Creating a Bully-Free Environment

Creating a Bully-Free Environment at School
Sponsor: Stakeholders Collaboration to Improve Student Health Activities:

This event will focus on bullying prevention, awareness, and tools for school personnel and community members to create bully-free environments for students. Our keynote speaker is Dr. Dorothy Espelage, an internationally recognized bullying expert and professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The event will also feature a panel with representatives from several local elementary schools and agencies that provide bullying prevention resources to schools.

Date and Time: May 3, 2011 from 8:30am-12pm
Location: UBS Conference Towers , 1 N. Wacker Chicago , IL 60606
Participants: Free and open to the public.
Register: http://stakeholderscollaborativeforum.eventbrite.com/

For More Information: Contact Iyana Mason , http://us.mc1214.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=imason@lungchicago.org, 312-628-0244

Dome Shift 2011

REGISTER NOW!!!

May 10th - 11th, 2011

Springfield, Illinois

Tuesday Night- Training on Advocacy 101, Large Group Activities, Mock Legislative Meetings and dinner with your peers

Wednesday- Capitol Tour and

Legislative Meetings at the Capitol

Limited Space Available!

Registration is limited to 1 adult sponsor and 4 youth per school!

Cost Per Student: $25

Per Adult(shared room): $35

Per Adult(private room): $70

This is a great opportunity for students to learn about the legislative process first hand! Students will be trained and given tools needed to complete successful visits with their Legislators!!

Click here to register!

For more information, contact:

Megan at ideamegan@yahoo.com

or

Randyl at randyl.lynn@gmail.com

Region 6:Power Lunch Leadership Series:

Presents

The Power Lunch Leadership Series:

Coaching to improve Communication and Involvement

A series of workshops to improve your skills as a youth worker. Bring a lunch and participate in this series of free workshops presented by Anthony Perez of Success is a Language.

Workshop #1 April 13 Register

Understanding the Blind spots in your Communication and Leadership

All leaders have Blind spots, we must understand how to recognize and embrace our blind spots to be a more effective leader to those we serve.

Workshop #2 April 27 Register

Personality Language

You Reach more people when you Reach more People!!- We might be speaking English, however most of the time we are really speaking a different language to one another.

Workshop #3 May 11 Register

Emotional Intelligence

EQ, Why it's more important than IQ- The root to most conflicts is a lack of self-awareness and self-management. Learn the steps to improve your EQ to be a more effective leader who can really connect with others.

Workshop #4 May 25 Register

Coaching for Success, How to Create value in yourself

Just because you know something doesn't mean you know how to teach it. Learn steps to improve your coaching techniques and how to improve the personal value of the youth your serve

All workshops are 11am-1pm. Please be on time. All workshops are free of charge. Please register for the training you are interested in or to register for them all, click here.

2012 CDBG Funding

Technical Assistance Sessions for CDBG 2012

What: Citywide CDBG Workshop
When: April 18th
Where: 78 E. Washington 12:00pm registration

3 separate grant writing workshops 1:00pm 3:00pm 5:00pm You may attend whichever session you would like.

Technical Assistance Sessions for DFSS Kennedy-King College
Where: 6301 S. Halsted St.
When: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 9:00-11:00 am- OST/summer 2:00-4:00 pm- OST/summer Wednesday, April 20, 2011 9:00-11:00 am- Counseling/Mentoring 2:00-4:00 pm- New Agencies/Programs

Part-time Jobs for Low Income Parents

Good Morning Everyone:

Illinois Violence Prevention Authority, Englewood Neighborhood Recovery Initiative and Children's Home and Aid (Lead Agency) are partnering with Antioch Community Social Service to provide part-time jobs with training through their Parent Leadership in Action Network Program (PLAN) for low-income parents in the Englewood Community. Job training starts April 11, 2011. Part-time jobs start on completion of training and ends August 31, 2011.

PARENT LEADERSHIP in ACTION NETWORK (PLAN) SELECTION CRITERIA
* Strong verbal communication skills and an ease with discussing their own experiences in
raising adolescents;

* Commitment to strengthening the community and families;

* Positive attitude and spirit, and an ability to "think outside the box" in promoting prevention
strategies in their community;

* A flexible schedule and the ability to attend meetings and conduct community outreach; * An
interest in gaining peer leadership skills;

* Live in the Englewood Community; and

* Parent between the ages of 30 and 45.

For more information and to place your name on the job training list, call Antioch Community Social Service/Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 415 W. Englewood, Chicago, Illinois 60621 at 773-488-8896 now through April 16, 2011. Programs Coordinators: Betty Seastrong and Deacon Tyrone Turman Rev. Dr. Gerald M. Dew, Pastor Antioch Missionary Baptist Church

Chicago Force Women's Tackle Football Discounts

WOMEN’S FOOTBALL Are you looking for a something new and exciting for your youth to do? Tired of the same old boring fieldtrips. Help to break the stereotype that tough sports are for boys and cheerleading is for girls!

