use of social media).
• Budgeting, business plan development, report analysis, and performance evaluation.

Other:
• Upholds values consistent with the mission of the BWSF
• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• Experience in athletics (e.g., player, coach, administrator, etc.)
• Available to attend BWSF programming, board meetings (if requested) and conferences

Interested candidates are asked to send a letter, current resume, and contact information of three references to Tina Sloan-Green, Executive Director, at tinabwsf@temple.edu.

Wednesday, September 18
Community College of Philadelphia
Center for Business & Industry (CBI)
Room C2-28
Entrance at 18th & Callowhill Streets
6 – 7:30 p.m.

In partnership with the Reentry Support Project, an initiative of the Fox Rothschild Center for Law and Society at Community College of Philadelphia, Mural Arts presents a kick-off of for this multifaceted project with guest speakers familiar with the criminal justice system, and a community discussion on the problem of mass incarceration in the U.S.

RSVP:  events@muralarts.org | 215-685-0753

FUNDED BY: Ford Foundation

All grants requests must focus on fire prevention or natural disaster preparedness education, involve at least two community partners, include reflection or other activities to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and occur in significant part on or near Jan. 20, 2014. The grant ranges will be: $10,000 (600 or more volunteers projected); $7,500 (450 or more volunteers projected); $5,000 (301 or more volunteers projected); $2,500 (151 to 300 volunteers projected); and $1,000 (50 to 150 volunteers projected). Interested applicants are encouraged to submit an intent to apply message by Friday, September 13 and to attend a budget planning / informational webinar on Tuesday, September 17.

https://www.hopeww.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=2284

Tuesday, September 17
5550 Chester Avenue
3 – 5 p.m.

Join the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, the community, and special guests as we dedicate a mural that pays homage to the life and work of Shirkey Warthen, a young man who was shot and killed on April 27, 2012, in his Southwest Philadelphia neighborhood.

At just 22 years old, Shirkey was a passionate and dedicated Youth Advocate for the Juvenile Law Center and participated in Mural Arts’ E3 Center program. While at Mural Arts, he wrote an award-winning poem, Paint Me Like I Am, that is incorporated into the mural. At the time of his death, Shirkey was deeply involved in making a positive change in his life, as well as advocating for other youth.

This mural honors his legacy, with a brightly painted background and a silhouette that exemplifies his life and gives meaning to his poetry, and also serves as a beacon of hope to other young men.

For More Information or to RSVP:
events@muralarts.org | 215-685-0753

FUNDED BY: City of Philadelphia, Bryan and Marie Weingarten, U.S. Department of Justice, Thomas Skelton Harrison Foundation, Citizens Bank, JPMorgan Chase

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Overbrook Environmental Education Center
6134 Lancaster Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19151
The Entrepreneur’s First Step Toward a Food Venture…

Whether it’s growing and drying herbs, making jams or jellies, baking bread and cakes, or packaging gourmet dinners for one, food-related businesses are becoming increasingly popular as a way to earn a living (or to supplement your income). The cook’s creative flair may be combined with business practicality in a way that other enterprises may lack.

Penn State Extension’s Food for Profit workshop takes you step-by-step through the information necessary to start and run a small food-product business, especially directed to individuals who will be making and packing their products for resale (through grocery stores, farm markets, or restaurants). The Food for Profit workshop consists of seven hours that provide an overview of how to start and successfully operate a small food-product business:

Registration Information

Because of sponsorship that supported the development and delivery of this workshop, your fee (including lunch and all handouts) is $45.00, payable by credit card or personal check.

To register for the Philadelphia session of Food for Profit, please go to the class link at:

http://extension.psu.edu/food-for-profit-workshops

or call Penn State Extension, the Dauphin County Office at 717-921-8803.

Pre-registration is required; deadline is October 11th or when class is filled.

