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*** Boys Scouts
Help your son develop character and make lifelong memories by registering to become a Cub or Boy Scout this fall! Starting in September, the Cradle of Liberty Council Boy Scouts of America (COLBSA) will begin accepting new registrations to join packs and troops in Philadelphia, Delaware and Montgomery Counties. Local packs and troops will host open houses in September and October making it the best opportunity of the school year to sign up! Boys ages 7 to 10 or in 1st through 5th Grades are eligible to register as a Cub Scout. Boys ages 11 or older can register to join the Boy Scouts. Registration is open year-round. For more information, please visit: www. colbsa.org.
*** Allentown Rescue Mission
The Allentown Rescue Mission has been actively serving our community for more than 100 years. Now the Mission is not only active, but also interactive. The Mission announces the launch of its new interactive website homepage. The new page, found at www. allentownrescuemission.org, offers a fun and easy way to find interesting facts about the Mission and its services.
*** Latino Leadership Institute
The Latino Partnership Initiative is a vehicle that serves our community as a catalyst to unify, build, advocate and implement a comprehensive common agenda. In an effort to accomplish its mission the Latino Partnership Initiative has created The Latino Leadership Institute. The Latino Leadership Institute Mission: Is to empower New Latino Youth leaders to gained specialized skills in the development of new organizations and the enhancement of existing organizations. The goal of the Institute is to foment and nurture the development of civic leadership among emerging Latino/a leaders in the Delaware Valley.. A total of one hundred and twenty three participants have graduated from the LatinoPartnership Leadership Institute since 2002. For info, please contact Felicita Feliciano Rivera, 1628 Church Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124, Tel. 215-613-7013 ext 104, Fax 215-821-2909, Felicita.Feliciano@ comcast.net.
*** Seminars for Human Services
Understanding the Impact of Trauma on Client and Therapist: How to Bear Witness to the Client’s Trauma While Avoiding PostSecondary Stress Disorder, Presented by: Fran Gerstein, MSW, LCSW, BCD, November 8, 2011, Radisson Hotel, Valley Forge, PA, 9:00 – 3:30pm 5 CEU’s $120 per person. Introduction to Dialectical Behavior
Therapy (DBT): An Evidence-Based Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder, Presented by Edie Mannion, LMFT, November 16, 2011, 2011, 9:30- 4:30pm, Hilton Garden Inn, Edison/Raritan Center, 50 Raritan Center Parkway, Edison, New Jersey, 08837 5.5 CEU’s$120 per person
*** Clases de Ciudadanía
Acción Colombia inicia ciclo de otoño de clases con el fin de preparar inmigrantes residentes para el examen de ciudadanía americana. Se requiere conocimientos básicos de inglés. El curso es de 10 semanas, 2 horas de clase 1 vez por semana, los días jueves, de 6:00 PM a 8:00 PM. Las clases se iniciarán el jueves 15 de septiembre en las instalaciones de Latino Partnership Prevention en el 1628 de Church St. Philadelphia, PA 19124. Registraciones abiertas. Para mayor información llamar a Leity Rodríguez-Largo 267-338-6787.
*** Calling all runners!
Looking for some motivation to lace up those shoes and start training? Consider joining Team CPS, and race for all children to have access to a quality education in Philadelphia. Last year, over 20 runners raised $23,000 for Community Partnership School - wow! Can we top it this year? Please join us! Team CPS Races Marine Corps Marathon (26.2 Miles), Location: Washington, DC, Sunday, October 30. 8:00 AM. Registration Fee: $100 (must register through CPS). Deadline to register: August 10. Ready to join?? E-mail Angie McCole with your name, contact info, race choice, and shirt size. Or call 215235-0461.
*** APM Child Care
APM's community child care headstart center open for enrollment, Now accepting applications for September 2011! APM's accredited, bilingual center offers free breakfast, lunch and snack, individualized teaching, health services, parent involvement, qualified, licensed staff and services for children with special needs. Children must be 3 years old by September 1, 2011 and be family income eligible. Call APM for more information on how to enroll your child today! 215-839-3313. APM Child Care Center, 2318 N. Marshall St., Phila., PA 19133. Equal opportunity care.
