CPR TRAINING

Just in case your CPR or AED certification is expiring, please see the below classes. Re-certification can cost $35.00 and up. Please don't procrastinate this will help save a life! It is best to have it then not have it!

Please contact:

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The Red Cross information below is for the renewal of your certification. You can also find information for first timers on the site as well.
http://www.chicagoredcross.org/class_result.asp?tipo=20&SN=246&OP=1257&IDCapitulo=VF223FBDFD

Cost: $40.00 Length: 2 hours Course Code: HSSFA204

Length: 2 hours Certifications: AED - Adult & Child Prerequisites: Additional Information: You must be currently certified in Red Cross CPR and be able to present your certification card upon arrival. If you do not have a Red Cross CPR certification card, please call Customer Service at (800) 337-2338 or (312) 729-6132 outside Illinois. Please call Customer Service at (800) 337-2338 (312-729-6132 outside Illinois) with any questions. You will receive an email confirmation of your registration; if the email does not arrive within 24 hours, please contact Customer Service to confirm your registration. No person will be excluded from service or classes because of race, ethnic origin, religion, handicap, gender or sexual orientation.

MTV CASTING RECENT DROPOUTS

MTV Casting Recent Dropouts

MTV CASTING

RECENT DROPOUTS

IN CHICAGO

Have you stopped going to high school and are looking for something more? Are you up for a challenge? Open to a new experience?

MTV Networks is casting ex-high schoolers in Chicago that have decided to discontinue their education. We’re looking for recent non-grads who appear to be 16-20 years old and live in the Chicago area. You should be open to new experiences, outgoing, and up for a potentially life-changing challenge. You should definitely be comfortable sharing your story on camera.

If you or someone you know is interested, email EduChallengeChicago@gmail.com.

Please include your name, location, phone number & photo… and tell us about yourself and your circumstances. (For example, WHEN and WHY did you decide to leave school… and WHAT are you doing now?)

We look forward to hearing your story!!!

GRANTS...GRANTS...GRANTS

MetLife Foundation Afterschool Innovator Award Deadline: May 31 Nominate a program for the MetLife Foundation Afterschool Innovator Award and be highlighted in one of Afterschool Alliance's Issue Briefs: Providing Opportunities for Service Learning for Middle School Students; Aligning Afterschool with the School Day for Middle School; Addressing Middle School Bullying; and Supporting Literacy for Middle School Students. Each of the 5 recipients will receive an award of $10,000 to be used to continue or improve upon the highlighted program. http://bit.ly/kKQCIl	Jumpstart Youth-led Intergenerational Programs Deadline: May 31 Generations United and MetLife Foundation are awarding grants of $1,000 to organizations in developing youth-led intergenerational programs. Projects can range from young people assisting older people in delivering meals, teaching technology, or helping with projects around the house; or younger and older people working together to address a community issue, build a community garden or create an arts project - and many other creative projects. http://bit.ly/mCprqx
Be Big In Your Community Contest Deadline: June 17 Scholastic's Be Big Fund will help bring the winning BIG Idea that helps make your community a better place to life with help from Clifford, HandsOn Network and American Family Insurance. Awards include 1 $25,000 Grand Prize honoree, 10 $2,500 first place honorees and 19 $1.315 second place honorees will be selected. Be Big Fund prizes must be used to implement the winning proposals. http://bit.ly/eSU7Om	Tom's of Maine 50 States for Good Community Sponsorship Program Deadline: June 21 50 States for Good is a national initiative to support the goodness behind grassroots community projects. Six organizations will share in our $150,000 sponsorship fund, including one organization that will be given $50,000! Our panel of judges will select 20 organizations doing great things in their communities to be voted on by you. http://bit.ly/iMP8DX

FREE MARKETING FOR YOUR NON-PROFIT

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GIRLS RULE SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM

Girls Rule! Inspiring Girls to Blend...OUT! In This Issue Girls Rule! by Design Summer Program! Sponsorship and Tuition Assistance Girls Rule! by Design 2011 www.girlz-rule.org For more information about bringing Girls Rule! to your school or organization, please contact our staff at 312-479-0789 or email us at info@girlz-rule.org Special Announcements: Early Bird Registration ends on Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Early Bird Registration: $50 (save $25) Sponsorships and Tuition Assistance: We are pleased to announce that Girls Rule! by Design Summer Program sponsorship opportunities and tuition assistance is available to registered participants and Girls Rule! members. A variety of options are available. All should inquire. Please email info@girlz-rule.org for details. Visit our Past and Current Sponsors Bringin Books Back Book Store featuring American Girl Publications that inspires girls to DREAM big! FREE SHIPPING thru April 30th. beeline® Products for natural, honey-based, spa quality personal care products and all natural honey. Afro Puffs Pony Tails Interested in becoming a sponsor? Email us! Join Our Mailing List! Quick Links... Our Website About Girls Rule! Summer Programs The Etiquette Imperative Accomplishments News Girls Rule! What girls are saying: "Girls Rule! has taught me how to deal with disagreements better. I learned that I don't have to be involved in nonsense like that. I am better than that." - Mariah The Etiquette Imperative Our Results: "To summarize Paighton's experience with one word I would state phenomenal. As a result of Paighton attending etiquette classes, her self-esteem was enhanced and I witnessed her possessing a greater self-confidence. " Mrs. Pamela Thomas Parent of Etiquette Imperative Class Participant Learn more about the program.

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DRAMATIC CUTS TO EARLYCHILDHOOD FUNDING

House Appropriations Committee’s Proposals Threaten $50 Million in Federal Funding

The Illinois House appropriations committee voted this week to make dramatic cuts to early childhood funding.

Email your legislators now—tell them to protect critical services for young children!

Charged with developing budgets under conservative revenue estimates, the House Human Services Appropriations Committee voted yesterday to cut 10% from home visiting funding for the state. Under this proposal, the Healthy Families and Parents Too Soon budget lines were reduced by a combined $1.6 million. Such a dramatic cut to this funding would not only jeopardize current service delivery in Illinois, but also puts at risk the state’s eligibility to apply for as much as $50 million in federal funding for evidence-based home visiting programs.

In addition, the House Elementary and Secondary Education Appropriations Committee passed a budget proposal that makes a 5% reduction to the Early Childhood Block Grant. Programs and school districts across the state, distressed by cuts in FY10 and delayed payments, have already been forced to close classrooms and eliminate preschool services for 5,000 young children. We must tell our legislators that any further cuts to early learning programs are unacceptable.

Contact your legislators today and ask them to talk to their party and appropriations committee leadership to prevent these devastating cuts.

$161K Grant Opportunity Through Safety Net Works

Dear Community Partners,

Chicago Youth Centers ABC Polk Bros. has been identified as the Lead Agency for the North Lawndale Safety Net Works. After meeting with Illinois Violence Prevention Authority this week we are moving forward in establishing a Safety Net Works Coalition and creating partnerships to implement and enhance services and programs to youth and families in the North Lawndale Community.

First, we are requesting representation from your organization/agency/school/

church to participate on the Safety Net Works Coalition. Second, there is about $161, 000 for Safety Net Works programming for the 2012 fiscal year. We are hosting a bidder’s conference on Wednesday May 18 from 11 to 12 noon if your organization is interested in partnering with Safety Net Works please plan to be at the Bidder’s Conference next Wednesday. The turn around for submitting applications is short; they are due May 31. The Safety Net Works Coalition will be responsible for identifying and funding programs that will impact the community.

Light refreshments will be provided. . Please RSVP to Jason Bremer at 773.762.5655 or jason.bremer@chicagoyouthcenters.orgjason.bremer@chicagoyouthcenters.org>.

Thank you and hope to see you.




Roberta Douglas

Center Director

Chicago Youth Centers

ABC Polk Bros.

773.762.5655

NEW Grants

Grant opportunities

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State Farm Youth Advisory Board Grants (Deadline: May 2)
The State Farm Youth Advisory Board is providing $5 million in service-learning grants to youth across the United States and Canada in an effort to create projects that bring about sustainable, positive change in local communities. Youth in public schools, or youth associated with a 501(c)3 organization have the opportunity to apply for grants ranging from $25,000-$100,000 to help their implementation of a school-based service-learning program that ties into an existing K-12 curriculum, and relates to one of the following focus areas: Driver Safety, Environmental Responsibility, Financial Literacy, Access to Higher Education, and Natural or Societal Disaster Preparedness. http://bit.ly/ekgICe

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Pepsi Refresh Project Grants (Deadline: 5th of each month)
Pepsi is excited to officially kick-start the second year of its Refresh Project. Each month, Pepsi will award over $1.2 million for the innovative ideas with the most votes. This year, ideas will be accepted for only five days – ending midnight ET, April 9 - and then 1,500 ideas will be randomly selected. Starting in May, applications will be accepted from the first of the month at 12:00:01 pm ET through 11:59:59 pm ET on the 5th of the month. http://pep.si/gp69LY