Honor Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy by leading your community in service on MLK Day and build your organization’s capacity to engage volunteers in high-impact service by applying to be a MLK Day Lead Organizer. YSA and CNCS will provide MLK Day Lead Organizer grants to organizations for Martin Luther King Day of Service (Monday, January 20, 2014) activities. MLK Day Lead Organizers will engage youth and adult volunteers on MLK Day, use service as a strategy to meet important community needs, and build partnerships with other organizations in their community to achieve scale, visibility, and impact on MLK Day 2014.  YSA will award between 16 and 64 grants of $1,000, $2,000, $3,000, or $4,000. MLK Day Lead Organizers will also receive ongoing training and technical assistance. The program is open to organizations from all 50 states and DC.

http://www.YSA.org/grants/MLKDay

7th / 8th graders will be introduced to rowing and its precepts. A Parent/Guardian has to contact us if you want to sign-up.

For more information, contact bridges4change@gmail.com.

These are exciting times for the youth service movement. With young people serving at record rates, YSA’s 2012-2013 program year was our biggest and best ever. Global Youth Service Day 2013 included a record-breaking 135 countries participating, and 5,434 registered projects. Though GYSD takes place on one weekend each April, it represents the good work that our young people are doing year-round. Please enjoy our Annual Report – just a quick snapshot of children and youth changing the world. At YSA, we do nothing alone. This report represents the good work that our young people are doing, thanks to partners like you. http://www.YSA.org/annualreportandfinancials

September 25, Oct. 2 & Oct. 9, 2013
9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Temple University Harrisburg will host the series, which will be videoconferenced between Harrisburg and Philadelphia.
Harrisburg location: Temple University Harrisburg, 234 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17101
Philadelphia location: Temple University, Ritter Annex, 1301 W. Cecil B. Moore Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19122

Fees: $40 per person for each three-hour workshop and $100 per person for the nine-hour workshop series. The cost for each additional person from the same organization is $32 per workshop and $80 for the series. Certificates of attendance will be emailed to participants. Continuing education units (CEUs) will be available for an additional $15.*

With funding cuts always looming and donors increasingly demanding accountability, it is more important than ever for nonprofits to know how to plan for, implement and sustain strategies for financial stability and growth. Budget issues can be a struggle for any organization. However, with enough preparation and the right fiscal management tools, things run much smoother. This workshop series will focus on a wide variety of topics related to fiscal management, including creating a budget team, organizational and project budgeting, and fundraising. The series will be facilitated by Kelly Allen, LSW, assistant director of Temple University’s Center for Aging Research, Intergenerational Teaching and Service (CARITAS).

This nine-hour workshop series is divided into the following three-hour workshops:

Session 1: Planning for Financial Success
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Topics to be covered in this session include:

•    Creating the budget team
•    Articulating agency visions
•    Understanding the importance of social media
•    Developing a budget template and a budget timeline

Session 2: Bringing it Together
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Topics to be covered in this session include:

•    Organizational budgeting
•    Project budgeting
•    Income and expenses
•    Direct and indirect costs
•    Restricted or unrestricted funds

Session 3: Maintaining Financial Stability
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Topics to be covered in this session include:

•    Roles and responsibilities
•    Forecasting
•    Evaluating for sustainability
•    Setting priorities and understanding realities
•    Fundraising
•    Networking

*This series does not qualify for social work continuing education credits (CEs), but generic continuing education units (CEUs) for non-licensed professionals will be available.

About the Trainer
Kelly Allen, LSW, is new to Temple University. She has worked in grants, program development, evaluation, contract oversight and budget maintenance for 13 years. Kelly has worked directly with grantees in the community to provide guidance in program development and regulatory issues regarding budget allowances. She joined Temple University’s Center for Aging Research, Intergenerational Teaching and Service (CARITAS) in July 2013. The center focuses on increasing knowledge about the psychosocial and environmental factors affecting older adults and on building the capacity of individuals, families and organizations to promote healthy aging through education, research, training, consultation and community engagement.
For more information and to register, please click here.
http://sites.temple.edu/nesttraining/fiscal-management-workshop-series/

Friday, September 20, 2013, 8:30a.m. to 12:30p.m.

For More information and to RSVP http://www.med.upenn.edu/btg/BTG_Symposium13_Register.htm

About Our Guest Speaker

Born in Los Angeles, Gregory J. Boyle is an ordained Jesuit priest. He holds advanced theology degrees and a master’s degree in English. Fr. Boyle was appointed pastor of Dolores Mission Church in East Los Angeles in 1986, where he served through 1992. He started Homeboy Industries in 1988. His debut book, “Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion,” is a New York Times best seller and has been honored by SCIBA (Southern California Indie Booksellers Association), Pen USA, Publishers Weekly, and Goodreads Choice Awards.