*** Low Cost Laptops
SUMMER SALE. Low Cost, Refurbished Laptops & Desktops $50-$275. We have over 400 high performing HP tablet laptops and over 800 HP and Dell desktops for $50-$275. Please call Robert Toporek at 484-744-1868 to order your computer. Please help spread the word. Team Children. 484-7441868 www.teamchildren.com
*** Agricultores hispanos
Si usted considera que el Departamento de Agricultura de Estados Unidos (USDA) le negó indebidamente beneficios de préstamos agrícolas entre los años 1981 y el 2000 por ser hispano o mujer, es posible que cumpla
con los requisitos para solicitar compensación. Podría cumplir con los requisitos si: 1. Solicitó del USDA un préstamo agrícola o la prestación de servicios con respecto a la administración de un préstamo agrícola durante ese periodo, y 2. El préstamo fue negado, otorgado tarde, aprobado por un monto menor al solicitado o aprobado con condiciones restrictivas, o el USDA no prestó un adecuado servicio de préstamo, y 3. Usted considera que estos actos ocurrieron por ser usted hispano o mujer. Si desea inscribirse para recibir los documentos para reclamación, puede llamar al Centro de Llamadas para Agricultores y Ganaderos al 1-888-508-4429 o ingresar a la página web: www. farmerclaims.gov
*** Youth Poetry Movement
The Philly Youth Poetry Movement (PYPM) is a proud recipient of a $40,000 grant that will go toward establishing a permanent gathering space to run literary arts education programs for youth from around the Philadelphia area. The grant comes from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of its Knight Arts Challenge and will fund a space that will offer free poetry and cultural workshops, homework tutoring, and life-skills mentoring. The Knights Arts Challenge is a matching grant, therefore PYPM has launched a campaign to raise $20,000 over each of the next two years. Those interested in supporting can donate atwww.pypm215.org.
*** Gamechangers
The countdown to the 2011 FCA Camp season has begun! We are excited to announce this year’s theme, GAMECHANGER: Make a Play. A Gamechanger is someone who steps up and makes a play that ultimately affects the outcome of the game. God has called each of us to be Gamechangers for Him! We are busy preparing the last few details needed to make this year’s camps a success. Please be in prayer for the four FCA Soccer Camps that will be taking place in Philly Area. Through these camps, we are anticipating 150 athletes and coaches to be impacted for Jesus Christ! And that is in the sport of soccer (futbol) alone. More info about FCA Camps nationwide and international please go to www. fcacamp.org
*** Multi Language kids
MULTI LANGUAGE KIDS is a new non-profit 501 c3 whose mission it is to avail literacy programming to diverse children. To meet this mission we need volunteers, specifically board members who have legal, financial, and if possible, non-profit management experience. In addition, we are also looking for translators, grant writers, and a webmaster. One intent and mission of MLK is to provide educational programming inclusive of a curriculum consistent with second language acquisition facilitation a reality for young children 0-6 years of age who may otherwise not receive the English
input they need and from which they benefit before entering into the public schools. If you are interested in becoming a Volunteer, please contact us at founder@multilangkids.org or fill out the Volunteer Inquiry Form on our site http://multilangkids.org/
*** Renewable Energy
USDA Rural Development Invites Applications for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today invited agricultural producers and rural small businesses to apply for loans and grants to implement renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements. The deadlines for submitting completed REAP applications are June 15 and June 30, depending on the type of project to be funded. For information on how to apply for assistance, contact your local USDA Rural Development office or see page 20943 of the April 14 Federal Register, http://edocket. access.gpo.gov/2011/pdf/2011-8456. pdf. A list of USDA offices is available athttp://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ StateOfficeAddresses.html.
*** Wellness Parents at Please Touch
Please Touch Museum introduces Wellness Parents, support workshops for new and expecting parents. Please Touch Museum's Wellness sessions focus on healthy parenting so you can focus on healthy children! All sessions are led by Donna Ellenbogen, M.S.Ed, LCSW, ABD and founder of Family Wellness Solutions. Donna is a clinical social worker, parenting coach, professor, wife and mother of two.
*** Free legal clinic
Ayuda Community Center provides a free legal clinic twice a month (first and third Tuesday of
the every month) which provide free legal advice. The lawyers are experienced in all different types of law, including immigration, family law, housing consultation, real estate issues and criminal matters. Ayuda Community Center in partnership with the Philadelphia Christian Legal Aid Society, Ayuda’s Free Legal Clinic utilizes volunteer attorneys to provide free one hour consultations on legal matters to residents of the community. Nearly 50% of families in Hunting Park live below the federal poverty line and on average they will experience one civil legal need each year. Appointments are taken on a first come, first serve basis. Pamela Ramos, Clinic coordinator 215-329-5777, 4400 N Marshall Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140 www. Ayudacc.org
*** Organ Donation Awareness
Did you know… 19 people die everyday waiting for an organ transplant in the U.S, many are from your coverage area. There are millions of people in the U.S. who need an organ transplant, but only 100,000 are registered on the government’s current deceased organ donor list because there are too few deceased donor organs. MatchingDonors.com has become the world’s largest and most successful nonprofit organization promoting and registering living organ donation. In collaboration with a number Departments of Health Officials, MatchingDonors. com (a 501c3 nonprofit organization) has launched this public education campaign throughout the United States to help people recognize that they can be a living organ donor and to encourage them to register as a living organ donor.