Members:
I am writing you with a heavy heart today. I'm sure most if not all of you have heard about Darius Brown, the 13 year old boy killed in a drive-by shooting last evening as he played basketball at Metcalfe Park. As a coalition, we came together with the common interest of building a safety net for our young people, so that kids like Darius can do what they love to do: live, play and enjoy the warm weather outdoors. Unfortunately, the onslaught of senseless violence is preventing this and our children are continually getting caught in the crossfire.
We HAVE to do something! I am asking each of you to come out and work together to develop a plan of action to address these killings. This is not a meeting request: this is a time to discuss concrete actions and steps that we as a community and concerned people can take to, at the very least, make sure our children and other innocent people stop being gunned down because they are in the right place at the inopportune time. We know there is no magic solution to make this all go away. But we have to show a strong and continuing presence out there so that the word becomes "...not in this community...".
Friday, August 5th @ 4p.m
3619 South State Street, 3rd Floor
Those ideas, suggestions and maybe even those plans you've been mulling over in your head and even talking to others about, bring those out! Let's develop immediate, short term and long term plans: immediate needs to be soon and out in the open so that the presence is seen and can leave an impression (a vigil for all of the victims over this summer, a rally, etc).
Let's do this together! If you can't attend, send a representative or you can even email your ideas.
I've included some information about this latest incident below.
I hope to see as many of you as possible tomorrow!
Wishing you the best,
Michelle Newell
Stateway Community Partners
The Grand Boulevard Safety Network Coalition
3619 S. State Street, 3rd Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60609
312-794-5047
312-794-5348 (fax)
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Friday, July 29, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Need More Workers, But Have No Budget?...
Good Morning Colleagues,
Centers for New Horizons has youth workers that they are attempting to place in schools and/ or neighborhood organizations. If you are in need of youth workers, please respond ASAP. They are paid through the Workforce Development Program and can begin immediately. They have a limited number so if you have a need, do not miss this opportunity.
We will be servicing youth ages 16 - 18 and our projected start date will be early next week. Please forward this on to other Principals or administrative staff at other schools who may be able to assist in the placement of our youth and have them contact me directly at natashah@cnh.org or 773.373-8263 if they are interested in participating.
Best regards,
Natasha Hankins
Business Service Representatives
Centers For New Horizons
Workforce Development/ Family Works
Phone (773) 538-2388
E-mail natashah@cnh.org
Fax (773) 373-8263
FREE Art Afternoon at the Smart Museum of Art
Art Afternoons: Art from Head to Toe
See the many different ways art can be made from the body through a series of fun interactive workshops and hands-on art activities.
See the many different ways art can be made from the body through a series of fun interactive workshops and hands-on art activities.
Where: Smart Museum of Art
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free
FREE Singalong Story Hour
Singalong Story Hour with Mr. SingerChicago |
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Join Mr. Singer and the Sharp Cookies at the Farm at the Zoo for an hour of "B-I-N-G-O," "Old MacDonald" and Mr. Singer originals. Wednesdays and Fridays at 9 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.
Where: Lincoln Park Zoo
When: 9 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.
Cost: Free
FREE Tropical Flower Show
Summer Tropical Flower ShowChicago |
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Experience a tropical paradise with displays of flowering plants and colorful foliage.
Where: Lincoln Park Conservatory
When: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 21-Sept. 25
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free
FREE GRANT PARK MUSIC FESTIVAL
Grant Park Music FestivalChicago |
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Free concerts at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, 55 N. Michigan Ave. from June 15-Aug. 20. Concerts are on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings. For schedule visit grantparkmusicfestival.com.
Where: Millennium Park - Chicago
Cost: Free
CAMP HARAMBEE (JULY18-AUGUST 26)
Seeking Campers
The Woodlawn Organization would like to announce registration for Camp Harambee a summer camp for children ages 4 through 13 (or 8th grade).
Camp Harambee will run from July 18 through August 26, 2011, and will operate Monday thru Friday, 8:30 A.M. – 4:30 P.M. Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be served.