Fr. Boyle has served on the State Commission for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, The National Youth Gang Center Board, and the U.S. Attorney General’s Defending Childhood Task Force. He has received numerous awards, including the Civic Medal of Honor. In 2011 he was inducted into the California Hall of Fame.

About Bridging the Gaps

The Bridging the Gaps model is designed to broaden student training in the health professions through service to underserved communities. The program requires academic health institutions to accomplish the following:

1. Identify an underserved community with whom they hope to collaborate and build service-linked partnerships
2. Provide continuity of contact between the students and faculty at the academic health institution and the identified community and its organizations and agencies
3. Develop and integrate didactic and skill-building components for students, based on the belief that there is a set of skills necessary to provide health care to underserved populations
4. Ensure that supervision is provided by both academic and community preceptors
5. Regularly evaluate the program by eliciting and incorporating input from participating community and agency personnel, students, faculty, and the people served by the program
6. Inform the community of the progress of the program through a public forum and an annual report

In summary, the Bridging the Gaps program commits an academic health institution to sustain a relationship with an underserved community by providing meaningful service while training community-responsive health and social service professionals.

http://www.med.upenn.edu/btg/index.htm

Come Celebrate With Us at the Woodlands Mansion!

Why We Are Excited:

Held at the Woodlands Mansion
Cocktail Party from 6-8pm
September 26, 2013

Click Here for Event Tickets
https://ucgreen.eventbrite.com/

About UC Green:

About Us
Mission Statement

Through partnerships and education we empower volunteer environmental stewardship in University city and its surrounding communities.

History

UC Green was started in 1998 by the University of Pennsylvania’s Facilities and Real Estate Services.  Neighborhood resident and Penn staffer, Esaul Sanchez, was the first executive director.  Our first office was located in a Penn-owned building at 4013 Chestnut Street.

Early on, Penn worked to combat crime, trash and blight in University City.  UC Green’s role, as then-President Judith Rodin put it, was to “unite community organizations, city agencies, university students and residents in local greening efforts.”

Esaul Sanchez recruited a team of volunteers from the community, Penn’s staff, and student body to attend the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Tree Tenders training.  These volunteers would then go on to form the new UC Green Tree Tenders group and launch a series of tree and public landscape plantings.

In its first year, UC Green completed over 20 individual block greening projects.  With this experience under its belt, UC Green began first-in-the-city large-scale community tree plantings.  Hundreds of volunteers planted hundreds of street trees.  In these early years, UC Green also completed new landscapes for public schools, public health centers, and public gardens.  These landscapes featuring plants native to the area, including those found in Bartram Gardens, showy exotics, and medicinal plantings.

Read more at: http://www.ucgreen.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=27

Congreso de Latinos Unidos
216 W Somerset Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Job summary
Career Level: Mid Career (2+ years of experience)
Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Salary: commesurate with education and experience

About this job
Congreso is actively looking for an individual to fill the position of the Social Worker/Client Manager who will provide social worker services to clients in Congreso’s HIP Program. This position will carry a caseload of high-risk cases to provide support services and conduct outreach activities to recruit participants for home visiting services as needed. The Social Worker/Client Manager will work with the Program Supervisor and lead social worker in the delivery of services to include crisis intervention, referrals for health care and social service, conduct home visits for program participants, provide education on maternal and child health & parenting skills, and with the completion of client data and programmatic reports as directed.

Duties
Minimum Experience: 2-4 years work experience in a human service, health care, community or educational setting, or equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Experience with pediatric/family health issues and insurance/medical assistance procedures with economically disadvantaged are preferred.
Special Skills: Bilingual(Spanish/English) required. Must be able to demonstrate full command of both English and Spanish languages.

Minimum Education: BSW from an accredited university required

Apply: Interested candidates should apply through our website at www.congreso.net by clicking on the “jobs” tab on the right hand corner, or follow the link below:
http://www.congreso.net/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&Itemid=52