Check out the Chicago Force women’s tackle football games. Please see the attached flyer for group discount rates. Group Youth Packages Available! The Chicago Force welcomes any and all groups to attend one of our FOUR home games at Winnemac Stadium. After the game, fans have the opportunity to meet and socialize with players, get autographs and take photos. There is also an interactive halftime performance! Discounted rates! $2 youth $5 adults For more information or group discounts, please contact Taylor Malloy taylor.malloy@gmail.com

Haper High School...Peace Day Presenters Needed

Harper High School is having a peace day and rally on Friday, April 15, 2011. We are looking for organizations to come out and talk to our kids on different topics of peace. Would you like to be a part of this awesome experience? If interested, please contact Berenice Pond, CPS Office of School Improvement at bspond@cps.edu. These are the time slots for organizations 9:53am - 10:35am 10:39am -11:25am 11:29am - 12:11pm 12:25pm - 1:01pm

SGLI Summer Internships

Now Accepting Applications for SGLI Summer Internships!

The Summer Government & Leadership Institute is a six-week summer internship program for junior and senior high school students. SGLI interns have the opportunity to work at an elected officials' office for 20 hours a week and attend a leadership workshop once a week. The program is focused on giving experienced Mikva students "hands on" experience in government, as well as fostering knowledge and discussion on important issues of the day. In previous summers, students have interned in offices on three levels of government: local, state wide and national.

During leadership workshops, students have heard from lobbyists, community organizers, reporters, professors. Applications are due by Friday, April 15th at 5pm. Complete applications may be turned in one of the following ways: mail, e-mail, fax or dropping off (full instructions are on the application). You can fill out EITHER version (word document or pdf) of the application here: http://www.mikvachallenge.org/site/epage/114786_719.htm

APPLY NOW...Mikva Challenge

2011 City Youth Council Applications For Chicago Youth Ages 15-23

Why should you apply for a City Youth Council?

• Get the chance to meet powerful decision-makers in local, state, and national politics!


• Meet other passionate, powerful students from across Chicago and work on issues you care about!


• Earn $$$ for doing something interesting, worthwhile, and fun!

What are the City Youth Councils? We are… Three separate councils that address issues facing Chicago youth. Councils will meet quarterly with Chicago officials (like the Commissioner of Public Health, the CEO of Chicago Public Schools and advisors to the Mayor) to advise and make recommendations on the top issues and concerns of Chicago youth. Councils will take action each year on issues facing Chicago youth. In the past, councils have rallied for more youth jobs, met with CPS officials on improving school lunches, and advocated for technology policies and digital abuse prevention. When does the program start and when will you work? Orientation is Monday, June 20th from 5-7 pm The City Youth Council SUMMER Program begins Monday, June 27, and ends Friday, August 19, 2011. Work about150 hours over the course of the summer: 3-5 days per week working with fellow council members researching and developing recommendations on your council’s issue (Education, Teen Health, and a city-wide Youth Commission Task-force) Research retreat during July. During the school year councils will meet at least twice per month, but sometimes more frequently depending on our work. ***All dates and times are subject to change*** If you are currently between the ages of 15 and 23, please fill out an application and return it to your teacher or the Mikva Challenge by Friday, April 15, 2011. 25 East Washington, Suite 820 Chicago, IL 60602 Fax: 312-863-6341 E-mail: Mikvayouthaction@mikvachallenge.org If you have any questions call Jessica Gingold at 312-863-6340 or email at jessica@mikvachallenge.org

NEXT AFTERSCHOOL ENROLLMENT EVENT TASKFORCE MEETING 4/25/11

Next AfterSchool Resource Fair Taskforce Meeting
When: Monday April 25, 2011 Time: 11:00am
Where: Your Phone (Phone Conference) Phone Conference Bridge: 1-866-206-0240
Participant Code: 313027#

The taskforce is in the early planning stages for the event taking place in early September. The purpose of the event is to showcase the after school/out of school time programs available to the youth in our region. Our purpose is to expose families to the awesome youth programs and also to get youth enrolled! We need all hands on deck to make this year's event a success!! Do you have resources in the community? Have ideas for a location to host the event? Do you know of any organizations or agencies that will donate food, services, or giveaways? WE NEED YOU! Join the next conference call on April 25 at 11a.m. Talk to you then!

NEXT REGION 4 YRCCC MEETING

Region 4 YRCCC Meeting
Wednesday, April 27 10am -12 noon Healthcare Alternatives Systems
4534 S. Western
Chicago, IL 60609
Please RSVP TODAY to dpeterson@centralstatesser.org,