There is a registration fee of $10 for participants. Activities include swimming, volleyball, tennis, arts and crafts. Camp Harambee will also focus on cultural activities, character and leadership building.
For a camp registration, contact Catrina Toney at 773-256-2905 for more information.
DISCOUNT CABLE AND LAPTOP FROM COMCAST
WOW! Comcast Offers Families Discount High Speed Internet for $9.95 and $149 Computers
Comcast aims to bridge the digital divide.
Just in time for the new school year, Comcast will unveil the Internet Essentials program where families enrolled in the free-lunch program at their school can receive high speed internet service for $9.95 plus a new notebook computer for $149.
Eligible families must live within a Comcast service location; must not have had Comcast service within the last 90 days; must not have an outstanding Comcast bill or rental equipment; and must be enrolled in the free-lunch program at their school.
Enrolled families will receive a voucher to be used at a Comcast partner’s store, such as Walmart, to get their $149 computer. The computer will have standard software installed, including the Norton security program that comes with Comcast service.
Comcast's Johnnie Giles
Johnnie Giles, executive director of external affairs for Comcast Corporation and vice president of external affairs for Comcast Cable, announced the Internet Essentials program during the Blogging While Brown Conference held recently in Los Angeles.
Giles asked the bloggers in attendance to spread the word to their communities about the program.
“Community-based organizations or education advocates can sign on for the materials so you can distribute those to the families that we hope to serve,” he said. “We’re reaching out to public, charter and parochial schools to send these flyers home, hopefully in conjunction with free lunch [forms], so they can pay attention to those mailings. We have a robust marketing plan around this, and many government officials have pledged support to come out and really drive the message down into the school districts that they should participate in this. We’ve partnered with libraries, churches, community-based organizations and community leaders to help publicize that this is out there.”
The grassroots effort to raise awareness about the Internet Essentials program will also include public service announcements. “As we get closer to school actually starting, we’ll be running public service announcements on TV and radio. We’ve got some national partners, but I think this is really a local initiative. That’s why our field teams are pushing so hard right now to get schools signed up, to make awareness available to everybody and transform, and get people on the Internet.”
Noting that the Internet Essentials program is still in its “experimental stage,” Giles added that “many ISPs [Internet service providers] are doing their own projects but this is ours, and we hope to really make a difference.” Giles acknowledged that the program is a part of the conditions for the merger with NBC Universal, but that it is not a temporary initiative.
“We have been trying to work with the FCC and just the general community in trying to bridge the digital divide. This is an issue. For instance, we had a project in California with the California Emerging Technology Fund where we gave them a grant so they could work with the worst-performing middle school … So, that’s ongoing, and we’re still going to fund those kinds of activities, too. This is a bigger approach that we came to agreement to with the FCC.”
When asked if the $149, standard notebook computer is out of the price point for a family that is eligible for free-school lunch, Giles seemed confident that many families will be able to sign up.
“This was the best that we could negotiate with the manufacturers, and, so, this is what we’re going to try to go out with, and we’ll see what that take rate is,” Giles said. “It’s an experiment, so we’re going to have to test it. We do know that these households have very high adoption of cellular telephones, and [the] average costs for smartphones are more than $149.”
Comcast’s Internet Essentials program’s ultimate goal, Giles added, is to provide open access to the Internet and to bridge the digital divide. –zondra hughes
http://customer.comcast.com/Pages/FAQViewer.aspx?Guid=abfebf9c-5626-434f-a295-9fe46919cb4d
Friday, July 8, 2011
FELLOWSHIP SUMMER CAMP
Summer Break FELLOWSHIP
June 27-August 5
Monday-Friday 8am-6pm
$30 per week
- Ages 6-11 years
- FREE nutritious breakfast
- FREE healthy lunch
- a safe environment
- creative, structured activities
- conflict resolution training
- anger Management
- arts & crafts, special programs
4543 S Princeton Avenue
Chicago, IL 60609
For more information call 773-924-3232
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