March 6, 2009
Regional Center for Healthy Communities (Metrowest)
E-news 3/6/09
In this issue:
Community News
Conferences/Trainings
Funding Opportunities
Job Opportunities
Community News
Somerville Public Schools is holding a presentation by Massachusetts State Police on Gangs in Our Communities at the Somerville High school auditorium on Monday March 9 from 3:45-5:15.
The Bedford Youth and Family Services is sponsoring a talk with Wendy Grolnick, PhD author of Pressured Parents, Stressed-Out Kids at the Bedford Free Public Library on Monday, March 9 at 7 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room.
The Massachusetts Poison Center will hold an event at the statehouse in honor of National Poison Prevention Week on March 18 from 9:30-11:00 AM in the Great Hall. For more information, please contact Colleen Longfellow at colleen.longfellow@childrens.harvard.edu.
WATCH (Waltham Alliance to Create Housing) Community Development Corporation will hold its annual meeting and dinner (including board elections and discussion groups on community topics) on March 31 from 5:30 - 8:30 pm at First Parish Church, in Waltham.
WATCH will hold its 2009 Gala: Celebrating Community! including entertainment, dinner and silent auction on Thursday May 7th from 6 – 9 PM at the Robert Treat Paine Estate. For more information, e-mail watch@watchcdc.org
Conferences/Trainings
The Somerville Trauma Response Network will be offering training in the QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) model of suicide prevention. Workshops for adults will be held March 11, April 6, and May 14 all from 7:00-8:30 PM in Somerville (you need only attend one workshop for the complete training). A training for youth only will be offered on May 7. For more information and to register, contact Patty Contente at 617-625-6600 ext. 4325 or pcontente@somervillema.gov.
US Representative Niki Tsongas will hold a workshop on Getting a Grip on Grants on March 16 from 7:30-12:30 at the University of Massachusetts Lowell Wannalancit Building, 600 Suffolk St in Lowell. For more information and to RSVP, contact stacie.hargis@mail.house.gov.
CADCA’s Coalition Institute is offering a webinar on evaluating your coalition with coalition expert Frances Dunn Butterfoss on March 19 at 3 PM. For more information and to register, visit http://www.cadca.org/CoalitionsOnline/article.asp?id=2107.
A Women’s Health Conference titled "Getting Healthy, Staying Healthy: Knowledge is Everything" will be held March 20, 2009 from 7:30am - 3:30pm, and the Marriott Copley Place in Boston. For more information and to register, visit http://www.mahealthcouncil.org/.
Adcare is offering a training on Cultural Competency and Addiction: Techniques and Strategies That Work on March 25 from 8:30-4:00 at the Sturbridge Host Hotel in Sturbridge. For more information and to register, visit www.adcare-educational.org.
The Northeast Center for Applied Prevention Technologies (NECAPT) will be offering an online training on Using Feasibility Assessment to Select Prevention Programs beginning on March 30 for one week (log on to complete reading and assignments at your convenience). Registration opens March 11 at 10 AM at http://www.northeastcapt.org/registration.
Save the Date for the School Tobacco Policy Forum discussing best practices for tobacco-free schools on April 16 from 9am-2pm in Marlborough at the Marriott Courtyard Hotel, 75 Felton St. For more information and to reserve your spot contact Meg Meyer at mmeyer@tmfnet.org.
Teen Empowerment is providing a training on interactive group facilitation called Moving Beyond Icebreakers on Thursday March 26, 2009 or Thursday, April 23, 2009, 9:30am - 12:30pm, at Teen Empowerment's Somerville office. For more information, contact Sapna Padte at 617-536-4266 ext. 306 or sapna@teenempowerment.org.
Funding Opportunities
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has announced funding for Drug Free Communities Grantees Mentoring Coalitions. Mentors must currently have DFC grants. For more information, visit http://www.jointogether.org/news/funding/opportunities/2009/drug-free-communities.html.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is offering funding for municipalities and community organizations to Identify Neighborhood Level Protective and Promotive Factors for Youth Violence. For more information, visit http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=43384.
The Office of Violence Against Women is offering grants for community-based domestic violence agencies to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking in a culturally competent manner. For more information, visit http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=44769.
The Entertainment Software Group has announced funding for youth health programming. Visit http://www.jointogether.org/news/funding/opportunities/2009/entertainment-software-group.html for more information.
Job Opportunities
Cambridge Cares About AIDS is looking for a housing coordinator for its scattered site housing program. For more information, visit http://www.ccaa.org/working.html.
The ACCEPT Metrowest Education Collaborative is looking for a part-time consultant/project coordinator to work on a community mental health project funded by the Metrowest Community Health Care Foundation. For more information, see the attached description called <Accept Job description>.
Laura Cody, MPH
Community Health Specialist
Regional Center for Healthy Communities (Metrowest)
552 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 203
Cambridge, MA 02139
phone: 617-441-0700 X210
fax: 617-441-0555
www.healthier-communities.org
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