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2011 100 Best Communities for Young People Competition (Deadline: May 27)
America's Promise Alliance and the ING Foundation have announced the call for submissions for this year's 100 Best Communities for Young People presented by ING competition. The 100 Best program recognizes communities that are doing exceptional and innovative work to help reduce high school dropout rates and provide their youth with an outstanding place to live, learn and grow. Community representatives are encouraged to download the application now to gather the information needed, which includes essays by local students. Submit your application by May 4 to be eligible for additional prizes. http://bit.ly/hQZoJ2

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KaBOOM! Playful City USA Grants (Deadline: June 1)
A total of 103 grants worth $2.1 million are available to Playful City USA recognized cities and towns between 2011-13. Grants range in values of $30,000, $20,000 and $15,000 and will be awarded to existing Playful City USA communities as well as communities receiving Playful City USA recognition for the first time. Communities wishing to receive grants and apply for Playful City USA status must meet five core commitments of the program: Create a local play commission task force; Design an annual action plan for play; Conduct a playspace audit of all publicly accessible play areas; Identify current spending on capital projects and maintenance of playspaces; and Proclaim and celebrate an annual "KaBOOM! Play Day". Cities and towns can apply to become a Playful City USA community by completing the online application http://bit.ly/eM5MCz

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Be Big In Your Community Contest (Deadline: June 17)
Scholastic's Be Big Fund will help bring the winning BIG Idea that helps make your community a better place to life with help from Clifford, HandsOn Network and American Family Insurance. Awards include 1 $25,000 Grand Prize honoree, 10 $2,500 first place honorees and 19 $1.315 second place honorees will be selected. Be Big Fund prizes must be used to implement the winning proposals. http://bit.ly/eSU7Om

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Net Literacy Financial Connects Contest (Deadline: Rolling through June 30, 2011)
Net Literacy is a student-founded nonprofit where students comprise 50% of the board of directors. Thanks to support from State Farm, students from across the country to submit short videos that teach a lesson about the importance of financial literacy. Video entries win $100 to $500 and web-based games win $500 to $1000. We hope to give away $100,000 in prizes as students provide the content to build a national financial literacy using their words to explain the importance of being financially literate. Eligibility: all full-time or part-time students - videos and games can be developed by a student, a group of students, or a classroom project. http://bit.ly/eDkDlX

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Captain Planet Environment Grants (Deadline: June 30)
These grant opportunities support hands-on environmental projects that empower children and youth around the world to solve environmental problems in their communities. There are multiple awards ranging from $250 to $2,500. http://bit.ly/e9bXNd

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Home Depot Community Impact Grants Program (Deadline: October 31)
The Home Depot Community Impact Grants Program provides support to nonprofit organizations, public schools, and public service agencies in the U.S. that are using the power of volunteers to improve the physical health of their communities. Proposals for the following community improvement activities will be considered: repairs, refurbishments, and modifications to low-income and/or transitional housing or community facilities (schools, community centers, senior centers, etc.); weatherizing or increasing energy efficiency of low-income and/or transitional housing or community facilities; planting trees or community gardens and/or landscaping community facilities; and development of community parks or green spaces. Grants of up to $5,000 are made in the form of The Home Depot gift cards for the purchase

NEW Grants

Grant opportunities

Learn and Serve American Youth Engagement Zone (YEZ)
YEZ is designed to improve student engagement, including student attendance and behavior, and student achievement, graduation rates and college-going rates by promoting youth engagement to demostrate the value of academics, civic engagement, diversity and improved service delivery. All partnerships must include, at a minimum, at least one LEA, one community college, and one community-based entity. There is approximately $5.4 million available for 4 to 12 grants of $300,000 to $450,000 for this program. The application submission date is June 15, 2011.

Humana Foundation
The Humana Foundation promotes healthy lives and communities by supporting organizations that meet their funding priorities and are classified as 501(c)(3) tax-exempt by the Internal Revenue Service. Proposals are considered from and for: nonprofit organizations classified 501(c)(3); organizations located in eligible locations; and one-year projects or annual support. The appliction submission date is June 15, 2011.

Bank of America Neighborhood Builders Grant
Two outstanding nonprofit/charitable organizations in 45 markets benefit from the Neighborhood Builders Program. Since its inception in 2004, Neighborhood Builders has helped nearly 500 nonprofits across our franchise with operating support and rigorous leadership training. Neighborhood Builders recipients are focused on local neighborhood priorities and receive $200,000 in general operating support (or local market currency equivalent) - $100,000 annually for 2 years. Click grant name above for submission information.